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‘Halo 5: Guardians’ finds its true strength in its multiplayer

Halo 2 and Halo 5: Guardians have a lot in common. Both have split narrative campaigns. Halo 2’s boasted the return of Master Chief and gave fresh perspective by allowing players to play as the Arbiter, previously a Covenant enemy. Halo 5 has players playing as Master Chief and his Blue Team, while following the path of Spartan Locke and Fireteam Osiris who’ve been tasked to track him down. Both games feature strong player versus player arena multiplayer modes, which went on to shape the future of the series in the case of 2, and is certain to do so again in the case of 5.

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‘Halo’ and the ‘Call of Duty’ Effect

Not since 2001 with the release of the original Xbox has any console launched with a game so revered by fans and critics alike as Bungie’s Halo: Combat Evolved. The original game was a bold adventure, brimming with new ideas, an alien world and a killer soundtrack. Following it’s huge success, the sequel Halo 2 …

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‘Resident Evil: HD Remaster’ marks the creeping return of yesterdays nightmares

When Resident Evil originally hit the shelves in 1996, the term “survival-horror” was born. Though there were other darkly-themed experiences, such as Clock Tower, Resident Evil became known as the ultimate horror-gaming experience, with elements missing from the competition such as complicated puzzles, mysterious conspiracies, and most importantly, some genuine scares.

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Microsoft’s Revised Vision: Looking Forward or Looking Back?

On Tuesday, May 13, Microsoft revealed plans to sell the Xbox One without Kinect at a $400 price point as early as June 9 of this year.  Coming down from $500, this places Microsoft’s latest platform at the same console cost as Sony’s Playstation 4.  According to MS, the decision comes from user feedback.  Phil Spencer, …

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Analyzing the ‘Halo 5’ Announcement

At long last, 343 Industries has revealed the next, new entry in the Halo franchise, Halo 5: Guardians. Last Friday, Bonnie Ross, the general manager at 343, took to xbox.com to unleash in blog post the first news of the next “Halo journey” coming to Xbox One. Ross took some time detailing what 343 is trying to achieve with a next-gen Halo entry. “‘Halo 5: Guardians’ is a bigger effort than ‘Halo 4.'” She continues to claim, “That applies to the content and scope of the game,” as well as the technology the game is being produced on and for. Ross clarifies that the game “runs at 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers, with the scope, features and scale we’ve been dreaming of for more than a decade.” November 2015 is the only date given for the anticipated release of the game.

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Ninja Turtles and Facebook Buyout’s Cause an Internet Rift

Hey You Geeks!! This marks the return of the Hey You Geeks column, a weekly deconstruction of the best and sometimes worst that geek culture has to offer. A companion to the Hey You Geeks podcast, each week, the column will examine the news and rumors of the previous week with opinions, predictions and new …

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Achievement Races: How the Validation Model Has Changed Gaming

Something has quietly occurred over this soon-to-pass gaming generation, something that has never been seen before in the previous five or so eras of our favorite past time. For some reason people are continuing to sink hour after hour into games that they’ve already beaten. What is this strange phenomena that has allowed for the …

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A Batch of New Images from ‘Grand Theft Auto V’

It seems all week long, everyone has been talking about Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and their recent announcements from E3. While we have to wait a few more months to purchase either system (PS4 is my choice), the previous generation-systems have the pleasure of hosting the year’s biggest game, Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar …

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