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Teaser trailer offers glimpse at new future for popular franchise

We might just refer to it as Halo 5, as that’s a lot quicker to write than ‘the new Halo game’. Whatever you want to call it, you can see its first full trailer below. In it we see Master Chief wearing a robe and looking thoughtful. At least, we …

EA's long absent basketball game to reappear for next-gen consoles

A Limited Edition Day One version of the Xbox One will be available to pre-order from some retailers. Understood to be retailing for the same price – that being 429 – the SKU includes a limited edition Day One branded controller, a Day One Achievement and some DLC for some …

EA has announced its first Star Wars project – and it’s a Battlefront sequel. It is due for PS4 and Xbox One. Battlefront is a huge fan favourite amongst Star Wars enthusiasts, but the anticipated third game in the series hit development issues and was never released. It was previously …

EA's E3 press conference goes full throttle with new entry in racing franchise

Popcap launching third-person action title in Plants vs. Zombies franchise

Rare’s best-selling sporting mini-game collection will return when Xbox One launches this November. Announced in an E3 2013 pre-show trailer before tonight’s Microsoft press conference, Kinect Sports Rivals has been confirmed as one of the next generation console’s launch games, according to Polygon. Rivals will include six new mini-games based …

It’s all about the games”. That was the message from Microsoft prior to tonight’s E3 press conference and it’s hard to argue that the company didn’t deliver. What is likely to grab the headlines, however, is the console’s launch RRP – it will cost 429 when it arrives in the …

Multiplayer-only game to be released in 2014