Review: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Review: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Let’s hop into a time machine and travel back to the year 2001, back to an era when Sony was king.  Little did the unsuspecting masses know that on November 15th, 2001, the face of gaming would forever be transformed by the introduction of Microsoft’s first gaming console and a unassuming space...

Halo Combat Evolved Evolving?

Halo Combat Evolved Evolving?

Rumors are flying that a new, old Halo is in development. In a title that would come ahead of the impending sequel to Halo 3, a remake of the original entry in the series is being murmured about as currently in development at Microsoft internal developer, 343 Industries. While no concrete details or...

Halo: Reach garners $200m on day-one

Halo: Reach garners $200m on day-one

Independent developer, Bungie appears to have saved their best for last as they push past an astonishing $200 million in sales on the first day for Halo: Reach. The last game in their vaulted franchise has not only furnished respective sales numbers for Bungie and Microsoft, but also surpassed the record...

Bungie setting sites on PS3?

Bungie setting sites on PS3?

Fans of the FPS juggernaut Halo have enjoyed most of Bungie’s games on the Xbox 360 system. Recent developments in the gaming industry’s employment sector shows that Bungie is in fact looking for a Software Development Engineer with dedicated experience directly related to the PlayStation 3. In...

Release of the Week: Halo: Reach (360)

Release of the Week: Halo: Reach (360)

Some weeks it is harder to pick the release of the week then others. This is an easy week. Bungie is having one last go with its most treasured franchise, the series that put the XBox on the map as the home for shooters. The finally of the Halo 3 trifecta is here, and the story of the fall of Reach will...

Halo: Reach beta sees the light of a new day

Halo: Reach beta sees the light of a new day

Seeing over a million unique players in only its first day, one might consider the Halo: Reach beta to have been a smashing success.  The program that was bundled as a way to sweeten the pot for Halo: ODST purchasers, has went on to rule Xbox LIVE friends lists for the last two weeks.  Unfortunately for...

Halo: Reach Beta Sticky Bombs Expectations With Explosive First Day Numbers

Halo: Reach Beta Sticky Bombs Expectations With Explosive First Day Numbers

Bungie has published numbers from the first 24 hours of the Halo: Reach Beta.  These numbers are impressive to say the least. In the first 24 hours there were 1,179,112 total players to take part in the Needler love.  The stats don’t just stop there.  14,205,611 player games were created leading to a...

DoubleJump, Version 2.5, Episode 5: Honeymoon is Over

DoubleJump, Version 2.5, Episode 5: Honeymoon is Over

DoubleJump is a free audio podcast that we deliver to you! Click here to subscribe in iTunes Click HERE for the RSS Feed On this episode Scott and James talk about the Big story of the week: BungieVision, and how this will probably end badly! We also talk about games that we have been playing recently, and...

Release of the Week: Halo Reach Beta (360)

Release of the Week: Halo Reach Beta (360)

Yeah, that’s right. The best game this week is only an open beta. I have made this decision for two reasons. First of all, nothing really notable is coming out other than the Iron Man 2 movie tie in and I don’t like movie games. Secondly, if you have ever been a Halo fan, then this is what you...

Get Some Halo Reach With Your Farewell Game Of Halo 2

Get Some Halo Reach With Your Farewell Game Of Halo 2

Today marks a sad day as the original Xbox Live service shuts down later on this evening.  This spectacular service began seven years ago and has spawned a new definition of multiplayer gaming on consoles today. One of the biggest games played on Xbox Live remains Halo 2.  Bungie has decided to send off...