"Your Halo journey on Xbox One begins in 2014", though.
An Xtralife listing for an Xbox One-bound Anniversary edition of Halo 2 is "based solely on speculation and rumour", Microsoft has told OXM. This isn't quite the same thing as denying that the game is in development, of course.
Square Enix's stealthy ghost 'em up phases to current gen.
Remember Murdered: Soul Suspect, the ghost-noir puzzler from Quantum Conundrum developer Airtight Games, originally to be published by Square Enix for Xbox 360? Turns out it's an Xbox One game too. Have a look.
"It's mostly passive, with a few interactive components.".
It's hard to know what to expect of Microsoft's Xbox TV strategy, which encompasses both partnerships with established broadcasters and a raft of first-party content, generated by the firm's new Los Angeles and London-based production studios. One thing appears certain, however - TV and games may converge on Xbox, adapting each other's techniques for their own purposes, but they'll never actually meet. So says Elan Lee, creative director at Xbox Entertainment.
Beta user tires of waiting for 4J Studios to release next gen Minecraft.
The great battle of our time is almost upon us, and no, I'm not talking about Titanfall vs Call of Duty or Monolith's new Middle-earth game. Project Spark and Minecraft are about to go head to head on Xbox platforms, beginning with the appearance of the former's console beta later this month.
It's "kind of a bummer", says Phil Spencer.
It's a slow news day today, so a big hand please for Aaron Greenberg, chief of staff for Microsoft's devices and studios group. He's just poured cold water all over last week's big rumour about a forthcoming $399 Xbox One.
Next gen Battlefield code-named Havana, out 2014.
Visceral's rumoured Battlefield game is police-themed, if a report on Polygon is any indication. Somehow I doubt it'll be a first-person rendition of The Bill, but a man can dream.
Things aren't looking good for former Criterion staff.
Things aren't looking good for the UK-based arm of Ghost Games. The company was reportedly hit by layoffs over the weekend, letting go of contractors and telling full-time staffers they could either take compensation leave or continue work on another EA title.
Phil Spencer says we won't have long to wait to hear more.
Phil Spencer's Twitter account is fast becoming our destination of choice for a Monday morning. Rarely a week goes by when some new information can't be gleaned from his responses to various fan questions and comments. Case in point: this weekend, he's been hinting at when we might hear a bit more about Xbox One's Games with Gold program.
Sneaking out of the jungle on the 21st February.
Like Sylvester Stallone with a red bandana tied around his head, the upcoming Rambo video game tie-in (who you may remember released a trailer a couple of weeks ago) has crept from the undergrowth clutching a release date.
"We wanted to have a city which felt like it belonged in the Castlevania universe".
The upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will see the return of Gabriel Belmont who - since the events of the first game set in the middle ages and becoming immortal - took a nap in his castle and didn't wake up until the modern era. In that time, an entire city sprung up around the place.
Touchdown with our regular round up of weekly links.
Today is Superbowl Sunday - arguably one of the biggest nights in the US sporting calendar as the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. As a UK gent who's not terribly into sports most of the excitement is lost on me, but there's always the potential of silly adverts, or just hilarious pictures of Professor X and Magneto celebrating.
A trio of shots for CD Projekt RED's open-world dark fantasy.
It's been a little while since we've heard from CD Projekt RED on the upcoming The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt, but that's pretty understandable as development rolls on - when the screens coming from the Polish developers look this good, we can forgive them for a bit of radio silence from time to time.
Is it swarm in here, or is it just me?.
The improbably large bug squishing giant robot OTT-ness of the latest Earth Defense Force game is nearly upon us - and since last week's announcement of a release date seemed to go down well, how about a trailer?
Finally available for download from Wednesday.
Patience is a virtue, or so we're told. With nearly four months since the last episode of Telltale's The Wolf Among Us however, it also results in a great deal of frenzied tweets, emails and some light foaming around the mouth with the justifiably rabid questioning of the whereabouts of episode two - and that's just from Aoife.
Trade association urges UK Government to "redouble its efforts" to encourage authorisation of scheme.
If you've been following industry news for some time, you may be aware of the ongoing battle to provide tax relief for UK game developers - it was announced nearly two years ago but it still hasn't come to fruition. This week, The Independent Game Developer's Association warns that these delays are proving detrimental to the industry as a whole.
Horticultural multiplayer shooter will also feature microtransactions.
It's somewhat a shame that split-screen gaming is a rarity these days. Sure, the logistics of organising in-person multiplayer sessions often means online is easier, but there's something to be said about playing with friends in the same room. The good news is Popcap's Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will have a split-screen mode - if you're on Xbox One, at least.
Revving up for a February 14th launch.
You may remember Twisted Pixel's LocoCycle was originally announced as an Xbox 360 title two years ago before it became an Xbox One launch title a year later.
Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
Techland's zombie-bopping RPG Dead Island and Signal's dinky tactical shooter Toy Soldiers: Cold War are this month's free Xbox games with Gold.
"As I've told you 10000000000000000000000 times I'll block these idiots immediately.".
Among this week's more than usually grand rollcall of Xbox One rumours is a rumour that thrills me to the core. Platinum Games, developer of Bayonetta, Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, is said to be making an Xbox One exclusive. It's allegedly code-named Project Nagano, and will release in March 2016. What does legendary designer Hideki Kamiya think of all this? He thinks you all need to shut your faces.
No comment on dropping the disc drive.
There will indeed be a new breed of Xbox One this year, according to a "senior publishing source", and Microsoft plans to discount the original version of the console. Is it time to jump for joy yet, everybody?
