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Halo 5: Guardians opening cinematic introduces Spartan Locke's team

By Ozzie Mejia, Aug 31, 2015 9:38pm PDT

Microsoft and 343 Industries ended PAX Prime in a big way by releasing one of the opening cinematics for Halo 5: Guardians, introducing Spartan Locke's Red team of soldiers.

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"Yes, so was the female Spartan introduced from the last game. Spartan program is not as hard to ..."

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Halo 5: Guardians plot teased to be revealed in special 'mission briefing' today [Update 2]

By Daniel Perez, Aug 31, 2015 8:50am PDT

Microsoft has teased the possible reveal of Halo 5: Guardians' plot as it says a 'mission briefing' will be made available later today.

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"Cool, I have this feeling that Halo 5 will be the best in the series, I hope so."

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Forza Motorsport 6 demo hits the track on September 1

By Ozzie Mejia, Aug 27, 2015 10:39am PDT

Forza Motorsport 6 has gone gold and to celebrate, Microsoft and Turn 10 have announced the deployment date for the game's demo. To add a little incentive, they've also announced that the Ford GT will be unlocked in the full game upon playing the demo.

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"yah true... FH is made by a different team but still great!!"

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Review: Still Crazy After All These Years

By Daniel Perez, Aug 25, 2015 1:00pm PDT

Microsoft is bringing the classic Gears of War to the Xbox One in its "Ultimate Edition," but is this a game hardcore fans of the series should pick up or roadie run right past it? Hold your Lancer tight and read our review.

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"Going to get this for the PC for sure, I really wish that they will re do 2 and 3 as well and ..."

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition COG Tag Locations

By Daniel Perez, Aug 24, 2015 4:55pm PDT

A complete guide to all 33 COG tags hidden throughout Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.

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Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition headed to PC and Xbox One this fall

By Daniel Perez, Aug 07, 2015 6:40am PDT

Moon Studios has announced the "ultimate" version of Ori and the Blind Forest is making its way to Windows 10, Steam, and Xbox One this fall.

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"I hope they release a DLC option that adds these new features to the original game. Forcing ..."

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Getting a Rash: Hands-on with Killer Instinct's new Battletoad

By Ozzie Mejia, Aug 05, 2015 2:00pm PDT

Old-school players were given a treat yesterday when Microsoft and Killer Instinct invited Rash to Iron Galaxy's fighter. How does he handle? Shacknews went hands-on to find out.

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"Holy shit season 3 is real! Man I am so happy this is happening. Nice Rash looks really cool ..."

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Shack Reels: Top 5 games to uninstall from Rare Replay

By Shack Staff, Aug 04, 2015 12:30pm PDT

Out of a full-blown collection of 30 games, not all of them are going to be winners. Today, Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky discusses which games from Rare Replay belong in the scrap heap.

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Gamescom 2015: New Rise of the Tomb Raider gameplay demo released

By Daniel Perez, Aug 04, 2015 8:22am PDT

With Rise of the Tomb Raider just a few months from release, Microsoft has released a new gameplay demo of the game in action.

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"I'm kind of miffed about Square allowing MS to buy this as a timed exclusive, but I am weak and ..."

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Gamescom 2015: Xbox One backwards compatibility launches November 2015

By Daniel Perez, Aug 04, 2015 7:36am PDT

After announcing the Xbox One will support backwards compatability, Microsoft has announced the feature will launch in November.

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"The phrasing is "all future Xbox 360 Games With Gold titles," so I would take that to mean that ..."

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Gamescom 2015: Crackdown 3 flexes its muscles in new gameplay trailer

By Daniel Perez, Aug 04, 2015 7:18am PDT

During Microsoft's Gamescom media briefing, Crackdown was finally shown off after missing its E3 2015 showing.

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"Is there a benefit to Shacknews for watching it embedded in the site? Because I always ..."

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition celebrates going gold with opening cinematic

By Ozzie Mejia, Jul 23, 2015 11:48am PDT

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has been approved and is ready for pre-download, so Microsoft and The Coalition are celebrating by releasing the game's opening cinematic and a behind-the-scenes video.

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EVO 2015: Iron Galaxy recalls Killer Instinct: Season 2 and reveals new Shadow Jago moves

By Ozzie Mejia, Jul 17, 2015 3:00pm PDT

With Season 2 behind them, Iron Galaxy came to Evo 2015 to recall everything that went into their year-long tenure with Killer Instinct. They'll also look into the future with some upcoming changes for Shadow Jago.

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"Haha after batman I thought you meant they removed it from stores."

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Fable Legends begins its adventure on October 13 [Update]

By Ozzie Mejia, Jul 15, 2015 2:50pm PDT

Microsoft is touting a lot of features for the upcoming Fable Legends, but kept its release date most under wraps, as an October 13 release date was quietly unveiled yesterday.

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The Best Xbox One Games to Play Right Now

By Shack Staff, Jul 15, 2015 7:00am PDT

Whether you're a longtime fan, or just picking up your Xbox One - these are the must-have games on microsoft's gaming console right now.

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