Xbox 360 Comic Con Schedule!

This one is for all your gamers either heading over to the Con tomorrow or there already. Microsoft has released their schedule for all things Xbox 360 at Comic Con, including events surrounding Halo and Gears of War.

For those of us not lucky enought to be attending this year, Microsoft has promised that there will be some sweet content from the Con coming to Xbox Live, including celebrity interviews, behind the scenes footage, and daily wrap-ups! You can check out their full schedule below and be watching Xbox Live for exclusive Comic Con content!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, July 23

Panel: The Halo Franchise: What’s Next

Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Location: SDCC: Room 6BCF

Description: Frank O’Connor, Franchise Development Director for Halo, will be joined by a number of special guests to discuss how “Halo” is evolving into a robust entertainment franchise and what’s coming in the future.

Game with Bungie

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Hall G – Xbox booth: SDCC Booth #5225

Description: Feeling the itch to blast some Covenant? See if you have what it takes to join Bungie’s ps! You can check out their full schedule below and be watching Xbox Live for exclusive Comic Con content!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, July 23

Panel: The Halo Franchise: What’s Next

Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Location: SDCC: Room 6BCF

Description: Frank O’Connor, Franchise Development Director for Halo, will be joined by a number of special guests to discuss how “Halo” is evolving into a robust entertainment franchise and what’s coming in the future.

Game with Bungie

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Hall G – Xbox booth: SDCC Booth #5225

Description: Feeling the itch to blast some Covenant? See if you have what it takes to join Bungie’s ODST squad and fight alongside them at the Xbox booth. Paul Bertone and Brian Jarrard from Bungie will be randomly selecting Comic-Con attendees to join their squad in what promises to be some very memorable Firefight matches.

Friday, July 24

Booth Signing with the “Shadow Complex” Team

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Location: Hall G – Xbox booth: SDCC Booth #5225

Description: Meet the creators of the upcoming side-scrolling action thriller game, “Shadow Complex,” including creative director Donald Mustard, renowned comic book author and “Shadow Complex” scriptwriter Peter David and Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski. Fans will get the opportunity to play the game and receive a “Shadow Complex” poster exclusively available at Comic-Con International 2009 (quantities are limited).

Panel: Meet the Guild

Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Location: SDCC – Room 5AB

Description: Come chat with the creators and actors from the hit online video series, “The Guild.” Join Felicia Day and other members of the cast as they talk about the series and answer questions from the audience. They’ll also give attendees a sneak peek at Season 3 coming to Xbox LIVE this fall, plus a bonus, Comic-Con exclusive video!

Booth Signing with The Guild

Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Hall G – Xbox booth: SDCC Booth #5225

Description: Get up close with the cast of “The Guild” after their panel discussion.

Game with Fame: The Guild

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Hall G – Xbox booth: SDCC Booth #5225

Description: Test your gaming skills against the cast of “The Guild” on “Marvel vs. Capcom 2.” Leave your staffs at the door, warlocks!

Booth Signing with Epic Games

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Hall G – SDCC: Booth #5225

Description: Come meet the acclaimed talent behind the “Gears of War” franchise: Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski, senior producer Rod Fergusson, Microsoft Game Studios writer Joshua Ortega and “Gears of War” comic book artist Liam Sharp. Fans will receive a “Gears of War 2” poster exclusively available at Comic-Con International 2009 (quantities are limited).

Saturday, July 25

Panel: From Chainsaws to Renegade Spies: 101 Ways to Save the Universe Only on Xbox

Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Location: SDCC – Room 6DE

Description: Xbox 360 has established itself as the home of the best action games in the industry, bar none. Join Ubisoft’s Alexandre Parizeau (“Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction”), Valve’s Chet Faliszek (“Left 4 Dead 2”), BioWare’s  Casey Hudson (“Mass Effect 2”), Bungie’s Paul Bertone (“Halo 3: ODST”), and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski (“Gears of War 2”) as they discuss developing their blockbuster franchises exclusively on Xbox 360. Room 6DE

Panel: Save South Park One Snowball at a Time

Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Location: SDCC – Room 6A

Description: The first South Park video game in 10 years is coming this fall exclusively on Xbox LIVE. The game is the first for the newly created South Park Digital Studios and was jointly developed with Microsoft, that crazy little band of outlaws who brought you hilarious products like Microsoft SQL Server Management Express 2008 Service Pack 1. Is this a sign of the apocalypse? Come find out as South Park Digital Studios and Microsoft Game Studios world premiere the game and talk about the development and what it’s like to work at South Park Studios.

Panel: Gears of War”: The Gearsiverse

Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Location: Hilton Bayfront Hotel – Indigo Ballroom

Description: Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski, “Gears of War” movie scriptwriter Chris Morgan, “Gears of War” comic book author and “Gears of War 2” scriptwriter Joshua Ortega and “Gears of War” movie director Len Wiseman present a preview of what’s next in the 11 million selling “Gears of War” franchise. Get in on all the action, including an exclusive sneak peek at the deleted scene from “Gears of War 2: Dark Corners” as well as an insider’s glimpse into the highly anticipated “Gears of War” motion picture. Whether you play the g