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Bring Me The Head Of Master Chief
Master Chief is a big man, but he wasn’t always big. He was once a boy, called John! And when John was a boy – no, a baby – then maybe these Halo helmets would have fit him. Special effects house WETA, who at one stage were signed up to do the Peter Jackson Halo…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
Hell is other players
Part of the reason games make such an interesting topic is because they are so multi-faceted. You can talk about a game as an abstract design, as an individual experience, as a part of a broader culture, as an economic product, as a technical showpiece and many other things besides. Sometimes it’s not about a…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 12, 2010 -
Gender Benders: The Goddess Of War, Master Chiefette & Dude Raider
Seeing as much of what we associate with a famous game character is related to their gender, how would you feel if, say, Lara Croft was a dude? Or Luigi a plumbette? You can face that bizarro scenario in these pics by David Stonecipher, the same guy who brought us the “game characters with beards”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010 -
These Halo: Reach Problems Are Being Fixed
While the Halo: Reach beta is largely a blast, not everything is perfect. Thankfully Bungie knows this, and is letting us know the things that will be fixed by the time the final game rolls around. Things like FLAG TAKEN…FLAG DROPPED…FLAG TAKEN…etc etc. It’s annoying as hell, but has “already been fixed for fall”. So…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010 -
The Last Man to Play Halo 2 on Xbox Live
He is Apache N4SIR. Nearly a month after Microsoft shut down the original Xbox Live, he was one of the Noble 14 who kept their connections running. Their numbers slowly dwindled, and today, he was the last Spartan standing. At 4 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, Agent Windex and Apache N4SIR were the last ones left…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
I don’t read many Wolverine comics. My leeriness of Marvel’s most famous X-Man is equal to my apprehension for video game’s Tony Hawk: Great in the past, but so over-exposed that maybe there’s no new greatness to come? Wolverine’s done it all, hasn’t he? He’s fought everyone. He’s healed from every kind of wound inflicted…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2010 -
The Top 50 Video Game Franchises Of All Time, Voted By Gamers
The 2010 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition features a list of the Top 50 video game series as voted by the gaming public. Which series came out on top between The Legend of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Halo? Instead of opting to go with game review scores or a board of experts,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2010 -
Halo: Reach Beta Goes “Free”, Has Over 1 Million Players
From May 14 to May 17, even those putrid, free-loading Silver Xbox Live subscribers will be able to get in on the Halo: Reach beta, Bungie throwing open the gates to both classes for a weekend of jetpack festivities. There is a catch, of course: you still need to have a copy of Halo: ODST…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2010 -
So, How Are You Finding The Halo: Reach Beta?
While some us got our jetpacks dirty last week, for most, the Halo: Reach beta began in earnest on Monday. Meaning many of you are probably knee-deep in teabags by now. Which begs the question: what do you think? I know it’s a beta, and it’s still early days, but first impressions are also the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2010 -
Microsoft Will Never Kill Halo 2 (It’ll Just Watch It Die)
Despite the “death” of the original Xbox Live, a small band of fanatics are keeping the dream alive by leaving their Halo 2 accounts logged in. You’d think Microsoft would be pissed, but surprisingly, no. “We’re not shutting them off”, Xbox Live’s Larry Hryb has said on his weekly podcast. “Were going to let them…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010 -
Halo 2 Diehards Lured With Halo: Reach Beta Codes
Microsoft sent Halo: Reach beta codes to the last dozen still playing Halo 2 more than two weeks after multiplayer support was shut off for the original Xbox. Maybe it’s a hint to finally disconnect and play something else? Technically, this isn’t much of an award, as Reach beta keys were to be offered to…
By Owen Good Published April 30, 2010 -
Halo, Modern Warfare and A Leap of Faith
The largest game publisher in the world managed to end April on a high note despite two months of bad press, growing gamer discontent and a half billion dollar lawsuit over the personnel imbroglio surrounding their Modern Warfare games. It would have taken huge news to divert attention even slightly from the growing soap opera…
By Brian Crecente Published April 30, 2010 -
Activision & Bungie Deal Is A Second Chance For Both
So, Halo creators Bungie are working with Activision on a new piece of IP. For the next ten years. I hope for everyone’s sake it’s not a first-person shooter! For Bungie’s sake, this is because the team has already released a first-person shooter. Lots of them. In fact, between marathon and Halo it’s all the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2010 -
Timeless Speculation: Exploring The Games Of Bungie’s Past
What fruit will this new partnership between Bungie and Activision bear? Perhaps the answer to that question lies buried in the Halo developer’s past games. When we think of Bungie, we immediately think Halo, so it makes sense that the knee-jerk reaction to the news that the developer has teamed up with Activision is that…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2010 -
Bungie’s Grand Plans For Their First Post-Halo “Action” Game
The game Bungie makes after Halo: Reach will be huge, on multiple platforms — won’t be Marathon-related — and is under Bungie’s control, the studio’s Brian Jarrard told Kotaku today. With Bungie’s future clarified, we learned some new details. Our interview occurred scant hours after Bungie announced that it has signed a 10-year deal with…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 29, 2010 -
Bungie Delivers (Another) Surprise Morning Package
Imagine my surprise when a FedEx man left a package from Bungie, marked to be delivered first thing this morning, the day their ten-year publishing agreement with Activision was unveiled Slicing through the brown packing tape, I discovered a black Pelican case coiled in bubble wrap. Inside? Popping it open I discovered inside what looked…
By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2010 -
Bungie’s First Post-Halo Game Coming To All Platforms
Bungie’s ten-year publishing agreement with Activision will bring the next game from the famed-developers of Xbox 360 exclusive Halo, to all platforms. “Today we are very proud to announce a ground breaking ten year partnership between Bungie, one of the greatest developers in the world and the makers of Halo, with Activision, the number one…
By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2010 -
Halo Developer Joins Forces With Activision
Bungie, the studio that created the Halo franchise, will be partnering with Activision for an “exclusive, worldwide partnership” the developer revealed this morning. The partnership will encompass one upcoming franchise and will last for the next ten years. Bungie was founded in 1991 and was purchased by software giant Microsoft in 2000, but parted with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 29, 2010
