9 Halo Franchise Innovations
With the anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved arriving on store shelves next week, we take a look back at the franchise and remember the features and innovations that made the multi-million dollar franchise so influential. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHalo 4 Creative Director Leaves, Forms New Studio
Ryan Payton, ex-videogame magazine freelance journalist and the creative director behind the upcoming Halo 4, has left the project over creative differences, according to an interview with Kotaku. Before his post at 343 Industries, the Microsoft in-house development team behind Halo 4, Payton worked as assistant producer at Kojima Productions in Tokyo, where he worked on Metal Gear Solid 4, updating the controls and adjusting the game and story for wider reception internationally. read more
Found in: Games, NewsThe Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of June 13, 2011.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsThe Week in Gaming News [Special E3 Edition]
This week, our weekly gaming roundup will be a little bit different. E3 this past week was cause for a landslide of news about new games, hardware and upcoming games alike. Here is a roundup of the coverage Paste did during the week.... read more
Found in: Games, News[E3 2011] Twitter Impressions From the Convention Floor
![[E3 2011] Twitter Impressions From the Convention Floor](http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/system/images/thumbs/www/articles_2011_06_06/pasteate3_100x100.png?1307393407)
E3 2011 has come and gone, but there is still so much more to see. While the bulk of the game industry descended upon downtown Los Angeles, the rest of us watched anxiously online as publishers and developers alike released the latest information about their upcoming titles.... read more
Found in: Games, Features[E3 2011] Microsoft Announces Halo 4, Minecraft For Kinect, More
E3 2011 is officially underway, kicking off with Microsoft’s press conference. This post will be updated throughout the day with pictures, videos, and impressions straight from the conference in Los Angeles. Follow our Senior Games Editor Kirk Hamilton here on Twitter for up-to-the-minute information.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsMicrosoft Purchases Skype for $8.5 Billion
Microsoft announced its acquisition of the communications service Skype for $8.5 billion.... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsAccountability: Xbox Live and The Playstation Network
It was about nine in the morning on Easter Sunday. I was halfway through brushing my teeth when I remembered, quite spontaneously, that on the next day my Xbox Live Gold account would automatically renew for another twelve months. I had received the email from Microsoft a month earlier, warning me they would be using my credit card to take another $80 from my bank account and, at the time, I thought little of it.... read more
Found in: Games, FeaturesMicrosoft May Stop Producing New Zune Models
Due to lack of demand, Microsoft Corp. has announced that they will no longer create new versions of the Zune media player, “according to a person familiar with the decision,” writes Bloomberg.... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsGoogle Catches Microsoft's Bing Using Google Search Results
Like any major corporation, Microsoft has garnered some negative attention over the years. But now, it looks like Google caught the company using Google’s search results in Microsoft’s Bing search engine.... read more
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