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What could be better than a live action Halo TV-series? Why, a fully fledged next-generation sequel, of course. Microsoft has confirmed that a new Halo game is making its way to the Xbox One, calming the doubts of fans who were concerned that the franchise was shifting to less traditional platforms. According to a Microsoft rep, this next-gen Halo (actual name to be determined) will not only “take full advantage of the power and flexibility of Xbox One,” but will also be buffered by MS’ cloud computing and, in a first for the franchise, run at a “blistering” 60 fps. Look for it to launch sometime in 2014.

Update: Ballmer and Co. just published the video online and we’ve slotted it in right after the break.

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Hoping you’d get to do some casual game building on the Xbox One? Microsoft Game Studios’ newly revealed Project Spark may be for you. It’ll allow users to craft their own digital spaces using Kinect Voice controls to add topographical features like mountains, plains and rivers, while fine tuning things with fingers through SmartGlass. Of course, the look of the world isn’t all you can manipulate, as Project Spark also lets you create logic and rules for the objects and characters in your personal digital utopia. Oh, and if you aren’t planning on grabbing a One right away, the game looks to be coming to PCs running Windows 8 as well.

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It’s not just the hardware and games that are getting an overhaul in Microsoft’s next generation, it’s the services too. Today at E3, Microsoft demonstrated the new SmartGlass app compatible with Xbox One. Using Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome for the demo and running off of a Surface tablet, reps were able to show how real-time info can be streamed to the player on the second screen. This extended functionality also encompasses the ability to start a single player game, setup multiplayer, buy add-on content while in-game and view leaderboard stats, as well as tips and tricks for concurrent gameplay. All of this comes in addition to the video scraping feature, which utilizes Twitch.tv, Microsoft had previously announced for Xbox One SmartGlass — just as promised.

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Minecraft is coming to Xbox One as a special edition with expanded multiplayer capabilities. The popular sandbox game will also be getting massively larger worlds, something that wasn’t possible on the 360 thanks to its limited RAM. If there are any other new features or updates we’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out, the title was mentioned only very quickly during Microsoft’s E3 press event. But, we wouldn’t worry about Mojang drastically altering the formula that has worked so well.

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That’s right, folks. Killer Instinct is making a return to consoles. When it arrives, the title will be exclusive to the Xbox One. “We listened, and Killer Instinct is back, only on Xbox One” said Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer. No word on an exact release date, though, so we’ll bee keeping an eye out for those details.

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