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Halo has Micro-transaction potential says MS
If the recent slew of negative Microsoft news hasn’t put you off the potential of the next Xbox, this news just may. It seems that success has really gone to MS’s head and they’re looking for ways to nickle and dime even more; and they’re eyeing their biggest cash cow - Halo.
Halo has the potential for micro-transactions, its Executive Producer Dan Ayoub told DigitalSpy.
“I think Halo certainly has the potiental for those kinds of things,” explained Ayoub.
“We don’t have too much to talk about in terms of our plans down that line, but it’s certainly something… we’ve seen the fans of Gears are enjoying, and if it’s something we think our community is going to enjoy, it’s something we’ll seriously talk about.”
Gears Of War 3 and Gears Of War: Judgment both have micro-transaction options to buy skins for your weapons, with Judgment also allowing you to buy further skins for your character.
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Cortana by Th3 Rouge
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Halo Time! You can snag this swaggy looking Cortana and Chiefy Adventure Time designed tee over at Red Bubble courtesy of artist Phil Tomato.
We Go Together by Andrew Kwan
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Unpopular Opinion: What About Violent Video games?
Another shooting happens in America and right away news outlets sensationalize the massacre, hoping to get the highest ratings possible. It doesn’t help that the number one videogame in the country at the time was a game that allowed you to shoot random people from across the globe. Gamers knew what this would lead to of course, cries of violent video games training the killer and ,”How can we let our children be witness to the type of violence that is perpetrated in video games?”
MSNBC: If your kid plays HALO make sure he doesnt have a problem
Every time a horrible gun related tragedy occurs, there’s soon to follow some very vocal criticism of gaming and its effect on teens. We know it all amounts to a load of sh*t at this point; simply because there are many of us that grew up in the 80s and 90s who have easily put away thousands of hours in games and don’t feel the need to blow up a house or mow down a mall full of shoppers. More often that not, the result of these tragedies are the results of some very mentally ill people not getting the help they so desperately need. But don’t let that stop the media from focusing on video games as a catalyst to slaughter once again.
Experience the year in gaming that was 2012 all in under 2 minutes in this video montage of this year in gaming. 2012 was a pretty good year, let’s see what 2013 has in store…
Thanks to Jimmy for sending this in.
Microsoft screws over Halo 4 LE and War Games Season holders
[EDIT] I’m hearing conflicting reports that access to the Crimson Map Pack may be for a limited time, with MS shutting some out Crimson Map Pack access come the 18th of this month. Along with hearing that those that have already downloaded the pack within MS’s limited time will keep the pack. How Microsoft plans to revoke map access and take away achievements for said map pack will be interesting if nothing else. We’ll cover and update this story as it develops.
First the good news. If you picked up the Halo 4 standard edition and downloaded the specialization code that MS was sending out to early buyers, it also unlocked the new Crimson Map Pack (download it from within Halo 4). It was an accident on Microsoft’s part but now to cover their ass, as any PR is good PR, they’re now saying it’s part of their “14 Day, Buy and Play” program (which ran from Nov. 6 – Nov. 20).
Now the bad. If you purchased the Limited Edition (which included the War Games Season Pass) or just outright purchased the Season Pass from LIVE; you just got screwed out of some money. You just paid 25$ for 20$ worth of maps. As someone who picked up the LE, I find this to be complete and utter horse sh*t. Here’s to hoping that Microsoft rectifies this with something else for Season Pass and LE owners; or this will be the last time I’ll purchase a Season Pass or LE that includes one.
Cosplay is an art and every now and then we come across some amazing cosplay that just blows us away. This Halo 4 Cortana fits that bill. It’s as if Cortana has actually come to life. Just amazing work.
Thanks to SupaLewigi we now know that this is Alžběta Trojanová. She also hosts a gaming show (RE-PLAY) in the Czech Republic.
Spartan Ops Eps 6-10 trailer. Spartan Ops returns next year.
