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The first Halo was being developed for the personal computer (Mac to be precise) before it jumped ship onto the Xbox. Halo 2 followed a similar suit and was tagged as being one of the first games to be available for Windows Vista. Halo 3 was rumored to fall in the footsteps along with its predecessors and make an appearance onto the platform, however it never did.

This, however, might just be subject to change after you have a look at "Matt Waggle" who served as an object artist for Bungie Studios during the project. His duties included working on Halo 3 which was being developed for the Xbox 360 and PC at that point in time.

The latest handset maker to pick up Google’s Android OS and run with it is Sony Ericsson. The company has unveiled its Xperia X10 smartphone, the first of a planned range of Android handsets from the company.

It’s due out in Q1 next year, and runs Android 1.6 – a puzzling decision, given that the first handset running Android 2.0 – Motorola’s Droid – goes on sale this week.

Even so, Sony Ericsson has followed in Motorola and HTC’s footsteps by creating its own custom user interface that sits on top of Android. This one’s called UX, and includes a couple of Sony Ericsson’s own applications.

Following in the footsteps of other MMOs, Aion’s own in-game Halloween-based holiday, Harvest Revel, was announced by NCsoft at the weekend.

Whereas the Asmodians celebrate the dark days with special dishes and wild hunts, the Elyos team up to defeat risen undead, who are set on destroying towns and villages.

OXCGN takes a full review approach with Uncharted 2 after deciding they would steal it for 360 if they could in another article:

"Stop right there Shia LeBouf! Before Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg crown Mutt Jones the next action adventure hero, Nathan Drake might have something to say.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves follows in the footsteps of Tomb Raider as much as the films Indiana Jones and National Treasure. Moreover, while he is by far a better action hero than Nicholas Cage, he even borders on being as badass as Harrison Ford in his heyday. Even in the midst of innumerable odds and great danger Drake is light hearted and resourceful."

Following in the footsteps of its great-granddaddy Colin McRae Rally, DiRT 2 carries on the proud tradition of being one of the only dedicated rallying video games available. In the interests of accessibility though, Codemasters has watered down the game’s simulation roots so that you can easily pick up DiRT 2 and start having fun without any in-depth genre experience.

DiRT 2’s biggest change is the inclusion of the Flashback feature from GRiD, and the game is all the better for it. Flashback makes the game far more approachable without handicapping the overall difficulty. Most racing games, especially at higher difficulty levels, demand near perfection; 10 perfect laps can all be undone by a single wipeout on the last corner — Flashback does a lot to alleviate this. The feature presses you to drive at, or beyond the limit of your abilities, and if you wipe out, no harm done, just use a flashback and try again. Racing games are at their best when you’re going all out, and the flashback feature allows you to do that more often than not.

Tecmo has just released a new commercial for Ninja Gaiden 2 in Japan. Showing footsteps mysteriously appear throughout New York City, it’s meant to represent Ryu Hayabusa’s awesome ninja techniques. This commercial is strictly running in Japan right now, but if it does make way to the American shores, the ending may cause a slight problem.

FunCom has indicated that it may follow in the footsteps of other successful MMOs and make Age of Conan free to play one day.

While speaking to IncGamers in an interview earlier, Funcom’s director of communications Erling Ellingsen discussed going free to play with AoC, something that works well with Funcom’s other MMO title, Anarchy Online.

TheGameReviews writes: "David Sobolov is a voice actor who transitioned from work in cartoons to providing voice acting for the video game industry. He’s starred in blockbuster games like Call of Duty 4, Everquest II, Diablo III, Halo Wars (in which he played the Arbiter), Brutal Legend and 50 Cent: Bulletproof, and was described by John Lippman of the Wall Street Journal as "one of the video game industry’s top voiceover artists". TGR got the chance to speak with David about becoming involved with the video game industry, his new "evil" iPhone project, and how wannabe voice artists can follow in his footsteps."

Army of Two was my first rental for PlayStation 3. Even though I didn’t have a HDTV at the time, the game still impressed with the graphics and gameplay. Unfortunately, that very gameplay that I enjoyed so much in the beginning ultimately pissed me off into not completing the game with my AI partner being a gigantic idiot and never covering me when I really needed it.

Thankfully, it looks like Army of Two: 40th Day is going to correct all the flaws the first game contained and up the ante with more urban combat. The trailer contains all in-game graphics and looks amazing. With time until the Winter release date, that allows more time for polish and nit-picking all the details so the game can look and play the way it was meant to be and not follow in the footsteps of the first game.

Army of Two: 40th Day is releasing for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable. No mention of the PSP Go, but we shall see.

Look below for the trailer and screenshots.

The Ace Attorney series consistently delivers funny, well-written stories, and Capcom’s latest game in the ever-expanding series, Ace Attorney Investiagtions: Miles Edgeworth, seems on route to follow in its predecessors’ footsteps. I recently finished playing through the first case in the Japanese release of Investigations, and while it tickles my nostalgia bone with plenty of nods to the previous Ace Attorney installments, it offers quite a bit new as well.

The game doesn’t change the basic “search for clues and talk to people” formula, but Capcom adds one very important thing that the last game in the series, Apollo Justice, was missing: a main character that you already know. Sure, the cameos in Apollo Justice were fun, but trying to extend the franchise by bringing in a new attorney isn’t as effective as Investigations’ exploration of the backstory of prosecutor Miles Edgeworth.