UK X360 trio at launch?

By Tom Bramwell Published 13 May, 2005

Gotham 3, Kameo, Perfect Dark.

Microsoft's Peter Moore has indicated in one of a number of promotional Xbox 360 videos doing the rounds that all three of the company's key UK first party titles, which he identifies as Project Gotham Racing 3 from Bizarre Creations and Kameo: Elements of Power and Perfect Dark Zero from Rare, will be part of the console's "launch portfolio".

That's not a cast-iron guarantee that they will launch alongside the console this "Holiday season" - mostly likely November/early December, even for Europe - but it's the clearest indication yet that all three are being positioned as key components of the Xbox 360 launch offering.

Project Gotham Racing 3 has yet to be officially unveiled by Microsoft - perhaps in an effort to avoid spoiling the European launch of Forza Motorsport on Xbox 1 today - but is almost certain to feature on Monday at the company's pre-E3 press conference.

Perfect Dark Zero has been unveiled in the US print press, with some disappointing screenshots popping up overnight that have rankled fans, but Microsoft UK today claimed it had "released no shots" of the game, implying that the real juice is still yet to be served. (Guh, juice.) Word that the game crawls along at 20 frames per second in its current iteration haven't helped improve the tone of the gossip online.

Kameo, meanwhile, has been demonstrated, but opinion is less polarised. The adventure game, originally bound for GameCube and then Xbox 1 after Microsoft bought out Rare, mixes puzzling and adventure with real-time battles and creature transformation.

For a complete rundown of confirmed Xbox 360 titles - as of the time of going to press this Friday afternoon - have a gander here.

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Comments (34) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • jumpdeveraux #1 7 years ago

    Look into the eyes, not around the eyes, look into the eyes...

    PD0 will be the best game you've ever played and you'll tell all your friends that too..

    /snaps fingers

    You're back in the room.

  • Ginza #2 7 years ago

    For a complete rundown of confirmed Xbox 360 titles - as of the time of going to press this Friday afternoon - have a gander here.

    When you click 'here' it is password protected.

  • Huntcjna #3 7 years ago

    Those dodgy perfect dark shots are from the ill fated cube version the joanna dark shot in the microsoft dash press print is a realistic joanna the joanna in the leaked shots is not I think someone's telling lies, LIES I TELL YOU! ITS GONNA BE GREAT! LAPTOP GUN! LAPTOP GUN! LAPTOP GUN!


    .....sorry

  • Gl3n #4 7 years ago

    I certainly hope that those PD0 shots are false. The graphics look ancient. Also, 1up have taken the shots down from their site.

  • effinwooly #5 7 years ago

    Quake 4, which is also a launch title, looks amazing ! check out gamespot to see the IN GAME graphics !

  • garyliddon #6 7 years ago

    Llamasoft's Vizualizer Neon is also a XBOX 360 launch title :D

    http://www.llamasoft.co.uk

  • Nige #7 7 years ago

    Microsoft have learned a big lesson here... you can have as many titles as you like at launch, but if you've got bugger all for the next 6 months you look rubbish. I'd put money on there being a LOT of momentum to follow up the launch, and I'd imagine they're slotting in key titles monthly.

    Once upon a time, Nintendo did this very well.

  • Whizzo #8 7 years ago

    PD0 didn't look much cop from the brief glimpses you see of it in the MTV special, it looks like it needs a hell of a lot of work.

    If you watch the MTV show (which I advise against) look at how Joanna runs down the stairs...

  • Yaz #9 7 years ago

    ^^^ Well obviously there's work to be done, it's not even running on final hardware, but looks very promising just the same. :)

  • PhatCat #10 7 years ago

    It all very well MS saying that no PD shots have been released, but we saw it with our own eyes on MTV, and it looked a bit, err,shit.
    Edited by PhatCat at 13/05/05 @ 18:42

  • Scimarad #11 7 years ago

    Sod that, when are we getting Elder Scrolls IV:oblivion?

  • Pirotic #12 7 years ago

    It's Mario sunshine ("OMG IS IT USING N64 TEXTURES!?!?!";) all over again. Both the PDZero and DoA4 footage shown is over a year old and was used at a developer meeting celebrate the 'xenon' dev kits getting sent out. wait for E3 to see the real deal :)

  • Ranger101 #13 7 years ago

    That's a good point Nige - if MS release their key titles in stuttered drips, rather then all at once, it will prolong consumer interest, and continually attract new consumers to the product.
    Nintendo have managed to fuck this up with the DS. All I have is Polarium on mine, and aiming to get SM64 soon, though admitidlley I did buy it as a replacement GBA, for my crappy original Purple one. (The SP flew right over me).

  • ali-uk #14 7 years ago

    PDO looked fine when it was on MTV. Frame rate wasn't 20fps lol and the desert town setting was fairly well done. In places though, it's pretty damn patchy...and I'm not too keen on that mocap.

    Anyway, it's still in alpha so we can wait.
    Edited by ali-uk at 13/05/05 @ 20:19

  • Gl3n #15 7 years ago

    Still looking forward to seeing PD0 proper. 1up's preview sounded interesting, and i flat out refuse to believe rare (probably been developing on the x360 tech the longest) would produce such pants graphics seen in those screens, especially with their reputation. I mean they'd be too crusty for xbox 1 let alone the x360, right?

    Lord, i hope i'm right
    Edited by Gl3n at 13/05/05 @ 20:30

  • redd #16 7 years ago

    what? no fantavision? chocked.

  • The-Bodybuilder #17 7 years ago

    Okay, could someone explain to me all these game footage they saw on mtv? When I watched that aweful show (about half and hour ago) all I saw were manic depressed rockers molesting thier guitars.

  • Pirotic #18 7 years ago

    they took all the xbox stuff out of the european version of the show. the US had a visit to rare, game footage, people deathmatching in PDzero and more j-allard acting like you're dad trying to be cool.

    i added his gamertag to my friends list mind you, if he's ever on splinter-cell i'll hit him so hard his connection will drop :D

  • The-Bodybuilder #19 7 years ago

    "they took all the xbox stuff out of the european version of the show. the US had a visit to rare, game footage, people deathmatching in PDzero and more j-allard acting like you're dad trying to be cool."

    Well that explains it.

    "i added his gamertag to my friends list mind you, if he's ever on splinter-cell i'll hit him so hard his connection will drop :D"

    LOL

  • Tiiti #20 7 years ago

    The Xbox footage was after the actual show. It started about 10mins after it

  • The-Bodybuilder #21 7 years ago

    You sure? Cuz I didn't change the channel for a while (too busy typing up my anger on the net) and they started showing a new typical mtv show. nothing about the x360.

  • Sid-Nice #22 7 years ago

    A Dreamcast upgrade, a Gamecube game and an N64 port. Is this the future of gaming?

  • Gl3n #23 7 years ago

    i bring to your attention, the *REAL* PD0. The juicy stuff is at the end of the video. What a relief, Joanna looks very svelt!

    http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=XBOX_360_LAUNCH_DUTCH
    Stream

    http://x200.putfile.com/videos/13214252828.wmv
    Download
    Edited by Gl3n at 14/05/05 @ 00:50

  • Yossarian #24 7 years ago

    Damn you, Glen, I was gonna claim more credit.

    Well, at least I got name-checked for a minor detail of the controllers. Good times.

  • Vin #25 7 years ago

    "A Dreamcast upgrade, a Gamecube game and an N64 port. Is this the future of gaming?"

    And a new Mario, yet another Zelda and a load of other games most people will be ambivalent to equates to some kinda REVOLUTION.

    Bravo, chuck.

  • Tyronne #26 7 years ago

    All well and good but has anything been said about what kinda price these launch titles will have ?

  • Sid-Nice #27 7 years ago

    And a new Mario, yet another Zelda and a load of other games most people will be ambivalent to equates to some kinda REVOLUTION.

    And how Microsoft would love to have those characters. :)

  • The-Bodybuilder #28 7 years ago

    "A Dreamcast upgrade, a Gamecube game and an N64 port. Is this the future of gaming?"

    Was it you that posted this before? Cuz it's getting boring.

  • Yossarian #29 7 years ago

    Just read at 1up that there were, as of April, 140 Xbox 360 projects underway, with 40 or so of those scheduled for release within the first six months of release, and 10 or so of those within the first few weeks.

  • skybluesam86 #30 7 years ago

    Oh wouldn't that be truly joyous....*rolls eyes*

    Yet another bland, dull, uninspired, boring, etc Halo game. I've never once been entertained by either Halo game.

    Why do Microsoft cling to it as if it's some masterpiece of gaming?

  • Gl3n #31 7 years ago

    Proper Perfect Dark zero screens. Lookin' good.

    http://xboxyde.com/news_1506_en.html
    Edited by Gl3n at 14/05/05 @ 17:45

  • Sid-Nice #32 7 years ago

    Was it you that posted this before? Cuz it's getting boring.

    Not as boring as " CUZ "

  • The-Bodybuilder #33 7 years ago

    "Not as boring as " CUZ ""

    WOW, a grammar policeman. You must have been pretty popular in school.
    Edited by The-Bodybuilder at 16/05/05 @ 15:13

  • Sid-Nice #34 7 years ago

    Bobbythebuilder Wrote: WOW, a grammer policeman. You must have been pretty popular in school.

    It's actually grammar. And I was popular at school, I was the " Prom Queen " :)