It’s fair to say the Halo TV series suffered through some growing pains upon its US release. From consternation over Cortana’s look to Master Chief taking off his helmet, the early discourse was dominated by controversy over a handful of creative decisions – instead of what the show did right. …
Read More »Buying Bungie will help PlayStation strengthen the weakest part of its portfolio
In the next four years, Sony plans to launch at least 10 live-service games. That’s 10. One-zero. In four years. Which is pretty ambitious on the face of things. Of course, the news delivered by Sony at yesterday’s 2021 third-quarter earnings call neatly ties in with its recent big money …
Read More »Halo: Combat Evolved campaign didnt exist for a long time
Halo: Combat Evolved didn’t always have a campaign, staff on the original game have revealed. Issue 227 of Retro Gamer magazine features a massive 10-page spread on the original Halo, delving into little-known facts behind the original shooter. Stefan Sinclair, programmer on Halo’s multiplayer team, revealed that Combat Evolved began …
Read More »Halo TV show marks return to filming with first look at Master Chief helmet
Forget finishing the fight, the Halo TV show is all set to finish filming – and the cast and crew have marked their return to production by offering up an oh-so-tiny glimpse of John-117’s iconic Master Chief helmet. Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber posted a pic from the set in …
Read More »Every video game reference in Wreck-It Ralph (so far)
Wreck-It Ralph trailer breakdown: all the movie’s references so far The headline cast for Disney’s upcoming Wreck-It Ralph is a sterling assemblage of comic talent: John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch? Those four alone could wring comedy out of cancer patients reading from the phone book. …
Read More »7 games that gave you the best weapon right away
Weapon progression is tricky. On one hand, developers want to keep the player interested by creating a series of cool guns and abilities to gain throughout the game. On the other, we’re smart enough to realize they’ve hidden a badass doomsday weapon somewhere in there and we want it right …
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