Hunt the Truth was an audio-based webseries revolving around discovering the mysteries held deep within the Office of Naval Intelligence about the Spartan program, and specifically, John-117. Fans of the series may be excited to know that the story will continue in a few months. Dustin Pettigrew of Podtacular confirmed on Twitter.com that a Season 2 of Hunt the Truth would begin airing sometime in September. Most details are unknown, but it will likely pick up where Petra left off and continue with her as the main protagonist. It is also likely that the events and information revealed in the previous series will have repercussions in Season 2. Since the successor is closer to the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, it is also likely that it will pertain closer to the events of the game, rather than the set-up involved in Season 1.

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All images and information sourced from 343 Industries, Microsoft, and Dustin Pettigrew.

Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a new addition to the Mirror's Edge franchise following up the 2008 predecessor, Mirror's Edge. This week, a Collector's Edition bundle was unveiled on the game's official site MirrorsEdge.com that is likely to make fans of the series quite happy. The bundle will retail for $200 and will include a few goodies for interested buyers. The highlight of the special edition is a 14inch statue showing a poetic parallel between younger and older Faith. Also included are 10 pieces of limited edition concept art, a stylish steelbook, temporary tattoos such as Faith's iconic arm branding, a lithograph, and to encase it all, a collector's edition box with the game's logo inscribed on it. You can pre-order a copy for yourself at GameStop today and more retailers will become available as time goes on. The game will follow the origins and later years of Faith Connors, a rebellious heroine with an innate skill in parkour and will release on February 23rd, 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows, with later release dates for Australia and Europe.

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All images and information sourced from DICE and Electronic Arts.

Earlier this year Microsoft announced their plans to integrate the Xbox One with their new operating system Windows 10. They announced a new experience with both Xbox One and Windows 10 by revealing new content such as streaming games to the PC and Windows 10 devices, cross platform features/gameplay and DVR. But they have just announced more features (focusing more on accessibility and activity) that will be rolling out this month. These features will focus on things such as accessing Xbox accounts, sharing content with friends and accessing games. Here is the official list containing the latest collection of features:

• My Games – As you install games from the Windows Store, they will appear in your My Games list. Additionally, you can manually add games to your collection by selecting My games > Add a game from your PC. Also, there is now a Featured games section on the home screen, below your Recently played list.
  
• Game hubs – You can now launch a local PC game from its game hub, view details about the game in the Windows Store, and find and follow People to Watch for a given game. Additionally, for Xbox One games, you can now choose Play from console to initiate a game streaming session from a game hub page.
  
• Share with your friends – You can share your achievements to your Activity feed and Showcase just like you do on Xbox One. You can also share your Xbox One Game clips or Screenshots listed under Game DVR > Shared to your Activity Feed and Showcase.
  
• Xbox avatars – We renamed the Avatars app on Windows 10 to Xbox Avatars and the layout and iconography have been updated to final designs. In this month’s preview, there is a “Take a photo” feature so you can pose your avatar and snap a photo.
  
• Xbox account – In preview, you can sign in to Xbox on Windows 10 with any account, and create a new Xbox account if you do not already have one.
  

To access all the Xbox features on Windows 10 users will need to install Build 10158 of the operating system when it launches July 29th.

Xbox on Windows 10 trailer revealed earlier this year.

What's your thoughts of Microsoft's integration of Xbox and Windows 10?

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The recent gaming press conferences known as E3 revealed a wealth of new titles returning to favorite franchises, one of those being Dark Souls III. This announcement also sparked some great news, that the series has sold over 8.5 million copies combining their three titles, as reported by GameInformer.com. The original game Dark Souls and Artorias of the Abyss came in at nearly 6 million in total. Dark Souls II totaled at a little over 2 million, and it's current generation port only came in with about 600K sales. All of these net a little over 8.5 million copies for the series. This was all revealed during a formal conference in Japan by From Software. The company is also responsible for the recent PS4 exclusive title Bloodborne.

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All images and information sourced from GameInformer and From Software studios.

Microsoft made a daring move this E3 with the announcement that over the next few years Xbox 360 titles will become playable on the Xbox One, and most expected their competitor Sony to do the same. Apparently not, as reported by GameSpot.com, Sony has no plans for a system of backwards compatibility on the PS4. They commented on the announcement, saying it must have been, "challenging" to pull it off. They said that their current system of compatibility, the PlayStationNOW subscription service, will stay in effect. "Backward compatibility is hard," Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida explained. "I won't say we'll never do it, but it's not an easy thing to do. If it was easy we would have done that." Shuhei also stated that Sony wanted to focus on building new experiences rather than holding on to older ones.

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All information and images sourced from GameSpot and Sony.

Since the release of the current generation of consoles, Mass Effect fans have been eager for a Trilogy port or remaster, but it seems Electronic Arts is not as keen on the idea. IGN.com reports that EA's Patrick Söderlund was interviewed by Game Informer and he told them that a remaster is not likely. He does confirm that Electronic Arts has examined the requests and knows about the desire for a port. "I won't lie and say we haven't looked at it. But for us, it's about weighing where we spend our resources. Is it better for them to be working on a completely new IP, which you know BioWare is, or should they be remastering a Mass Effect?" Patrick said, confirming that it would not be happening. He backed this up by stating how he wants to remember games as they were originally when he goes back to play them, rather than an upscale or remaster. This news comes in light of the recent Mass Effect: Andromeda announcement at EA's E3 Conference, the game is slated for release sometime in Holiday 2016.

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All information and pictures are sourced from Bioware and Electronic Arts.

One of the things that got Xbox fans excited was the announcement of backwards compatibility for the Xbox One. Head of Xbox Phil Spenser made the announcement earlier today during Microsoft's E3 briefing. Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra then came on to the stage to announce that Xbox One users can access their digital library of Xbox 360 games, as well as being able to insert their disks into the drive of the Xbox One. But there seems to be some limitations to this, on the Xbox website it states that not all games will work with this feature.

“The digital titles that you own and are part of the Back Compat game catalog will automatically show up in the “Ready to Install” section on your Xbox One. For disc-based games that are a part of the Back Compat game catalog, simply insert the disc and the console will begin downloading the game to your hard drive. After the game has finished downloading, you will still need to keep the game disc in the drive to play.” Mike announced that there will be around 100 titles available to play at the launch of the new service and more will come later down the line.

This looks to be similar to the Xbox 360's backwards compatibility feature with original Xbox games where only selected titles were included and the rest were locked out.

Mass Effect was used as an example of an Xbox 360 game that would be compatible on the Xbox One as they showed off a quick demo, so that was the first title to be confirmed that will be playable on the Xbox One. Mike also announced that those who are a member of the preview program will get early access to the feature starting today, and it will then become available to everyone else this holiday. Xbox.com provides the current list of the titles that are compatible with the Xbox One, more will be added at later times.

Here is the announcement that was uploaded to YouTube by Kotaku

What do you think of this new feature? Leave a comment below.

When it launched in 2012, the new Bethesda and Arkane Studios project Dishonored was hailed as a fantastic mixture of Assassin's Creed's core gameplay and a beautifully dark world full of mystery and shadows. If like myself, you were a fan of that world, you'll be excited to hear that Dishonored 2 seems to be happening, as shown in Bethesda's E3 test stream done today. Sourced from GameSpot.com, during the stream, the words 'Dishonored' and 'Harvey' were picked up by the microphone, Harvey being in reference to the first game's co-director Harvey Smith. Smith has been confirmed to be working with Arkane again on another project, but the exact nature is unknown, which leads this all to circle together as confirming a new Dishonored. Bethesda spoke out about the test run on Twitter, saying the run had gone just as planned, which could be a red herring. Until tomorrow, nothing is certain, but it seems Dishonored will be making an appearance at E3.

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All information and pictures sourced from GameSpot and the official Bethesda twitter and Bethesda themselves.

After a site called fallout.bethsoft.com popped up yesterday no one really doubted anymore that at the end of the 24 hour countdown, displayed on the site, would be a trailer for the long awaited Fallout 4. Now that the countdown hit 0, we know for sure.

Check the trailer down here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4

Pre-orders can now be made. More info will be released at E3 on June the 14th 7PM PST.

Are you throwing your money at the screen yet?

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The first game we get, which you can download throughout June, is a game called Massive Chalice.

The second game that can be downloaded throughout June is one of the games from the last Games with Gold. Poolnation FX's download time has been extended for another month.

Massive Chalice is a brand new game which will be released on the 1st of June for the first time. Without gold it can be bought for $19,99.

Poolnation FX would normally cost you $13,99 so if you haven't given it a shot yet, now's your chance.

For the Xbox 360 we also get 2 games.

The first one being Just Cause 2 which will be available for download from the 1st untill the 15th of June and the second one being Thief which is available from the 16th untill the 30th of June.

Just Cause 2's normal value is $14,99 and Thief would normally cost you $29,99.

Which game(s) will you download this month? And which one(s) would you recommend?

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Major Nelson's blog

As this years E3 edges closer speculations continue to loom, but as we speculate and hope for what we want to see here are the schedules of some of the major E3 conference to give you a heads up for when to tune in.

Bethesda June 14th - 7pm PT/10pm ET

Microsoft June 15 - 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET

EA June 15 - 1pm PT / 4pm ET

Ubisoft June 15 - 3pm PT / 6pm ET

Sony June 15 - 6pm PT / 9pm ET

Nintendo June 16 - 9am PT/ 12pm ET

Square Enix June 16 - 10am PT/ 1pm ET

PC Gaming Show June 16 - 5pm PT/8pm ET

Bethesda's will be holding their first ever E3 conference so what will they have in store for us? Many fans are speculating an announcement of a new Fallout game. As for Unbisoft many fans were disappointed to hear that one of their upcoming games "Tom Clancy's The Division" has been delayed until 2016, but a possible reveal may keep fans satisfied for a while as they wait. At least Rainbow Six Siege seems to be on track for a 2015 release.

Microsoft announced they have a big show planned this year as Halo 5: Guardians release is on the horizon. It's a safe bet Halo fans will get a ton of new info to dwell on as they wait to jump into the boots of Master Chief's and the new Character Agent Locke in Just 5 months. Gears of War fans will possibly get to see a reveal of the upcoming remake of the first Gears of War game and also may be treated to something from the next brand new installment to the franchise.

Fans of space exploration will surely be excited to see something from Hello Games upcoming title "No Man's Sky", the new title allows players to explore the universe and discover planets as they fly through the cosmos. With the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of the first PlayStation console Sony may have something special planned, but we can only find out what they are up to when they host their E3 show.

What are you excited for/hoping to see at this years E3?

Source: IGN

The looks of the map are described as follows:

"A secluded island, hidden along the coastal regions of Delta Halo, Remnant features a towering and iconic Forerunner megalith, weathered by untold millennia. Resembling other artifacts on Delta Halo, this enigmatic megalith became the site of comprehensive research by Lisbon pioneer groups. Local inscriptions catalogued by the Lisbon pioneer groups indicate that this towering megalith was constructed to pay tribute to Warrior-Servants who perished during the final siege of Forerunner colonies by ancient human invaders. After the Flood had overwhelmed key human strongholds, their incursions into Forerunner territory became violent as they attempted to contain the parasite through preemptive firebreak measures such as planetary immolation. The Forerunners struck back with devastating force, and many lives were lost on both sides."

It's cool that the map gets tied in with some lore this way.

On the way we'll be playing this map we get this description:

"As a War Games map environment, the site’s asymmetric layout and the artifact’s elevated, yet embedded position make it ideal for offense/defense engagements, including 1-Flag and Assault simulation objectives. Natural rock formations, outlying elements of the artifact, and a localized teleportation device offer an array of combat scenarios and infiltration methods that have been embraced by Spartans since Relic—the original version of this map—was introduced years ago."

Looks like we'll be doing some more bomb assaults and 1 sided CTF like the good ol' days. Makes me wonder what the interactive feature on this map will be besides the teleporter. Unless it is the teleporter ofcourse...

Are you excited to play on this map once again? And what do you think would be a cool interactive feature on this map?

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Halowaypoint

Hey guys 'n gals! Assassin's Creed Unity has finally been officially revealed by Ubisoft the game is going to be called 'Assassin's Creed: Syndicate' the game is set in Victorian-Era London and the Assassin we'll play as will be called Jacob Frey and we will also get to see a female lead character in Syndicate as well but it is unknown whether she will be playable or not she is Evie Frey, Jacobs sister she is rumored to be a playable character which is highly likely after last years Assassin's Creed Unity didn't have a female playable character and caused a bit of a debacle. The combat will be more of a brawl than previous games and guess what! Jacob has new weapons and equipment! (and yes its a pretty big change compared to previous years) Jacob will have in his arsenal things like a Kukri,Rope Launcher (Grapple Hook),Throwing Knives,Hallucinogenic Darts,A Cane,A 6-Shooter revolver and Brass Knuckles.

I suppose you want to see some actual footage? well here you go! I have not one but 3 videos! all for the price of 1 because I'm so kind

Assassin's Creed Syndicate is set to release October 23rd for Xbox One,PS4 and PC what do you think of the upcoming game? does it renew your faith? let me know below!

Source:http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-us/news/152-202173-16/assassins-creed-syndicate-announced

Once you've downloaded the update you can send and recieve voice messages from both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Recording and sending a voice message is done through the snapped messages app.

Another popular request was to be able to power up your console through the Xbox One Smartglass app. The Smartgalss app has been updated for all platforms (Windows, Windows phone, Android and iOS) and will now let you turn your Xbox One on and off if they're on the same network. Your Xbox One will need to be on Instant-On power mode for this to work.

Next up is user selectable power modes. This update adds the option to either set your Xbox One to Instant-On power mode, which let's you use the voice command "Xbox On" to power up and download updates on the background, or Energy-Saving mode ,which shuts down your console completely in order to save power. This initial set-up feature was, untill now, only available in Europe but will now be available worldwide.

Lastly we have dedicated servers for party chat. Back in March dedicated servers were set up for party chat and were made available for preview program members for testing. Now it's being expanded to everyone owning an Xbox One. These dedicated servers should resolve the problems of some people with different NAT settings not being able to use or join the party chat system. The dedicated servers will be made available to everyone over the course of a few weeks to ensure things go smoothly.

What are your thoughts on these new features and fixes?

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Xbox Wire

As a huge Assassin's Creed fan, I was perplexed when I noticed that E3 was fast approaching and no official Assassin's Creed Victory announcement had been made. If you were like me, then May 12th is going to be a great day for Assassin's Creed according to the game's official website and Twitter.com account. Ubisoft released a teaser showing an Assassin in midnight black robes with gold lining, holding a staff with a vulture's head in one hand, and a hidden blade being released in the other, to the sound of thunder. The tagline is 'Oppression Has To End' and seems to hint at another revolution style event like in Unity and ACIII. Fans before have indicated that black and gold surroundings in the Animus suggest Abstergo as the culprit, whereas lighter colours usually indicate the Assassin Order's official Animus, from what we can tell, Assassin's Creed Victory will have us again as an Abstergo employee, but only time will tell further details. Going to the official website reveals a gold brass knuckle with the Assassin order logo and the sounds of a pub active and about. The brass knuckle has the phrase 'Strength Through Loyalty' written on it, and opening the video in another tab shows the rest of the writings on the wooden pallet, such as 'God Save The Queen', which is ironic since today is Election Day in Britain.

UPDATE 1: According to Kotaku, the game is now called Assassin's Creed Syndicate, until proven however, we're sticking with VIctory.

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I'm very excited for Victory's official reveal, though Assassin's Creed Unity was disappointing, it seems Ubisoft is taking their time with revealing this, which may well be a good thing. I want to hear your thoughts though, where do you want Assassin's Creed to go next? Let me know down below! Thanks for reading!

• Engineering for both gameplay and networking continues to move forward at a good pace.

• Camera mode added for the sake of taking sexy screenshots. (see below)

• Content creation battle plan in place.

• Still looking for more artists/highly skilled engineers

• We have a SubReddit ()

• Spartan II armor model is being adjusted slightly to have more accurate proportions.

• Our website can be found at http://installation01.org/. Expect to find something there soon.

More Screenshots (a work in progress, disregard bird poo trees):

Those were all taken on our test map, it's basically a tech demonstration of the quality that will be applied to the classic maps we are remaking. I wanted to get you guys some shots of a spartan or two in the environment, but since the model got thrown back into the oven we didn't have a completed one handy.

Keep an eye on the Reddit and our website in order to be the first to know when release more updates!

Most gamers who were excited for Batman: Arkham Knight were shocked to find out recently that Rocksteady and Warner Bros. will be doing a $40 Season Pass for the game. Warner Brothers, however, quickly responded and let loose a plethora of details on what makes the Season Pass worth the money. GameSpot.com has the details, as the Season Pass will apparently include 3 new story packs and 3 new skin packs, one of which is ideal for classic fans.

Batgirl: A Matter of Family - A prequel expansion that will take place in Batgirl's past, allowing you to play as her for the first time in a new story arc set in a new location.

The Season of Infamy - This expansion will allow you to play as Batman again in a set of missions pitting you against legendary villains from the past that will feature all new gameplay mechanics.

Gotham City Stories - The stories of Batman's allies are now playable expanding their lore in the game and taking you from both before and after the events of Arkham Knight.

Legendary Batmobiles with Themed Tracks - This pack will give you access to legendary versions of the Batmobile all with different themes and styles and all will be drivable on the game's numerous race tracks which also align to the vehicle's signature era.

Crimefighter Challenge Maps - A variety of new maps that utilize the unique crime-fighting styles of Batman and his allies in the game's story.

Character Skins - A variety of skins from across the eras for Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman.

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Warner Bros. has stated that they don't want to give away all details yet, meaning there could be more expansions awaiting us in the future. I am really excited for all the new stuff available with this, and may just have to pick it up when I can. What are your thoughts on this Season Pass, is it too excessive? Let me know down below! Thanks for reading!

On a ordinary looking

This countdown currently ends on the 6th of May 10:05 UTC.

Ofcourse people wouldn't let it at that, after some more digging around people found the following URL's:

https://www.huntthesignal.com/team

https://www.huntthesignal.com/Signup

https://www.huntthesignal.com/terms

Which as of now show blank pages but gave you a 503 error before. The last link even gave you some terms and conditions which can be read here.

From the looks of it we'll be hunting for information concerning a tournament of some sorts. All we know now is that you'll need you're mobile device or a Laptop/Desktop to complete the hunt and live in the US or UK.

Slight bummer for the rest of the world...

What are you're thoughts on this new hunt?

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While we will inevitably start seeing more and more fresh content as the years go on, the current generation of consoles has had a large amount of remasters, most of them being very good, some, not so much. Polygon.com revealed that Gears of War 1 is soon to join the Xbox One's roster. They stated that it will be a full remaster with new cutscenes designed by Plastic Wax animation studios, and apparently, Polygon got a glimpse of these. A test build is rumored to go live at 9PM EST tonight, so we may see it soon enough. Sources still cannot confirm whether this will come as a bundle or as a standalone title, or if it's even releasing on-disk. What we can confirm, however, is that Brink developer Splash Damage studios will be creating the remaster with help from Black Tusk. Releasing a remaster would make sense considering next November is the 10 year anniversary of Gears of War 1.

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I'm personally very excited to see the new and improved version of one of my favorite video games of all time. I loved the dark tone and inventive settings Gears of War 1 brought us, with a great story to boot. I'd rather see a fully fledged remake of Gears of War 1 though than a collection of all 3 with a simply 1080p 60fps makeover. What are your thoughts? Comment below, I'm eager to see.

Fans and followers of Benjamin Giraud's investigation into the Master Chief can be part of the series as it appears 343 Industries are giving people a change to submit an audio clip of their voice to Hunt the Truth's Tumblr page. Those who get accepted will have their voice heard in a future episode.

The announcement came earlier today.

"We know that you're a huge Halo fan- and we love it! For this part, though, you'll need to put yourself in the mindset of an ordinary UEG citizen. That means you're as in the dark as Ben is about the truth behind the Master Chief and his origins."

Three choices on what participants can theme their recording around was also given out.

THE PART YOU'LL PLAY

There are three character types that these messages will roughly fit into:

1- People who support Ben in his hunt

They also have questions about the Master Chief, ONI, and what the government is trying to hide. Don't forget, though, that because these people live in the Halo universe, they've never played a Halo game or read a Halo book; so they can really only be curious and guess what Ben has mentioned.

2- People who LOVE the Master Chief and don't appreciate Ben poking around

The Halo universe can be a scary place - and the MC has been the only thing keeping us safe on more than one occasion. Fear can be a powerful motivator. It can make us blind to the truth; to curiously. These people don't appreciate Ben poking around and angrily perceive his inquiries as disrespectful. The MC is a hero and it doesn't matter where he came from.

3- People reveling in the anarchy

Whether it's because they don't trust the government, they're fatalistic, or they think Ben and his investigation is a joke- these people aren't impressed by Ben or curious about the Chief. They are interested, however, in pushing Ben's buttons and yanking his crank. They leave pranks, taunts, and mocking messages.

Voice recordings must be 15 - 20 seconds long. You can upload it as a Youtube video but make sure it is uploaded as "Unlisted", you can also upload it to SoundCloud but make sure to make it private. Once you've recorded your voice provide a link to ir in the submission box on the Tumblr site (linked above) so it can be downloaded, also make sure to leave a message saying "Greenskull sent sent" or "Halo Follow sent me". Submissions close at 11:59pm Pacific Time on April 27th. There is no script so try and think something creative to say.

Again I just want to point out there is no official announcement from 343 Industries or Microsoft regarding this, so it seems they have contacted the likes of RUL and Halo Follower for them to announce it to the community.

Will you be making a submission? If so good luck.