Halo 3 once again sits atop the Xbox LIVE Activity Chart for who-knows-how-many time in a row (a lot!), but it had better be savouring every last second it remains at No. 1, because that big ‘ole gorilla, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, is releasing inside of two weeks from now, and if history has any say, it’s going to wipe Halo 3 away and claim No. 1 for itself.
That’s not to say Halo 3 won’t put up any kind of fight – with the release of Halo 3: ODST (which you can read out review of... Read Full Story
While it’s not really a surprise at this point, Halo 3 has managed remain at the top of the Xbox LIVE Activity Chart for the umpteenth time in a row. Again, not surprising, but still mightily impressive, although this scenario is bound to change once a certain other game releases (Hint: begins with a ‘C’, and ends with a ‘all of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’).
The situation may even change on the run-up to that game’s release, as fans of the series try to sharpen their Call of Duty 4: Modern... Read Full Story
Today McFarlane Toys announced that a seventh batch of Halo action figures will be released in January 2010. They also provided details and photos of each item in this latest assortment, which features characters from Halo 2, Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 3. Read Full Story
Game: Halo 3: ODST
Publisher/Developer: Microsoft / Bungie
Genre: First Person Shooter
Verdict: Outstanding package that is a value proposition to gamers.
Pros: Interesting approach to storytelling that Bungie has never tried before.
Cons: 5-6 hours is a short campaign for a sixty dollar product.
Orbital Drop Shock Troopers: while they might not be the most intimidating or imposingly named branch of the United Nations Space Command, their name reeks of subtlety and skill. If... Read Full Story
Halo fans mark down December 12th in your diary coz Bungie are going to reveal the “world premiere” of the Halo: Reach trailer on North American television.
Well, if you’re to believe Game Trailers’ head; Geoff Keighley who recently made the claim on his Twitter account -
“The world premiere of HALO: REACH happens only at the [...] Read Full Story
Say what you will about the space opera-esque story of the Halo series, but Bungie has consistently delivered the most solid, well designed console first-person shooter experience since the original Halo on the original Xbox, only recently matched by offerings such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and, to a lesser extent, Killzone 2, but there’s something inexplicably delicious about the combination of gunplay, level design and freestyle sandbox gameplay on hand in every Halo game... Read Full Story
Super gamer and guest writer, Dominic Acito, reviews the latest Halo adventure and rates it a winner.
Master Chief wakes up, alone in a hostile New Mombasa. Enemies scour the city streets and lurk around corners hiding in darkness, while your allies are completely missing. In the opening mission of Halo 3 ODST (Orbital Drop Shock [...] Read Full Story
My mind was pretty convincingly blown when I first laid my eyes on the live-action Halo ODST trailer that was released a short while ago.
A behind the scenes has now been released showing the actors, locations and processes that were used to create the amazing trailer and you can check it out by click through the more button below.
I have not yet gotten my hands on ODST but I have heard very good things about it, so take a look at the vid and let us know what your thoughts on the game... Read Full Story
IGN: Bungie loves to tease us. Countdowns are its forte. Weekly updates with snippets of hints that could mean anything are common. In fact, just today we got another near meaningless hint in the studio’s weekly update. It seems the team has recently gone through a group-wide multiplayer play test. Naturally, nobody is willing to talk about it. Those expecting something new for Halo: Reach’s multiplayer, however, might have reason to get excited. Read Full Story
