"I would change a few things. I'd change the pistol".
Jason Jones is the co-founder of Bungie and was the project lead for the first two Halo games. He has remained largely out of the spotlight for the last eleven years, but it turns out he has some interesting things to say about the Xbox's most famous series.
Some familiar faces may be making their way to California.
Dead Rising 3 may be set in a new location and star a whole new protagonist, but two characters from previous titles in the series may be turning up in Los Perdidos after all. Possible spoilers ahead if you want to go in fresh...
A round-up of interesting reading from around the web.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Sunday System Link. From today and for at least the next few Sundays, we're going to be giving you a selection of interesting links from around the internet that we think you might to have a ponder at.
They come and go, they come and go.
Bethesda have revealed the Kwama are to return in Elder Scrolls Online via the latest entry in their ongoing development blog.
Next DLC contains new armour, weapon skins, two new maps and a whole new game mode.
Holder to the keys of the Halo franchise 343 Industries are currently at the annual Rooster Teeth Expo this weekend, where they've revealed the next DLC ready to release for Halo 4. It's actually made up of several pieces of content that can either be bought individually or in a pack dubbed the "Champions Bundle".
"I'm not even sure if I'm human anymore...".
Square-Enix has released another trailer for the next chapter in the Final Fantasy XIII saga, this time focusing on the story and some of the characters Lightning will meet on her adventure.
Producer Dominic Guay claims Ubisoft Montreal are able to "push further" on Xbox One.
Dominic Guay, lead producer of Watch Dogs has been talking about how playing the game on Xbox One may make for a more dynamic city in an interview with Gaming Target.
and presumably some tractors, a plow, a combine harvester...
Focus Interactive and Giants Software have unleashed a brand new summer trailer for the upcoming Xbox 360 release of their surprisingly popular Farming Simulator series.
"This is such an exciting time to be joining Microsoft.".
Former Channel 4 Online business manager Jen Topping, who helped launch the channel's On Demand catch-up service, has joined Microsoft Soho Productions as the new business manager for EMEA TV.
The best of E3 and the worst of science.
Our difficult 101st issue is now on sale from all good newsagents, quite a few bad ones, and the finest digital magazine emporia. In it you will find the finest exclusives for Xbox One and Xbox 360, exclusive chat with Microsoft Studios' Phil Spencer, and some actual science on the thorny subject of wether games make you violent.
Participants will be the first to purchase content using local currency, as MS points are retired.
Major Nelson has just announced that registration has opened for the 2013 Xbox Live Update Public Beta for the Xbox 360. One of the key features of the update will be the ability to complete transactions using local currency, after Microsoft announced plans to discontinue the use of Microsoft Points during E3 this year.
Offers apply from today through the weekend.
Microsoft's Ultimate Games Sale is going out with a bang - or rather, with discounts on five of the best games in recent memory. The reductions aren't quite as dazzling as those of earlier in the week, but #163;15 for XCOM and Tomb Raider or #163;9 for Hitman Absolution isn't to be sneezed at.
Series of tournaments and online events to run this summer.
Think you could give Master Chief a run for his money? 343 Industries has announced another Halo 4 Global Championship, offering up prizes from a pot of a cool half a million dollars to the best players of Halo 4.
"It's a 4th July Miracle!" says Phil Fish.
Outspoken indie developer Phil Fish of Polytron Corporation has confirmed that 2012 puzzler favourite Fez will finally get a long-awaited patch on Xbox Live Arcade, via Twitter.
"It's going to be a challenge for him.".
The Bruce Wayne of Batman: Arkham Origins may be a top-notch martial artist and world-class detective, but he's also a little bit too big for his boots, creative director Eric Holmes has revealed.
"As we evolved, our costs went substantially up.".
There are substantially fewer developers working the ever-inadequately defined "AAA" circuit this generation, EA's chief creative officer Richard Hilleman has alleged in a new report. What's to blame? HD gaming, apparently.
Developer CEO explains the "ultimate Remedy experience".
Remedy's Quantum Break is perhaps the weirdest of Xbox One's exclusives, an eccentric blend of live action TV and time travel, but the fundamentals should be familiar to fans of the developer's previous work. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in an E3 interview, CEO Matias Myllyrinne has shed a bit more light.
New Kinect opens up new ad opportunities.
Xbox One is designed with adverts in mind, a number of Microsoft staff have told Stick Twiddlers in an interview - advertisers may take advantage of Kinect's facial recognition features to serve up user-tailored offers while you're watching TV shows or playing games. That said, the manufacturer is "very keen" to avoid abusing the trust of its customers.
Presentation slides reveal multitude of interesting tweaks.
Here's how I know I'm a Dark Souls fan: I'm prepared to get hilariously over-excited about the ability to shoot arrows from two different quivers without switching via the D-pad. New details of Dark Souls 2's core bits have surfaced in Famitsu, care of Reddit. The below is a fan translation of slides from a Japanese presentation, so treat with mild caution for the moment.
Pete Hines reiterates commitment to Dishonored franchise.
Bethesda's Peter Hines has taken a few moments to say not very much about id Software and Arkane's future activities. In particular, he's rather stoked for whatever id Software's working on.