The weekends come and go – we look forward to them all week, and they’re gone too soon.
Yet truly great weekends find a way to last longer, a way to stay with us more than the two and a half days they officially take up.
I point to Exhibit A – a recent weekend (10/10-11/14) – as my latest example of Continue reading →
The Halo 4 playlist Ninja Assassins hit back on 4.14.14 and finished pretty strong for the time it was given (through 4.27).
(Please note I’m defining “pretty strong” as consistently around 2,000 through the run.)
I thought it looked fun – whenever the words “ninja” and “assassin” get together I’m interested – but it turned out Continue reading →
This Modcast originally broadcast on 11.3.11
With the fourth Modcast already out, this post can be put squarely in the belated category, with one addition … belatedly awesome!
Thank you to the CL’s for putting this together – as I soak in more and more of the community and all that is out there for people like me who enjoy Halo, I’ve come to Continue reading →
Originally posted at GameSpot on October 22, 2010
I don’t remember where she got the idea, but after breezing through the latest Professor Layton and Puzzle Quest my wife mentioned she might like Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story.
Come to think of it, maybe she got the idea from me – I had heard good things, great reviews, and I’m sure I would have mentioned it at least once. What ever the case, I bought it for her (and me, in the future) on March 26, 2010.
Since that time, she’s played the game it a bit – but it hasn’t grabbed her like the others I mentioned above. This is the next step – as I see it – for her in the world of RPGs, so we’ll see what happens. And hey, I’m planning on playing it as well!
This ended up being a bigger day for games then I would have thought – that night was at a friend’s house and several things of comment happened:
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Originally posted at GameSpot on April 24, 2008
Halo has been happening around me lately, with two recent examples proving yet again why this game is fun.
Last Tuesday night (April 15th) we went over to family’s house for a cook-out; burgers on the grill, fresh-baked cookies for dessert, etc. – a really great night. What capped if off, however, was the fact that my brother-in-law recently hooked up Xbox Live again.
So after a long day at the office and a fun night with family, I went home and went to bed – right? Wrong! I did my duty and after tucking everyone in to bed at our place, drove back to the in-law’s house and played some slayer! It was a blast to be back on live again; even at the late hour there were still plenty of people playing Halo 2. There were even new maps I hadn’t seen yet, which is always a bonus. I was definitely a little rusty, but got back into the groove pretty quick.
Many thanks to my brother-in-law who not only extended the invite, but let me hang out until 2:30 a.m.
If that wasn’t enough, we had friends over the next night (April 16th) – and a certain game was played for roughly four hours. That certain game? Halo: Combat Evolved. This is the couple my wife and I had introduced to Halo, and they couldn’t wait to play. Rockets on Derelict, Slayer on Prisoner, even some sniping on Boarding Action – very cool.
The girls did great in their own right, with a certain someone getting to know and loving the red B button. We all had a great time, and finished up past midnight.
All this to say, Halo is still pulling its weight when many other games have out-lived their fun. Hail the Maser Chief!
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