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Videogames
This is a list of archived entries published in the Videogames category.
Halo 3 review
Looking at that screenshot, I’m suddenly reminded of the first videogame I remember playing, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for Intellivision. Man, videogames have come a long way in a mere quarter-century. But then, I suppose it only took us twice that time to go from flying the first plane to landing on the moon.
Incidentally, that [...]
Yet more Xbox drama
Two nights ago, my Xbox 360 died again.
This was my third, though it had been built around the same time as my previous two–September 2006. I was in the middle of playing Halo 3 with some friends when the DVD drive began to make a sound somewhat like a weed whacker. A moment later, it [...]
Halo, Goodbye
Dear friends,
I’m that guy.
Yes, I’m that guy who, upon finally getting back to his beloved Xbox 360 with his brand-spanking-new copy of Halo 3, put the disc in the machine and…the Xbox 360 died.
Halo 3 impatience
Well, I’ve got to get through one more work day before I can play Halo 3. My friend Tom wisely recommended I take tomorrow off, rather than today, because I’ll no doubt be up pretty late tonight.
I wasn’t crazy enough to buy my copy last night at midnight, so I’ll pick it up after work [...]
My Halo 3 article(s) posted online
ToyFare is doing a “Halo Week” on their website, primarily by posting my article from the magazine piecemeal.
Bungie Jump (interview with Bungie, makers of Halo 3)
Re-Spawn (interview with Todd McFarlane, who’s making the toy line)
Just for Clix (article on Halo Actionclix)
Gear of War (Halo-themed Xbox accessories)
Collecting Spree (everything else)
Big Screen Chief (update on the status [...]
Another one dusts the bytes
My friend Tom’s Xbox 360 died last week. More specifically, the external hard drive of his Xbox 360 crashed, which meant he lost all his saved game data. All the progress he’d made on any game–gone. Fortunately, one’s Achievements are archived on Microsoft’s server, so his gamerscore is safe.
But that did get me thinking–why doesn’t [...]
The post about the Halo 3 Beta
As anyone who’s been paying any attention to this blog knows, I’m pretty excited about Halo 3. A few weeks ago, my wonderful girlfriend DG got me my very own copy of Crackdown, which included access to the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta (fortunately, Crackdown is a great game too—you can read my review of it [...]
Crackdown races
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently got Crackdown. The game initially showed up on my radar when it was announced that the game would include a free pass to the Halo 3 public beta test. This led to a lot of jokes about the game being retitled to Halo 3 Demo Disc [...]
Gamerbore
I’ve written before about the Xbox 360’s Achievements system, which rewards you for performing certain tasks in videogames and adds points to your overall Gamerscore. It’s arguably an old-fashioned idea, a return to the days of the arcades when players wanted to get their initials in the #1 spot on that Space Invaders cabinet.
But other [...]