“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

That sound you just heard…

… is what happens when the heads of millions of HALO fanboyz across the world spontaneously ASSPLODE from the unbearable awesomeness of the latest announcement from E3: Although Microsoft’s lucrative Halo franchise was started by Bungie, its legacy and...

HALO 5: Guardians

Goddammit, 2015 is so far away! “Halo” isn’t simply a perennial game franchise, it’s a part of the Xbox platform itself. In terms of innovation and ideation, it’s sometimes important to people who might not even play “Halo.” And of course it’s a passion and an...

We NEED a HALO 2 Anniversary Edition

The Master Chief, doing what he does best- being a complete badass. Whether we get one or not is open to some debate, though: Update 2: IGN has received the original email interview with Steve Downes from GameZone, where the website asks, “Looking...

Domain Query: HALO 4 and the Red Pill

A drive-by commenter had a few questions about my post on dual-wielding: I don’t necessarily disagree, but were I to make the same argument, I don’t think I’d pick as my primary example, games where the dual-wielder in question is an explicitly...

Dual-wielding is awesome nonsense

As a result of my need to feed my massive HALO addiction, I’ve been replaying the games from HALO WARS all the way through to HALO 4 once again. It’s something I do every 3-6 months, partly to remind myself of just how amazing that game series still is,...

Words Cannot Describe the Awesomeness

The next HALO game is due out in 2014. On the Xbox One. And here is some footage from the new game. To which I can only say- WHY THE F*** IS IT GOING TO TAKE SO LONG?!?!?!? Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...

Book Review: HALO: Silentium by Greg Bear

When it was revealed that Greg Bear would be writing a trilogy of HALO books detailing the history and culture of the Forerunner empire, which holds such an enduring place within the canon of the HALO series, I was deeply sceptical. I had tried reading his...

Be a Man: Learn to Shoot

This one will demonstrate exactly why much of my immediate family thinks that I’ve gone off the deep end and am some kind of America-loving wannabe deep-fried redneck hillbilly. Can’t say I care, I’ve wanted to do this for years. As far as I’m...

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As has probably become apparent by now, I am a massive fan of the HALO saga. I love the video games, but I’m also a big fan of the expanded HALOverse. This includes the novels, the art, and of course, the music. Up until the release of HALO 4, I thought it...