halo
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Now and Forever, Halo 3 is the Original Blockbuster Game
These days, the Blockbuster Game, a release from a major publisher that’s hoping to be an Event that occupies everyone’s attention and Game of the Year discussions, is an institution. It’s easy to tell what such a game is in its current state, as it’s typically about fathers trying to connect with their previously neglected…
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The Halo Show Does Not Believe in the EV Future
The most unbelievable thing in the Halo show so far isn’t super soldiers, human clones or even artificial intelligence. I can believe all of that; what I’m having most trouble believing is that internal combustion is still around even in the distant future, which is what the Halo show seems to suggest in recent episodes.
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The Halo Show’s Best, Weird Thing Is Stripping Master Chief Down
We’ve known from the get-go that Halo The Series would split apart from the established lore of the beloved Microsoft gaming franchise to offer its own spin on familiar beats and ideas that have been touched upon in over 20 years of games, tie-in books and comics, and more. But one of its most fascinating…
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Halo Treats Xbox’s Sci-Fi Franchise Like the Space Opera It’s Always Been
With all the video game shows and films we’re expected to get in the near future, not many have the strange baggage that the TV adaptation of Halo does. Microsoft’s flagship shooter was first announced to be getting the TV treatment back in 2013, and has been in development for nearly a full decade —…