Halo 
may not have made it to the big screen, but it’s getting its own TV show.
And one helluva producer.
As part of the Xbox One reveal Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled plans for Halo: The Television Series, which will air exclusively on Xbox Live. To assuage any fan fears about the show’s quality, the Redmond-based company has partnered with legendary movie-maker Steven Spielberg to create it.
Microsoft’s 
next-generation Xbox will dominate headlines tomorrow, but Sony couldn’t resist stealing one more news cycle for the PlayStation 4 today.
The company has released a teaser video showing off its upcoming console, which was conspicuously absent at Sony’s own event in February.
Madden, 
the go-to franchise for NFL fans, is upping its game.
EA has unveiled a limited ‘Anniversary Edition’ edition of the upcoming Madden NFL 25 that will come with a free Sunday Ticket subscription, letting owners not only play simulations of the entire NFL season, but watch it live, too, whether they’re in-market or not.
Even 
the DC universe’s mightiest superheroes couldn’t fight off yet another month of poor retail sales for the video game industry.
April was the latest in a long string of sales disappointments, with brick and mortar sales of video game software falling 17 percent as compared to the same period in 2012. Hardware sales, predictably, were drastically lower as consumers start to save their money for the looming next-generation systems.
Electronic 
Arts was the first company to institute the online pass. It was, at the time, a revolutionary idea that allowed the publisher to make money from used game sales.
Now, it’s walking away from the practice — and players are celebrating.
It’s 
been three years since Gran Turismo last revved its engine – but it’s finally ready to pull up to the starting line once again.
The hit driving franchise will release its latest installment – Gran Turismo 6 – later this year, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital announced today. Even better, players will be able to get a taste this July, with a playable demo.
Julian 
Knight is one of the most notorious criminals in Australia. And he might be about to become the country’s most dangerous gamer.
In documents filed with Australia’s Supreme Court (via Kotaku), Knight is suing the prison system because no one will let him have a PlayStation. Knight says he is being treated unfairly by prison officials with no rational justification.
If 
you think chess isn’t a spectator sport, you obviously haven’t been watching the right matches.
Gata Kamsky retained his title of U.S. chess champion Monday night in a marathon game that proved so challenging and suspenseful, it went into the chess equivalent of extra innings.
Blizzard 
Entertainment is turning a potential PR disaster into a PR coup.
Last week, the developer discovered a programming bug that let players of the blockbuster role-playing game Diablo III duplicate their in-game gold, resulting in inflated prices in the game’s auction house, which uses real-world money.
You’ve 
played plenty of video games using fake electric guitars, but how about something a bit…classier?
Cello Fortress — yes, cello — combines video games, classical music and concert tours to create what very well may be the most unique multimedia experience to come around in years.
Chris Morris: Journalist 