Microsoft may not have as many exclusives under their belt as Sony or Nintendo, but one thing they do have is a game franchise in the form of Halo. Since 2001, Microsoft, Bungie and the successor studio 343 Industries have been releasing Halo games, with would be competitors looking to earn the title of Halo. That’s a 13 year history, …

Microsoft expects sales of Halo 3: ODST to surge in the coming days as Halo fans the world over who have traded in their ODST or never picked it up will be rushing to stores to get their copy of ODST. If you’ve been living under the proverbial gaming rock recently you may not be aware that the Halo Reach …

Just yesterday I was walking past a Mass Effect 2 poster in a shopping mall and something happened to catch my eye. Up until this point I hadn’t noticed it, but on closer inspection I realised that one of the new characters in Mass Effect 2 looked incredibly familiar. Anyone who watches the TV series “Chuck” will know that the …

Halo has always revolved around the overly tall badass in the green armour who goes by the name of Master Chief and now for the first time ever, a Halo game has been released that puts you in the boots of a normal, albeit very well trained soldier as the battle against the alien baddies continues. Some of have critisiced …

The PS3 may have destroyed the competition when it comes to hardware sales, but it’s HD competition came out on top with regards to software. Today you get a second opportunity to act surprised; Halo 3 : ODST has completely dominated retail software sales, outselling its closest competitor by over a million copies. Last Updated: October 20, 2009

Yes, it’s happened again. With many big-name first party release on the 360 there seems to be something that highlights the machine’s finicky hardware – or Microsoft’s inability to manufacture discs properly. Forza 2 apparently killed consoles, Lost Odyssey had a notorious 4th disc read error, and even the original Gears of War had severe enough disc-cracking issues to warrant …

Prior to the release of Halo 3: ODST there were quite a few media outlets claiming that the game was simply overpriced DLC and that it was an insult to our mentality that Microsoft thought they could sell it as a full price game. Well fast forward to now and the fact that Halo 3: ODST has become the third …

Much to my surprise, the “Get Ready to Drop” premium theme had little to do with the daily bowel movements necessitated by a protein-rich diet. It is in fact a free Halo: ODST premium theme. Free as long as you’re a paying Gold subscriber, that is. The official description reads : ODSTs aren’t the only ones getting their hands on …