Giving Away The Plot?: Watching Our Words
Stop me if you have heard this one before… you see a trailer or watch a publicity appearance for an upcoming movie that you are excited about, and in the […]
Backwards Compatibility: An Undeserved Grace
While I’m a huge fan of both Nintendo and PlayStation for different reasons, I’ve always appreciated one thing about each console that Xbox has released… backwards compatibility. Being able to […]
Halo Reach: A Purpose Built in Sacrifice
Halo Reach, Bungie’s final “swan song” in the Halo universe, was a prequel that set up the entire Halo conflict through the eyes of a brave fireteam of Spartans named […]
Halo 2’s Arbiter: The Answer We Didn’t Ask For
One of the most controversial moments in Halo 2 was the developer’s decision to switch the player’s perspective in the middle of the game from our beloved Master Chief to a […]
Halo and the Xbox Launch: Plan and Purpose
When launching the original Xbox, Microsoft chose to make a game that was a brand-new, completely unknown property the star of the show… Halo: Combat Evolved. The story of a […]
The First Descendant: Participation Problems
“The First Descendant” from Nexon Games has achieved a modest amount of notoriety in the few short weeks since its’ launch for multiple reasons… such as liberally borrowing most of […]
Our True “Destiny”
If you have played a continually progressing game like Destiny, then you know that the completion of the story campaign is really just the beginning. From additional in-game missions, new […]
Gears of War or Band of Brothers?
On the surface, Gears of War is just another third-person shooter in a saturated market… but the familial bond that exists between the “Cog” soldiers is the beating heart behind […]
Halo Sequels: Missing the “Creator’s” Hands
If we are all being honest, Halo hasn’t been the same since Bungie moved on to create Destiny and Microsoft handed the Halo license to 343 studios… as a Halo […]
Call of Duty: A Persistent Connection for a “Texture” Resolution
While the physical file size of each Call of Duty game has consistently grown larger over the years, the next iteration of Call of Duty is going one step further, […]
Finding God in Video Games 