TL;DR Info - Microsoft Briefing 2017

G'day there guys and gals!

Welcome to TL;DR Info, a quick need-to-know basis about all things E3.
The following is for the Microsoft Briefing 2017
Stay tuned for more from other developers in the coming days!




Xbox One X (Project Scorpio)

• "Most powerful console yet"
• November 7th release date - worldwide launch
• Focus on "you the gamer"
• Power, compatibility, craftmanshio
• Six Teraflops. 1.162 Ghz
• 326GBs memory bandwidth
• 12 GDDR Memory
• True 4K - 8 million pixels
• Dolby Atmos Sound
• 4k UDH Blu Ray
• All Xbox One games will work with Xbox One X
• 4K games will still be improved on 1080p tvs
• "Fastest processor ever to power a console"
• Liquid-Cooled vapor chamber - IN A CONSOLE
• Smallest Xbox One ever
• $499 - roughly $649 Australian

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Forza Motorsport 7

• Partnership with Porsche
• Massively improved graphics and attention to detail
• Runs at native 4K and 60 FPS
• Recreated the rafite(?) mountain pass
• Car parts rattle and vibrate as you drive
• Race through living environments (changing environments)
• High detail on weather
• Coming to Windows 10 and Xbox - October 3rd 2017
• "Most technically advanced racing game

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Metro Exodus

• True 4K
• Post apocalyptic world - Dead yetis(?)
• Massive improvement to graphics
• Windows 10 and XBox One
• New weapons
• Same limited HUD
• City has begun to regrow
• Topside breathable
• Plantlife returns
• Storms make a comeback
• CROSSBOWS - Explosive crossbow bolts!
• Wolves and animals have returned (BEARS - MUTANT BEAR)
• Can use zip-lines
• Anna returns!
• Trains on surface work

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Assassin's Creed Origins 

• Egypt - in 4K
• Ships
• Pyramid sliding
• Horseback arrow shooting
• Fight crocodiles
• Fighting looks improved
• Return of the bow and arrow
• GIANT SNAKE
• Play as a Medjai - Bayek (?) - Siwa is his home
• Creation of the Assassin's Brotherhood
• "More detail and alive"
• Pyramids are still being built
• Animals make a return - possibly to hunt
• You have an eagle friend! - Seluum
• Use horses in the city
• Very AC Unity - enemies have strength levels
• Climbing parkor has returned, and much faster - reminiscent of AC3
• Jump and use bow - In slow mo!
• Hide in tall grass
• RPG-eske ala AC Unity - change weapons you find off enemies
• No more run and kill(?) - Bayek will stop you killing enemies if its "too risky"
• Ability Points
• Use of shield and dodging to defeat enemies
• Targets can run if not confident
• Elephants
• October 27th this year

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Player Unknown Battlegrounds 

• "Development is community driven"
• Exclusive to Xbox One 
• Massive online shooter
• Enhanced with Xbox One X - 4K
• Use of vehicles
• Day and night cycle - weather change - utter chaos of explosions
• Melee weapons and stealth
• Late 2017 release date

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Deep Rock Galactic

• Exclusive
• Space!
• Very blocky animation
• 4K enhanced
• Features interactivity on Mixer
• Mining and exploration on other planets
• Alien creatures attack

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State of Decay 2

• Post apocalyptic
• Simple but interesting graphics - very walking Dead-eske
• speedy and slow zombies
• Group together with other living allies
• Use of weapons and explosives
• Build your own home - grow food, defense, etc
• Hunger, cold, being bitten etc cause in game choices 
• Green explosive zombies - also fatties
• Play Anywhere Title - Xbox or Windows 10
• Dodge and melee attacks

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The Darwin Project

• Exclusive
• Reminds me of We Happy Few art style - or 3D Monkey island
• humans attacking each other - each with abilities
• Third Person combat - stealth, shield abilities (Different classes?)
• Game Show vibes - attack one another to survive.

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Dragonball Fighter Z 

• Anime style - Immediately spot the DBZ
• Same old style but looks cleaner and must sharper - classic 2D graphics
• New DBZ fighter
• animations looks fantastic
• Heaps of street fighter vibes

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Black Desert

• Exclusive - 4K Xbox One X
• Beautiful landscape sin all sorts of weather
• Mythical vibe - humans and creatures side by side
• Multiple classes to fight as against heaps of enemies
• Creatures, humans, all different types of fights
• JRPG inspired 
• Early 2018 release

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The Last Night 

• Exclusive - 4K
• Sidescroller 2.5 16 bit gameplay style
• Shooter/fighter
• Futuristic

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The Artful Escape

• Exclusive
• Side scroller
• Colourful art style
• Musically themed
• Protag uses music to move about the world
• Art style kinda like Guitar Hero

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CodeVein

• JRPG style
• Post apocalyptic
• Battle demons and monsters
• Hack and slash
• Protags have special abilites
• 2018 release

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Sea of Thieves

• Much better graphics than last time
• Sea looks fantastic
• Art style looks much more blocky - but still incredible and light hearted
• Explore shipwrecks - find treasures you need
• Every players discoveries are different
• Can take on sharks
• Explore cliffs, forests etc
• Each island has different themes
• Encounter people who want to take you on
• Take on skeletons - eat a banana
• Players solve riddles together
• Each player has a role - stay on the ship for get-aways, map bearers, etc
• Solve clues - get booty - fight the skeleton owners
• Allies can cause diversions - true teamwork is key
• Dynamic weather changes - rain and thunder
• Trade booty in at outposts - before someone steals your treasure
• Repair holes in the ship
• Climb into cannons to be transported quickly
• SWORD FIGHTS - PISTOL FIGHTS
• TAKE OVER ENEMY SHIPS
• Coming to Xbox and Windows 10 - early 2018

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Tacoma 

• Spaaaaaaaace
• Virtual people?
• August 2

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Super Lucky's Tale

• Kids game! Play as a fox - in 4K!
• Exclusive
• Colourful, very bright
• Ghosts, Plants, skeleton antagonists
• Platformer
• Solve puzzles and collect coins
• Dig tunnels to avoid enemies
• Animals help you out
• Almost reminds me of Diddy Kong Racing!
• November 7th release

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Cuphead

• Exclusive
• Sidescroller - 1920's themed animation
• September 29th!

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Crackdown 3

• Exclusive
• TERRY CREWS
• "Welcome to the Agency"
• Xbox One and Windows 10 exlusive - 4K
• Massive animation and graphical upgrade
• Futuristic theme has been taken to the next step
• Superhuman suits with shooty weapons of mass destruction
• Four players(?)

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Ashen

• "The dark is older than the light"
• INSIDE eske art style
• Battle monsters and creatures - melee style - swords, shields, spears, etc
• Xbox One and Windows 10
• Horror themed exploration
• Co-Op players(?)

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Life Is Strange

• Story driven
• shows more of Chloe
• Different timeline?
• RACHAEL?
• Crows seem to be a theme
• Prequel story?
• 3 episodes - I missed the release date sorry! - pre-order now

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Middle Earth: Shadow Of War

• Orc battles return
• Richer colour
• More diverse areas to explore
• WEATHER! Finally
• Orc VS Orc - battle for control over clans
• Nemesis system expanded
• You can use the ring of power!
• Assault fortresses for gain to the army
• Same Batman fighting controls(?)
• Enemies all have power numbers
• Freeze enemies?!
• Dominate enemies "You serve the bright lord now"
• Lighter theme?! Jokes and such
• ORCS NAMED BRUCE
• Stronger enemies have better benefits
• Oh hey Troy Baker!
• Orcs are waaaaaaaay more chatty
• Enemies can ambush you
• Seven new orc tribes added
• New weapons used by orcs!
• Plan out your attack against fortresses - bosses are strong
• Giant, mass of AI
• Suicide bomber orcs?!
• October 10th release

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

• Live piano at showing? Nice touch!
• Beautiful scenery, incredibly colourful
• Side scroller(?)
• Animals - control a little lemur?
• Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive
• Darkly themed - ghost creatures?
• Animals frozen into place

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Backwards Compatible

• 385 Titles
• ORIGINAL XBOX TITLES WILL BE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
• Crimson Skies to make a return
• PLEASE BRING BACK JSRF/KOTOR

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Anthem

• "huge open world"
• Frostbite engine
• Massively colourful - looks beautiful
• ROBOT MECHS (ATAT style!)
• Beautiful graphics....facial animations are GREAT
• Female protag - Freelancers - explore the unknown
• Robot people!
• Different robot suits enhance the player - almost reminds me of Halo with a Mass Effect vibe
• Exo suits - Javelins - heavily customisable
• Jump jets with the Exo Suits - fly through the air!
• Wildlife and thick forests
• Explore the world with your friends
• The world is hostile - plentiful of threats
• Suits can also be used to dive into water and caverns
• (Unless its scripted), protags talk about earning XP
• Equip your Exo with gear to defeat enemies quickly - and large bosses
• "Scars" - alien enemy type - can ambush players
• Find new weapons from enemies
• Discover new stories "off the beaten path"
• Storms are a big threat to players - lightning strikes, horrified animals, etc
• Xbox One
• Coming 2018

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Various Indie titles

• Orisis
• Path of Exile
• Battlerite
• Suviving Mars
• Fable Fortune 
• Observer
• Robocraft Infinity
• Dunk Lords
• Minion Masters
• Brawlout
• Ooblets
• Dark and Light
• Strange Brigade
• Riverbond
• Hello Neighbor
• Shift
• Conan Exiles

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Announcements
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• 42 Games - 22 exclusives
• Games will play best on Xbox One X - still be fantastic on all Xboxs
• Community Marketplace for Minecraft - play together on whatever device
  Free 4K (Super Duper Graphics) update - available this Fall 
• Everything here today is available for Pre-Order today
• 4K updates to Xbox branded games - Gears, Halo, etc
  Games will also be enhanced