Ok, so remember how Bungie made a big deal of rolling out their newest project, Halo 3: Recon? It’s not called that anymore. Now it’s Halo 3: ODST.
“Stay tuned to Bungie.net in the coming weeks and months for development updates and new details on our latest project,” says the website. “In the meantime, please remove ‘Halo 3 : Recon’ from your memory banks and replace it with ‘Halo 3 : ODST.’”
As any responsible owner of guns knows, there’s some basic safety procedures to follow when handling a firearm. Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never put your finger on the trigger until you’re ready to fire. Don’t point the gun at your friends.
Thanks to YouTube user “pfcthiel”, we can add some more rules: “Do not put a Gears of War-style electric chainsaw bayonet on a working rifle” and “Do not use said chainsaw bayonet to awkwardly chase a pumpkin around.” Video after the jump.
Recently, Microsoft has just finished another massive cleanse of offending Xbox Live accounts. I think Microsoft has adopted one of the best policies to deal with users that artificial inflate their gamer score. The user’s gamerscore is wiped clean and their Xbox Live account is branded with the mark of a cheater. The account can still be used for online gaming and purchases though, so the money that went into the account is not wasted. Read more…
There’s a fan remake of the original Half Life underway, going by the name Black Mesa. The site for the mod is utterly blitzed under the traffic, but here’s the trailer they just put out.
I know I’m late to the party with this bit of news, but it’s too good to pass up.
Eidos’s UK PR firm was telling reviewers of Tomb Raider: Underworld to hold off on publishing their reviews if they planned on rating it below 8 of 10. This was confirmed by the PR firm itself. Read more…
Most every gamer knows about the Valve game, Portal, but not many have seen the flash version of the game. While a very simplified version of its PC muse, Portal: The Flash Version actually attempts the same physics in a side-scroller. It was created by some valve fans around the same time Portal was launched. The game was nominated for a 2008 Zeeby casual game award, but failed to bring in the award.
The physics and portal technology achieved in the game should be applauded for the difficulty in execution in a flash game, but the gameplay leaves something to be desired. Read more…
The Armory, the public page of World of Warcraft characters, recently updated to include the new achievements that went live with the expansion.
While there’s no personal information on the page, the new achievement let you track what someone’s online activity with a pretty reasonable precision. For example, let’s take a look at the updated page of Supernovan, aka Kevin Werbach, co-leader of the FCC review team, since he’s the only public figure whose WoW character I happen to know.
If you’ve played Bioshock, you’re probably familiar with the vita-chamber. The first time you keel over dead in the underwater dystopia of Rapture, you’re instantly resurrected in said chamber with all your inventory and half a bar of health.
It’s a little bit different from a continue in other games. Instead of starting over from a checkpoint, you burst forth on whatever enemy just killed you, probably still hurting from the fight. If this surprised adversary manages to put you down again, you’ll just come back again as many times as it takes.
I’m going to assume by now you’ve read all about what happened in Mumbai this week. If not, you should probably get to reading before you go browsing entertainment blogs like this one.
Anyway, Canadian voice actor Michael Rudder, who lent his talents to games such Ubisoft games as Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, was among the hundreds wounded in the attacks, having taken three bullets, according to the CBC.
If you’re ready to brave the post-Thanksgiving crowds tomorrow, you’ll find some deals waiting for you on the video game front. You know… when you’re buying gifts for other people. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Fortunately, Destructoid has already done all the hard work and has compiled a list of Friday’s deals. Here’s some of the highlights.
Ok, so remember how Bungie made a big deal of rolling out their newest project, Halo 3: Recon? It’s not called that anymore. Now it’s Halo 3: ODST.
As any responsible owner of guns knows, there’s some basic safety procedures to follow when handling a firearm. Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never put your finger on the trigger until you’re ready to fire. Don’t point the gun at your friends.
Recently, Microsoft has just finished another massive cleanse of offending Xbox Live accounts. I think Microsoft has adopted one of the 
I know I’m late to the party with this bit of news, but it’s too good to pass up.
Most every gamer knows about the Valve game, 
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If you’ve played Bioshock, you’re probably familiar with the vita-chamber. The first time you keel over dead in the underwater dystopia of Rapture, you’re instantly resurrected in said chamber with all your inventory and half a bar of health.
I’m going to assume by now you’ve read all about what happened in Mumbai this week. If not, you should probably 
If you’re ready to brave the post-Thanksgiving crowds tomorrow, you’ll find some deals waiting for you on the video game front. You know… when you’re buying gifts for other people. Yeah, that’s the ticket.