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Tomb Raider 2 was an inevitability. Rise of the Tomb Raider wasn't. Apparently they listened to fans worried about the confusion of going back through the numbers. The important thing is that the survival adventure reboot is getting a sequel, and that it looks to focus just as much on Lara's character as the original.

Microsoft seem to have listened to fans this year. For that reason and that reason alone, they've managed to start off E3 with a bang. Is it enough to impress our staff, who were rightly skeptical ahead of launch?

It was something that we'd all half expected, but since it came in the latter half of the show, and because it wasn't given much fanfare, you'd have been forgiven for not instantly recognizing Crackdown. There's not much information on what exactly "it" is yet - it seemed a little like a reboot/remake - but we can say this: it had a cracking trailer.

Perhaps the biggest news out of the Microsoft conference - and the piece of software that'll keep gamer's warm for Christmas and beyond - has to be the announcement of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. This fantastic set puts together all four of the main Halo titles into one large set, bringing together all of the story, all of the multiplayer and a few extra bonuses as well.

The big three - Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony - do their best to keep all their E3 announcements as close to the vest as possible. The end goal: have as few leaked announcements as possible. Unfortunately, it appears as if at least one Nintendo title has been spoiled.

Square Enix have been fairly quiet on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix. It was announced earlier this year that it'd be coming to the west, and it was forgotten about. Just before E3, the news gummi has taken to the skies and a new trailer has returned. We have to admit, it's looking pretty stunning.

CD Project held their pre-E3 conference yesterday, with a lot of focus on their upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Specifically, they revealed the box art, the release date and a couple of special edition boxsets, as well as a new trailer.

After a successful release on PC earlier this year, the free-to-play third person shooter Loadout is making its way onto PS4. Loadout will be a console exclusive, only appearing on PS4 and the already released PC version.

Natsume, the company behind the Harvest Moon series which has graced numerous platforms, announced that they would be showing off three new Nintendo titles at E3. Little more was said, with no hints at whether or not these would be for 3DS or Wii U, or whether these were new franchises or not. Either way, a new Harvest Moon game would be very welcome!

If you were hoping for a Batman-themed Christmas, you might now need to change your plans. The Bat's latest adventure, Arkham Knight, has been delayed into 2015. Rocksteady confirmed the delay last month, under embargo, and today that embargo is up.