The Campfire presents: The Nutcracker

The Campfire is a new column where we regale you with tales of our video game adventures. This is a story about a Spartan getting shot in the testicles.

Team snipers.

How I loathed this gametype lurking within the team slayer playlist of Halo 3’s matchmaking. Even though 90% of the time I would get to play something fun, occasionally I had to subject myself to this riff raff to avoid getting down-ranked for quitting a game. I prefer beating my opponent’s stupid face in with the butt of my gun(*) to staying in one spot and scanning the area for anyone foolish enough to walk into the open. This was not going to be my idea of a good time and certainly was not a pleasant way to introduce my friend sitting next to me (logged in as a guest) to online-multiplayer in a first-person shooter.

After Pressing Start: Marathon Infinity

Marathon was a trilogy of FPS games made in the ’90s by Bungie, the developer who went on to make Halo. The Marathon games are classics, known for their fast paced gameplay, brutal difficulty level, intricate level design, and complex

Bungie ends Halo stat tracking March 31st

Bungie is ready to hand off the last of its connection to the Halo series to 343 Industries, who will be handling development of future games. As of March 31st 343 will be tracking Halo multiplayer stats on Halo Waypoint.

Bungie reveals what Bungie Aerospace is.

And… it’s not what I expected. According to Bungie, Bungie Aerospace is a platform for mobile developers to partner up with Bungie to create and/or release mobile and social games. So it’s their publishing arm, to put it crudely. From

Is Bungie Working on a Steampunk Game?

Superannuation’s digging today has revealed something intriguing: there seems to be evidence for a steampunk game currently being developed by Bungie. The first piece of evidence: a steampunk photoshoot held at Bungie studios, which they state is “for a Steampunk

Halo: Reach single-player review

“From the beginning we know the end.” It’s straight from the marketing department, but that’s definitely a good way to approach Halo: Reach. The first thing we see upon loading the game is the planet laid waste by the Covenant.

Bungie Announces Partnership With Activision

This morning the Bungie Blog announced their “Exclusive, Worldwide Partnership” with Activision. More on the breaking news after the jump.