X06: The Games, The Glory, The Comedown
Post-event breakdown of Microsoft’s Operation Shock and Awe.
SPOnG’s just returned bleary-eyed, hungover, and generally as happy as a pig in shit, after two glorious days of gaming and hobnobbing with publishers, PRs and developers at Microsoft’s X06 shindig in Barcelona, and we can certainly report that the mood on the UK press bus home – even amongst the most cynical and hard-hearted hacks – was upbeat and very positive indeed.
We told you about all the main announcements from Microsoft’s press briefing earlier in the week, but let’s move on and look at the games.
Microsoft’s well-oiled PR machine has certainly done its job, ensuring that we had our fill of great games (and some cracking cocktails too!). Indeed, it seems one young journalist was so over-awed with the entire experience that he declared his undying love for a fine looking lady he had glimpsed going into the airplane's toilet, sending her a weirdo stalker love missive via the stewardess. But that’s a different story.
There were mutterings amongst some of the attending hacks to the effect of ‘how can Sony top that?’ How indeed? But that also is a different story, and one which we will be no doubt reporting here on SPOnG if and when it happens.
We are also glad to report that - unlike previous Microsoft 'X-hibitions' - no drunken journalists were missing-feared-dead-in-the-sea as we returned to Blighty last night. You can find out all you need to know about every game which was at the show, as well as all the latest screens and assets by checking out our full X06 news feature right here.
We told you about all the main announcements from Microsoft’s press briefing earlier in the week, but let’s move on and look at the games.
Microsoft’s well-oiled PR machine has certainly done its job, ensuring that we had our fill of great games (and some cracking cocktails too!). Indeed, it seems one young journalist was so over-awed with the entire experience that he declared his undying love for a fine looking lady he had glimpsed going into the airplane's toilet, sending her a weirdo stalker love missive via the stewardess. But that’s a different story.
There were mutterings amongst some of the attending hacks to the effect of ‘how can Sony top that?’ How indeed? But that also is a different story, and one which we will be no doubt reporting here on SPOnG if and when it happens.
We are also glad to report that - unlike previous Microsoft 'X-hibitions' - no drunken journalists were missing-feared-dead-in-the-sea as we returned to Blighty last night. You can find out all you need to know about every game which was at the show, as well as all the latest screens and assets by checking out our full X06 news feature right here.
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