Further Halo 4 speculation

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I've been thinking about the "threat unlike anything the Master Chief has faced before", and while shooting at actual, real Forerunners would be pretty cool, at the end of the day, they are aliens. The Chief has fought aliens before, The Covenant was 100% alien. Grunts? Alien. Elites? Alien. Hunters? Alien. What if this "new" threat is human? What if…

Halo 4: First look

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First proper look, anyway. There's a video up on Waypoint (and most probably everywhere else on the web by now I'd imagine), and it's really good. The Battle Rifle is back. Three shot bursts confirmed. The graphics are insanely detailed. You play as a Spartan IV (yes, four) in multiplayer, and it looks like an even shinier version of Vanquish.…
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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To get me in the mood, I'm listening to the original Halo soundtrack. That's one of the things that set Halo apart for me. The ghostly choir on the title screen. The epic, sweeping orchestra as you explore an unique world. The "we're gonna go fuck shit up" Halo driving music. It looks pretty, that's for sure. If this is…

Halo Wars

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I don't usually like real-time strategy games. Whether that's because they don't work well with joypads and I'm a dedicated console gamer or I just don't enjoy the kind of stresses that resource management brings upon me is a debate for another time. I don't usually like them. But this one was different. Was it because it's Halo? Probably. I…

Ten days off

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I have ten days off work starting tomorrow. Rough itinerary is as follows: Sunday: Go see Otis. Monday: Haircut. Tuesday: Town to get ideas for wedding. Wednesday: App development. Thursday: Visit possible wedding location. Friday: App development. Saturday: App development. Sunday: App development. Monday: App development. Tuesday: App development. It's going to go so quickly, but I'll try to get…

The old one was beta

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I wish I could blog about the new Xbox 360 dashboard right now. I got onto the beta programme last month, but now I'm kinda wishing I hadn't. It needs to update at least twice a week, and I've still not got used to the new layout. Ah well, everyone will have it soon, so we'll all be in the…

Typing and waffling

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Looks like Wednesday is becoming my new update day. Due to the days I work, Monday has been designated "rest day" - coming off four days of work is quite tiring. I feel more perky and talkative on a Wednesday though, I'm more likely to want to do things like type and waffle. My phone is now 100% Mangoed up,…

Mango’d: Part 2

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I've finally gotten around to updating my Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 7.5 (codename: Mango), only a month after it came out... Why have I not updated sooner? I got the notification that the update was available for my phone about a week ago... What's been eating at my time? Batman: Arkham City. Such a good game, so empowering.…
Wanquish

Wanquish

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Although actually, it wasn't wank, it was really good. I loved it. At first I didn't quite get it, but after a while slowing down time to shoot multiple bad robots faces off just gelled. I would say that's Vanquish in a nutshell, but there's more to it than that. First of all, it's tough. I played it on Hard…

Space Channel 5

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Oh... They are releasing Space Channel 5: Part 2 on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow. I picked it up as part of the Dreamcast collection (along with Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi and Sega Bass Fishing - three games I will never play) months ago and resolved to finish it before it was released on XBLA. Oh well! Posted from WordPress for…