At some point in gaming history, it was decided that randomized rewards would encourage people to invest more time into certain games. Soon after, microtransactions were tied to the randomized rewards, drawing a fine line between gambling and gaming. Halo 5 is the latest game to follow this trend with it’s REQ system, letting you ...
Ever since 343 Industries took over the Halo franchise just over three years ago, they had the (somewhat unenviable) task of continuing the story of the Master Chief. In Halo 4, they took it in an interesting direction by essentially questioning exactly how mentally stable the Chief is. Prior to Halo 5 releasing, the marketing ...
In the beginning, there was Halo: Combat Evolved, and while it was incredibly basic by modern standards, it was good. Then came Halo 2, and though the ending was somewhat controversial, it too was good, expanding upon what made Halo great in every aspect from storytelling to multiplayer. And soon, Halo 3 followed to finish ...
While no gameplay was shown off, a short cinematic trailer of Halo Wars 2 set the tone for where the new game will be taking the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire. As most trailers start off these days, a wounded Marine was being dragged by his fellow Marine, firing his pistol at an ...
As expected, the flagship title of Xbox showed off another gameplay trailer, this time mostly concentrated on multiplayer. As such, a lot of the trailer showed off things like shotgun sliding and ground pounding, a clear indication of the faster gameplay that 343 Industries is focusing on. Once the trailer was over, some gameplay of ...
One of the most memorable campaign levels in Halo: Combat Evolved is The Silent Cartographer. Taking place shortly after the raid on the Truth and Reconciliation, The Silent Cartographer puts you in the shoes of the Master Chief as he leads an assault on the Covenant held beach outside of the installation that holds the ...
Halo and Xbox players rejoiced at the news released earlier this week about the online availability and content being shipped with the fall released of Halo 5: Guardians. In a Game Informer interview, 343 Industries touted the fact that there will be 20 multiplayer maps with launch, plus, Xbox Live Gold membership will not be ...
While many might think that the Halo franchise has started to decline since Halo 3’s life cycle came to a close, the folks at 343 industries are still dedicated to making a solid experience for Halo fans. In a move that’s surprising considering the malicious DLC sales that so often plague the genre, Halo 5 ...
If you remember back to the launch of The Master Chief Collection you’ll probably rekindle memories of a game plagued by some serious issues in its rather rocky launch. As a thank you to players 343 Industries decided to release ODST as free DLC for the collection’s early adopters. But, back in December there was no information on ...
When the Halo Master Chief Collection was released, Microsoft promised to bring back all the good ol’times we had in Halo 2, Halo 3, even Halo. Even though it was the greatest exclusive to own, there were underlying issues that followed it’s release. These issues involved the multi-player where gamers found it difficult to party up with each ...