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Law Firm Considering Class Action Over Xbox Live Bannings

Friday, November 20, 2009

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Law Firm Considering Class Action Over Xbox Live Bannings

Having a bad day? Ready to laugh at the expense of other people? We have you covered. Law firm AbingtonIP is “investigating” a class action lawsuit against Microsoft due to their recent string of console bannings which boot pirates off Xbox Live. The firm states that the timing of Microsoft’s action was “convenient” as they happened [...]

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The Haloverse Goes On and On and On…

Monday, November 16, 2009

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The Haloverse Goes On and On and On…

Is the Haloverse spreading itself too thin?  One might not think so when you look at sales figures for the most recent Halo installment, Halo 3: ODST. According to Microsoft’s COO of interactive entertainment, Dennis Durkin,  Halo 3: ODST has sold over 3 million copies to date since its release on September 22, 2009. This sounds great, [...]

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Spending Time in Halo Waypoint

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Spending Time in Halo Waypoint

As if fans needed something else to fuel their Halo satisfaction, Halo Waypoint comes along to add even more to the experience. While Bungie.net offer countless screens of stats and maps, Waypoint is simplified. It takes hold of your Gamertag, picks up your achievements, and awards bonuses based on your progress across all Halo titles [...]

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Xbox 360 Review: Halo 3 ODST

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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Xbox 360 Review: Halo 3 ODST

The world of Halo ODST is dark and somber, lit by the glow of a shotgun or a sparking street light, while a drizzling rain falls over the broken streets of New Mombasa. ODST undoubtedly is different, moving away from the bright, colorful alien-infestation of previous games while traversing the extensive roads with only partial [...]

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Halo’s Firefight May Spread

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Halo’s Firefight May Spread

Halo creators have added what they call a Firefight mode to there upcoming release Halo 3: ODST.  If you are unfamiliar with this fact, and don’t know what that mode will entail, it is basically going to be a Horde mode from Gears of  War 2.  While this should most certainly be a successful mode, many [...]

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Halo 3 Loser Lawsuit

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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Halo 3 Loser Lawsuit

How do you know when someone is a bad loser?  Well, let’s see.  Hmmm, maybe they cuss a lot when they are losing, throw their controller, quite early, complain that you or the “computer” is cheating, oh and let’s not forget they decide to file a lawsuit against you. Yeah, that’s right, that last one [...]

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Xbox Live Call Out List Volume V

Monday, August 17, 2009

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Xbox Live Call Out List Volume V

It seems this issue of the Call Out List has a slight theme running through it, this one dealing with music, with one exception. On with the list, and as always, refer to the rules of play to see what we’re talking about. Gamertag: KrazyKracker300 Found: Halo 3 Social Slayer Awards: You’re a ***** Guy Specific Offenses: Maybe we [...]

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Earth vs. Mars in Online Games: Not Pretty

Sunday, August 16, 2009

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Earth vs. Mars in Online Games: Not Pretty

At some point, when human stupidity finally manages to force some of us off the rock we call home, we may move to Mars. Sure, we need to worry about food, water, and shelter against temperatures to the ‘nth degree, but what about video games? At some point, Mars peeps will want to join in [...]

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Halo ODST Premieres in Public August 29th

Thursday, August 13, 2009

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Halo ODST Premieres in Public August 29th

If you can’t wait until September 22nd to check out Halo ODST, then you have a chance to play it early at a Dallas based MLG event. Now this isn’t a freebie. MLG will snag $20 from you for the privilege (and to watch the days events of course), but Bungie will have the game’s [...]

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Xbox Live Friends Cap a Result of Halo 2

Monday, August 10, 2009

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Xbox Live Friends Cap a Result of Halo 2

So, let’s say you’re popular. Like, really super cool with people online, and your MySpace page is like, totally awesome and stuff. A lot of those people may have Xbox 360s, and you would love to have them as like, super cool friends there too, right? Well, those thousands of followers on MySpace (who are likely [...]

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Halo Reach Will Be Bungie’s Final Halo Title

Sunday, August 2, 2009

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Halo Reach Will Be Bungie’s Final Halo Title

It is a sad day for Halo fans. After Halo Reach is completed, Bungie will no longer be working on the franchise. Bungie’s Lars Bakken confirmed at Comic Con that, “After Reach, that’s it for us.” Who would take over the franchise? The recently formed 343 Industries, a Microsoft owned studio. Bungie is looking towards the [...]

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Halo Anime in the Works for 2010 Release

Friday, July 31, 2009

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Halo Anime in the Works for 2010 Release

Well, it may not be the oft-rumored Halo live action movie, but a seven part animated series called Halo Legends is coming. Five different production houses in Japan are handling the animation, while Microsoft’s staff will be the only one to give the greenlight for story changes. Warner Bros. will carry the distribution rights for DVD [...]

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