This! Is! News! See what I did there? With the Spartan/Marathon/Spartan thing? See? Spartans?

I realize that Marathon is actually not quite Halo, but those of us that have beaten Halo 3 on Legendary and have a combination of WAY too much time on our hands, and WAY too much outdated and useless knowledge realize that Master Chief is TOTALLY the BA dude from Marathon.

SO, without further ado, I present to you, the way-more-exciting-than-it-seems nibblet that BUNGIE FILED A TRADEMARK FOR MARATHON!

NOTHING IS EXCITING LIKE PAPERWORK!

Wait, don’t they already own that? ALSO, Enjoy this happy nugget of witti-ma-cism. Its like a Haiku, but less Asian. Also, game related:

Five Word Game Reviews!

Dear Readers, here’s a contest. Whoever has the best five-word-review of a game gets my eternal adoration. Also, people you don’t know on the internet will fall in love with you because you’re funny.

Thanks for reading, and look out for my God of War III review VERY SOON!

The leaked trailer shown below details a lot of new stuff that may be included in Halo Reach. Since this is not an official video from Bungie, we can’t say for sure that it is legit. If it is real, adding things like jetpacks, load-outs, assassinations, and new game modes does make the newest Halo game far more appealing to me.

* This has now been confirmed on Bungie.net *

The first quarter for this year might have been this best one ever. Huge triple A titles like Bayonetta, Mag, and Mass Effect 2 have already dropped. So with all the commotion at the start of the year it might feel like the rest of the year is going to be a bigger let down than Colonial Williamsburg (just kidding I love that place. Mock Trials people). So here are my top five games to get way to excited about this year. (honorable mentions go out to The Last Guardian, Gran Turismo 5, and Starcraft 2…..yea I know by the time the last two ever come out we will probably be riding around in those sweet recliners from Wall-E but a boy can dream right)

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So the hype locomotive is storming down the tracks and the next stop looks to be Halo:Reach. The Halo series is unquestionably one of the biggest franchises out there and anything they do is bound to be newsworthy. So now that they have started to role out the tid-bits about their newest venture, gamers everywhere have started to get that familiar foaming at the mouth sensation…..just me?…..moving on. Past the break are my five reasons that Halo:Reach is going to be good like a solid gold candy bar and 5 reasons why it’ll suck.

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It has been unanimously decided that Halo ODST was just an overpriced DLC.  But the marketing team and that awesome short still had many people fooled to either pre-order and/or buy the game.  I can confess that I was one of those people that bought the game, played through the campaign once and sold it. Now, with a new Halo game coming out, is it enough to make you “reach” for your wallet and give the Microsoft and Bungie teams your money?

After watching the above ViDoc (because saying ViDoc is way cooler than saying video documentary) I was intrigued.  But then I thought about Halo ODST and said to myself that I have to step back and think.  Will it be worth the money this time? What are you thoughts?

Halo 1 showed us what the genre FPS was turning into. Halo 2 showed us what Multiplayer was all about. Halo 3 showed us that people will shell out enough money for anything. Including a Helmet that won’t even fit a cat. Alright so the Multiplayer, Theater and Forge were pretty neat and very revolutionary. Then there is this new comer. Halo 3: ODST. What does this game bring to the beloved franchise?

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For those of you who follow online trends, maybe you’ve heard of Red vs. Blue? Yes? No?

Well for those of you that have, the folks from the Rooster Teeth Production staff that produces the Halo-inspired online series are hosting a Halo 3 community playdate, using the new Mythic Map Pack this coming Friday, April 10th. Yours truly, the big RvB nerd that I am, will be getting in on that action under the gamertag Fullmetal XZ. The details can be found on the Xbox website, here:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/playdate/2009/0410-redvsblue.htm

Note: The new map pack will be required for the event.

Currently, the Mythic Map Pack is only available to those who managed to snag a copy of the Halo Wars: Collectors Edition, but fear not. Bungie has stated the map pack’s release will be April 9th, just in time for the community playdate. More details about the Xbox Live Marketplace release of it can be found here:

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=18453

And, for those of you wondering what Red vs. Blue is, here’s the first episode for your enjoyment.