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Bungie reveals Destiny: A shared-world shooter

, Feb 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Bungie has just revealed its new project, titled Destiny. Destiny will be a persistent, online multiplayer game that Eric Hirshberg, Activision CEO, dubs as a "shared-world shooter". The game will be released for both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. Bungie has emphasized that there will be no subscription fee for the game. It will require a constant connection to the internet, as it is a major factor in the "persistent, online multiplayer" aspect of the game. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty unsurprising tops Xbox Live activity list for 2012

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Many gamers played a bunch of different games on Xbox Live throughout 2012, but there are a handful of titles that obviously rise above the rest in terms of activity. Today Microsoft's Major Nelson released a list of the top 20 Xbox Live titles of 2012, and we're seeing some entries that are predictable and others that are somewhat surprising. Care to guess which game landed at the top of the list? Read The Full Story

Halo 2 PC multiplayer servers going dark in February

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're still enjoying Halo 2 on PC, then we've got some sad news for you. In the latest installment of the Halo Bulletin, Halo Waypoint's Jessica Shea announced that the multiplayer servers for the PC port will be going dark next month. Specifically speaking, players will have until February 15, 2013 to get their multiplayer kicks in, because after that date, Halo 2's online multiplayer will be inaccessible. Read The Full Story

Leftover Halo 4 features found lurking in game code

, Dec 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

We all know that a game changes very frequently during the development process - some features get fully implemented and make it to the finished product, while others are only partially developed and ultimately get left on the cutting room floor. It's no different with Halo 4, and today we're finding out that there were a couple particularly cool armor abilities 343 Industries had to do away with before shipping the game. They were discovered by the folks at TheHaloCouncil, who did a little bit of digging in Halo 4's code and filmed a video showing off these armor abilities that almost were. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 ban affected less than 200 gamers

, Dec 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft released a new map pack for Halo 4 about a week ago, and some gamers were reporting that they were getting banned after accessing the new Crimson map pack. Of course, this seemed to be a bug on Microsoft's end, and while it seemed like it was a huge fiasco where thousands of gamers were getting banned, Microsoft has announced that the bug only affected 200 gamers in total. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 Crimson Map Pack available today on Xbox 360

, Dec 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Suit up Spartan, because the Halo 4 Crimson Map Pack launches today on the Xbox Live Marketplace. At 800 MSP, this Map Pack adds three new multiplayer maps to the game, and is the first of three announced DLC map packs. It's a part of the War Games Map Pass too, which grants you access to all three map packs for 2000 MSP - 400 MSP off the price of purchasing each one separately. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 map pack release dates reportedly outed

, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

When it comes to Halo 4 DLC, we already know quite a bit. We know that Microsoft and 343 Industries are planning three separate map packs named Crimson, Majestic, and Castle. We also know that the companies are offering a War Games Map Pass for 2,000 MSP, which means that opting for the Map Pass will save you 15% over buying each map pack individually. What we didn't know, however, is when these map packs would be releasing. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 launch day sales break $220 million

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

We all expected Halo 4 to be big, but as it turns out, it's actually the biggest launch in Halo history. Microsoft announced today that the game managed to rake in $220 million on its first day, and should hit $300 million by the end of its first week. That definitely isn't chump change, and it looks like fans haven't abandoned the Halo series yet, despite the change up in developers. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 playlist update adds SWAT and new Spartan Ops episode

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Halo 4 has received its first playlist update, and this one is pretty big. First and foremost, this new playlist update adds SWAT, a game mode that takes away your shield and you radar for healthy dose of one-hit kill tension. SWAT was a fan-favorite multiplayer mode in Halo: Reach, and after being mysteriously absent from the playlist line up in Halo 4 at launch, it's here at last. Read The Full Story

Does Halo 4 Make Bungie Irrelevant?

, Nov 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Halo 4 has gotten a lot of people talking.

After Microsoft ousted Bungie to take over the Halo franchise, there was rampant speculation over what the future might look like for the world-renowned games. Would they deliver a new experience? Would they follow in Bungie’s footsteps? Would they try to tread new ground?

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Halo 4 gamers get reward points for 140+ hours of game play

, Nov 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The much-anticipated release of Halo 4 was met with overloaded servers and much fanfare. No doubt many players are already holed up, playing for hours on end, and enjoying every moment of it. Now those players can reap some rewards for the hours they invest in the game, with Microsoft offering reward points for 35 and 70 hours of game play, respectively. Read The Full Story

Halo 4 launch day players greeted with server issues

, Nov 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

We knew the launch of Halo 4 was going to be a big one, especially after the excellent reviews started hitting, but today we're finding out that it might be a bit too big for the folks at 343 Industries to handle. There are obviously a ton of people trying to play Halo 4 online right this very moment, and it seems that a number of them are experiencing issues with the multiplayer servers. This is hardly a surprise, considering that many big games hit a few road bumps on launch day, but it's still a bummer nonetheless. Read The Full Story
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