Microsoft Battleground

Microsoft Battleground (stylized as Microsoft battle X ground, and simply nicknamed Battleground) is a 4-player fighting game created as a counterpart to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series, and Sony's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The game features many characters from Microsoft-owned franchises, including Halo, Fable and Gears of War. The game is scheduled to be released in 2016 for the Xbox One, while a smaller version of the game will be released in early 2015 for the Xbox 360.

Gameplay
The game is a 2.5D fighter, akin to Smash Bros., where two-four fighters from various series battle each other in various stages filled with hazards. Items both based upon Microsoft titles and of original creation will occasionally spawn on the stage for the fighters to use. Fighters have special moves unique to them, and attacking opponents releases X Jewels. Collecting 100 X Jewels grants the fighter a special move that KO's their opponents: one of the few ways to gain points. Fighter are also able to fall off some stages, resulting in a KO, where they lose a point.

Characters
There are thirty-six playable characters included within the Xbox 360 version, with an additional ten being added into the Xbox One version.

Stages
There are eighteen stages in the Xbox 360 version, with an additional six in the Xbox One version.