The biggest exclusive for the Xbox One that is announced and lined for release this year is Crackdown 3. Originally announced all the way back in 2014, and slated for release far earlier than this year (seeing multiple delays along the way, including one late last year, after it had been announced to be accompanying the Xbox One X launch), it’s, hopefully, finally hitting store shelves later this year.

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When it was released in 2007, the original “Crackdown” took the Xbox 360 by storm. Players all over the world spent countless hours running, driving, and leaping around Pacific City. Whether they were taking down gangs or collecting those sweet agility orbs, fans couldn’t get enough. Now, the groundbreaking, hyper-powered world of “Crackdown” is back in stunning fashion with an all-new “Crackdown” experience for Xbox One.

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Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer, who works on the team responsible for signing Xbox games, has said that the Crackdown franchise is "important" and would like to see it return on the Xbox One. "People seem to hate when I tease Crackdown stuff," Spencer said on Twitter. "[Crackdown 1] is one of my favs. It's an important IP; I want a future for it on Xbox One."

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Crackdown 2 studio Ruffian Games is currently hiring for a variety of roles, a few of which concern a next-gen console product that will ship in 2014. Hear that? It’s someone pouring coals into the rumour furnace. The job ad was posted in the Scottish Games Network classifieds section.

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In May 2013 Microsoft teased a new entry in the Crackdown series with a tiny image shown during the company's Xbox One reveal event, but we haven't heard anything about it since - despite some hoping it would be announced at Gamescom this week. We asked Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer what's up with Crackdown - after all, it was Microsoft itself that teased the release of the game.

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