MasterChief is back! - Halo 5 Announcment!

Microsoft announced a brand-new upcoming Halo game coming to the Xbox One at E3 2013, apparently this new title is in fact Halo 5, not a spinoff. A Facebook post from Xbox Australia today confirmed this. Unfortunately a Microsoft representative stepped in pretty quickly and told GameSpot.

This post was made in error, and we will be updating it shortly. We have made no announcements regarding the name of Halo on Xbox One. As we have stated previously, the award-winning franchise continues on Xbox One, beginning in 2014. We have no further details to share at this time.
The post has since been removed, but it is a pretty good bet that they were spot on. It comes from Microsoft itself, perhaps the news was planned to be announced soon, somehow just jumped the gun on it a bit.
Back in June, former Xbox boss Don Mattrick referred to the newly announced Halo game as Halo 5.
Microsoft Game Studios Corporate Vice President Phil Spencer declined to say if this new title was indeed Halo 5. He only described the game as “legitimate.” That is not a very helpful way to describe an upcoming game that was announced by Microsoft itself. If it had been leaked on the internet then sure that would be great.
Microsoft has released only one trailer of the new Halo game so far, showing Master Chief in the desert. So far the game is a mystery and will continue to be so until Microsoft declares it the correct time for an official reveal. This could be soon or we could end up waiting a few more months.

Source: NGU www.NextGenUpdate.com
Link: http://www.nextgenupdate.com/news/halo-5-confirmed-set-for-2014-release

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New Xbox in Development?

By -Kurt- of NextGenUpdate.com

 

Whether you cannot wait for the next generation of consoles, or dread the day of their announcement, Microsoft could be well underway in developing a futuristic system which will set the bar for gamers. As of recent, confidential word of certain Microsoft employees have been leaked throughout the world. What has been suggested is that a future Xbox device, perhaps called the Xbox 720, is in the works. Though no confirmed announcement regarding the launch and/ or console, many now believe it is only a matter of time.

Fellow Microsoft employee, Jeff Faulkner, has been working under the title of “Xbox Next Gen Creative Director”. Given this title back in January, Faulkner holds the responsibility of “guiding the vision for Xbox’s User Experience Design across Social Media, User Experience, Entertainment, Gesture and Voice Input, Information Design and Brand and Visual design.” Though this job description does not insinuate a new console, it supports the idea of content which will be featured in one. Nevertheless, Jonathan Harris, another employee at the Microsoft corporation has been “Designing the next generation of entertainment” for the past fourteen months. In analysis, this rather important job would be for the development of any new item Microsoft were to put on the market. All in all, these two specific jobs seem to be in preparation for an upcoming console.

Additionally, Joe Lagevin, an Xbox Hardware intern at Microsoft, has been designing and simulating high speed data buses which prevent electromagnetic interference in next generation devices. Moreover, a man also by the name of Patrick Corrigan, previously employed from Feburary to June 2011, held the responsibility of “Providing groundwork and integration for branding elements for next-gen Xbox on all forms of media. Ranging from print to UI across future releases of Xbox Platform.” A major job that hints at a ground breaking product (possibility a new console) which could come into the market. A person employed for this duty must be incorporating a relatively large project for Microsoft.

No one can for sure predict whether all of this adds up to a new device from Microsoft. Only time can tell whether or not a console will be unveiled within the matter of time. These small hints however illustrate the possibility of a new upcoming Xbox system.

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