Xbox Live: Giving Away the Fruit
One of the savviest decisions Microsoft made when launching their controversial new online “Xbox Live” service was to give away the first taste of it for free… almost every game […]
Xbox Console Names: A New Creation
While each current console developer has their own specific naming style for each version of their hardware, Microsoft’s has been, well… a little confusing. After their original system was simply […]
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 […]
Xbox Handheld? The Right Treasure to Pursue
When Sony chose to challenge Nintendo, the reigning king of portable gaming, in a battle for handheld supremacy, Microsoft wisely chose to stay out of the fight. Rather than waste […]
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 […]
The End of the Xbox 360 Marketplace: Perishable Treasure
The final closure of the Xbox 360 marketplace marks the end of an incredible era in gaming… and it also means the loss of the ability to buy any of […]
Halo and a Humble Spirit
We’ve all done it… maybe it was at the end of a Mario Kart race, a last second touchdown in Madden, or squeezing out a win after a grueling Halo […]
Halo 3 ODST: A Vulnerable, Relatable Experience
While the jazzy, rain-soaked, vibe of Halo 3: ODST has become one of my favorite overall Halo experiences, I don’t think I ever felt more vulnerable in a Halo game […]
Halo 3: A Beautiful, Merciful Delay
Halo 3 was all about “finishing the fight” that was left incomplete at the end of Halo 2, and after years of painful waiting gamers dropped into the conclusion of […]
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 […]
Finding God in Video Games 