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Microsoft is kicking off the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game conference in Los Angeles today with a press briefing, which starts at 9:30 a.m. Microsoft’s You can also watch it live here.

E3 is where the video game industry reveals its big announcements, and the show should draw 45,000 to 50,000 professionals. Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s game business, will take the stage with others to tout the company’s upcoming Xbox One console that comes out this fall.

Look for Mattrick to reveal details such as the system’s launch date, but we’re not sure if he’ll also disclose the price. He’ll also talk about big titles under development.

Microsoft revealed the Xbox One on May 21. The machine is a technical wonder with its advanced Kinect room-sensing system. The upgraded Kinect can detect the movements of up to six people at the same time, and its sensor data is granular enough to detect facial expressions, body movements, and even your heart rate.

But Microsoft stirred the pot on consumer rights issues, creating concerns centered on privacy (the company says you can turn off Kinect), used-game sales (apparently, you can resell your games without paying a fee), and an always-on Internet connection (Microsoft says the console has to log in once a day to update content). Those issues created so much fuss that Microsoft made a special announcement on Thursday to try to clarify its position and defuse the issue.

We’ll be covering E3, including the Microsoft event, from start to finish. Check out our coverage at GamesBeat.com.

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.