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I Get the Feeling Halo vs. Predator Isn’t Meant to Determine a Winner
Only forces beyond our mortal comprehension of this universe could bring Master Chief face to face with Predator, to determine who is more powerful, across a rather eclectic series of competitions. Hang in there to see who is really behind this duel of fates, as filmed by Freakin’ Rad. There’s a special guest star at…
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“Legendary Edition” Halo 4 Hardware Also Offers Controller Sold Separately
The “Legendary Edition” Halo 4 console bundle, outed on Thursday, was officially revealed yesterday at Comic-Con. What we didn’t know is that it’ll have some Halo 4-themed controllers sold separately. For those who want a piece of Halo themed hardware but can’t take the $400 the full console package costs, a custom gamepad will run…
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Custom Halo 4 Xbox 360 Bundle Leaks Ahead of Microsoft’s Official Announcement
A Microsoft store listing, since removed, said a limited edition Halo 4 console bundle will be released, delivering the game and a specially designed case on a 320 GB Xbox 360 configuration for $400. IGN spotted the listing earlier this evening. The Halo 4 360 will play custom Halo sounds whenever the device’s capacitive eject…
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Halo 2 High-Definition Remake Said to be In Development
The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine UK says that 343 Industries, maker of last year’s Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (and, of course, this year’s all-new Halo 4), has similar plans for Halo 2 “Following the success of remake Halo Anniversary, 343 Industries has now started development of Halo 2 Anniversary,” the magazine says in…
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Halo 4 Forges Ahead With New Mapmaking Capabilities [UPDATED with Video]
Halo 4 will get mapmaking support under the Forge toolkit that has long followed the series. A panel today at Rooster Teeth’s RTX event in Austin, Texas revealed the new Forge’s feature set. [Update] That video above shows the toolkit in action. It’s footage from the RTX panel discussion on Saturday. A “ton of new…
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Boy-Band Tribute to Halo Writes Master Chief’s Name All Over the Back of a Notebook
Be prepared, this is an excellent send-up of One Direction’s earworm pop-hit “What Makes You Beautiful,” but that means you hear the chorus once and it’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. It comes to you from The Warp Zone, who gave us the smash hit The Day Guitar Hero…
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Reggie Shows Jimmy Fallon How to Flick Throwing Stars with the Wii U Controller
This week, Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night provided a kind of victory lap for video gaming’s heavy-hitting brands coming out of E3. “Video Game Week” on the show wrapped up last night with Reggie Fils-Aime, the boss of Nintendo of America, giving Fallon some hands-on time with the Wii U. Sure, it’s a hype appearance, but…
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Lessons in Double-Speak, from Native Speakers
The major controversies, disappointments and outrages of the preceding week all seemed to share one trait: They contained some eye-rolling levels of double-speak and ulterior meanings. The issues themselves have been gummed to death, and I really don’t wish to rehash those arguments. But we’re talking about debates that could have been better served, and…
By Owen Good
