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Halo: Combat Evolved Retrospective

Riding atop of the wave of FPS nostalgia, Socrates visits arguably the biggest and greatest of them all for the very first time.

Big Red BAFTA Breakdown

With the glitz and glamour of this year’s BAFTAs out of the way, we can take the time and look at the winners of the UK’s most prestigious gaming awards.

Ways to Improve the Destiny Franchise for the Better

Despite being an inherently flawed game quite a lot of us simply can’t stop playing Destiny. Here’s just a few ways we’d like to see it or its sequel improved.

BRB UK 126: Unrealistic Resolutions

The chaps of BRB UK have finally dragged themselves in front of a mic after the holidays, so grab a cuppa and listen to the ramblings of Dan, Tim and Coleman.

Review: Destiny

Aristotle once said that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Never has this been more true than with Bungie’s first game in a post Halo world.

Halo 2: Anniversary – Cinematic Trailer

Those chaps and chapettes at Blur have been busy updating and polishing the cinematics in Halo 2 ready for the Anniversary launch that will be included in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It’s fair to say they’re doing a pretty stand up job. Welcome back Sgt. Johnson. http://youtu.be/AgLj-vXmrmM

Destiny: What a Difference an Alpha Makes

Destiny has been on Diarmuid’s radar for a while. The recent alpha, however, elevated it to the top of his most-anticipated list.

BRB UK 100: You Dig?

Unbelievably, Dan, Jon and Tim have managed to reach 100 episodes. So pull up a chair and enjoy the very first decagenarian instalment of BRB UK. We may be older, but we’re certainly none the wiser.

An Obsessive’s Guide to Halo – Part 2

In part two of An Obsessive’s Guide to Halo we’re covering the origins of the Covenant and the Human-Covenant War.

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