Let me start out by saying we are STILL the anti-hype gaming podcast and blog, meaning that we aren't here to hype up or promote anything, or even really be a news source at all. We are simply here to voice our opinions and thoughts on games and gaming news that we feel often times conflicts with mainstream gaming media. That being said, I'll be sharing my thoughts on most, if not all, the E3 press conferences. Why? Well, I have nothing better to do. I'll be picking 3 things from each show that I'm personally excited about, as well as pointing out what I couldn't care less about. Again, these are things I'm excited about, not things I necessarily think you are excited about, nor things I want to get you excited about. Just wanted to restress the Antiverse credo here. I may not touch on absolutely every item from each conference, just mainly the things I want to say which side of the fence I land on. So let's get this rolling with my take on the Microsoft showing.
WatchESPN
FINALLY! I've been wanting this feature in the Xbox ESPN app since it launched. Yes, I'm actually a bit of a sports junky. It's a secret shame of mine. Mostly I'm excited about this because I don't have cable, nor do I have any plans or desires to get it. Now I can watch the actual channel live and not just on demand cricket tournaments from Liechtenstein. All right Microsoft, let's get cracking on that Food Network app next.
SmartGlass
First off, I love the name. It sounds like "smart ass". Right up our alley. In case you missed it, this is a neat concept that basically lets you control your Xbox from your smartphone or tablet. Essentially, it's taking the Wii U tablet idea and blowing it out of the water, mainly since you don't have to buy a proprietary tablet device. This app let's you control all your media and work the web browser all remotely. It also let's you stream movies from the Xbox to your device, and it also seemingly can be used, similarly to the Wii U tablet, for controlling and interacting with games. The thing I appreciate with the Xbox is that all this stuff is optional and not an integral component of the console like it is with Wii and Wii U.
Halo 4
Now, I'm definitely not the biggest Halo fan out there. But I do enjoy the games to a good extent. I've said before on the podcast how I have more of an appreciation for it than any kind of love or anything. I simply enjoy the fact that it's a shooter that doesn't give me motion sickness. Nearly every other one does. So I'm always at least interested in a new addition to the series. I'm not too worried about it being in the hands of a new developer. It still has the same director, after all.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Gears of War: Judgment
I still haven't played Gears of War 3, but I do somewhat like the games. This is apparently some sort of prequel, so we'll see what comes of it.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
I liked the first game, and that's really the only one so far. I know there's a lot of Chaos Theory fanboys out there, but I never got into that one. This one seems somewhat intriguing, but that's what I thought about Double Agent and Conviction initially, and those turned out to be pretty boring. But, for some reason, I continue to be willing to give this series a chance.
Tomb Raider
Lara's hot. I'm always down for whatever she might be up to.
THINGS I DON'T CARE ABOUT
These parts of my posts will simply be lists. It's hard to explain why you don't care about something.
Dance Central 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and, of course, anything Kinect related. Did I miss anything? I probably don't care about it either.
PS: Oops! I forgot about the South Park game. That looks pretty fun, I guess. Not really sure what kind of game it is, but I like South Park.
PPS: Double Oops! Forgot about Resident Evil 6. I definitely want to check that game out. RE4 is one of my favorite games of all time, but RE5 was incredibly boring, so we'll see.
-Chris