You may have heard about Microsoft upcoming first person shooter called Halo 4, which is releasing this Fall. We are only three weeks away from E3 and new details have started to emerge. Some are predictable, but the latest multiplayer details will catch your eye.

It seems that every PAX event has a huge presence from Red 5 and their product Firefall.  Last year at PAX Prime, they had one of the largest booths on the floor, along with plenty of banners and a huge power drill at one of the entrances, which was running every hour on the hour.  The team is obviously thrilled about the game, and it's getting a bigger and bigger community as it goes along.  During PAX East, we stopped by their booth to get the skinny on what's happening with the game.

ORLANDO -- Over the course of the three day Red Bull LAN invitational training camp, top professional players from Blizzard Entertainment’s global eSports staple, StarCraft II and competitive players of Halo: Reach engaged in intense, focused practice in a specially-created arena at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida, testing new strategies, refining techniques, facing rivals and pushing the limits of their stamina in preparation for tournament play. Attending from the Halo: Reach circuit were teams Status Quo – led by Red Bull athletes and Red Bull LAN alums Ian “Enable” Wyatt and Mike “Flamesword” Chavez, team Instinct, deemed “The God Squad” by their fans, and team Dynasty – who headed to Orlando to show they’re ready to rule the 2012 tournament circuit. Wyatt talks about the LAN and Major League Gaming (MLG) in the exclusive interview below.

Excited for Halo 4 like we are? Halo has been apart of the Xbox success from day one. Ever since Halo 3 ended, fans have been clamoring to see Master Chief return to the series and that’s what fans are getting with this latest installment.

Tor Books has released Halo: Primordium, the second novel in acclaimed science fiction author Greg Bear’s Forerunner Saga, a prequel series to the hugely successful Halo video game franchise for the Xbox 360.  An unabridged audio book edition will publish simultaneously with the novel.

Major League Gaming (MLG) concluded a record-breaking 2011 season tonight at the Pro Circuit National Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. The best players from around the globe squared off in a three-day, double-elimination video game tournament from November 18 through 20th competing for championship glory and more than $600,000 in prizes and stipends. At the end of the intense competition, the top players and teams emerged victorious. One of the top Halo: Reach teams was Believe the Hype and Erick “Snipedown” Wrona talks about pro gaming and MLG in this exclusive video interview below.

The 2011 MLG Pro Circuit season has been record breaking with the largest prize purse to date, the most epic crowds, and millions tuning in from around the globe to watch the competition Live online.  The competition continues this weekend as top pro players, aspiring amateurs, and thousands of video game fans return to the sunshine state for the Major League Gaming (MLG) Orlando Pro Circuit, marking the seventh time MLG has held an event in Orlando, Florida.  October 14-16, competitors from around the globe will battle in the last Pro Circuit before the 2011 championship for more than $120,000 in prizes playing Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbuster real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC, the record-setting Call of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3, and the popular Halo: Reach on Xbox 360.

LOS ANGELES – Red Bull expanded its second pro gaming LAN by inviting StarCraft II players to its Santa Monica studio, in addition to its Halo: Reach gamers. At the three-day event, the Red Bull Gaming roster consisted of two of its most accomplished and upcoming players including three-time national championship winner, Dave “Walshy” Walsh, Ian “Enable” Wyatt, Clete “Assault” LoRusso, Mike “Flamesword” Chaves, and Aaron “Ace” Elam. Joining the line-up at the Red Bull LAN were Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Austin “Mikwen” McCleary, Brett “Naded” Leonard, Justin “Pistola” Deese, Jason “Lunchbox” Brown, Justin “Roy” Brown, and Tom “Ogre2” Ryan. Walsh talks about the LAN experience in LA in this exclusive video interview below.

For the first time ever, players of Blizzard Entertainment's popular real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will come from around the world to join an all star Halo: Reach line-up at the next Red Bull LAN in Santa Monica, California from September 30 – October 2. Twelve of the world’s best StarCraft II players (four from each of the game’s races – Terran, Protoss, and Zerg) will join three of the league’s most dominant Halo: Reach teams in one of competitive gaming’s most sought-after training programs. For 10 hours each day over three days, some of the sharpest minds and fastest fingers in the world will gather at an innovative training facility developed by Red Bull to broaden their skills and prepare for their upcoming professional gaming competitions.

We've got good news and bad news regarding cars in the upcoming racing game Forza Motorsport 4.  The bad news is that you won't be able to drive Porsches in the game.  EA had the cars yanked from Microsoft's racer due to the fact they hold some rights for their Need For Speed series.  But fret not, for you'll be cornering in Forza with one of the better vehicles in Porsche's place -- the Warthog from Halo.

Coming off a record-breaking competition in Columbus, Ohio, top pro players, aspiring amateurs, and thousands of video game fans will descend upon Anaheim, California, this weekend as the 2011 Major League Gaming (MLG) Pro Circuit competition returns to the Anaheim Convention Center.  From July 29-31, competitors from around the globe will battle for more than $120,000 in prizes and stipends playing some of the most popular video games of all time including the record-setting Call of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3, Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbuster real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC, and the popular Halo: Reach on Xbox 360. Dmaq talks about the rise of pro gaming in the exclusive video interview below.

Twelve of Major League Gaming’s (MLG) most dominant players came together at the specially-designed New York City RedBull Space in Soho with the goal of doing whatever it takes to secure a triumph at their upcoming qualifier and to do what they do best – PWN. The pro gamers are preparing for the upcoming Anaheim leg of the 2011 MLG season. Dmaq discusses the evolution of pro gaming in this exclusive video interview below.