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Trailer: Halo 4

The first Halo game meets the next one. Here’s the trailer for Halo 4, set for a 2012 release: And here’s the trailer for the 10-year anniversary remake of the original Halo. Halo Anniversary is set for a Nov. 15 … Continue reading

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E3: Microsoft press briefing

Microsoft started the day off with their press briefing on what you can expect from them in the coming year. And thanks to the miracle of streaming, everyone could catch it from any number of online channels. There was plenty … Continue reading

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Review: Halo Reach

Everyone might know how many of the battles in WW2 ended, but that didn’t matter to gamers seeing it through the lens of countless RTS titles re-enacting famous confrontations to the glut of first-person shooters taking them to the beaches … Continue reading

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Halo 2600

Ever wonder what Halo would have been like if it came out in the early 80s on the Atari 2600? Would it be better than Pac-Man? Ed Fries, the former VP of Microsoft’s game publishing division, cobbled Halo 2600 together … Continue reading

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Xbox Live online support ending for Xbox originals

“Originals” as in the games that were made for the first Xbox according to this open letter from Xbox Live’s general manager, Marc Whitten. From the announcement, it sounds like this is being done in order to pave the way … Continue reading

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A Holiday Gaming Guide

So it’s another year of holiday gaming as parents try and figure out just what they should get their kids (or themselves), and I’m willing to bet that a console might be on the minds of those willing to camp … Continue reading

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Review: Halo ODST

Playing as the Master Chief in Halo has certain advantages: you have a regenerating shield, health, and are seen as a hero by many of your peers. So why would anyone want to play as a lowly, and somewhat nameless, … Continue reading

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Halo ODST unexpectedly shows up on the internets…

I just caught this browsing around on the ‘net for news and can only think that 2009 is turning out to be the Year of the Leaked Game. Halo ODST is a standalone expansion to the Halo series casting the … Continue reading

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Review: Halo Wars

Ensemble Studios helped to lead the RTS revolution since their first game, Age of Empires, in 1997, and the following entries into the series would continue transforming the often arcane rules of tactical warfare into a language that spoke to … Continue reading

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