A little tale of a black box that changed an industry.
MW 2019 is five years old at this point and on previous gen hardware, but it is still the best looking Call of Duty game to date.
MW was an excellent videogame. They messed up Spec Ops big time, but aside from this it was a huge step in the right direction initially. Most notably, at launch it seemed to come from a very cohesive creative vision that was felt across gameplay, to story to art style/visual direction. It was also very notably written by prominent ex-Naughty Dog guys that quit almost immediately before release.
That COMPLETELY dissolved through post-launch content and the full pivot to a "cross-mode" narrative that completely obliterated the cohesion in overall story direction. Warzone then "became" the new face of Call of Duty and the franchise completely removed itself from anything remotely creatively "good". It is a pure money machine, so I kinda get why they're doing it....but I personally completely lost interest.
I would love to see Infinity Ward move off CoD and get to make their own product with full control. They clearly have some massive talent in their ranks but it's perverted by Activision's corporate interests.
How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?
Twitter is blowing up right now
All games coming to PlayStation
Next Xbox will have steam
Next Xbox niche and only for “gamers who want it” (it’s a really powerful pc or a steam deck type portable, or both)
A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.
Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them
Very well written article. I still have multiple OG XBOX consoles, bought a few extra towards the end of its lifespan. Fantastic console that really put Microsoft on the map in the console market!
Xbox 360 really was a great console
long live xbox original, man i still remember when i first got it, best moment of my life second to halo ce/halo 2 days
still got it, but i dont think it works anymore
I liked the OG xb.. Mainly due to bioware & sega releasing the unfinished dreamcast titles on it.. I do remember playing Halo for the 1st time.. It was pretty awesome having a vast area to explore with smooth gameplay.. They lost their charm to me though.. Theres no exclusives that feel refreshing like that anymore
Ninja Gaiden, DOA3, Crimzon Skies, Mech Assault, Fuzion Frenzy, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Blinx and Halo CE were some of my best games on the OG Xbox.