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Deep Vein Thrombosis Kills 20 Year Old Xbox Gamer

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3:00PM August 1, 2011 | Danny Allen

Damn, this is messed up. Chris Staniforth was chatting with a friend after a job interview, felt pains in his chest, started to spasm, and passed away. Cause of death: DVT, caused by a blood clot blockage that can result after long periods of restricted movement — the reason you’re given little exercise cards on aircraft. “He could play for hours and hours on end, sometimes 12 hours in a stretch,” said his grieving father. More »

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Original Xbox Controller Coming Back In Extremely Limited Way, Only For ‘Halo Fest’

9:20AM June 16, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Halo studio 343 Industries is offering only the most authentic of Halo: Combat Evolved experiences at this year’s Halo Fest, letting players go hands on with the Anniversary remake of the Xbox original with its original controller, the beastly gamepad nicknamed the “Duke”. More »

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Microsoft’s E3 2011 Website Outs Halo 4 And More

1:20AM June 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Microsoft’s E3 2011 briefing isn’t until 9.30am Pacific. Someone forgot to tell the Xbox.com guys that, because for a brief moment, fans caught a glimpse of Halo 4. More »

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The Best Toys Of The Year

8:00AM January 3, 2011 | Gizmodo Staff

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The Lego Master Chief Helmet You Can Actually Wear

3:00AM November 16, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

There is no limit to the wondrous nature of the Lego brick, as Ben Caulkins shows today: Behold, Master Chief’s helmet made of Lego. It doesn’t only look perfect, but you can actually wear it: More »

Steve Jobs Went Bananas When Microsoft Bought Halo’s Creators

12:47AM October 27, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Before Halo, Bungie had made a name for itself developing the Marathon series of shooters on the Mac. So when the studio was bought by Microsoft to make games for the Xbox, Apple boss Steve Jobs was pissed. More »

Get In The (R/C) Warthog!

1:17PM October 2, 2010 | Owen Good

Kotaku reader Dan S. noticed that the MacFarlane Toys’ Halo: Reach Warthog perfectly matched the chassis of one of his remote-controlled vehicles. “The wheels started turning in my head,” Dan says, “pardon the pun.” More »

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Buy An Avatar Or Headset, Make A Wish Come True

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1:30PM September 2, 2010 | Alex Kidman

Microsoft to donate proceeds from Halo: Reach avatars and headsets to charity. More »

Halo Fans Can Build A Light Sculpture By Controlling This Robot

8:00AM August 22, 2010 | Casey Chan

Microsoft is launching an interactive website to get gamers even more excited about Halo: Reach. Users will help build a Halo light sculpture by controlling a Kuka Robot Arm (that’s the thing lurking in the shadows) to plot light points. More »

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Xbox Remembers Where It Came From

7:40PM July 23, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

As stylish as the new, slimmer Xbox 360 is, all Xbox 360 fans really want is something to play Halo on. And if it looks like Halo, all the better. More »