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Microsoft Announces Ascend, LocoCycle, and Matter

June 4, 2012

Midway through today’s Microsoft conference, the company showed trailers of three new games coming in 2013 to Xbox 360. Ascend: New Gods is a turn-based strategy game with asynchronous multiplayer that works across Windows phone and 360. It is being [...]

by Geoff

Xbox SmartGlass Revealed

June 4, 2012

In 2010, Microsoft released the Kinect. The device was meant to not only allow better navigation of the Xbox 360’s menus, but also to allow brand new gameplay possibilities. Today, Microsoft announced a new expansion for Xbox 360 titled Xbox [...]

by Rhys

Nickelodeon, Paramount, Machinima, and More Coming to 360

June 4, 2012

Microsoft spent a good chunk of its pre-E3 conference talking about new “apps” and services being added to Xbox Live. Newly announced entertainment partners include Nickelodeon, Paramount, Machinima and Univision, which will all be out by the [...]

by Geoff

Forza Horizon Coming October 23

June 4, 2012

Microsoft showed off a new trailer of its next Forza game, Forza Horizon, during its E3 conference today. The game was also given a release date – October 23.

by Geoff

Gears of War: Judgment Revealed

June 4, 2012

Last year’s Gears of War 3 proved to be a big success for both Epic Games and Microsoft. Now, a new game in the series has been announced. Set 14 years before the events of the first Gears of War, the game follows Kilo Squad as they are charged with [...]

by Rhys

First Halo 4 Campaign Footage Released

June 4, 2012

Since its reveal a year ago, Halo 4 has received a great deal of hype from fans of the series. Despite many details being released earlier this year, gameplay footage has largely been absent. Now, Microsoft has set out to whet the appetite of fans by [...]

by Rhys

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Announced

June 4, 2012

Microsoft has just announced Splinter Cell: Blacklist at their E3 conference. A trailer and gameplay footage was shown showing Sam stalking through a warzone on the Iran/Iraq border, taking out a terrorist organization known as the [...]

by Geoff

Wii U Online Functionality Revealed, New Controller Announced

June 3, 2012

During the pre-E3 Nintendo Direct conference today, Nintendo spent a great deal of time detailing the Wii U’s online functionality, as well as its controllers. With Nintendo’s previous home console, the Wii, the company missed out on a great [...]

by Rhys

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