Here’s what lies ahead for Xbox 360

One final observation I have on the showcase was that I’m finding it hard to believe that Microsoft laid all of its cards on the table, and that its only fall title is “Gears of War 3.” I would bet that we’ll probably be hearing more about Microsoft’s plans for its “Forza Motorsport” and “Halo” franchises coming up at E3. Microsoft seems to have shifted its hype machine to emphasize titles coming out within the next six months. At last year’s X10, which took place around the same time and at the same venue as this year’s showcase, we didn’t hear much of anything about Kinect. This leads me to believe there’s more to come.

As I said above, I’ll work on getting up previews for the “Gears of War 3″ beta, “The Gunslinger” and “Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster” over the next few days. I’ll also be running a preview of Splash Damage’s “Brink,” a game I played a couple of weeks ago but which is under an embargo until Monday morning. I’m planning on spending much of next week at GDC, where I’ll be seeing and playing titles including “Batman: Arkham City,” “Homefront,” “Battlefield 3,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Resistance 3,” “The Darkness II” and more.

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