The Closure of the Xbox 360 Marketplace: Perishable Moments of Opportunity
The final closure of the Xbox 360 marketplace marked the end of an incredible era in gaming… and it also meant the loss of the ability to buy any of […]
Halo 3 ODST: Serving a Savior Who Suffered Like Us
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: Waiting for the Door to Open so We can “Finish the Fight”
The Halo 3 campaign was all about “finishing the fight” that was left incomplete at the end of Halo 2, but it took three long years of waiting before gamers […]
Halo 2: The Arbiter and Seeing the Story from a Different Perspective
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 […]
Halo 2: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… it was Halo 2. While almost everything about Halo 2 improved on its predecessor, the cliffhanger ending that […]
Xbox, Halo, and the Master Chief: Destined to Carry the Flag
When launching the original Xbox console, Microsoft chose to make a new and completely unknown game the star of the show… Halo: Combat Evolved. On the surface, a mostly silent […]
Viva Piñata and Finding the Purpose Behind our “Broken” Seasons in Life
One of the most unique titles to ever grace an Xbox console is Viva Piñata, a game built around the concept of sacrifice. The point of the game is to […]
Gears of War: More than Just “Cogs” in a Machine
When it first came out, Gears of War appeared to be just another third-person shooter releasing in an already saturated market… but the familial bond that exists between the “COG” […]
Halo: Reconciling With the Truth About our Best “Destiny”
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 and the Importance of Persistent Online Connection
While the physical file size of each Call of Duty game has consistently grown larger over the years, the most recent iteration took things one step further by requiring players […]
Finding God in Video Games 