Tag: Halo
Playing Halo is as addictive as heroin or crack cocaine, says judge in Halo killer case
Or rather stopping playing Halo is as hard as giving up heroin or crack cocaine, according to the judge handling the case of Daniel Petric, who said “When you stop [playing the game], your brain won’t stand for it, just as it wouldn’t stand for it when you quit using heroin or crack cocaine” when summing up the case.
The judge ruled that 17-year-old Petric was guilty of killing his mum and attempting to kill his dad, after they tried to stop him playing Halo so much by confiscating the disc. Yes, really…
New Halo 3 trailer features "Maddie" reference, Bungie claim "Unfortunate coincidence"
This is a screenshot from a trailer that Halo developers Bungie released yesterday for the upcoming Halo 3 Campaign Experience. As you can see, it says “Maddie, where are you?”. Many have taken it to be a reference to Madeline McCann, the 5-year-old whose disappearance dominated British tabloid media for the entirety of last year…
Microsoft collaborates with, uh, Microsoft, to release Halo Zune MP3-player
Microsoft likes to keep things in the family (not suggesting anything there folks) hence the release of this Halo-themed Zune. The big ‘Soft actually owns Halo, and with one of the best PR firms working for them, they’ve joined two of their departments together to give us this MP3-player just in time…
