Speaking to Eurogamer, Bungie PR boss Brian Jarrard has confirmed that Halo 3 Recon isn’t a full game, as many had hoped yesterday.

“It’s hard to put a number on it,” he said when asked how long the campaign would be.

“It’s going to represent hours of new campaign gameplay, but it’s not a full, entire game like Halo 3. I think we have a lot of value on the disc.”

Developer Luke Smith added that Recon was essentially fan service.

“This project is one that we just had to do,” he said. “It’s a project that is for our fans. Just like pretty much everything we do at Bungie, it’s always about how we can serve our fans best.”

More through there. Recon’s out next year.

“I don’t think so,” he said when asked if we can expect more from the developer on the series.

“We’ve already put a couple of map packs out, we do have more maps on the way. We actually have a Mythic map pack coming out early next year. We don’t have firm details or a date yet, but we do have one more map pack coming out, and then we do have some maps associated with the actual Recon retail release.

“But I think when this project wraps up in a couple of months that will be the time when that team moves on to something else – part of that team will move on to something else and part of them will probably be absorbed into one of the other projects that are already on the way.”

More through there. Recon’s out next year.

Microsoft just conducted a good keynote at Tokyo Game Show, dropping confirmation of the launch date of New Xbox Experience, announcing Tekken 6 for 360 and showing the first proper trailer of Halo 3 Recon, the new Bungie game.

The hardcore write news at 3.00am. Which is why you can find every story from the event below.

• Halo 3 Recon pack art shown at TGS
• Halo 3 Recon – first screens and movie posted
• Microsoft showcases Halo 3 Recon in Tokyo
• NXE dated for November 19
• Metal Slug 7 coming to XBLA
• King of Fighters ‘98 confirmed for XBLA
• R-Type XBLA announced
• Tekken 6 confirmed for 360
• Ninety-Nine Nights 2 confirmed for 360
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope gets date
• Xbox 360 is the best platform for Japanese publishers, says Schappert

Update: Bungie’s just posted the movie from the press conference: get it here. Thanks, Johnny Cullen.

Bungie’s just released the first screens of Halo 3 Recon, just announced at Tokyo Game Show.

The images are taken from the movie just show in the Microsoft keynote at the show.

After the break.

Microsoft has just showcased the Halo expansion revealed by Bungie at Tokyo Game Show 2008.

The game is a prologue to the events in Halo 3, and tells the story from an all-new perspective: an ODST recon marine.

A trailer was shown in Microsoft’s show keynote, including bombed out buildings, the like of which were seen in the recent “Keep it Clean” teaser.

The new title will release next autumn.

The news comes out of Microsoft’s TGS keynote.

Full press release after the break.

By Mike Bowden

During his keynote address, John Schappert, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of LIVE, Software and Studios showcased the best blockbusters Japan has to offer from the most popular genres. Cementing Xbox 360’s reputation as the premier home for great storytelling and the industries best Role Playing Games (RPGs), Schappert provided an exclusive look at the widely anticipated “Star Ocean 4” and “The Last Remnant” from developer Square Enix. Action adventure fans were also given a new look at the latest trailer for “Resident Evil 5,” slated to launch on Xbox 360 this March.

“Xbox 360 continues to be the destination of choice for the best and broadest games from the world’s biggest and best developers,” said Schappert. “With the latest incarnations of the ‘Halo’ universe we continue to deliver on our commitment to provide the calibre of entertainment and games that capture the imagination of people across the globe.”

To the delight of devoted fans across the world, Microsoft debuted “Halo 3: Recon,” developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by acclaimed developer Bungie. “Halo 3: Recon” is a new chapter in the “Halo” saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the epic story told in “Halo 3” through the eyes of a new hero in the “Halo” universe.

The standalone expansion, set to release in Spring of 2009, extends the award-winning “Halo 3” experience with hours of new campaign excursions and multiplayer gameplay. Additionally, attendees were given an all-new glimpse of the Xbox 360 exclusive strategy game “Halo Wars” from Ensemble Studios. By showing campaign mode for the first time, the live demo provided viewers with a thrilling taste of the revolutionary gameplay and new perspective of the “Halo” Universe. Players will be able to enjoy the full experience when “Halo Wars” hits retailers in early 2009.

Microsoft just confirmed that New Xbox Experience will launch globally on November 19.

The Xbox 360 UI update will be in released in 24 countries and localized in 19 languages

The news comes out of Microsoft’s TGS keynote, which is ongoing.

Microsoft just confirmed that Xbox Live membership has now hit 14 million.

Xbox Live boss John Schappert confirmed the figure in his TGS keynote.

Also confirmed tonight was the release of New Xbox Experience for November 19.

For all the news from the keynote, hit this.

Microsoft just announced that Metal Slug 7 will be running and gunning onto XBLA. The game will be loaded with “new missions, new weapons, colossal new bosses, new game modes, and new Slugs to pilot.” No release date, though.

More as it comes.

By Nathan Grayson

The game will include new characters and game modes.

Mega-news from Microsoft’s TGS keynote: Tekken 6 will release on 360 next autumn.

It’s not clear whether or not the game will also release on PS3, but this announcement will send shockwaves through the Japanese industry: Tekken and PlayStation are like cookies and cream.

The news comes out of Microsoft’s TGS keynote.

Update: Looks like this is happening for PS3 as well.

No release date was given for the game.

The news comes out of Microsoft’s TGS keynote, which is ongoing.

It’s coming out in Europe as well, but no date was set.

The news comes out of Microsoft’s TGS keynote, which is ongoing.