New 'Halo Wars' Facts - Alice The Spartan, ODSTs And Not Contradicting The...
Late last week I was given a demonstration of "Halo Wars," the real-time strategy game that will be the first of at least two "Halo" games coming out in 2009. As it was at E3, "Halo Wars" appears to...
View Article'Halo Wars' Will Not Repeat Small-Text Sins Of 'Banjo' And 'Dead Rising'
Here's one more important "Halo Wars" fact that I learned during my recent interview with the game's lead writer, Graeme Devine: -The Game's Text Won't Repeat The Mistakes Of "Banjo-Kazooie" -- Several...
View Article'Halo Wars' Feels Like A 'Diablo' RTS
Coming from someone who hasn't seriously played a real-time-strategy game since "StarCraft," this comparison might sound crazy, but the two early missions in the "Halo Wars" demo felt like Ensemble's...
View ArticleLunchtime Video - The Rules For Reviewing 'Halo Wars'
Peer behind the curtain as I reveal how game companies give us copies of games to review and what they do and don't allow us to say. The case study for today is: "Halo Wars"! (Videos not viewable by...
View ArticleLunchtime Video — 'Halo Wars' Has Back-Of-Box Innovation
I'm not trying to show off my advance copy of the next "Halo" game in today's Lunchtime Video. I'm just trying to show you the unusual thing Microsoft put on the back of the game's box. (Videos not...
View Article'Halo Wars' - The Best G.I. Joe Game Ever Made (A Review, Of Sorts)
Now I know why the Covenant fly purple ships. And now, after playing "Halo Wars," I remember how much fun I had as a kid. *** Boys like me who grew up in America in the 80s never soured of certain...
View ArticleHear Me Ramble On The 'Listen UP' Podcast Today
Confirm your weekend by listening to this week's Listen Up podcast at 1UP, where I join host Garnett Lee, alongside David Ellis and What They Play's John Davison, as we argue "Halo Wars" expectations,...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Must-Do List For 'Halo Wars'
The newest game in the "Halo" franchise is here. But it's not a first-person shooter; it's a real-time strategy game. Do you know what to do? The makers of "Halo Wars" suggested 10 things you've got...
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