Since the major downsizing of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2006, the organizers of the event have been slowly returning the expo to its former rumors flying around regarding various games and hardware advances. As usual, most of the attention has been given to the Big Three: Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony. We will be talking about each company and everybody else over the weekend, so check back everyday!
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For Microsoft, most of the talk has been surrounding its hardware. Recently, Microsoft acquire the company 3DV, who specializes in small SIXAXIS.
Microsoft is also lacking a Xbox Live Arcade. Industry experts think that it is very likely that an official announcement will be made during E3.
On the software side, fans are hoping that Microsoft will be showing off more content for the New Xbox Experience that was a big part of E3 last year. Party games starring the Avatars and a feature similar to PlayStation Home is on the wishlist. As for PrimeTime, 1 vs. 100 is in beta testing right now. It is expected that more shows will be revealed during E3 next week.
Finally, the big hope for a lot of fans has to do with Squaresoft-Enix. Over the last couple of years, Squaresoft-Enix has been getting more and more friendly with Microsoft. Final Fantasy XIII has already been confirmed for classic Squaresoft-Enix games on XBLA or Final Fantasy Versus XIII is not very likely, but would be a big bonus for Xbox 360 owners.
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Be sure to check back tomorrow for our E3 preview for Nintendo!
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