Halo 3 Reviews

Wondering if Halo 3 lives up to the hype? Well, check out the reviews that are just pouring in across the country on the latest hot video game. Halo 3 was released by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 yesterday. Here is what everyone has to say about it. From CNN CNN gave Halo 3 rave reviews, saying that it definitely lived up to the hype. Cnn says: “The extraordinary high-definition graphics, which include many noninteractive cinematic story sequences, push the limits of the Xbox 360. Thousands of lines of dialogue and a Hollywood-quality epic musical score also help you become … Continue reading

Celebrities Get “Their Halo 3 On”

Halo 3 debuted today for the Xbox 360 after weeks and weeks of promotional hype. This third installment of the popular video game series was created by Microsoft. And although the company won’t say how many millions of dollars went into its development and promotion (probably more like tens of millions), Microsoft says it is confident that it will outdoor the summer blockbuster movie Spiderman 3. Why the movie comparison? I’m not sure. Shouldn’t apples be compared to apples and video games to video games? Perhaps the comparison is one more way to grab people’s attention in an avalanche of … Continue reading

Top Ten Video Games

If you had to choose the ten greatest video games of all time, which ones would you choose? Would they be childhood favorites, or more modern cutting edge games? or perhaps it would be a mixture of both. Andy McNamara, the editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Game Information, was asked by a local Pittsburgh, Pa television station what his top picks would be. Game Information is tha largest video game magazine in the entire country. McNamara’s picks span through the years and through the platforms. From the Arcade system to the PC, his seems to have covered all of the basis. … Continue reading

Computing Review: September 22nd Through September 28th

Still playing catch up here with the week in review here in the Computing blog. This was a fun week, with lots of graphics to spruce up your web pages, e-mail messages and forum postings for fall and Halloween. The blinkies were especially popular, so look for future articles about them. Maybe you’ll even be able to make your own. For now, though, won’t you take a look at all of the interesting stuff that happened here last week? Thanks so much. And as always, I would love to hear from you with the topics you’d love to see, as … Continue reading