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Most Recent: Xbox One
MS @ E3 13: Halo 5 coming to Xbox One in 2014
Are you surprised? No, of course you’re not. But Microsoft and 343 Industries announced Halo 5 today during their E3 Press Conference courtesy of a truly epic trailer.
343 Industries’ Bonnie Ross has confirmed the game will run at 60 FPS and use the Xbox One’s cloud computing features to enhance gameplay in new ways.
Halo 5 (though currently not referred to as Halo 5) will be released in 2014.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged E3 2013, Halo 5: Guardians
MS @ E3 13: Capybara bringing Below to Xbox One
Capybara, the developers behind Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery, will be bringing Below to the Xbox One. The game, which features music by Jim Guthrie, is part of the “rogue-like” genre and looks ridiculously low-tech compared to the rest of Microsoft’s Press Conference presentation.
Below does not currently have a release date.
MS @ E3 13: Dead Rising 3 announced as Xbox One exclusive
Dead Rising 3 is exclusively coming to the Xbox One. The game will star a new main character, Nick Ramos, and take place in the dusty border town of Los Perdidos.
Dead Rising 3 looks to add more zombies to the series than ever before and more gunplay too. But don’t worry, improvised melee weapons (like a mini-chainsaw) are still available. Owing to its “open world” nature, Dead Rising 3 will also include a much bigger emphasis on vehicles than ever before. And SmartGlass support will allow players to perform bigger actions such as calling in an air strike.
Capcom Vancouver showed the first gameplay footage of Dead Rising 3 during the Microsoft Press Conference and it matches up pretty closely with a rumor report from December 2011. So Dead Rising 3 has probably been in development for a few years now.
It’s scheduled to be a launch title for the Xbox One.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Dead Rising 3, E3 2013
MS @ E3 13: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain confirmed for Xbox One
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain won’t just be coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360, it’ll also be available for the Xbox One. Announced during today’s Microsoft Press Conference, The Phantom Pain will take Snake to Afghanistan (and on a horse) as he deals with new characters such as Kazuhira Miller, Eli, Skull Face and Quiet, as well as returning characters including Emmerich, Ocelot, and Code Talker.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain currently has no release date.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged E3 2013, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
MS @ E3 13: Microsoft teams with Swery65 for D4
Microsoft is bringing a noirish episodic adventure series directed by Hidetaka “Swery65” Suehiro (the mad genius behind Deadly Premonition) to the Xbox One. The cel-shaded D4 will be available exclusively for the Xbox One and, at this point, it’s unknwon if it’s connected in any way to the three games of the D series (which were originally released on a half-dozen different platforms including the PC, PSone, and Dreamcast).
MS @ E3 13: Killer Instinct confirmed for Xbox One
This is both a surprise and not a surprise, but Microsoft has announced that a new Killer Instinct is in development for the Xbox One.
I’d say this certainly qualifies as the resurrection of an “historic” property from Rare. Killer Instinct will be available for the Xbox One this year.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged E3 2013, Killer Instinct
MS @ E3 13: Minecraft: Xbox One Edition announced
Microsoft’s Phil Harrison has just announced that Minecraft will be coming to the Xbox One. Mojang’s sensation will have “bigger worlds” and “more multiplayer.”
No release date was announced for Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.
Watch “Exposed,” the Watch Dogs E3 2013 trailer, right here
It seems like not a month goes by without the release a new trailer for Watch Dogs. And with the E3 Expo just a few hours away, Ubisoft has released a “Exposed,” an all-CGI affair that definitely qualifies as ridiculously awesome.
This time, Aiden Pearce uses his hacking skills to infiltrate a human trafficking ring and exacts some Liam Neeson-style vengeance on the “auctioneer” and his accomplices.
Trust me, if you do nothing else today, you want to take three minutes and 30 seconds out of your day to check it out.