Xbox and Microsoft players alike were given a special treat yesterday at the 20th anniversary of the Xbox gaming company. November 15th 2001 was when the first Xbox coupled with Halo: Combat Evolved and Fable hit the stores for mass purchase. In a special move (though not at all unexpected) 343 Industries and Microsoft as... Continue Reading →
James Cutter – One Of The UNSC’s Finest
This week's post is going to highlight one of my favourite characters from the Halo Universe, Captain James Cutter. Captain Cutter was first introduced as the Captain of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, a retrofitted Phoenix-class support vessel, during the Halo Wars campaign. He was a reluctant commander thrust into the middle of the Human-Convenant War and... Continue Reading →
E3 And The Punishment My Wallet Is Going To Take
This past weekend was the Electronic Entertainment Expo where all the top game developers and publishers all make the trek out to the Los Angeles Convention Center to showcase their upcoming products. This is one of the top events worldwide that gamers anticipate every year because it provides clear and concrete information as to upcoming... Continue Reading →
Office of Naval Intelligence – Halo’s CIA
This morning as I was drinking my piping hot cup of "Canadian As F*ck, eh?" courtesy of Black Rifle Coffee Company, I stumbled across a video by the Youtuber, HiddenXperia, on his coverage of ONI's betrayal of the Master Chief. As an avid fan of the entire Halo series, like bought Xbox over Playstation specifically... Continue Reading →
Ready Player One – A Commentary On The Path of Modern Gaming
This past weekend along with the purchase of my Infinity War tickets, I bought tickets for a Friday night showing of Ready Player One. I had seen trailers of the movie for several months and just the premise of the film (the adventure of finding the coveted Easter Eggs) put it on my 'to see... Continue Reading →
SPARTAN IIs – The Heroes Humanity Needed
This month for my Halo themed post, I will be breaking down the SPARTAN-II program which is the backbone of the Halo universe. For anyone that's a fan of the series, Halo is centered around John-117 "the Master Chief". John was believed to have been the sole surviving member of the SPARTAN-II program, until the... Continue Reading →
Project ORION – The Rise of the Spartans
This month for the continuation of the Halo series, I decided to focus on the SPARTANS and their origins as a unit. Starting out in the early years of the United Earth Government (UEG), Project ORION is where it all began. PROJECT ORION Project ORION was launched in the early years of the 23rd century... Continue Reading →
Helljumpers – The Unofficial Badasses of the UNSC
With the anniversary of my one year on this site, I decided to expand some of my posts to include video games as well. That is not to say that I will be stopping with the comics, because I could never stop with comics. That being said, I will be adding a monthly inclusion from... Continue Reading →