Various international press outlets have reported receiving invitations to Microsoft's long-expected next generation Xbox reveal event, and word of the conference has been confirmed by Xbox community mouth-piece Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb.

On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. On that day, we’ll be holding a special press event on the Xbox campus and we invite you to join us via the live global stream that will be available on Xbox.com, Xbox LIVE and broadcast on Spike TV if you are in the US or Canada.

On that day, we’ll share our vision for Xbox, and give you a real taste of the future. Then, 19-days later at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, we’ll continue the conversation and showcase our full lineup of blockbuster games.

We are thrilled to pull back the curtain and reveal what we’ve been working on.

A New Generation Revealed
Xbox Campus, Redmond WA
Tuesday, May 21st @ 1p ET/10a PT/17:00 GMT

Unfortunately for Australians, the US morning event time works out to be 3am AEST on Wednesday May 22 for us, so you'll have to get up early (or stay up late) if you want to catch the live stream on xbox.com, but full video of the event should still be available directly afterward, and we'll be sure to cover the highlights for you all anyway.