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As usual, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will have their press events streaming live online for your viewing enjoyment. Click through for times and links, then make sure to read our official takes on all three after the events.

E3 blasts into L.A. next week and GamesRadar’s coverage of the mega gaming event is already in full swing with looks at 99 things that the site is predicting for the big show and… a drinking game? Sure, why not; they’re all the rage these days you know.

Michael Thommason, who has the world’s largest video game collection is putting them up for sale. What this means is that whoever buys all 11,000+ game not only gets a tonne of games but also a Guinness world record as well. The record stood last year at 10,607 games, but …

Microsoft released June’s update for Xbox One and it is a big one. The update includes: Games with Gold Program, external storage, the option to use real names, Smartglass app for mobile devices, and plethora of new apps for Xbox One.

The Xbox’ premier driving franchise is ready to pull back onto Microsoft’s consoles.

GameStop president Tony Bartel tells investors that demand for Microsoft’s newest console is on the rise with the announcement that a cheaper, Kinectless SKU is on the way.

Continuing with Microsoft’s line of special edition controllers, Microsoft announced today that a new Arctic Camouflage controller will be available soon. The new controller is wireless and has the new precision D-pad in addition to the standard features. The inspiration for the color scheme comes from “snow-covered environments,” Microsoft said.

Though Halo 5 won’t be arriving on Xbox One’s till 2015, The Chief will indeed be appearing in some form. 343 Industries has announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is on the way for this Autumn.

Not much more than a name has been made official for 343 Industries’ upcoming Halo sequel, but that’s more than enough to get fans excited.

In an unexpected announcement earlier this morning, Microsoft announced that consumers will be able to purchase a new Xbox One console, that does not include the Kinect sensor, for $399 USD (£349 in the UK), which gives it the same price point as Sony’s PS4. Starting June 9, retailers will …

Blizzard has announced on their Twitter page that an updated version of Diablo 3 will be released for the Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, and PS3 on August 19. Along with the core game, the newest DLC, Reaper of Souls, will be bundled along with it. The X1 and PS4 …

Microsoft’s new push into the world of television will be headlined by one of publisher IDW’s coolest properties- the frigid neo-Ice Age tale, Winterworld.

Microsoft cuts the price of the Xbox One by $50. Originally, the platform was priced at $500. Customers holding off because of the cost can now get it for $450. Microsoft seems to be making this decision rather early, as price cuts for consoles tend to be made further down …

The Independent gaming slate for the Xbox One’s initiative into the section of the games-sphere has been set, and it’s a pretty solid lineup.

Former Nokia big Stephen Elop has been tagged as the new head of the Xbox division at Microsoft.

Microsoft brings the Xbox exclusive brand in-house and brings former series mainstay Rod Fergusson onboard along with it.