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...

When you are talking about a franchise like Halo, it is hard not to get excited.  Fresh of the the successful release of Halo 3: ODST, the brilliant minds over and Bungie decided to go back to the drawing board and make one final entry into the “Halosphere”, before moving on to bigger and...

I hated the PlayStation 2. Despite the huge back catalogue of excellent titles like Shadow of the Colossus and Okami, the ease with which the developers could churn out endless volumes of shovelware left the games market flooded with so many badly made games that they threatened to eclipse the true classic...

I was talking on a recent Double Jump podcast with Michael Abbot, Carter Dotson,  and Trina Schwimmer about the violence in games like Modern Warfare 2, and how the level of realism brought the violent nature of the game home to me in a way many other violent games didn’t. One comment stuck in my...

Game: Halo 3: ODST Publisher/Developer: Microsoft / Bungie Genre: First Person Shooter Verdict: Outstanding package that is a value proposition to gamers. Pros: Interesting approach to storytelling that Bungie has never tried before. Cons: 5-6 hours is a short campaign for a sixty dollar product. Orbital...

Order of War comes out this week. The game is Square Enix’s first western-developed WWII game for the PC. That’s right, Square Enix is putting out a game on the PC. This should be news! This is exciting! I mean, sure, its not one of their legendary RPGs. Its being co-developed by a website...

A Xbox LIVE technical issue wiped all Halo Wars Xbox LIVE Leaderboards earlier today. This includes all singleplayer, multiplayer and Trueskill leaderboards, as well as all matchmaking data. The Xbox LIVE team is investigating the cause, and they will provide an update to the situation as soon as possible....

Deal of the Week XBL Gold Members can get the Jedi Temple Mission DLC for The Force Unleashed at 50% off. Normally 800 MS points, this add on can now be picked up for 400 if you’re a Gold member. In this mission Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice turns to the Jedi Temple to learn more about his...

Behind the Curtain Ubisoft has something to show you: While it might not completely revolutionize FPS multiplayer, it might be worth the dime to see what they have behind the curtain. You see, they have taken the Unreal engine, built a fairly decent multiplayer FPS and imprinted some nuances that will be...

Do you recall Sgt. Johnson? He is the AI character many Halo players  pumped bullet after bullet into, trying to kill. Apparently  being a Sgt. has some benefits, seeing how Johnson happens to be invincible (at least in the first two games). Lucky Halo fans who pre-order the upcoming ODST will be able to...