Gears of War is undoubtedly one of the most grim realities portrayed through the videogame medium. An entire world pushed to the brink of annihilation as hordes of monstrous creatures burst from the ground below in unending waves, uncaring of their own losses and seeking only human civilization's destruction. While never as large as the industry titan known as Halo, the Gears of War franchise has become an Xbox staple over the years with its initial trilogy being praised as revolutionary for...

It's always a shame whenever beloved celebrities die. Genuinely good people that touched thousands, if not millions of lives through their work and were equally amicable as reported by those who knew them personally. Fame often adds the effect of inflated self-importance, slipping into negative mental and physical habits, and eccentricities that others might describe as crude at best and horrifying at worst. Thankfully for us, the voice of Optimus Prime since the famous 1980s cartoon...

343 Industries, or Halo Studios as they preferred to be called now, (though I can't really identify any discernible difference between the two studios besides some personnel shakeups that don't really affect their end-products or work culture much), has become seemingly accursed to never make a proper entry into the Halo franchise. While Halo 4 pushed some boundaries and created genuinely interesting directions for the story to embark upon, the sequel Halo 5: Guardians doubled-down on the...