Photos: Microsoft promotes "Halo 5: Guardians"
Gives gamers another glimpse of its augmented reality headset, the HoloLens.
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Microsoft Studios executive Saxs Persson demonstrates how the HoloLens is used to play "Minecraft" at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. While the audience saw Persson stare at an empty table, a special camera allowed them to see what he was seeing - a perfect 3-D representation of a pixelated "Minecraft" world. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Microsoft's holographic games
Microsoft Studios executive Saxs Persson demonstrates how the HoloLens is used to play "Minecraft" at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the University of Southern California. While the audience saw Persson stare at an empty table, a special camera allowed them to see what he was seeing - a perfect 3-D representation of a pixelated "Minecraft" world. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Brian Horton, Creative Director, Crystal Dynamics, shows first gameplay footage of "Rise of the Tomb Raider" at the Xbox E3 2015 Briefing on Monday, June 15, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Lydia Winters, Brand Director, Mojang, and Saxs Persson, Partner Studio Manager, Microsoft, show "Minecraft," built specifically for Microsoft HoloLens at the Xbox E3 2015 Briefing in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Crowds gather at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Laurent Detoc, executivevice president, Ubisoft, shows off Tom Clancy’s "The Division" and announces a beta coming first to Xbox One at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Rod Fergusson, Studio Head, Black Tusk Studios, unveils "Gears of War 4" and "Gears of War Ultimate Edition" at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Kudo Tsunoda, corporate vice president, Microsoft Studios, introduces a Microsoft HoloLens demo with "Minecraft" at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Todd Howard, game director, Bethesda Game Studios, demonstrates "Fallout 4" at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Josh Holmes, studio fead of internal development, 343 Industries, introduces "Halo 5: Guardians Warzone" multiplayer at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Crowds gather at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, unveils Xbox One Backward Compatibility at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Mike Ybarra, head of platform engineering, Xbox, discusses details of Xbox One Backward Compatibility. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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hPhil Spencer, head of Xbox, closes out the Xbox 2015 E3 briefing. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
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Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox division and Microsoft Studios, speaks at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. Microsoft is promoting the next installment in its popular sci-fi franchise, "Halo 5: Guardians." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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The "Halo 5: Guardians" video game is showcased at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the University of Southern California's Galen Center. The game comes out Oct. 27 and features a multiplayer zone with up to 24 live players and maps four times the size of previous versions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Lydia Winters, at podium, shows off Microsoft's "Minecraft" built specifically for HoloLens during a live demo at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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This photo provided by courtesy of Microsoft Theater/AEG shows the new Microsoft Theatre sign installation at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre will now be known as the Microsoft Theater. (Courtesy Microsoft Theater/AEG via AP)