HQ NETWORK:   XBOX ONE |  XBOX 360 |  AIDELUXE HQ Network: 11,734 | Guests: 2546 | Members: 0 


   Current Location: News WTB : x ecuter 3 modded part(s)   |   anywhere at where i can source some part(s) out   |   Issues with modded xbox open xenium running cerbios   |   Xbox Rewards Problems   |   SNESticle compatibility list. PS2 2024   |   20 years ago...   |   please help. trying to use core ftp   |   need help on an og XBOX modchip   |   Replacing A Broken HDD   |   Help Identifying: 2ND Hand XB Chip   |   
  Home | Active Topics | CD/DVD Media | Downloads | Forums | Feedback | Games | HardDrives | Homebrew | My Profile | ModChips | Reviews | Search | SoftMods | Tutorials

Xbox News

Catch up on everything Xbox including Homebrew, Emulators, Auto Installer Deluxe, Gaming, Xbox Live and Modding..

Get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Original Xbox Download  Microsoft Lays Out Japanese Plans Original Xbox Downloads

Microsoft Lays Out Japanese Plans


Xbox Development
Voice chat, Blinx 2, Phantom Dust and Japanese-speaking American executives.

Every summer, following the hubbub of E3, Microsoft gathers members of the Japanese press for a strategy meeting targeting the Japanese market. The event from two years ago saw the first footage of Dino Crisis 3. Last year saw Microsoft Vice President Peter "I have a British accent" Moore announced the World Collection series. What revelations would feature at this year's event?

Held on Thursday afternoon in Tokyo's youthful and trendy Harajuku region, this year's event, dubbed the "Microsoft Game Studios Title Announcement Meeting," was lower key than previous events, but still featured enough to make us glad we went. In addition to first-ever playable demos of Blinx 2 and Phantom Dust, Microsoft revealed its Japanese plans for, in total, 11 Xbox titles developed by Microsoft Game Studios both in Japan and abroad and also gave a preview of Xbox Live video chat.

Things began with an introduction by Xbox Japan General Manager Yoshihiro Maruyama. Maruyama apologized for the recent cancellation of True Fantasy Live Online (while offering no further explanation) and proceeded to express his confidence in Microsoft's upcoming lineup. Following this, Maruyama introduced Xbox Live's video chat camera, which was confirmed just yesterday to launch first in Japan. Attendees were shown a video featuring actual Japanese people having fun video chatting with Xbox.

Following this presentation, Xbox Japan content manager Jouji Sakaguchi took the stage to introduce the 11 games set for display at the event. The first title shown was Blinx 2, with developer Artoon's Takuya Matsumoto, game director, and Naoto Oshima, company president, showing off the various features of the title and playing it in both single and multiplayer modes. Yukio Futatsugi, development group 2 manager at Microsoft Game Studios Japan, took the stage to introduce Phantom Dust, and also played the game for a bit.

The following eight games are being developed overseas and were given only brief introductions. Sudeki, Fable and Jade Empire were introduced as a trio of role-playing games. Kameo and Conker were introduced as adult-oriented titles that may at first glance seem like kids' titles. Unreal Championship 2 and Mech Assault 2 Lone Wolf were grouped together for some reason or another (action titles, we think). Forza Motorsport was introduced on its own, along with the revelation that Japan's Tsukuba Circuit course would be included (this sort of revelation seems to be a trend, as at last year's event, Microsoft revealed that Yokohama would be a circuit in Project Gotham Racing 2).


Halo 2 closed off the showing in video form. No, there was no new footage of the game on hand. The lengthy clip that Microsoft shared was actually from a presentation given by Bungie at E3, although subtitled into Japanese. Of course, this is the first time anything from Halo 2 has been shown on Japanese soil, so we're not complaining.

All 11 games, along with Xbox video chat, have Japanese release dates either this year or next. In case you like to keep up with the Japanese game scene, here's what Microsoft's schedule looks like:

Xbox Video Chat: 2004
Blinx 2: Battle of Time & Space: November, 2004
Phantom Dust: September, 23, 2004
Sudeki: 2004
Fable: 2005
Jade Empire: 2005
Kameo: 2005
Conker: 2005
Unreal Championship 2: 2005
Mech Assault 2 Lone Wolf: 2005
Forza Motorsport: 2004
Halo 2: 2004

The biggest surprise in this list is that Microsoft Japan is sticking to its promise of releasing Halo 2 this year to the Japanese market. It took half a year for the original Halo to come to Japan. With Halo 2 hitting the states on November 9, the wait for Halo 2 in Japan will apparently be a lot shorter.

Before those in attendance could get a chance to get their dirty press hands on Blinx 2, Phantom Dust and other members of the Microsoft's lineup (excluding Halo 2 and Forza, of course), there was time for a big surprise. Mike Fisher, head of Xbox's marketing in Japan, came out to share some final words to the audience. While we were expecting an English statement, Mr. Fisher spoke in full Japanese! Mr. Fisher revealed that his kid is totally into Halo.

Source: IGN.com
Original Xbox Download  Related Stories Original Xbox Downloads
 More about Xbox Development
Original Xbox Download  Most Popular Original Xbox Downloads

Xbox Development:
LinksBoks 0.9

Original Xbox Download  Rate this Article Original Xbox Downloads
Average Score: 0 | Votes: 0



  

 Printer Friendly Printer Friendly  Send to a Friend Send to a Friend
Buy Xbox Series X on Ebay
 Xbox Download Stats
 Normal Downloads:
  Files: 1,248
  Categories: 125
  Downloads: 1,720,669
  Served  103.00 Tb

 VIP Downloads:
  Files: 772
  Categories: 168
  Downloads: 204,494
  Served  15.36 Tb


Latest Normal Downloads
Xbox Feet Replacement
DVD Elimination Kit V2
Scarface 80led Install Kit PDF Guide
XboxLike 2.0 (UnleashX)
Xbmc 3.5.3
XBOX MultiRip XGET SCRIPT
XGET
Xbox-HQ 2018 UnleashX Skin
Jedi Outcast Academy PC Source
Jedi Outcast Academy SDK
Jedi Outcast Academy XBOX Source
XBOX Save Resigner 2.2
Babylon 3 GS
Ruxia 2018
Star Wars UnleashX Skin
UXArchitect
Soulja boy skin
Tokyo Night BLKIV UnleashX Skin
AVA Backup
KIxxx v1.2 RC

Most downloaded
Auto-Installer Deluxe v1.01 (VIP)
[Downloads: 138342 x]

C-Xbox Tool 2.0.5
[Downloads: 125658 x]

EvolutionX Dashboard Build 3935
[Downloads: 71014 x]

Surreal64 (N64 Emu)
[Downloads: 50249 x]

Surreal64 CEB5.52u1
[Downloads: 41625 x]

xboxhdm 1.9
[Downloads: 39706 x]

Extract-XISO Gui for Windows
[Downloads: 38607 x]

XisoManager v1.5.1
[Downloads: 33617 x]

Xbox-Hq Auto Installer Deluxe 2.11 FINAL (VIP ONLY)
[Downloads: 30750 x]

Auto-Installer Deluxe v1.0 Manual (PDF)
[Downloads: 28220 x]

Enigmah Xbox PAL-NTSC Video Selector
[Downloads: 26494 x]

EvoX Dashboard Build 3921
[Downloads: 24604 x]

IsoMaker v1.21
[Downloads: 22677 x]

XWB Extractor 1.1
[Downloads: 22331 x]

Qwix 101
[Downloads: 19138 x]

Chimp v2.4
[Downloads: 19057 x]

ConfigMagic Final Xbox v1.6 - Source
[Downloads: 18867 x]

PCSXbox (PS1 EMU) v11
[Downloads: 17187 x]

Qwix 1.01
[Downloads: 16488 x]

Softmod Installer Deluxe v5.11 Final
[Downloads: 16180 x]


Latest VIP Downloads
Softmod Installer Deluxe v6.0
HeXEn 2017
Rocky5 Softmod Kit 2017
ISO Recorder
X3 3294 BIOS
Phoenix Bios Loader v1.4.1
Bios Checker v5.0
UnleashX V0.39.0528A
Chimp v2.6
Softmod Installer Deluxe v5.12 Final (SID5)
HuGoX v10
DaphneX v0.96 Beta
WCW Mayhem (PS1 ROM)
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-Number
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMs-G
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-E/F
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-D
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-C
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-B
Final Burn Legends PGM ROMS-A

Most downloaded
Auto Installer Deluxe 4.53 Part1of4
[Downloads: 11207 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.53 Part2of4
[Downloads: 11151 x]

WinUAEX v18
[Downloads: 7621 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.53 Lite
[Downloads: 7328 x]

Softmod Installer Deluxe v5.10 Final
[Downloads: 7214 x]

EvolutionX Dashboard Build 3935
[Downloads: 5546 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.50 Final Part4of4
[Downloads: 5376 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.50 Final Part 2 of 4
[Downloads: 5186 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.50 Final Part 1of 4
[Downloads: 5182 x]

Auto Installer Deluxe 4.50 Final Part 3 of 4
[Downloads: 5175 x]

Atari 2600 Roms
[Downloads: 3981 x]

uaex v0.81
[Downloads: 3137 x]

WinUAE 0.9.91
[Downloads: 3135 x]

Auto-Installer Deluxe v3 (AID 3) - Torrent Link
[Downloads: 2978 x]

Evox M8+ BIOS
[Downloads: 2528 x]

tHc Autoinstaller
[Downloads: 2418 x]

Xecuter2 4983.67 Bios CD
[Downloads: 1818 x]

Xbox-Hq BIOS CD Pack v2.01
[Downloads: 1808 x]

DVD-X v2.0 *DONGLE & REMOTE FREE*
[Downloads: 1782 x]

Evo-XXX Adult Skinpack
[Downloads: 1628 x]

More Xbox Files and Downloads
 Site Statistics

  HQ Online Statistics
    Members: 0 | Guests: 2,546 | Xbox Live Tags: 4,376

View More Detailed Statistics
 Site Statistics

  HQ Online Statistics
    Members: 0 | Guests: 2,546 | Xbox Live Tags: 4,376

   Forums
Active Users: 1163
   Xbox Games
Active Users: 532
   Home
Active Users: 307
   Your Account
Active Users: 153
   News
Active Users: 100
   Profile
Active Users: 68
   Xbox Homebrew
Active Users: 40
   Xbox Cheats
Active Users: 39
   Xbox Developers
Active Users: 31
   Private Messages
Active Users: 27
View More Detailed Statistics
 Site Statistics

  HQ Online Statistics
    Members: 0 | Guests: 2,546 | Xbox Live Tags: 4,376

   Registered HQ Members: 224,513
   Website Launched: May 2003
   Page Impressions: 738,574,575
   Forum Topics: 26,350
   Forum Posts: 177,734
   News Articles: 9,366
   News Comments: 1014
   Xbox Games: 1154
   Xbox Screenshots: 2,064
   Xbox Cheats, Codes & Guides: 686
   Xbox Game Reviews: 138
   Xbox Homebrew: 410
   Xbox Tutorials: 271
   Xbox Downloads: 1,248
   Xbox VIP Downloads:
View More Detailed Statistics
 Popular Xbox Games
Outlaw Volleyball
   Page Views: 333,488

Outlaw Volleyball combines the fun gameplay of Virtua Tennis 2K2 with the outrageous humor of Outlaw Golf and South Park. The game is sand volleyball in 16 different environments featuring 16 characte..
Outlaw Volleyball Boxart for the Original Xbox
More Xbox Games
 HQ Network Affiliates
Xbox.Com
Xbox One Games
MrModChips.Co.Uk
GamerBolt.Com
Commodore Cardboards
Xbox Achievements
Play-Asia.Com
Video Game Consoles
Xbox Accessories
Xbox360RepairService
View All HQ Affiliates
Xbox Game Pass
 Xbox-Hq.Com - Archived News

   Monday, September 30
 Co-op Action Rogue-Like SWORN launches on Xbo
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 155 | Comments: 0

   Monday, September 09
 Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror Hits Xbox
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 89 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, September 05
 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Announced For Xbo
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 121 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, September 04
 2025 release for Promise Mascot Agency on Xbo
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 231 | Comments: 0

   Monday, September 02
 First Dwarf coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, S
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 114 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, August 29
 “Wardens Rising” arrives later this year on X
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 175 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, August 28
 Crime Simulator announced for XBOX X/S, XB1,
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 236 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, August 27
 Action Adventure 'Island of Winds' Is Heading
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 248 | Comments: 0

   Monday, August 26
 Steel Seed Drops New Gameplay Ahead Of 2024 L
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 124 | Comments: 0

   Friday, August 23
 Nekki and Story Kitchen to bring SPINE to lif
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 147 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, August 21
 Yooka-Replaylee - A High-Def Remake of Yooka-
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 145 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, August 20
 DevGAMM Game Industry Conference returns to P
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 127 | Comments: 0
 Magical RPG Garden Witch Life set for console
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 117 | Comments: 0

   Monday, August 19
 Lost in Tropics debuts on PC, with console re
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 129 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, August 15
 Undisputed brings authentic boxing to console
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 200 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, August 14
 The Precinct Launches for Xbox Series, PS5, a
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 156 | Comments: 0
 'Big Helmet Heroes' To Launch This Year For X
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 301 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, August 13
 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II set for relea
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 205 | Comments: 0

   Monday, August 12
 Extinction Rifts unleashes cross-platform cha
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 219 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, August 07
 Magical Bakery Set To Cast A Spell On Xbox Se
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 179 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, August 06
 Lady Death: Demonicron is coming to Xbox Seri
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 153 | Comments: 0
 Whimsical RPG Necro Story launches on all maj
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 170 | Comments: 0

   Monday, August 05
 Take to the skies with Microsoft Flight Simul
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 165 | Comments: 0

   Friday, August 02
 Designated Demigod launches in 2025 for Conso
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 256 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, July 31
 Deathbound Launches Simultaneously Across Xbo
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 262 | Comments: 0

   Friday, May 24
 Chrysolite announced for to Xbox Series, Play
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 209 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, May 23
 Toopan Games Unveils 2025 Release for 'Multiv
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 209 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, May 21
 AAA Multi-IP Battle Royale “OPEN” confirmed f
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 407 | Comments: 0

   Monday, May 20
 THE SMURFS - Village Party launches in June o
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 447 | Comments: 0

   Friday, May 17
 Puppet House creeps onto Xbox Series, PS5, an
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 442 | Comments: 0
 ESDigital Games and Storm in a Teacup team up
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 537 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, May 16
 F1 Manager 2024 coming to Xbox X|S, XB1, PS4|
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 340 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, May 14
 The Night Wanderer and Thorgal - two new game
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 478 | Comments: 0

   Monday, May 13
 'Realm of Ink' Reveils New Map Trailer, Invit
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 322 | Comments: 0

   Friday, May 10
 System Shock remake arives May 21st on Xbox S
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 369 | Comments: 0

   Thursday, May 09
 Still Wakes the Deep emerges in June on Xbox
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 316 | Comments: 0

   Wednesday, May 08
 'Hauntii' Is Heading To Game Pass for PC And
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 542 | Comments: 0

   Tuesday, May 07
 Highway Police Simulator launches for Xbox Se
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 542 | Comments: 0
 BECK Interactive Aims To Boost Early-Stage Vi
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 549 | Comments: 0

   Monday, May 06
 'Paper Trail' Sets Course for Consoles, PC an
 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 441 | Comments: 0

News Archive


Get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate