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Your Friendly Guide To The Halo: Reach Beta
Today’s episode of Celebrity Video Game Awkwardness stars Aisha Tyler, who does not, under any circumstances, want to hear you crying after she “smokes your ass”. The video below is something many of you will be seeing over the next few hours, as you take your first steps into the Halo: Reach beta, which opens…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 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 -
Roger Ebert Uses His Powers For Good
Film critic Roger Ebert sometimes uses his powers for evil. But this time he is not. In an editorial in Newsweek, Ebert explains why he hates 3D. Ebert being Ebert, his argument is directed at films, but with the PS3 getting 3D and Nintendo rolling out its own 3D portable game device, the Nintendo 3DS,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2010 -
Sony Wants to be More Than Just Friends With Bungie
While Bungie’s new date is Activision, not Sony, it likely means PS3 games coming from the Halo people. As if noticing a hottie had just changed her Facebook status to “single,” Sony turned on the charm Thursday. “The partnership between Bungie and Activision is a big win for gamers worldwide,” read a statement from SCEA.…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2010 -
The First Alan Wake Add-On Is Free, But The Flashlight Will Cost You
Microsoft reveals that a free token good towards the download of the first add-on for supernatural thriller Alan Wake will come packed in every new copy of the game, which should offset the price of the official Alan Wake flashlight. Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake is nearly upon us, and Microsoft is making a big push…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2010 -
Firm: Sony Brand Less Valuable than Microsoft, Cigarettes, Beer, Toothpaste
Millward Brown Optimor, a “global brand strategy” analyst firm, just stepped into a heaping pile of fanboy doodoo with its latest rankings of the 100 most valuable brands in the world, pegging Sony at 94th. Nintendo is 32nd, Microsoft fourth. That’s behind Marlboro (at No. 7) Budweiser (No. 38) and Colgate (No. 47). Considering that…
By Owen Good Published April 28, 2010 -
Halo: Reach’s Extended ‘Birth of a Spartan’ Is Here
Did you find the first Halo: Reach live action spot a little shorter than expected? Would you prefer two extra minutes worth of the making of a Spartan III soldier? Well, here you go. The extended version of the Noam Murro-directed short film promoting the Halo: Reach beta doesn’t add much in the way of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 28, 2010 -
The Xbox 360 Memory Card Battles Continues
Former Xbox 360 third-party memory card manufacturer Datel is free to pursue its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, as a federal judge dismisses the console maker’s attempts to have the case thrown out. Datel, the UK manufacturer of various video game accessories, filed the suit last November, after a crackdown by Microsoft rendered the third-party memory…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2010 -
No New Titles For Game Room Until Further Notice
According to a Tweet from Microsoft’s European Xbox Live editor, the next round of content for Microsoft’s virtual arcade Game Room has been delayed “until further notice.” We’ve been waiting for new titles to arrive in the Xbox Game Room since it launched last month, disappointed when we heard that the promised weekly updates wouldn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2010 -
Fourteen Halo 2 Fans Refuse to Let It Die
Lots of people continued playing Halo 2 past the midnight deadline Microsoft gave 12 days ago for discontinuing original Xbox multiplayer support. Fourteen have managed to still keep their consoles connected and running since, prolonging the game’s final goodbye indefinitely. Console overheating concerns and dropped Internet connections have whittled their numbers, but so far, neither…
By Owen Good Published April 27, 2010 -
Do You Really Want A Body Like Her?
In late March, images surfaced of former Mario Kart Wii pitch girl and bikini model Aki Hoshino. She looked dangerously thin. And now, she’s back with a book about having the “ideal body”. Hoshino isn’t simply the Mario Kart Wii pitch girl. She was one of many in that ad campaign, and the campaign itself…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 -
Now Halo: Reach Has A Live Action Thing As Well
What is it with live-action trailers these days? Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has one, Alan Wake has one, Assassin’s Creed II had some, and now Halo: Reach, following in the footsteps of its predecessor Halo 3: ODST, has one too. It’ll debut later tomorrow night (2100 PST), and has been directed by Noam Murro, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 -
Visualize the Halo: Reach Beta With 13 Minutes of Video
Today was video day for Bungie and the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, which begins in a week. The studio dropped 13 minutes of raw footage showing several of the available modes. Yeah, I probably should chop it up, but believe me, technical difficulties on my end are why this thing is so late in the…
By Owen Good Published April 26, 2010 -
Turn Xbox Media Center Into A Gaming Center
The Xbox Media Centre – one of the last things the old console is good for these days – doesn’t just play media. It can play games, too! Our pals at Lifehacker have come up with a handy guide that can turn the Media Centre into a gaming hub, letting you play both dedicated PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2010 -
Xbox 360: 40 Million Sold
Earlier today, Microsoft released its latest set of financial earnings, and amidst the boring stuff was a sales figure you might be interested in: the Xbox 360 has now sold over 40 million units. Launching in late 2005, that has the Xbox 360 selling at just under 10 million consoles a year. Good news for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010 -
Halo Reach Legendary Edition Lives Up To Its Label
Halo Reach is Bungie’s last hurrah in the Halo universe, and they aren’t saying goodbye without a lovely Limited Edition and one final, ultra-expensive Legendary Edition. First we have the Halo Reach Limited Edition, priced at $79.99. $20 over the standard price scores fans a recovered ONI “black box” holding the game disc, an exclusive…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2010 -
New Fable III Screen Adds A Touch Of Dapper
Yes, dapper. He’s like a cross between the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Piett. For more of our Fable III coverage, click here Fable III, the third game in Lionhead’s role-playing series, will be out for the Xbox 360 later this year.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2010 -
Microsoft Confirms Downloaded Halo 3 May Load More Slowly, Won’t Hurt Gameplay
A day after making Halo 3 available to Xbox 360 owners as a downloadable game, Microsoft let Kotaku know that while loading times may be impacted in this version, gameplay should run as well as it always did. Recall that Halo 3 creators Bungie Studios had advised gamers to play Halo 3 from a game…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2010 -
A Sightseeing Tour of Halo: Reach
Today Bungie lifted the lid on the upcoming Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, which means we’ve got four dozen new images of the game, its maps and new game types that we can now show you. Screenshots of three of the game’s four new maps have already gone public. This gallery leads off with the fourth,…
By Owen Good Published April 21, 2010