E3 Day One Recap

Wow, what an amazing day for Xbox fans. The Xbox E3 Briefing is now in the history books and included some great announcements about upcoming titles, new accessories, platform updates and a whole lot more. It’s easy to miss some of the news, so I’ve tried to summarize everything here:

First up, if you weren’t able to watch the Xbox E3 Briefing live, or if you just want to watch it again, you can find it here.

Xbox E3 2015 Briefing Announcements

Xbox Daily: LIVE @ E3

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  • Halo 5: Guardians – 343 Industries’ Josh Holmes unveils the all-new multiplayer mode, Warzone and shows the world-premiere of a new behind-the-scenes video.
  • Phil Spencer – Phil participates in a live interview, talks about the biggest moments from the Xbox briefing, and answers fans’ top questions.
  • Gears of War: Ultimate Edition – The Coalition’s Rod Fergusson debuts an exclusive trailer, discusses the process of modernizing the first Gears of War, shares details on the multiplayer beta, and briefly touches on Gears of War 4.
  • Xbox One backward compatibility – We take a closer look at Xbox One backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games.
  • New Xbox One experience – The world-premiere of the new Xbox One experience and show for the first time Cortana in action on Xbox One.
  • Fable Legends – Lionhead Studios’ David Eckelberry announces a new Fable Legends character and debuts exclusive footage.
  • Rare Replay and Sea of Thieves – Rare’s Craig Duncan and Adam Park introduces Sea of Thieves and Rare Replay; recaps the studio’s rich legacy.
  • Beyond Eyes – We debut an exclusive behind-the-scenes video documentary from tiger & squid showing what it takes to create this beautiful indie game for Xbox One.
  • Elite: Dangerous – We show the world-premiere, exclusive gameplay footage and the new PVP mode.
  • The Behemoth – We offer the first look at an old favorite with Castle Crashers Remastered and the creators detail their new title, Game 4.
  • World of Tanks – TJ Wagner from Wargaming.net makes exclusive announcements about the Xbox One beta and release dates for World of Tanks.

Xbox Wire Articles

Xbox One New Trailers and Videos

  • The Xbox YouTube channel uploaded dozens of new videos today showing off many of the new indie titles and other games coming to Xbox One.

We’re not done yet! The E3 show floor opens tomorrow, so watch my twitter account for more updates – and then tune in to the Tuesday edition of Xbox Daily: LIVE @ E3 starting at 7p ET/ 4p PT.