Halo and its Victories

A little over ten years ago, Halo Combat Evolved landed on the Xbox 360 and helped define what we know as FPS shooters on the console today. The franchise had a very successful launch, and the popularity of the game only grew as more games were released. Halo 2 completely redefined FPS multiplayer for consoles once again thanks to Xbox Live, and since then, Halo games have received a huge amount of support, giving those staying loyal to the much beloved Xbox-exclusive series even more to enjoy.

Game sales for a console-exclusive are never going to be as impressive as multi-platform game sales, but Halo has still managed to amass quite a heavy amount of purchases:

Borderlands Gives SHiFT Keys

So the VGAs have come and gone, and many developers have been honored with awards for their games. Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox, earned in total 4 different awards at the VGAs, and as a company that started out relatively small, this is an amazing accomplishment.

Surprisingly, the biggest award Borderlands 2 took home from the VGAs was the award for the best shooter, and even with the hugely popular Halo 4 and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 being released this year as well, Borderlands 2 managed to grab the award, most likely due to its originality and overall unique combat scenarios.

On top of the best shooter award, Gearbox

Win a Car

343 Industries have tried hard to create a lot of incentives to keep people playing Halo 4, but this new competition looks to be the biggest of them all.

Virgin Gaming have teamed up with 343 Industries to create a competition in which all you have to do to play a part is play Halo 4.

The biggest two prizes include a UNSC-themed Ford F-150 SVT Raptor truck and a cameo in an upcoming Halo game.

Other prizes include hundreds of Halo memorabilia, Halo DVDS, books, Mega Bloks, and pretty much anything else to do with Halo.

To be in with a chance of winning, you'll need to register your email at  halo4infinitychallenge.com

Assassin's Creed Bug

It's rare that DLC ever causes problems, and usually if any download content does happen to have a major bug or glitch, it's usually postponed until fixed. However, every now and then players will come across a bug that has slipped past the game testers, and at times it can be totally game-breaking.

This is certainly the case for Hidden Secrets, a new download content pack available for Assassins’ Creed 3.

Players that have downloaded the new DLC are complaining that after first playing the game after installing the DLC, the game has erased nearly all of the player's progress and hard work back to 0% completion

After a

Max Payne 3 DLC

Rockstar is still giving support to their older games, and even with Grand Theft Auto 5's release nearing, Max Payne 3 is still receiving new content.

Max Payne 3 Painful Memories was released on December 4^th and adds more new avatars, weapons and maps to the already expansive content within Max Payne 3's multiplayer.

Four new maps have been added with this pack and provide a variety of different scenarios to play in. Canal De Panama and Shoot First are two maps which are mainly played upon different boats stationed in open water. Shoot First takes place on a three-floor yacht and will be compatible with Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and as a Payne Killer

Ubisoft Sale

Ubisoft is one of the biggest publishers out there, and they've been responsible for some of the most successful video games of this decade. Thanks to Ubisoft we've had Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Assassins' Creed, and a whole lot more.

But today, it's Ubisoft that are saying thanks to their fans, and they're doing this by releasing a huge sale on Ubisoft titles available to download from the Xbox LIVE marketplace.

The discount sale has been planned for a while now, but after a fair amount of waiting, the winter Ubisoft sale has finally started on the Xbox 360.

At the top of the discount are the Assassins' Creed games. Assassins Creed 1 and 2 have

Far Cry 3 Map Editor Revealed

In the recent years, gaming has evolved to a stage where the players' interactions with the games they play help to shape future games and any later content for that game, and without these interactions there would definitely be a huge gap in gaming as we see it today.

Whether this is customizing your character, or upgrading your weapons, many developers put these features into the game so that players can interact with the game mechanics and make their playthrough more unique and personalize their experience to their own liking.

Ubisoft is offering players a huge amount of player interaction in Far Cry 3, and a new map editor trailer for the game shows the creative

New Details about Destiny

Since Bungie's departure from Halo back in 2010, news of what they have been working on since has been hushed up very professionally. However, an informative advertising agency has revealed a fair amount of details on their upcoming project after Bungie's permission was given to allow them to spill the beans.

Although it's not certain, it's more than likely that Bungie's new game will be named Destiny after all, and will be on retail at some point in 2014. A new document containing information and concept art has confirmed this, as well as giving us all an insight into what the game will consist of.

The first pointer to be made is Bungie's decisions to reach for a larger

Rockstar Pre-order

Pre-order bonuses have been around for a long time now and usually consist of a small incentive to give fans and other potential customers a reason to play the game on day one. Recently, many pre-order bonuses have been extra digital content available within games, such as extra cosmetic items or perks to be used whilst playing.

Rockstar are giving players a little more though; they will be shipping a t-shirt worth $20 to anyone who pre-orders from their online store, Rockstar warehouse.

The offer is only available for those in North America, which is slightly unfortunate for the rest of the globe. However, if you are living in North America and haven't

Metal Gear Solid 4 25th Anniversary

Konami has recently announced an anniversary edition for Metal Gear Solid 4, celebrating the 25^th birthday of the Metal Gear series, dating back to the original Metal Gear game for the MSX PC console which was released in 1987.

The 25^th Anniversary edition follows on from the HD collection released last year, where Konami have redefined games solely for the series' loyal fans. However, those who were new to the series after purchasing the HD remastered games on an Xbox 360 console for the first time may be disappointed to hear that unlike the HD collection, the 25^th Anniversary Edition Metal Gear Solid 4 game