We’ve got a new look at the upcoming Battlefield 3! This trailer shows off some campaign gameplay (Operation Guillotine) on the Xbox 360. Check it out:
Battlefield 3 is due out October 25, 2011 in North America, on October 27 in Australia and October 28 in Europe.
Microsoft has announced during its pre-E3 conference this morning that it is working on the next installment of the Halo franchise. Halo 4 will be out for the holiday season… 2012.
Halo 4 will once again star Master Chief, the protagonist from the original Halo games. This new game will also mark the beginning of a new Halo trilogy, according to Microsoft.
In the meantime, Microsoft announced a remake of the original Halo for this year.
At a pre-E3 press conference today, Microsoft announced that a remake of the first Halo game for the Xbox 360.
The remake, called Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, will make use of the graphics engine seen in Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, updating the game for high-definition, current-gen graphics.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be out on November 15, 2011. The new game should keep Halo fans busy until Halo 4 comes out a year later, during the holiday 2012 season.
EA DICE has announced that it will give players who order Medal of Honor‘s Limited Edition will get access to the beta of the highly-anticipated Battlefield 3.
Battlefield has seen three Xbox 360 titles, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Modern Combat was a scaled-back version of the PC’s Battlefield 2. This will mark the first time that a flagship Battlefield title will come to a console.
DICE did include a little gotcha in the announcement. The offer is only valid if Battlefield 3′s beta is available within a year from Medal of Honor’s release. You’ll also need to be over eighteen to be eligible, and Xbox Live subscribers must have a Gold account to play.
As for Medal of Honor itself, having tried out the Beta I find it fun, but a little too much like Call of Duty. Now, that’s great if you’re a Call of Duty fan — but I was hoping that it would be blended with a little bit of the Battlefield feel.
Medal of Honor will be out on October 12 in North America, and October 15 in Europe. No details yet on Battlefield 3.
Oh, the wit. The wit of that headline. Superb.
Anyways, on September 14, 2010, Halo: Reach will be released everywhere except Japan, where the game will be released on September 15.
Chances are, it’ll sell well. In the 18 days that the Halo: Reach beta was live, 2.7 million players logged in and spent 16 million hours playing the game. People who bought Halo 3: ODST were invited to participate in the beta.
Halo: Reach is Bungie’s last Halo game, as the company is moving on to work on a new series with Activision. More on Reach as it comes.
Microsoft has announced that Crackdown 2 will be out this June.
Crackdown 2 again has you working for the Agency, hunting down criminals and forcing order back upon Pacific City. This time, though, the city is being overrun by mutants in addition to the regular breed of criminals, offering a greater challenge to the super-powered Agents.
Better customization and even more augmented powers for the Agent are promised in the sequel. The co-op is back in Crackdown 2, but has been extended to allow four players. Additionally, a multiplayer mode allows up to sixteen players to compete together.
Crackdown 2 is being developed by Ruffian Games and will be published by Microsoft in June.