Tag Archive: Halo

Feb 19

Trailer Mix: Bungie finally reveals its Destiny

With nearly this entire console generation behind us since Bungie and Microsoft announced an amicable divorce in the weeks following Halo 3‘s blockbuster launch, the acclaimed developer is finally ready to step out of its own shadow. With the remainder of their negotiated severance games complete (Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach) and with Microsoft-owned …

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Sep 10

Dual Wielding: Fall Preview ’12 Pt 2 & Wii U

The gang returns for the 2nd part of their Fall Preview focusing on what it is a less than stellar line-up for November and December 2012. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some big games including Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Epic Mickey 2 and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale in the mix. After …

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Apr 29

Microsoft Combat Evolved

Now that Sony has officially pulled back the curtain on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, they become the second platform holder to create their own brand of mascot brawler. With Nintendo already finding tremendous success with the Super Smash Bros series, Microsoft is the only company that hasn’t thrown their hat in the water. I know …

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Apr 27

Nerds on the Rocks 92: We Like Sportz

We’re huge sports nuts on this show from that one sport with the ball to the other one with the ball, we love them all. So we’ve dedicated this week to the wonderful world of sports… well fictional sports. From Quidditch to Grifball. From the backyards of Baseketball to the underwaters of Blitzball, we take …

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Apr 16

Dual Wielding 65: Kamehameha & Halo

This week’s show kicks off with discussion on Fez and Tribes: Ascend before moving into the news. This week saw Capcom show off their latest games including new stuff from Resident Evil 6 and an announcement of Lost Planet 3. We got new release dates with RE 6 moving up, Tekken TagĀ TournamentĀ getting a date and …

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Nov 16

Review Shooter: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversay

Back in 2002, I was gifted an Xbox for Christmas. The thing was big, black and heavy, and I only wanted it for one thing. Halo. Little did I know that Halo would be a game that not only changed the way that I played, and enjoyed games, but it would set new standards for …

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Nov 13

Bar Banter: Game Release Calender

Conventional wisdom in video games tells us the best time to release a game is the “Fall rush” that tends to take place between the start of October and the 3rd week of November. This year alone has seen more than a half a dozen solid contenders for game of the year released in that …

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Nov 11

Nerds on the Rocks 69: A View for a Kill

Anthony and Earl are joined by a trio of guests this week, (Francis, Corey and Parker) to talk about the wonderful world of the first person shooter. In honor of the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Halo CE remake, we take a look back at the history of the genre, from …

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Aug 29

Dual Wielding 44: Boss Battle Rush!

This week Dual Wielding tries a segment swap as we start off with the news of the week covering the PS3 price cut, Sonic CD coming to most digital platforms, and Skyrim having exclusive DLC for 30 days on the Xbox. Then we try out a question of the week as we ponder if boss …

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Aug 24

Bar Banter: Being a True Gamer

Growing up, the playground and cafeteria fights in school always went the same for us nerds. Which was better the Genesis or the Super Nintendo? When word of the PlayStation, Saturn and Nintendo 64 started hitting, we moved on to that, and talked about how awesome 64 bits would be, even though to this day, …

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