Author: Midnight

In a shamelessly selfish plug, I’d like to direct you to this week’s Xbox.com gamer spotlight where Trixie interviews me about such gaming related topics as Filipino food, cleaning public highways, and that wuss with the power of “heart” from Captain Planet.

Guitar Hero 3 is a fun and worthwhile game. While it’s certainly not original and the track list does feature some stinkers, but there is a lot of rocking fun to be had. Neversoft did their best work in adding the details that give GH 3 a lot of personality and replay value. Click ‘read…

Guitar Hero 3 is a fun and worthwhile game. While it’s certainly not original and the track list does feature some stinkers, but there is a lot of rocking fun to be had. Neversoft did their best work in adding the details that give GH 3 a lot of personality and replay value. Click ‘read…

Today Activision launched a site for Guitar Hero III (www.guitarhero.com) that appears to be a start towards what Bungie.net is for Halo 3. You can register your name, create a band for your friends, and earn “groupies” for various things. It’s pretty cool. I created a band called The Hushed Casket. If any THX’ers want…

Today Activision launched a site for Guitar Hero III (www.guitarhero.com) that appears to be a start towards what Bungie.net is for Halo 3. You can register your name, create a band for your friends, and earn “groupies” for various things. It’s pretty cool. I created a band called The Hushed Casket. If any THX’ers want…

Would you like to play with combinations of armor and colors even when not on your Xbox 360? Thanks to someone’s clever programming that references the armor preview feature at Bungie.net, now you can. Select any type of armor and any set of colors and it will give you a preview image of what the…

Would you like to play with combinations of armor and colors even when not on your Xbox 360? Thanks to someone’s clever programming that references the armor preview feature at Bungie.net, now you can. Select any type of armor and any set of colors and it will give you a preview image of what the…

Action from the Hushed Casket 5th Anniversary LAN It’s 10 PM on Saturday night, October 6th. The temperature is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, but my central A/C unit has been running non-stop since noon. There are 38 people in my house playing Halo 3 multiplayer in four separate games on 26 Xbox 360s, most of them…

Action from the Hushed Casket 5th Anniversary LAN It’s 10 PM on Saturday night, October 6th. The temperature is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, but my central A/C unit has been running non-stop since noon. There are 38 people in my house playing Halo 3 multiplayer in four separate games on 26 Xbox 360s, most of them…

Last week several members of THX participated in the Halo 3 launch in many different ways. Some of us waited in line at game stores while others attended official launch parties. We all took a slightly different approach to finishing the fight. Click read more for two of these accounts. THX at Gamestop in Huntsville,…

Last week several members of THX participated in the Halo 3 launch in many different ways. Some of us waited in line at game stores while others attended official launch parties. We all took a slightly different approach to finishing the fight. Click read more for two of these accounts. THX at Gamestop in Huntsville,…

LINK It details the fighting during the minutes before Master Chief’s arrival back to earth. IMO, it’s the best yet of Neill Blomkamp’s three videos that started with Halo: Arms Race. I’m sure it will make its way to XBL, but as of now I’m told it is not available.

This article on smartmoney.com examines today’s increase in M$ stock value, but goes on to give plenty of other gaming news and industry tidbits, such as -The entertainment division accounted for just 12% of the company’s recently reported annual revenue of $51 billion. By contrast, the Windows and Office software business together accounted for more…

Can Halo 3 upset Halo 2 for the most gross sales in a single day on any piece of electronic media in history? Halo 2 currently holds the record from when its 2.38 million units sold totaled over $125 million during the 24 hours of November 9th, 2004. On September 25th, 2007, Halo 3 is…

If you haven’t yet begged, borrowed, or stolen a token to download the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Beta then you really should, because it’s probably the most entertaining demo/beta I’ve ever downloaded from XBL. Yes, the Halo 3 Beta was good, but without a friends and family invitation it required a $60…

The following article contains pictures, albeit fuzzy pictures, of gameplay from Halo 3 Epsilon. This includes multiplayer in-game shots, menu shots, and shots from one level of the campaign. If you do not wish to see them then go no further. Furthermore, THX and its staff did not participate in their procurement, nor do we…

I recently visited the new Beauregard’s at University Drive and Memorial Parkway, next to Books-a-Million, and was very impressed. Establishment is large and well-furnished, food is good, and the beer selection is one of the best in town, IMO. Would like to get together there on Thursday night (9/6/07) around 7 PM. Late is fine–come…

Today marks the date five years ago that Foulbreed and I decided to call our fledgling Halo chapter on Bungie.net “The Hushed Casket” (THX). Much has transpired between then and now. THX has ballooned to encompass over 100 people playing a multitude of games. THX’ers have participated in gaming tournaments all over the United States,…

In case anyone is debating purchase of the Bioshock limited edition I thought I might show you exactly what you get. The box is big: about 5” x 6” x 6”. Inside you’ll find the DVD case marked limited edition, game manual, gam…

I received a tip late last night (Friday August 17th) that the Huntsville, Alabama, Circuit City had Bioshock available for sale. I arrived this morning to find the rumors were true, and happily purchased a copy. How did the street date get screwed …