E3 is supposed to be the place where publishers make all the exciting announcements for the following year, so you can understand our disappointment when the highlight of Microsoft's E3 session turned out to be an Xbox 360 exclusive version of the hit PC indie game, MineCraft.
In addition to securing the exclusive rights to the console version of MineCraft, Microsoft also announced Halo 4 and a remastered version of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.
Halo 4 will be the start of a new Halo trilogy and it will be the first Halo title not developed by Bungie. The game, and its sequels, will be developed by the internal studio 343 Industries
It is worth noting that an Xperia Play version of MineCraft will be announced officially soon.
Will all respect to the creativity of MineCraft and to the enthusiasm of its fan base, it saddens us to see Microsoft excited about porting an indie game and milking a ten years old franchise for the seventh time.
MineCraft will be released for Xbox 360 this winter, and the remastered Halo game will be called Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and it will be released on November 15th to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Halo.
