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3D Halo Reach Demo Excites Gamers, Bungie Backtracks

The Internets lit up like a Christmas tree yesterday after news of a 3D demo of Halo: Reach being shown at the European Gamescom show was being passed around. But Bungie later clarified it had nothing to do with the 3D tech.

When conventioneers saw a 3D video of Halo Reach being played on a giant screen at Gamescom, it wasn't long before bloggers and news websites started posting about it. The images spread like wildfire and the rumor mills began cranking as gamers posited about the implications of a 3D version of the classic Xbox 360 shooter franchise...

bequietjohnnie4990d ago

Lame, I like how people shrug off 3D on the ps3 but when they thought that Halo would be in 3D they got excited. How retarded

gamer20104989d ago

I never got excited. Even if they made Halo Reach in 3D I wouldn't care. I don't plan on buying a 3D TV anytime in the next few years so the 3D feature would be worthless to me.

MicroSony4Life4989d ago

you can put the word Halo on poop an it will sell over a million the 1st week.

DaBadGuy4990d ago

I think 3D altogether is a waste. Regardless of console. I'm not springing for another TV plus the glasses, and endless 3D has to screw up your eyes anyway. It would be interesting to see a DEMO of Halo or Killzone or whatever in 3D for a few minutes, but do I want to play the campaign + multiplayer in endless 3D, nah. Not unless I wake up tomorrow and shit out a 3DTV and a pair of glasses, for keeps.

blumatt4990d ago

I'm sorry but your comment made me think of Bruce Almighty where the Mexican guy shits out a monkey. "Did that monkey just come out my crack, man?" hahahaha lmao
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Anyway, yeah it's interesting that people say 3D is a waste until it comes to the 360 and then it's innovation and wonderful. haha Yay for double standards.

Tres214989d ago

yea sides the price of those things its them dang glasses i wear regular glasses, so really i gotta put in my contacts just 2 put on those glasses...naw im good unless the Dabadguy ishes me out a free tv & glasses 2 then im on the bandwagon.lol

shadow27974989d ago (Edited 4989d ago )

So, essentially, you don't want to shell out the money for it, therefore, no one should be able to enjoy it? I'm basing this off your "3D is a waste" statement.

I understand not wanting to buy a new 3DTV and all the accessories (I just bought a regular HDTV myself last year, so I'll be waiting also). What I don't understand are the people against 3D itself. It's an option, not a requirement. So why deprive those who already have a 3DTV or are going to buy one soon?

Dev time? Because that's really the only valid reason I've seen.

EvilBlackCat4989d ago (Edited 4989d ago )

"I like how people shrug off 3D on the ps3 but when they thought that Halo would be in 3D they got excited. How retarded"

HALO Reach on 3D? GREAT!!!

Glasses? HELL NO!

NOT getting a 3dTV yet.

Krugsy4990d ago

I think Halo: Reach would have been great in 3D. It looks like a relatively bright game, and light colored visuals work a lot better in 3D than dark visuals do. Just look how bad the Last Airbender 3D was, you could barely make out anything.

milohighclub4989d ago

bright visuals = shit loads of crosstalk/ghosting people are so dumb it said on the original artical it was a 2d-3d conversion i even commented saying so but ppl just ignored it...

Krugsy4989d ago

well if it had dark visuals and was 3D it would be pointless because the 3D wouldn't even be seen. And honestly, most things are converted from 2D to 3D, so thats a mute point.

JoeReno4989d ago (Edited 4989d ago )

I disagree with above. 3D movies that are shot in 2D and then converted into 3D suck. Its not even worth it. Alice in wonderland is a perfect showcase for your mute point.

Hell bring back the old days when you had to adjust the color saturation all the way up to even trick your eyes that you are seeing 3D effects

shadow27974989d ago

It's a moot point. MOOT.

http://languagerules.wordpr...

Anyway, if what you're saying about dark visuals is true, it should be interesting to see how Killzone 3's darker levels look in 3D. Because, other than the snow levels we've seen, that's clearly going to be a very dark game.

But if I was guessing, I would say you wouldn't have the same issues with stereoscopic 3D, due to the backlight in the LCD display. Movie 3D is completely different technology than what we're seeing on the consumer level.

divideby04989d ago

"Microsoft has been clear on its stand that it sees absolutely no value in steroscopic 3D gaming at this point. However, it has said the Xbox 360 is capable of producing content if developers want to."

clear but however.... MS knows like most gamers, 3D will be mainstream, akin to BR... MS missed the boat with a next gen drive with their failure of HDDVD...they dont wanna miss 3d, hence their waffle stance

but HOW can the 360 do 3D, linky ne1

Apollyn4989d ago

It can't do stero 3d I beloved it can do the 3d that requires those paper glasses though

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein239d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED239d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183475d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion474d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad474d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90474d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183474d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90474d ago (Edited 474d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde473d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90473d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde473d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator473d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13473d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183473d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar559d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken559d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar558d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos558d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP559d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken559d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149558d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE559d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341558d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90558d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos558d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90558d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai558d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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