Hello people! Neon is currently on his way to the studio now, after a little delay. He should be in place shortly, thank you for your patience.
02:25:44The latest text I have from Neon states the actual starting time for the event 'is as clear as a glass of shit', which doesn't sound overly promising for a prompt start. Best estimates have the event starting in between 15 and 45 minutes. Apologies for this and thank you for your continued patience!
02:59:32Right! Massive apologies for the delays. Guess that's what you get with the biggest game of the year. I'm currently in a massive throng of journalists outside Siren Studios in West Hollywood.
03:01:03On the way here in a cab i passed a homeless man who looked like Simon Pegg. Totally irrelevant, but I have to pass the time somehow till the event kicks off...
03:02:16Going in now. There are at least 50 people here, so it's taking a while.
03:08:00Right, we're in. Presentation is about to begin. It's packed in here!
03:11:45They're still squeezing people in. I reckon that there are about 100 people stuffed into this room. A massive projection at the front of the room shows a guy in full camo gear, stalking through a mass of flames. Excited yet?
03:17:41And we're off!
03:18:21Larry Hyrb just walked on stage. Says we're going to see something "really cool" tonight.
03:20:00Video shows Xbox 360 limited edition console. 250 gb hard drive, two wireless controllers, plus the game. Pre-order available today... if you live in the USA
03:20:41Todd alderman and robert bowling have just arrived on stage to talk about multiplayer...
03:21:55Can customise your killstreak rewards. There's a default set they're showing off now, but you can re-arrange to your heart's content.
03:22:25UAV is still the reward for 3 kills. 4 kills gives you a care package, giving you a random reward
03:22:445 kills gives you a remote contol missile, controlled via a laptop.
03:23:38Players can unlock emblems, a bit like in SF4. "If you're really into riot shields, you'll unlock a lot of riot shield titles." Opponents will see these in games.
03:24:09Tonnes of new weapons and attachments. Heartbeat sensor appears top be one. FAMAS also spotted as one new weapon.
03:24:23Shotguns can have silencers! Oh my....
03:25:03Right bumper doesn't have to have grenades. Can have throwing knife, blast shield or semtex.
03:25:56New perk spotted on screen.... commando = increaed melee damage. That's new, right?
03:26:12Sorry, i meant increased melee range. Apologies!
03:26:42Can't shoot while using riot shield, plus it's slow to swap. But it stops bullets for you.
03:27:31New feature.... Deathstreaks. Once you die a few times, a perk kicks in. "Copycat", for example, lets you steal an opponent's class setup once they've killed you four times.
03:28:09New party support. Players in a party with you are identified by blue markers over their head. Easy to sticvk with your mates.