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Microsoft Kicks off E3 Expo 2019

Microsoft and their Xbox console kicked off E3 Expo 2019 with the first major press conference of the show. And what a show it was. We learned about new hardware in the works, a new gaming service and over 60 new games. It was quite an adventure to begin the show!

https://youtu.be/zeYQ-kPF0iQ

With Sony a no-show this year, Microsoft has the biggest stage in gaming to itself in terms of console makers. It’s pretty clear that they were ready to run with that baton, and their conference was a great way to start. They even had Keanu Reeves to show off Cyberpunk 2077.

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John Breeden II

John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.