Halo 3

By John Brownlee Halo: ODST is something of an odd duck project for Bungie. Although the upcoming Halo: Reach looks to be a full featured, Spartan packed adventure, as Halo fans expect, ODST is essentially a short mission pack with Halo 3’s multiplayer crammed in. Even more strange, it was completed in only...

By Blake Ellison Halo creator Bungie has created a multiplayer juggernaut with its shooter series, and it intends to keep the trend alive with three maps that will be exclusive to the upcoming Halo: ODST, a stand-alone expansion built upon Halo 3. The three exclusive maps are entitled “Heretic,” “Longsh...

By Kenneth England Speaking of developer, it is rumored that this installment would be handled by Gearbox and not Bungie. These rumors do have a bit of legitimacy to them, in that they were originally seeded by the Official Xbox Magazine, continued by Joystiq here, then pseudo-confirmed by Variety here. At t...

By Matthew There isn’t long to wait now until we find out if these forecasts are right. The only stumbling block for Take-Two and Rockstar is if the game is delayed or supply does not meet demand. Either of those could stifle sales for a while and allow Halo 3 to retain the top spot.

By James Expectations will run practically as high for Gears 2 as they did for Halo 3, since the first Gears sold 4.5 million copies. The game is coming out this November, which adds a heavy-hitter to Microsoft’s Holiday lineup. It joins Fable 2, Ninja Gaiden II, and Too Human, for what Microsoft is cal...

By James If you’ve been playing Halo 3 since it came out back in September, then you’ve probably mastered all the maps; you’ve learned the chokeholds, weapon locations, and strategies to get it all done in record time. But there are now about 5 million people with Halo 3, and while they’re getting us...

By Doug Osborne What’s the lesson here? Sure, Halo 3 can be fun, kids, but when mom says it’s time for bed, you’d better listen or else you’ll end up hauled away by police and locked away like this kid. And let me tell you something, there’s no Master Chief in the Juvenile detention center–at least not the vide...

By James For Halo 3, the company showed us this brand new HD trailer. Microsoft posted a cool panoramic shot showing the crowd and the setup as the trailer played. It was the finale that we were all waiting for, but even though it looks great, some stars shined brighter. Additionally, Microsoft announ...

By James The Beta gives players the chance to play through three multiplayer maps, with a number of Team Slayer and Team Skirmish gametypes, using most of the weapons and gadgets that will show up in the final product. I took on the Beta with a buddy from my Halo 2 days, and for the most part, we mopped up.