Halo: The Kilo-Five Trilogy
By most accounts, Staffan Sentzke is at least slightly unhinged. A member of an independent government of a distant colony planet, he, like most of his associates, fears that Earth …
Will I Bother With Halo 4?
BE WARNED: There’s going to be a lot of “methinks the gamer doth protest too much” in this article, so brace yourselves. See, this article is very much a ‘me’ …
Is Glasslands As Good A Start To A Halo Trilogy As Cryptum?
I think you folks who read this blog have already seen enough posts about me carping on over the Eric Nylund / William C. Dietz Halo novels, so I’m not …
The Prequel and the Anti-Pay-Off
As an aspiring writer, I’ve become very interested in how stories work – see, for example, my examination of how closely the plot of Aliens follows the Hollywood Formula. Naturally, I’m just …
How Halo: Combat Evolved Brings More Adventure Than Any Other First Person Shooter
Ten years. Has it really been that long? In some ways, it still seems like yesterday that I bought my first ever gaming console and played through that epic campaign. It’s …
Why Cryptum Is The First Halo Novel I’m Glad To Have Read
I came to the Halo novels at the tail-end of my interest in tie-in fiction. I hadn’t picked up a Star Trek book in years and the last Star Wars book I …
How Music Can Make Or Break A Sale
The idea of a jingle – a short sequence of notes intended to catch the attention of a prospective buyer – has been around for ages. It’s an advertising cliché. …
Halo: Reach
Sorry the posting here is a little late, but please, head over to cairns.com.au/entertainment and check out (and comment on) my review of Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360!
New Halo Within Reach
My latest gaming article for The Cairns Post was published today in both the timeOUT lift-out (page 14) and on the cairns.com.au website. It’s about the public beta test of …
Gaming in 2010
While 2009 wasn’t a gaming-free year by any stretch of the imagination, I’m really looking forward to what 2010 will bring gaming-wise. Let’s start with computer and video gaming. Vickie …