The time has come for Bungie to bid farewell to their hand made legacy Halo, the game that brought the gaming community to their knees to beg for more. And now in this, their hour of triumph, Bungie has taken up the controller and challenged us all to a duel of epic proportions. On July 7th (Bungie Day), Bungie will open a playlist available in Multiplayer Matchmaking titled 'Bungie vs the World.' This playlist will only be available for 24 hours, and during this time Bungie's battle hardened veterans of Halo will face off against any team of 4 courageous enough to take up the challenge. They have also vowed to hold true to their Steaktacular medal; if your team steaks Bungie by 20 or more kills, they will steak you back.
I bring you this information for the purpose of celebrating the greatest game ever made. Let us shoulder our guns and roll into glorious battle with those who made this awe inspiring gaming experience possible. Form your teams, and those who choose to do battle with Bungie will receive a 'Featured Team' post. Be sure to capture any memorable moments on film or in screenshot form so I can show off your amazing Halo skills.
Today, as with all other days, my mind was floating aimlessly through the void of thought. As a free thinker and an apt analytic, I often will sit and ponder without coming to any sort of conclusion about many questions, situations, or ideas. Once my stream of consciousness begins it's journey I have no telling where it will take me. Today it slowly made its way to a point of comfort and asked me a simple question: Why do I play video games? A simple question should deserve a simple answer, but no. Not this question. This question awoke my inner analytical machine and turned it against myself, and I am happy to say I survived. And not only did I survive, in my introspection I procured an answer. The music.
Most would look at this answer as less than adequate, because a video game is much more than it's soundtrack. I could not agree more. From concept to completion, the soundtrack is a very small part of the video game. But let me ask you this: When you are loading a game, or thinking about a game, or reminiscing with friends about a game..... What is already playing in your head? If I were to say 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' what is playing in your head? Could it be the epic Song of Time, or one of the many memorable melodies from that great game? (It could just be the annoying blue fairy that makes you want to commit suicide, but we don't talk about that.)
My personal favorite from Zelda
My point is that games would not be as epic as they are or nearly as fun to play if they didn't have the awe inspiring music to go with them. Personally, every time I put in Halo: Reach I can hear the pounding percussion of the Title Sequence long before it hits my TV screen. The music is half the experience, half the excitement, and a majority of the energy. If you doubt me, imagine Kratos from 'God of War' slaying Titans and Gods to anything other than this song.
The previous 2 songs are a couple of my personal favorites. I will post a few more now so you can listen and see what I'm talking about. Let the visions of gameplay begin!
And here is a little easter egg for you. The song that inspired the motto for L33t Str33t, and some gameplay to go with. (HINT: register for the league!)
Thank you for putting up with my philosophical antics for today. It isn't a regular occurrence, I promise.
Friends and fellow gamers, I bring news of glorious things to come. So many glorious things in fact that I may disappear from the realm of 'Real Life' and submerge myself into my 'Digital Life' for quite some time. You might be asking, what are these glorious things? Well, as some of you might know, E3 was held the last couple weeks and many 'Mega Hit Games' premiered their teaser trailers or announced their release dates. These games are all sequels to games that we know and love. Let me count down to my personal most anticipated game.
5-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Call of Duty has embodied the digitalization of real life warfare. Every Call of Duty game has supplied a vast arsenal of weapons, attachments, armor upgrades, skill, etc... The reason I give this the number 5 position is because..... I have never played a Call of Duty game....... (Que the gasps) I come to you now to tell you that I will be purchasing MW3 and playing it!! A franchise that has grow exponentially due to very well produced games deserves my attention. I will case Halo: Reach and shed a tear, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make for the betterment of this gaming community.
Here is the Teaser Trailer if you haven't already seen it! (Notice the 3's for E's. Very L33t)
4- Gears of War 3
Long have we awaited the concluding game to the Gears of War franchise. After a very successful Beta testing, Gears of War 3 is looking to be everything we have anticipated and more. With more grotesque Horde monsters to fight and an array of heavy weapons to fight with, what could possibly go wrong?
The trailer!
3- Assassin's Creed Revelations
After the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood cliffhanger, I think it is safe to assume we are all ready for AC Revelations. This game is shaping up to be an awe inspiring work of art with upgraded graphics, additional weapons and fighting techniques, as well as a plot line to blow minds. I wont lie tho, my favorite part about the trailer was the song.
Enjoy!
2- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
As all of you know, I am a die hard Halo fanatic. Halo is the digital blood to my analog body. I originally played Combat evolved on Halo PC for Mac. It was a completely different experience than I had grown accustomed to from playing Halo 2 on Xbox. When I went back to play Combat Evolved on Xbox, I couldn't do it. The controls were slow, the graphics poor, and it was about to ruin my beloved vision of Halo. But now the game has returned. The campaign graphics have been remastered, but the gameplay will be the exact same. The classic multiplayer maps have been remastered for the same multi player experience we now enjoy on Halo: Reach.
The Trailer, the legacy, and the end to an era.
1- Skyrim
If you have not had the pleasure of playing a Bethesda Game Studios game, I encourage you to case whatever games you might be playing and go buy one. Bethesda's Oblivion has always been a game that I could play for hours on end. The story, the setting, the characters, and the ability to do whatever you want makes for an incredible journey through the land of Tamuriel. Now, in the next Bethesda Game Studios release, we will find ourselves 200 years in the future threatened by the return of Dragons in the Nordic land of Skyrim. We will play as the last Dragon-Born and work to stave the threat of Dragons over the world. Bethesda has made so many upgrades to the game that I cant possibly begin to list them. Just enjoy the trailer.
Remember, Remember the Month of November
Most of these games are announced to be released in or around November, so start saving your cash. This year is a year of gaming paradise.
Blizzard has released some awesome information about the first Starcraft 2 expansion pack, Heart of the Swarm. I want to highlight a couple of my favorite teasers for you guys.
First and foremost, the teaser trailer.
Kerrigan is on the loose again with a drive to regain control of the Swarm, this time with a more mysterious mission.
Chris Sitaty states in an interview with Joystiq.com-
"It is a complete story of Sarah Kerrigan and the Zerg," he continues, making it clear that the Heart of the Swarm campaign will stand on its own as Wings of Liberty did. But keep your eyes open, because there's more to come. "As the overall story progresses, as they tend to do with Blizzard products, things are going to get more and more epic. And for something to really have that epic quality, I think you have to feel like it's been seeded and set up and developed and growing rather than just pulling a curtain aside and saying look, epicness! We definitely want Heart of the Swarm to have its own satisfying ending."
Blizzard has said that multiplayer will have more units, maps, and strategies. However, they also said they are worried about 'breaking what is not broken' and maintaining the 'chess like feel.' Im expecting 1-2 new units per race, maybe more.
Here is the campaign gameplay teaser.
And there you have it! All additional information can be found at Battle.net.
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I was excited to hear that Avenged Sevenfold was releasing a song with the new Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC. Some of my favorite songs are songs from video game soundtracks, such as: Blow Me Away- Breaking Benjamin, and The Throat of Winter- Opeth. I wanted to share a video with you that not only lets you enjoy the song, but lets you enjoy the song while you mow down legions of the undead. Enjoy!
And here is the full song for you guys. A7x ftw. \m/
