Xbox maker privately registers several domain names related to unannounced entry in sci-fi series.

Microsoft has registered several domain names related to a new and unannounced project called Halo: Spartan Assault.

Fusible dug up the domains, which were registered privately through MarkMonitor.

The domain names are SpartanAssault.net, HaloSpartanAssault.com, and Halo-SpartanAssault.com, as well as .net variations.

Microsoft is currently working on a number of Halo projects, including Halo 5 and Halo 6, as well as Halo Bootcamp and a Halo TV series with Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List director Steven Spielberg.

If Halo: Spartan Assault is indeed a new project from Microsoft, it could be unveiled next week during Microsoft's 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo briefing on June 10. The company has pledged to release 15 Xbox One exclusives in the platform's first year, eight of which are all-new franchises.

Halo developer 343 Industries recently posted a multiplayer designer job listing, seeking a person to create "revolutionary multiplayer experiences" for a future entry in the series.

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Update: Namco Bandai confirms Dark Souls II will be shipping in March 2014.

Update: Namco Bandai has confirmed to Eurogamer that Dark Souls II will be shipping in March 2014.

Original story: Dark Souls II, the sequel to From Software…s 2011 hit role-playing game, Dark Souls may be releasing in March next year, according to a report on Kotaku.

Is this the Dark Souls II release date? Image credit: Kotaku

A large billboard has been spotted in Los Angeles by user Norm the Alligator ahead of next week…s Electronic Entertainment Expo. The 2014 launch window has lead to speculation that the next title in the notoriously unforgiving series may also include a next-generation console release.

A Namco Bandai Australia spokesperson declined to comment on the release date, and reiterated that only Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the game have been announced.

Namco recently confirmed the company will be going "guns blazing" to market with Dark Souls II.

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