The current cap on your Xbox Live friends list has always been set to 100, a pathetic amount for some Live social butterflies. The reason that number hasn’t budged in 4 years is reportedly due to only 1 game.

According to G4, that game is Halo 2, built on the old Xbox Live architecture and a game that Microsoft still supports. Wisely supports, that is, as the original Xbox game still regularly sits atop the weekly “Original Xbox Top Live Titles.” But it’s supposedly the title that’s hampering your ability to enjoy a wider circle of e-friends. read more »

Halo 3 ODST Firefight Rally Point

The almost pit-like Rally Point map of Halo 3: ODST’s firefight mode fills the smallish level with a never-ending stream of enemies and at least one Wraith tank.

ODST’s firefight mode is Bungie’s answer to Gears of War 2’s horde mode, throwing never-ending waves of enemies at the four Orbital Drop Shock Troopers controlled by players.
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We’ve noticed there are a lot of people who seem to be sick of Halo. While it surely is the game that does not die, sometimes you have to applaud the efforts of a game that, two years on from release, is still so bloody popular.

How popular? According to Bungie, on average, every single day, there are over 1,000,000 unique Halo 3 users. Over one million. Every. Day.
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