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Microsoft's just wrapped up its 2014 III preference if last year was all about next-gen consoles this year is all about next-gen games from the very beginning of the conference Microsoft seems like it was trying to make up for straying from the Xbox's core functions gaining it was a cavalcade of teaser trailers and demos with clips from Silicon Valley stars talking about how much they love gaming and Phil Spencer talking it up as the fastest growing medium it wasn't just about getting games on the Xbox one it was about getting games there soon around the holidays not next year or later Microsoft's strategy for selling the Xbox one is essentially reminding people of how much they like to play games on the Xbox 360 or even the original Xbox and then telling them they can play those games again the biggest news of the conference might have been the Master Chief collection a remastered version of the entire Halo series that includes every single multiplayer map a halo was big news last year to Ridley Scott is also directing a digital series that will lead up to the next installment halo 5 and along with the latest Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed titles we also got a look at a new crackdown game and a remake of action strategy game phantom dust it was mostly a year of big-name sequels with a focus on co-op multiplayer to set the new titles apart assessments Creed fable and more can all be played with friends but it's also gave a nod to indie developers and it's ID at Xbox program that included a trailer for inside a new game from the creators of limbo it might not have been as technically impressive as Call of Duty but it was one of the best looking games with the show so what wasn't there in a word Connect today is the first day you can buy an Xbox without one and Microsoft didn't even show it off during the press conference nobody shouted orders or used voice commands the only Kinect based game we even saw with a new dance central which got a couple of minutes as an afterthought Harmonix is Camtasia game more surprisingly we also didn't hear anything about Halo developer bungees new game destiny but since the demo is coming to the show floor we'll be learning a lot more soon this was just the first of several press conferences on the first day of III and we barely got a taste of most of the games it's way too early to say what will actually be good or what most of these games will even look like when they come out but we'll spend the rest of the week finding out what we can about the rest of the year's gaming liner