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Earlier today, Halo 4's executive producer Kiki Wolfkill talked about how she thought Microsoft could take the Halo franchise into genres outside of first-person shooters. Here are my thoughts on that.

A playable demo is Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is now available for download on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live in North America.

Halo 4 officially launches today and things haven't been completely
smooth. Microsoft says it's currently investigating server issues that
have caused problems for some gamers.

Valve announced the limited access beta for its new Steam for Linux
client is now available. The Linux Beta client supports the free-to-play
game Team Fortress 2, Big Picture mode, and two dozen additional Steam
titles.

Future US confirmed today it will end production of PlayStation: The
Official Magazine with the last issue slated for the Holiday 2012 issue.

Ubisoft confirmed that some of its upcoming titles will be for both
current and next generation consoles.

The very first Wii U retail game arrived today at the Game Informer office in Minneapolis. Ubisoft sent a copy of Rabbids Land. Enjoy the photos.

Ubisoft said today that estimated sales for Assassin's Creed III in the
first week totaled 3.5 million units sold. This represents a 100 percent
year-over-year increase from the previous title, the publisher said.

Microsoft may soon be entering the mobile gaming space by releasing its
own 7-inch tablet. According to a report today from The Verge, Microsoft
is prepping Xbox Surface, a tablet designed specifically for gaming.

Halo 4's executive producer and impossibly cool last name owner Kiki Wolfkill said that taking Halo into genres outside of the first-person shooter is entirely possible.

Help the world chip away at a giant cube to reveal a "life-changing secret" from Fable designer Peter Molyneux.

With a bit more time, the litany of bugs and sloppy mission design could have been avoided. 

Gearbox revealed an all-new season of Claptrap web series begins today. The first episode goes behind-the-scenes into the production of Borderlands 2.

THQ said today that overall sales of Darksiders II fell below
expectations for the quarter. The game, which released in August, has
shipped 1.4 million since the end of September 2012.

THQ announced South Park: The Stick of Truth has been delayed. The game
was originally scheduled for release on March 5, 2013. The game has been
pushed to May 2013.

D-Arts unveils realistic Mewtwo collectible sculpture. 

The December 4 release of Dragonborn comes more than a year after the debut of Skyrim. Is that too long a wait for a meaningful content drop?

Epic Games released new key art for Gears of War Judgment depicting
Damon Baird, Augustus Cole, Sofia Hendrick and Garron Paduk of The Kilo
Squad.

BioWare confirmed Mass Effect 3 for Wii U contains an interactive back story for both Mass Effect 1 and 2. A number of download content is also available on the disc.

EA said today users can play the original Battlefield 1942 on PC through
Origin today. The announcement was made after Battlefield 3 Premium
surpassing 2 million members worldwide since June.