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This isn’t a traditional Halo (opens in new tab) game. The series has moved on for a new generation of consoles, and you need to move with it. Accept that, and there’s loads to love in the game’s new story mode, which is entirely playable in co-op. Oh, and it’s …

What would you do if you could clone yourself? Stay in bed and let your doppelgänger endure your job for you? Become a magician and ruin Hugh Jackman’s life? Solve increasingly complex problems in a 2D puzzle platformer? You’ll have to opt for the latter playing as Filo. He’s a …

Destiny (opens in new tab) is a game that will evolve over ten years (opens in new tab) – and players will be pleased to know that their Guardians will be with them until the end. There will be no need to switch characters between expansions or the inevitable sequel-style …

If there’s one thing Gearbox does better than anyone else, it’s building RPG-shooters that look like they’ve jumped straight out of a comic book. Borderlands has become the studio’s international calling card, so if you’re going to build another IP that involves co-operative shooting in a cartoon setting, how do …

Sony’s nostalgia-infused conference aside, Microsoft had one of its strongest E3 showings in years. In the latest issue of Edge, the team sat down with the head of Microsoft’s Xbox Division, Phil Spencer, to discuss everything from backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games to that expensive Xbox One Elite controller… …

Any self-respecting franchise game gets a making-of these days, and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (opens in new tab) is more self-respecting than most. Starting now, The Coalition will be releasing a behind-the-scenes video about its upcoming remaster every week. The first episode in the series (which you can watch …

The closed alpha for Hitman keeps leaking (opens in new tab) like a faucet. But as annoying as these too-early gameplay videos must be for Square Enix and IO Interactive, at least 47’s latest adventure already looks like a slick return to form for the silent assassin. This five-minute long …

Speaking at this year’s Develop, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has said he wants to make a new Duke Nukem game, potentially via second developer. Hopefully, not taking as long to complete as the now legendary 14 year development that finally gave us Duke Nukem Forever. (opens in new tab) “I …

Update: Yager told GamesIndustry.biz (opens in new tab) that the split arose when the two companies’ “respective visions of the project fell out of alignment.” Yager plans to reveal more of its future plans at Gamescom in August. Original story: Yager is no longer working on Dead Island 2. Publisher …

Former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond is starting an EA studio, and its very first project is collaborating with Uncharted director Amy Hennig and Visceral on their new Star Wars game (opens in new tab). That’s quite a way to break the silence after Raymond left Ubisoft (opens in new …