Is a Halo 2 HD Remake on the Way?

A new rumor suggests that 343 Industries is developing a Halo 2 Anniversary edition. According to the UK print edition of Official Xbox Magazine, "Following the success of remake Halo Anniversary, 343 Industries has now started development of Halo 2 Anniversary.”

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary hit stores last November and offered a full HD remake of the original game with added Kinect and online functionality in honor of its ten year anniversary. Halo 2 was originally released in November 2004, but Microsoft would presumably release the remake a year or two ahead of its ten year milestone.

We reached out to Microsoft for comment and a spokesperson told us “Our focus right now is on developing Halo 4. Beyond that, we do not comment on rumors or speculation.”

Source: CVG

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Report: New Castlevania Game Coming to 3DS

This week is just brimming with rumors, from the revised Wii U controller to the Star Fox/Metroid crossover. Adding to the pile is a rumor that has gained some steam recently - that a new Castlevania game, called Castlevania: Mirror of Fate, is being developed for 3DS.

As reported by Paul Gale Network, as well as a variety of other sources, the game is purportedly a 2D adventure that stars two different playable characters and features co-op play. The game apparently strives to make creative use of the 3DS’s cameras, with the forward-facing camera acting as some sort of mirror and the outward facing one being utilized for a new puzzle-solving mechanic.

If it's as good as Dawn of Sorrow (above), count us in.

A Wii U version was apparently also in development, but has since been canned in favor of a sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The rumored Lords of Shadow 2 will reportedly be cross-platform, coming to Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The Wii U version will supposedly support 3DS connectivity, and will be an upgraded port of the PS3 and Xbox 360 build.

For more juicy rumors and exciting revelations leading up to E3, keep it locked on IGN.

Source : http://www.ign.com

Xbox 360 Rumor Points To Internet Explorer App With Kinect Controls Ads By Google » Blog Tags Today's Most Popular Videos »

The Xbox 360 is all sorts of Internet-connected, but a newly surfaced rumor suggests that Microsoft will be revealing a dedicated Internet Explorer app for the console at E3 2012. The app will also include non-mandatory support for Kinect gestures and voince controls, The Verge reports via unnamed sources.

It's not terribly different from the current Bing search feature that is available on the Xbox 360, though that limits results to just media. The IE app would instead be a full-blown browser. There's no word on when this news will be officially revealed, though E3 2012 is of course the most likely bet. As for release timeframe... assuming this is true, Microsoft traditionally releases major dashboard/console updates in November, around the time of the Xbox 360's yearly anniversary.


Source : http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723700/xbox-360-rumor-points-to-internet-explorer-app-with-kinect-controls/