At its E3 conference, Microsoft brushed aside the controversy surrounding its Xbox One console to concentrate on what everyone really wanted to see: What we'll play on it.
Putting Microsoft's premiere shooter franchise on a mobile platform might sound like the Holy Grail, but Halo: Spartan Assault runs the risk of becoming the world's first throwaway Halo game.
Halo: the video game is about to get a live-action component with Halo: The Television Series, backed by no less than Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg.
Toys based on video games are nothing new, but what does the gaming industry think of Gears of War toys being marketed directly at eight-year-old kids?