I actually stopped by the local Game Crazy and pre-ordered a X360 wireless bundle on my way home. (They're taking pre-orders; $25 down, no price yet)
Get home, turn on the TiVo and start the program. Skip the celebs. Skip the music. See five minutes of some "gamers" faces playing PD0 and a couple of glimpses of what looks like Counter-Strike Source.
Log on, check this thread, look at the 1UP screens.
Realize why they mostly showed the players' faces.
I'm not going to cancel the pre-order or anything, since other games I've seen at least look like a decent step above XB1 visually or gameplay-wise, but this is just... sad. This is MS's "Halo" replacement for launch. Halo 2 makes this look like a "meh" DC game.
This needs to be delayed until... Hell, why is it still in development? 50 player online (and is that fun, or a mess?) or not, I wouldn't play this game in this form with a bag over its fugly head.
It's been posted here plenty, but I have to ask: W. T. F. ?
I can't imagine how this debacle will affect the next EGM's newsstand sales. Sorry, guys. I bet they were as jazzed at landing the exclusive as we were to see it tonight, but I also bet they were just as dumbstruck when the screens for their feature came in as we are right now. What a mess.