Project Natal AI Milo Development Ongoing

Was anyone amazed/creeped out at last years E3's showing of Peter Molyneux's Milo? The original announcement video featured an extremely intelligent, state of the art AI capable of expressing emotions, recognizing faces, and making us all question whether the Terminator series will become reality.

The demo which was vaguely reminiscent of Steven Spielberg's early 2001 film Artificial Intelligence (only much less depressing and in a video game format) introduced elements new to not only the gaming community but could be considered revolutionary to the future of "smart" computing technology. Peter Molyneux himself even commented on his ambitious project with high hopes that Milo could "change the world."

There has been confusion however, in regards to the Milo production. In fact, a top Microsoft executive claimed Milo will no longer be a game, later to clarify that it will be a game. Confused? Molyneux had things to say regarding his project in an interview at the GameHorizon conference in Gateshead, England.

"Milo has been a really hard thing to do and a really hard thing to describe," he said. "I have real sympathy for the [Microsoft] people over in Redmond, because they understandably have some questions."

Hopefully we will learn more in the next coming weeks especially with Molyneux participating in the TEDGlobal talk on July 13, where he'll be amongst peers discussing "human systems." According to his TED bio, Molyneux is "building an astonishing new 'virtual friend' who interacts with you.'"

Sounds a little like Milo right?

If you missed the original Project Natal Milo demo, you can see it here

Xbox 360 Slim Leaked!

The Xbox 360 Slim is possibly on its way! Leaked images have appeared across the net, all originating from a neofag.com user who found an Italian internet advertisement featuring the Slim. This answers questions about a potential redesigned black Xbox 360; now we know that "redesigned 360" is the Xbox 360 Slim.

Slim is rumored to contain a 250GB hard drive and built-in WiFi, according to that same Italian internet advertisement. See the ad here:

E3 2010 Games List

Wanna know all the games your favorites studios are presenting at E3? Don't worry, we'll help you out. Stay up to date with the newest releases and the most anticipated titles with the E3 games list. As we approach E3 (less than a week now) more and more information will be released. Gaming Precision will keep this page updated on an hourly basis.

2K Games

Mafia II (PC, PS3, X360)
Sid Meier's Civilization V (PC)
Spec Ops: The Line (PC, PS3, X360)
XCOM (PC, X360)

2K Play

New Carnival Games (Wii)
Nickelodeon Fit (Wii)

2K Sports

NBA 2K11 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
NHL 2K11 (Wii)

505 Games

Grease (DS, Wii)
Naughty Bear (PS3, X360)

Anaconda

Gray Matter (PC)

Atlus

Frozenbyte 2011 Project [untitled] (tba)

Bethesda Softworks

Brink (PC, PS3, X360)
Fallout: New Vegas (PC, PS3, X360)
Hunted: The Demon's Forge (PC, PS3, X360)
Rage (PC, PS3, X360)

BigPoint

Battlestar Galactica Online (Webgame)

Capcom

1942 (iPhone)
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (PS3, X360)
Dead Rising 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Dead Rising: Case Zero (X360)
Ghosts 'N Goblins: Gold Knights (iPhone)
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3, X360)
MotoGP 09/10 (PS3, X360)
Okamiden: Chisaki Taiyou (DS)
Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes (PS3, Wii)
Street Fighter IV (iPhone)

Codemasters

Bodycount (PS3, X360)
F1 2010 (PC, PS3, X360)

D3 Publisher

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction (DS, PSP, X360)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (Wii)
Despicable Me (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Family Party: Fitness Fun (Wii)
Kidz Bop Dance Party! The Video Game (Wii)
Puzzle Quest 2 (DS, PC, X360)

DTP (Digital Entertainment Pool)

Drakensang: Phileasson's Secret (PC)

Disney Interactive Studios

Guilty Party (Wii)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned (PC, PS3, X360)
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (PC, PS3, X360)
Tron Evolution (PC, PS3)
Tron: Legacy (iPhone)

DreamCatcher Interactive

Arcania: Gothic IV (PC, PS3, X360)

Electronic Arts

APB (PC)
Bulletstorm (PC, PS3, X360)
Crysis 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Dead Space 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
EA Sports Active 2.0 (Wii)
EA Sports MMA (PS3, X360)
FIFA Soccer 11 (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Madden NFL 11 (PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Medal of Honor (PC, PS3, X360)
NBA Elite 11 (PS3, X360)
NBA Jam (Wii)
NBA Live 11 (PSP)
NCAA Football 11 (PS2, PS3, X360)
NHL 11 (PS3, X360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (PS3, Wii, X360)

En Masse Entertainment

Tera (PC)

Hudson Soft

Bomberman Live: Battlefest (PS3, Wii, X360)
Bonk: Brink of Extinction (PS3, Wii, X360)
Deca Sports 3 (Wii)
Lost in Shadow (Wii)
Oops! Prank Party (Wii)

Konami

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night (iPhone)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3, X360)
Def Jam Rapstar (PS3, Wii, X360)
Def Jam Rapstar (Bundle) (Wii)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights II (X360)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (iPhone)
Rocket Knight (PC, PS3, X360)
Rush'N Attack Ex-Patriot (PS3, X360)
Saw II: The Videogame (PS3, X360)
The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice (Wii)

Little Worlds Studio

Animal Color Cross (DSi, Webgame, iPhone)
Color Cross (Webgame)
Cosmicrew (Webgame)
DJ Mix Bob Sinclar (iPhone)
Sea Pong (iPad)

LucasArts

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -- Special Edition (PC, PS3, X360, iPhone)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

MTV Games

Rock Band 3 (PS3, Wii, X360)

Majesco

Babysitting Mama (Wii)
Crafting Mama (DS)
Greg Hastings Paintball 2 (PS3, Wii, X360)
Monster Tale (DS)
Swords (Wii)
Zumba Fitness (tba)

Microsoft

Fable III (PC, X360)
Gears of War 3 (X360)
Halo: Reach (X360)
Milo (X360)

Microsoft Game Studios

Project Natal (X360)

Namco Bandai

Ace Combat: Joint Assault (PSP)
Clash of the Titans (PS3, X360)
Dragon Ball: Origins 2 (DS)
Enslaved (PS3, X360)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3, X360)
Splatterhouse (PS3, X360)

Natsume

Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar (DS)
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (DS)

Nexon

Dragon Nest (PC)
Dungeon Fighter Online (PC)
Vindictus (PC)

No Publisher Announced

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS)
Valhalla Game Studio Project [untitled] (tba)

Paradox Interactive

Commander: Conquest of the Americas (PC)
Lionheart: Kings' Crusade (PC)
Ship Simulator 2010: Extremes (PC)
Victoria 2 (PC)

Perfect World Entertainment

Battle of the Immortals (PC)
Forsaken World (PC)
Heroes of Three Kingdoms (PC)

SEGA

Conduit 2 (Wii)
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (PS3, Wii, X360, iPad, iPhone)
Tournament of Legends (Wii)
Valkyria Chronicles II (PSP)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)

Seven45 Studios

Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (PS3, X360)

Slang

Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring (DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)

Sony Computer Entertainment

EyePet: Your Virtual Pet (PS3)
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip (PSP)
Invizimals (PSP)
Killzone 3 (PS3)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3)
Move Party (PS3)
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS3)
Slider (PS3)
TV SuperStars (PS3)
The Fight: Lights Out (PS3)
The Shoot (PS3)

Sony Online Entertainment

Free Realms (PC, PS3)

Square Enix

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC, PS3, X360)
Dungeon Siege III (PC, PS3, X360)
Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC, PS3)
Front Mission Evolved (PC, PS3, X360)
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (PC, PS3, X360)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded (DS)
The 3rd Birthday (PSP)
The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts (Wii)
The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages (Wii)

Square Enix Europe

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (PC, PS3, X360)

THQ

Homefront (PC, PS3, X360)
Red Faction: Armageddon (PC, PS3, X360)
The Last Airbender: The Movie (DS, Wii)
UFC Undisputed 2010 (PS3, PSP, X360)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 (PS3, X360)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw Online (PC)
Warhammer 40,000 MMO Project [untitled] (PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (PS3, X360)

Tecmo KOEI

Quantum Theory (PS3, X360)
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll (PS3)
Warriors: Legends of Troy (PS3, X360)

Trion Worlds

End of Nations (PC)
Rift: Planes of Telara (PC)

Uber Entertainment, Inc.

Monday Night Combat (X360)

Ubisoft

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PC, PS3, X360)
Shaun White Skateboarding (PC, PS3, X360)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PC, PS3, X360)
Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 (PC, PS3, X360)

Valve

Portal 2 (PC, X360)

Warner Bros. Interactive

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (DS, Wii)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (DS)
F.E.A.R. 3 (PC, PS3, X360)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Super Scribblenauts (DS)
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (DS, PS3, PSP, Wii)
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC, PS3, X360)

Zoo Games

Color Cross (DS)

cdv Software Entertainment

Divinity II: Ego Draconis (PC, X360)
Divinity II: Flames of Vengeance (PC, X360)

Information from IGN.com

Xbox 720 on the Horizon

First there was Nintendo, Xbox, and Playstation. Through the great minds of Alex Kipman, Satoru Iwata, and Kaz Hirai to name a few, these systems evolved into the powerhouses they are today. The reigning platforms Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii have dominated the gaming industry since their respective releases in 2005-2006. These past five years have been filled with many memorable moments in video game culture as well as a redefinition of what a platform should and can be. 

The Nintendo Wii for example, shattered the traditional medium of controller game play in a way that made gaming much more accessible to the unconventional gamer. Motion-sensitive controls added a completely new dimension to the capabilities available to video game consoles as did enhanced online multiplayer, high definition graphics, customizable avatars, live internet, video and music streaming, and even PC connectivity.

Gaming platforms have become the key component to a complete entertainment system instead of only a hub for video games as its predecessors were. As the seventh generation of consoles comes to an end, their successors from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are beginning to surface.

While Sony has already admitted to "thinking about" the Playstation 4 and Nintendo most likely developing their next generation Wii 2, Microsoft too has hopped on the new console bandwagon with their Xbox 720 (what we call it until the official name is released.) 

On June 13th, 2008, Robbie Bach — the President of Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft — mentioned the next Xbox by saying: “Our view is we will be selling Xbox 360 for a long time. We are always working on new technologies. We have people working on those. People ask me how many people I have working on the next generation. On the one hand, it’s everybody. On the other, it’s nobody. People are continuously working on new technology.

We started thinking about the next generation before we shipped the Xbox 360. It doesn’t start with a date. It starts way upstream with silicon development. From that comes a series of data points. You start making early technology choices. It’s an evolving thing. Stuff doesn’t become concrete until you get inside a window of when you have to ship, more than 18 months or so out.”

In an EGM interview with Microsoft's head of Interactive Entertainment Business division, Peter Moore, some news pertaining to the next video game console was released. EGM magazine asked him when their next console would come out, and also asked if they’d drop support for the Xbox 360 like they did with the original Xbox. According to Moore, Microsoft will support it "as long as it sold." Meaning, as long as the sales stay in Microsoft's favor, even with the release of a new console there will likely still be new additions for the Xbox 360.