Crackdown game for Xbox One may be in the works

When Microsoft had first unveiled its upcoming next-gen console—the Xbox One—the company had inadvertently teased a new game in the Xbox 360-exclusive Crackdown series, and many considered it to be an accident. However, Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer told IGN that the tease “wasn’t accidental”.

“Oh… Crackdown is one of my favourite games, and not just because it’s a Microsoft first-party game,” he said. “I have a lot of love for that franchise. The homage to Crackdown in the [21st May 21] reveal screenshots was… I know there was some, like, ‘Did we accidentally sneak that…?’ It wasn’t accidental. Definitely.”

Crackdown may be getting a next-gen sequel

“No, I don’t think Crackdown is dead at all. It’s a franchise that’s still close to me,” he added, going on to talk about how a new Crackdown game could potentially tap into the power of the Xbox One cloud. “For me, the natural progression for a game like Crackdown - and you see this showing up on our stage - is in these living, open worlds that live in the cloud.”

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The Crackdown franchise is a series of open-world game where players take on the role of an agent from “the Agency”. The games take place in the fictional Pacific City. The first game in the series became famous because buying it would get players codes for the (at the time) Halo 3 beta. The first game was released as an Xbox 360 exclusive back in 2007, and the sequel hit stores in 2010.