Microsoft appears to be preparing numerous reveals for December 7's VGX -- formerly the Video Game Awards -- event. Speaking with Polygon about pending announcements, Microsoft's Phil Spencer said, "We've got a lot of news. Frankly, we've got enough news that our E3 would be a little overloaded if we kept everything for that. We're being real thoughtful about the news that people want to hear and also the right time to announce games so that we're not too early."

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In terms of existing games, Spencer said of Quantum Break Spencer quelled any excitement about any Black Tusk Studios announcements, however. "We really just wanted to announce [at E3] that the studio was up and running and they were doing something," he said. And while it may not be ready to show just yet, Insomniac Games' Sunset Overdrive "passed its vertical slice" -- meaning the studio's demo to Microsoft hit the publisher's expectations. Spencer said, "We're playing a full section of the game and feeling really good about the open world gameplay that they've put together."Don't expect any Gears of War reveals , either, as Spencer previously told IGN that ball was in Epic Games' court -- and Gears isn't a priority at Epic.

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