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This year’s Xbox E3 press conference completely surpassed last year’s, revealing a whole bunch of exciting new games and new trailers for games we can’t wait to get our hands on.

During its press conference Sunday, Xbox revealed trailers for Halo Infinite, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Fallout: 76, Kingdom Hearts III, and a handful (“handful” is an understatement) of other games, giving Xbox its first truly strong showing in years.

Without further ado, here are the most exciting trailers from Xbox’s E3 press conference:

Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite brings Master Chief back to Halo in this teaser trailer, giving the world a glimpse at the next Halo game on a brand new engine. We didn’t get much information but Warthogs are back and that’s basically all we need to know. Read more…

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Autopilot’s name may sound like it can drive a Tesla electric car for you, but it’s still a semi-autonomous feature that can auto-steer, keep you in your lane, brake, and accelerate the car forward as long as the driver is still paying full attention with hands on the wheel. 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims a new Tesla software update is coming in August that will bring more autonomy to Autopilot. Musk tweeted early Sunday morning about Tesla Version 9.0 including major updates for Autopilot 2.0. 

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The 48th annual L.A. Pride Festival in West Hollywood, California hit a new milestone on Saturday, selling out for the first time in the event’s history. The event wasn’t without pains, though, as it was so crowded that some ticket-holders were among those who were turned away. 

According to local news reports, over 100,000 people had gathered for the celebration, part of the weekend’s Los Angeles Pride festivities, on Saturday night. 

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Kingdom Hearts III is coming to PlayStation 4 and — in a series first — Xbox One on Jan. 29, 2019. That’s the good news.

The game, which mashes together Disney worlds and characters with Square Enix RPG (largely Final Fantasy) worlds and characters, will send players on a journey through Arendelle. That’s the setting of Disney’s Frozen.

It’s also the great news.

Check out the latest look at Kingdom Hearts III in this freshly released trailer. Read more…

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The next Halo game, Halo Infinite, was revealed with a brief teaser trailer during Xbox’s E3 press conference Sunday.

We don’t get much in this trailer but it does feature the infamous Master Chief, a handful of soldiers, and a stampede of rhino-like animals all on a vibrant and bustling Halo. There’s also a glimpse at one of the most iconic video game vehicles of all time: the Warthog. Whether this is the sixth main series Halo game or an offshoot is yet to be known.

The game is being developed by 343 Industries in the new Slipstream Engine, which we don’t know much about yet but it will undoubtedly be an improvement on past Halo engines.  Read more…

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Charanpreet Singh Lall was part of the Queen’s birthday festivities in London this weekend as part of his duties in the British Army.

While one of about a thousand soldiers, the 22-year-old Coldstream Guards soldier stood out during the Trooping the Colour ceremony because of his headwear: a turban. 

The India-born Sikh became the first guardsman to wear a turban during the parade. His fellow soldiers sported furry bearskin hats. 

The guardsman told the BBC, “I hope that more people like me, not just Sikhs but from other religions and different backgrounds, that they will be encouraged to join the Army.” Read more…

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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump were seen having a grand old time in Singapore — wait, no… their meeting isn’t until June 12. 

Sorry. Those famous Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump impersonators, Howard X and Dennis Alan, were the ones seen bro-ing it up in Singapore on Saturday, ahead of a meeting between the real world leaders.

Makes sense, as does every other part of 2018. ?

The two musicians/world leader impersonators — known for crashing the 2018 Winter Olympics and filming videos outside the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong — were photographed seeing the sights together after the fake Kim Jong-un was reportedly detained at the Changi airport by authorities for several hours on Friday, per Bloomberg.  Read more…

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Even if you’re a prince, you can still be an adorable, relatable toddler – and you can’t stop your older cousin from totally owning you in public. Little Prince George and his cousin Savannah Phillips stole the show at Buckingham Palace on Saturday during the Queen’s birthday flypast. 

The flypast, for those unfamiliar with U.K. custom, is a ceremonial aircraft flight. It’s pretty cool, and George was sufficiently shook:

He and Princess Charlotte and the rest of the royal family had a wonderful time looking skyward at plane formations or something: Read more…

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The world of Anthem is getting a little clearer and a little more enticing, with an extended look at the game’s combat, environments, and some action-packed scenarios along with a release date: Feb. 22. 

Electronic Arts revealed an extended look at Anthem gameplay during its press conference at E3 on Saturday after a discussion around the game’s setting and the options that players will have when selecting their souped-up Javelin suits and playing with other players.

The clip seen here shows a group of four players, each in one of the four unique Javelins, piloting around the world, blowing away enemies, and getting to the bottom of a mystery that led to a giant, nasty-looking bug boss. Read more…

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As per usual, Angela Merkel has no time for Donald Trump’s nonsense.

On Saturday, the German Chancellor shared a striking photo of the G7 summit on Instagram that prominently showed her and other world leaders gathered around Trump.

The U.S. president is seated with his arms crossed, while Merkel, and other world leaders (all standing, BTW) are seen staring down at him. Needless to say, everyone in the photo looks visibly tense. Arms are folded, hands are on the table, and people definitely noticed.

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