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Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 nominated for video game writing
The Writers Guild of America has nominated six games in its 2013 writing awards; others nominated include 007 Legends and Disney Epic Mickey 2.
News - Posted Jan 17, 2013 4:31 am GMT
Microsoft Studios' future lies in the 'connected audience'
VP Phil Harrison reveals publisher moving away from packaged goods and towards becoming "operator of connected devices"; London studio established to develop "new IP and business models."
News - Posted Jan 10, 2013 4:04 pm GMT
343: Next Halo will be 'much better'
Franchise director Frank O'Connor says 343 Industries "made a lot of mistakes" with Halo 4, but overall the game "wasn't half bad."
News - Posted Jan 10, 2013 2:51 pm GMT
Halo 4 DLC out now
Crimson Map Pack out now free for War Games Map Pass owners, $10 otherwise; Extraction mode now also available.
News - Posted Dec 10, 2012 3:44 pm GMT
Black Ops II November US sales hit 7.5 million
NPD data reveals sales figures for latest Call of Duty; Halo 4 sells 3.2 million, Assassin's Creed III shifts 2.9 million.
News - Posted Dec 7, 2012 2:44 pm GMT
Time names Guild Wars II best game of 2012
Magazine heralds ArenaNet's online role-playing game top title of year followed by Xenoblade Chronicles, Xcom: Enemy Unknown, and Dishonored.
News - Posted Dec 7, 2012 1:52 pm GMT
Halo series sales hit 50 million
Microsoft's sci-fi shooter franchise reaches new sales milestone; Halo 4 contributes roughly 4 million copies; free-to-enter tournament begins December 17.
News - Posted Dec 6, 2012 1:59 pm GMT
New Halo 4 maps, Extraction mode arrive December 10
Crimson Map Pack brings three multiplayer environments to sci-fi shooter, new 5 vs. 5 objective-based gametype; free with War Games pass, $10 otherwise.
News - Posted Nov 29, 2012 6:13 pm GMT
New Microsoft studio to 'build the next Halo'
Microsoft Vancouver renamed Black Tusk Studios, seeking to double staff by year's end for "next big entertainment franchise."
News - Posted Nov 29, 2012 3:04 pm GMT
Xbox 360 sells 750,000 during Black Friday week
Microsoft reveals US sales of latest console exceed forecasts; Halo 4 sales "impressive"; Xbox Live Gold subs jump by more than 50 percent.
News - Posted Nov 27, 2012 8:05 pm GMT
Halo 4 DLC dates outed - Report
Xbox 360 dashboard image reveals Crimson pack arriving December 10, followed by Majestic expansion Feb. 29, and Castle add-on April 1.
News - Posted Nov 26, 2012 2:36 pm GMT
Halo team seeking devs with MMO experience
Job ads for software engineers at 343 Industries seek staffers with MMO know-how to build technology services for Master Chief saga.
News - Posted Nov 20, 2012 7:24 pm GMT
Black Ops II tops UK chart
Latest Call Of Duty pushes Halo 4 from the top of the UK chart; Xbox 360 version takes 60 percent of sales.
News - Posted Nov 19, 2012 10:54 am GMT
Over 1 million have completed Halo 4 campaign
Microsoft reveals 1.12 million finished campaign in first five days, with just 6 percent finishing on Legendary.
News - Posted Nov 16, 2012 12:52 pm GMT
Halo team staffing up for 'incubation projects'
343 Industries seeking senior game designer to lead creative vision for mystery projects, as well as "other AAA Halo experiences."
News - Posted Nov 15, 2012 7:21 pm GMT
Halo 4 tops Xbox Live activity chart
Microsoft's new shooter tallies more unique users than Modern Warfare 3, Minecraft, and FIFA 13 to take top spot in debut week.
News - Posted Nov 14, 2012 1:26 pm GMT
Windows 8 chief leaves
Only weeks after Windows 8, Surface products launch, Steven Sinofsky departs technology giant for reasons unknown.
News - Posted Nov 13, 2012 1:06 pm GMT
Halo 4 drives $220 million in 24 hours
Microsoft's new sci-fi shooter mints $20 million more than Halo: Reach on launch day, is on pace to hit $300 million in first-week global sales.
News - Posted Nov 12, 2012 8:40 pm GMT
Halo 4 UK launch can't topple Halo 3, Halo: Reach
First-week sales of Microsoft's new sci-fi shooter not enough to beat out 2007's Halo 3 or 2010's Halo: Reach.
News - Posted Nov 12, 2012 3:17 pm GMT
Why GameStop sells in-store DLC
Retailer's director of digital content reveals in-store add-on purchases have reached 10 million; sales associates key to driving sales.
News - Posted Nov 9, 2012 7:28 pm GMT