4 posts tagged ‘halo’
We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover
Boing Boing,
Doom Slayer. Master Chief. Two giant green guys in iconic suits of armor, best known for plowing through hordes of aliens with extreme prejudice (and yes, I'm counting Doom's demons as aliens here. Fight me). Fans of both series have been imagining them teaming up since their respective debuts, and thanks to Amazon's gaming-themed anthology Secret Level, it… almost happened. — Read the rest The post We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover appeared first on Boing Boing.
Apple’s Mac Gaming Push
mjtsai,
Raymond Wong (MacRumors, Slashdot): No doubt “losing” in gaming for decades has not been fun for Apple. It’s certainly painful and disappointing for Mac users both new and old, who have to buy a separate PC or console to play AAA games. But in 2023, the winds of change began to blow.[…]Gaming on the Mac […]
io9's Favorite Rewatches (and Replays and Re-Reads) of 2023
Gizmodo,
Sometimes, you need a little comfort food—and at io9, that can mean “re-watching a favorite Star Wars show” or “guzzling midnight margaritas while watching Sandra Bullock play a witch” or “picking up a book and rediscovering the joy of reading.” We love new releases, don’t get us wrong, but we also dig revisiting past… Read more...
Showtime gets its own special parent company rebrand
AV Club,
Remember when HBO Max became just “Max,” and it was kind of stupid? Remember how much fun we had making Social Network jokes? “Drop the ‘HBO,’” we crowed, “it’s cleaner.” Well, here’s round two: the linear network once known as Showtime becomes “Paramount+ With Showtime” on January 8. “Add the ‘Paramount+ With,’” some… Read more...