Posts tagged halo-fest-2011 
The making of a McFarlane Halo figure makes us feel old
Video games are great and all, but most of us at Joystiq HQ still harbor a penchant for action figures, born from youthful days and being forced to play outside now and again. As we've matured, however, so has the toy industry, and action figures these days are way more awesome than the stuff w...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary screens not ideal for time-travel gloating
"Hey, me from ten years ago! Check out how awesome our Halo looks in 2011!" "We're still playing the same games ten years from now? Good job." "Well ... uh ... it's in 3D, you know. There's 3D in your house now."...
Halo Anniversary adds 3 more maps, including PC version's 'Timberland'
Reports from the frontlines of Halo Fest, as relayed by Major Nelson, have revealed three new multiplayer maps for the upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The highlight of the bunch is probably Timberland, the pine-studded arena from the PC version of Halo (original version pictured), suit...
Halo: Reach title update coming in September, Armor Lock getting nerfed
At last night's Halo Fest event, we learned about a rather beefy title update to Halo: Reach that's set to launch sometime next month. The patch implements a number of significant (and, therefore, controversial) changes to the multiplayer title, with the biggest being the nerfing of the Armor Loc...
