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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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New Rumors Connect Gearbox With Halo (Gamasutra)

Rumors continue to surround Brothers in Arms developer Gearbox Software and suggestions that they are being tapped by Microsoft to work on the Halo franchise. Earlier in the week, rumors that Gearbox was working on Halo 4 as a launch title for the next generation Xbox console were reported by the U.S. Official Xbox magazine. Referring to these rumors, an article on the Variety website has ...

Top Gearbox Programmer Shifts To Microsoft's Halo Team??? [News] (Total Video Games)

Gearbox's Director of Technology, Corrinne Yu, is apparently set to join Microsoft's Halo team...

Xbox 360 Goes Coin-Op [Arcades] (Gizmodo)

While the Xbox 360 arcade is ironically the least expensive version of 360, The Arcade Station T2 is the probably the most expensive...and it actually belongs in an arcade. Essentially an arcade...

Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)

US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...

Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)

Rumour of epic scale this morning as we hear rumblings that Gearbox (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway) could be the studio behind Halo 4, Joystiq suggesting that the title might be created for release alongside the next Xbox hardware (whenever that might be).

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)

US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...

Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)

Rumour of epic scale this morning as we hear rumblings that Gearbox (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway) could be the studio behind Halo 4, Joystiq suggesting that the title might be created for release alongside the next Xbox hardware (whenever that might be).

Rumor: Gearbox Developing Halo 4 for Next Xbox? (1up.com)

OXM says the makers of the Brothers in Arms series are new stewards of Master Chief.

Gearbox in talks to do new Halo game News (EuroGamer)

The poster says "a source... Close to Gearbox" confirmed the studio "has definitely had conversations with Microsoft about doing a new Halo game and is very excited at the prospect". However, no deal has been signed as yet.

Halo Wars Screenshots & Images (EuroGamer)

Master strategy from Ensemble. // Added on 15/07/08 Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)

Rumour of epic scale this morning as we hear rumblings that Gearbox (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway) could be the studio behind Halo 4, Joystiq suggesting that the title might be created for release alongside the next Xbox hardware (whenever that might be).

Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)

US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...

"GEARBOX making HALO 4?" (EuroGamer)

So what Halo game are Bungie making?

Video game review: 'Too Human' (Baltimore Sun)

Too Human The first of a planned trilogy of games for Xbox 360 reads a lot like Dungeons & Dragons meets Halo . New this month, the game creates an interesting parallel universe that allows high-tech robotics to co-exist with Norse mythology. And who doesn't want to see flesh-challenged cyberbabes duke it out with Valhalla's finest?

"GEARBOX making HALO 4?" (EuroGamer)

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Friday, August 22, 2008

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"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)

Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.

Register to Vote via Your Xbox 360 (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

Rock the Vote has partnered with Microsoft in a move to help achieve its goal of registering two million under-30 voters in time for this fall's election.

Register to Vote With Your Xbox 360 (1up.com)

Partnership with Rock the Vote starts Monday.

Hands-On: 'Fracture,' a Literally Groundbreaking Shooter (Wired News)

LucasArts' upcoming Xbox and PS3 game lets players deform the soil beneath them to create mountains and craters with the push of a button.

Calling master chief (CNN Money)

After making a ton of money in the advertising business, Michael Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni decided six years ago that it was time to goof off. How did these two guys, then in their late 20s, pass the time? They played a lot of "Halo."

Monday, August 18, 2008

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The Divnich Tapes: Xbox 360's July Disappoinment (Gamasutra)

[Following last week's release of NPD's July North American sales figures, EEDAR's director of analytical services Jesse Divnich presents his exclusive Gamasutra study of June's hardware and software trends. In this analysis, Divnich comments on how Xbox 360 hardware performed below expectations with some of "the most disappointing results of the year", despite its discounted Pro model.] For ...

Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)

The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.

Xbox 360 DLC Roundup Review (EuroGamer)

It's been a while since we last did this - just over four months in fact - so it seems like a good time to dip back into Microsoft's Game Store to see if anything of interest has been added.

16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox. But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no ...

"360 problem - Help needed!" (EuroGamer)

So my brother was playing Halo the other day, and during a match, the colours on screen suddenly messed up. Lots of blue, it just looked very wrong. The audio was fine. So he finished the match, then turned the 360 off.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Play your Xbox on a cinema screen (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Yeah, so you've got a big screen at home. It's nice. Is it 40"? 50"? Maybe you have a projector set up. I'm afraid to report that whatever you've got is now officially rubbish. How would you feel about playing your Xbox 360 on a screen that's 50 feet wide?

Feature: Is the Xbox Portable Just a Pipe Dream? (MobileMag)

Nintendo has enjoyed nearly two decades of portable gaming success with the Game Boy line of devices, more recently printing money by way of the touchscreen-equipped Nintendo DS and DS Lite. Sony has been able to achieve a good level of success with the PSP and PSP Slim. While devices like the Sega Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket have come and gone, their full-sized home counterparts have also come ...

Jet Black Stare Rally For Halo 3 (IGN Music)

Vancouver band to challenge fans to a little Master Chief melee. August 13, 2008 - Island recording artist Jet Black Stare have issued a challenge to all of their Halo 3 loving fans.

Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)

The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.

"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)

Which skulls? Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Jet Black Stare Rally For Halo 3 (IGN Music)

Vancouver band to challenge fans to a little Master Chief melee. August 13, 2008 - Island recording artist Jet Black Stare have issued a challenge to all of their Halo 3 loving fans.

Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)

The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.

"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)

Which skulls? Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.

Xbox 360 (AskMen)

As the first next-gen console to hit the market (a full year before the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 ), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 used its head start to build up a superior lineup of exclusive games and superior features.

Halo 3, Xbox 360 Top G-Phoria 2008 Awards (Gamasutra)

Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4. Unlike most industry award shows, G-Phoria's twelve months of eligibility run from August of the preceding year through July of the current year. Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system, according to the viewer-voted results of this year's ...

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