2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Microsoft’s Xbox and its flagship Halo series. With Halo Infinite on the way, the hype is soaring, and fans new and old are finding new interest in researching Halo’s extensive fictional universe. The 20-year history of Halo encompasses a lot of games, media, merchandise, and lore – so much that you’d need an entire encyclopedia to cover everything. Fortunately, publisher Dark Horse has you covered....
343 Industries releases some brand new artwork for the upcoming downloadable content pack for Halo 5: Guardians, revealing a new map and various weapons in the process. Since Halo 5: Guardians was released at the tail end of last year, developer 343 Industries has remained true to its word and released a steady stream of downloadable content for the title. The developer is not done yet, however, and has been working long and hard on another update for the first-person shooter....
This HALO review contains spoilers. Halo Episode 2 “Unbound” dives into the Master Chief’s history right away. As a younger man, he watched his friend Soren-066 disappear into the night, abandoning the Spartan training that cost him his freedom and some of the use of his arm. In the present day, Soren is on Chief’s mind because now he’s the only other person Chief knows outside the system. Soren is pirate king of the asteroid fortress known as The Rubble....
Four years on from stepping down from the role, Hank Azaria has apologized for voicing Apu in The Simpsons. It has taken a while, but over the last few years, TV shows and movies from the past are being called out for their insensitive portrayal of minorities. Whether it be scenes in which actors appeared in blackface or animated projects that included white actors voicing non-white roles. The Simpsons was guilty of the latter via its casting of Hank Azaria as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon....
Although the exciting Niantic summer of events is starting to quiet down (especially as Pokemon GO’s Ultra Rewards enter their final week), there is still plenty for mobile AR fans to do during the second half of August. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players are in the midst of a two part Brilliant Event, but this weekend they can take a short break to switch gears and enjoy a new Wizarding Weekend....
Game Rant recently got the chance to have a long talk with James Gwertzman, head of cloud gaming at Microsoft. To celebrate the 3-year anniversary of his company’s acquisition by Microsoft and its subsequent growth, Gwertzman joined us to talk about the budding of cloud gaming technologies in recent years, the future of gaming tech, and all sorts of fascinating anecdotes and predictions about the ever-growing potential of cloud computing....
For players that have been keeping a close eye on Xbox and PlayStation in the lead up to the next generation of gaming, it’s probably not surprising that the companies are taking very different approaches. While Sony and PlayStation have remained steadfast in the belief of new console generations, Microsoft and Xbox have elected to take a different path by pushing services like Xbox Game Pass. In fact, it seems that Xbox is so dedicated to this strategy that it is actually willing to discuss bringing this service to rival consoles....
Hitman 3 is now available for pre-order, and IO Interactive has announced that anyone who purchases a digital copy on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will get a next-gen copy for free. PlayStation owners will receive a digital copy for both consoles, while Xbox players will be able to take advantage of Microsoft’s Smart Delivery system to play across the generations. It’s worth pointing out that this seems to be limited to just the digital edition – purchase a physical copy and you’re out of luck....
Deep Silver reveals a North American release date of May 17 for Homefront: The Revolution, alongside the news of an Xbox One-only closed beta in February. In spite of its incredibly troubled development cycle, Deep Silver has persisted with work on Homefront: The Revolution. Now, the publisher has been able to share some exciting news with the gaming community. Deep Silver has confirmed the release date for Homefront: The Revolution, with the title expected to launch in May of this year....
That is the big takeaway from tonight’s hour, with Saul beginning to sound the alarm about Ruskie attempts to destabilize the U.S., and then David Wellington’s French girlfriend turning out to be perhaps not so French after all. It is a lot to chew on, but when both narratives were (mostly) firing on all cylinders tonight, the result was a taut hour that continues to build on the momentum created by season 6....
Warning: contains spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 8 ‘The Lord of the Tides’. Despite Viserys’ moving plea for unity in episode eight, the royal family are now more divided than ever. That excellent, tense Targaryen supper scene exposed the many cracks undermining the House of the Dragon’s foundations – one tremor and it could all come tumbling down. One tremor such as… Queen Alicent misinterpreting King Viserys’ last words on the succession of the Iron Throne....
To this day, scholars will debate with you exactly why the Green Knight is ever so green. As the ambiguous and otherworldly antagonist of the 14th century epic poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this emerald-hued force is described to be head-to-toe the color of grass. Even his majestic steed is of a viridian complexion. The story ultimately explains where the Green Knight came from, but not how or why he is the way he is....
We’ve all heard about Twitch Plays Pokemon, a clever initiative designed to allow an entire community to collectively vote on every action taken throughout a Pokemon adventure. However, programmer Constantin Liétard recently pushed the envelope through a totally different letterbox - as it turns out, now we’ve got Twitter Plays Pokemon, too. “It’s actually pretty easy to do,” Liétard tells me. “Twitter, like many other websites, has something called an API (Application Programming Interface)....
It turns out that Daniel Stamm’s 2010 film The Last Exorcism wasn’t the last after all. Twelve years after the release of the movie that put the German director on the horror map, he is returning to the subgenre for another possession movie. But in some ways, the two films couldn’t be more different. While The Last Exorcism played heavily on the ambiguity of whether the central character was afflicted or faking it, Prey for the Devil cuts right to the chase....
Every Dungeons & Dragons player has that one story they tell any chance they get. Chaotic neutral rogues revel in the times they bamboozled an NPC or talked their way out of a fight. That moment when the paladin blurted out his attraction to the tiefling while under a truth spell becomes the group’s forbidden attraction subplot. Or it could be that crucial failed dexterity check, one that caused the mighty dragonborn to meet death by bees....
Vampires possess a number of weaknesses in fiction, ranging from things like sunlight, garlic, a holy cross, running water, or a wooden stake to the heart. The Castlevania series takes a different approach to this, as the ultimate weapon for defeating vampires is a magical whip, known as the Vampire Killer. The Vampire Killer is the chosen weapon of the Belmont family, though a few other skilled individuals have managed to wield its power over the years....
While it’s great to be exploring the world of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin with your monstie partner and Battle Buddies, it’s also nice to share in the fun with others and fortunately, the game offers local co-op and multiplayer. You have to progress the story to a certain point before you are able to take part in multiplayer content, after which you can play the multiplayer modes by accessing them from the Quest Board menu....
What is Shortwave? How does Shortwave work? Getting starts Go to app.shortwave.com or download the Shortwave app. Shortwave is now available on iOS and desktop. The Shortwave beta test for Android is currently underway. Sign in with Google and grant all permissions. Key features Shortwave is now available on iOS and desktop. The Shortwave beta test for Android is currently underway. Bundles: Instead of showing you a wall of threads, Shortwave automatically categorises and groups related threads into bundles....
20 amazing illustrations created using only Microsoft Paint How to use Excel app to photograph and import spreadsheets Open the latest version of the Excel app on your iPhone or Android. Open a new spreadsheet At the bottom of the spreadsheet, find the icon that has a camera over table. From the camera screen that opens, take a picture of what you want to transfer. Crop your image so that just the graphable information is visible....
Those gamers hesitating over the $799 price tag of the HTC Vive will now have some other options rather than a one-off payment for the virtual reality headset. HTC has revealed a new payment plan for North America, with users now able to pay a monthly cost instead of the $799 retail price. The news was released by the company during the Game Developers Conference, as reported by PC World....
