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Microsoft’s E3 2009 press conference has just wrapped up and it’s safe to say it came out swinging. Of the avalanche of announcements that were revealed, a few stood out as being the best in show.

The Hideo Kojima mystery has finally been solved as he will be bringing a brand new Metal Gear game to the Xbox 360. Metal Gear: Rising will star Raiden and carries the tagline Lightning Bolt Action.

Another big announcement was Microsoft’s experiment called Project Natal. Project Natal uses a sensor that replaces the Xbox 360 controller. Natal can recognize your voice, face and body movements that are then shown on your television screen. The Xbox 360 dashboard will also be controllable through Natal. Big names including Steven Spielberg and Peter Molyneux came out on stage to show their support for Project Natal.

Project Natal won’t be shipping in 2009 according to Kuto Tsunoda, the creative director of Project Natal during a television interview with G4. Tsunoda also took a shot at the Wii by saying, “This isn’t a game where you wind up on the sofa using preset waggle commands.”

Of course there were a lot of other announcements and we’ve summed it up for you below.

• The full album for Abby Road will be available shortly after the release of The Beatles Rock Band.
• “All You Need is Love” will be an exclusive Xbox 360 downloadable song.
• Shadow Complex from Epic is announced for XBLA. It will be released in the Summer.
• Joy Ride for XBLA will be free and released in the Winter 2009.
• First two Modern Warfare 2 map packs are exclusive to Xbox 360
• Crackdown 2 is officially announced.
• Left 4 Dead 2 is officially announced for a November 17, 2009, release.
• Splinter Cell Conviction gets a Fall 2009 release date.
• Forza Motorsport 3 launches in October 2009.
• Halo 3: ODST is coming September 22, 2009.
• Halo Reach is announced for a 2010 release. Those who buy Halo 3: ODST will be invited to the Halo Reach multiplayer beta.
• Alan Wake is coming in 2010.
• Last.fm is a music service coming to the Xbox 360 this year. It’ll be free to Xbox Live Gold members.
• Instant On 1080p HD is a streaming video service launching Fall 2009.
• Zune Video launches Fall 2009
• Microsoft teams up with Facebook and Twitter to bring the networks to the Xbox 360 in Fall 2009.
• Facebook Connect will let you take screenshots and enter text from games and post them to your Facebook account.
• Metal Gear: Rising announced. No mention of Xbox 360 exclusivity.
• Project Natal is announced offering controller-free game control.

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