Return From Warp Zone: The Generation Gap

Return From Warp Zone: The Generation Gap

The average age of today’s traditional Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 owner is 37. A couple of years ago that number was 35. Looking back near the start of the generation, that number was 30. Notice a trend? Every time the age of the current gaming demographic is surveyed by one organization or another,...

The Birth of the Modern Blockbuster

The Birth of the Modern Blockbuster

We take midnight launches for granted nowadays. Every time a major title rolls down the pipeline, players expect to line up at midnight at their local GameStop and prepare to hand over their $60, rain, shine, or hurricane. It’s not an exaggeration really. I’ve seen nearly 1,000 players stand in...

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...

Release of the Week: Forza Motorsport 4 (360)

Release of the Week: Forza Motorsport 4 (360)

Turn 10 is back this week with the Xbox 360′s premier simulation racing series. This time around Forza Motorsport utilizes the Kinect for head tracking and vehicle inspection. With rival Gran Turismo 5 promising a huge content patch at the end of the month on the PS3, does Forza bring enough to the...

Remake of Halo:CE On the Way

Remake of Halo:CE On the Way

What I previously reported as rumor has now been confirmed; A remake of Halo: Combat Evolved is coming this holiday season. Joystiq has learned that the game is being handled by Saber Interactive, whose previous credits include TimeShift, and the upcoming Inversion. The remake will feature an updated...

While You Were Gaming Christmas Edition

While You Were Gaming Christmas Edition

Happy Holidays to all you fine folks out there in video game land. This week will likely see many of you traveling, chilling with family and friends and just generally doling out the peace on earth and goodwill towards men. As we prepare for our own long winter’s nap, here’s the last weekend...

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...

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...