Halo 3 Beta Reviews: Maps

I’m going to try to run a series of Halo 3 Beta reviews starting today that examine a number of elements from the game. This first entry in the series is going to look at the new maps. *Valhalla* Valhalla is far and away my favorite map of the three. It’s...

Heroes: Season One in Review

Well, Season One of _Heroes_ is now complete, and to be honest, I’m not sure I’ll even bother tuning in for Season Two. Tim Kring has me _that_ upset with his piss-poor writing. _I_ could have written a better show here, and I’ve been tempted to...

Heroes: How To Stop An Exploding Man

I’ve little good to say about this season finale. To say it was anti-climactic would be a major understatement. It was simply terrible. Sure, Kring tied up most of his loose ends – Claire found her adoptive father again, Niki finally banished the demon of...

Halo 3 Stridency

There was a lot of bitching and moaning going around yesterday about the lack of Beta access through _Crackdown_. A lot of angry folks sounded off just about everywhere they could, with some even (quite literally) calling for blood. Angry words were spoken (and...

Betaed

I now possess a copy of the Halo 3 Beta. Bungie and Microsoft pinpointed the problem yesterday evening and pushed a title update for _Crackdown_ to rectify the issue, which appeared just before I went to bed. So, naturally, that was a good time to start the download....

Halo 3 Beta – Cracked Down

Due to some unfortunate timing, I missed being able to make the Friends & Family cut for the Halo 3 Beta by about 24 hours. I also missed out on the other previous opportunities for clinching beta invites due to not having an Xbox 360 when those options were...