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Here's what went down at Microsoft's E3 2012 conference in Los Angeles.

Kinect integration, well Kinect microphone integration, seems to be one of the biggest things for Xbox 360 this year and unfortunately FIFA 13 hasn’t managed to avoid this cheap cash in either. Last Updated: June 4, 2012

First out of the gates, is the flagship game of the Xbox 360, Halo 4. We’re treated to a short clip, detailing how the massive flagship, the UNSC Infinity, was mysteriously sucked into a wormhole of artificial creation. The trip has obviously damaged it, as it heads for a crash-landing on an unfamiliar planet surface. Fortuantely, Master Chief is there …

Watch Microsoft's E3 press briefeing here!

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The new Gears of War - from the people who brought you Bulletstorm - will offer class-based multiplayer - similar to Team Fortress.