Xbox’s arrival on the scene was in direct competition with Sony’s PlayStation 2. Microsoft wanted to rival Sony’s machine with their own take on the console scene. Xbox has grown since into becoming the all-in-one home media center. Offering everything from gaming to movie watching, the Xbox has it all.
Forged in fire
Halo 2
XBOX: November 9, 2004
Halo 2 is a 2004 first person shooter developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. Halo 2 is the second installment in the Halo Franchise and the sequel to 2001’s critically acclaimed Halo Combat Evolved. The game features new weapons, enemies, and vehicles, another player character, and shipped with online multiplayer via Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. In Halo 2‘s story mode, the player assumes the roles of the human Master Chief and alien Arbiter in a 26th-century conflict between the United Nations Space Command and the genocidal Covenant.
…the Xbox continues its legacy
Gears of War
XBOX 360: November 7, 2006
Gears of War takes place on the planet Sera. A liquid called Imulsion became a highly valued power source after a scientist discovered how to use it, and the economic shockwave led to several wars between nations. The Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) originally existed only as an obscure world-government philosophy, but it evolved into a legitimate, though minor, political party during the 79-year-long Pendulum Wars. The soldiers of the COG are called “Gears”. After “Emergence Day” (E-Day), when the Locust began their attack on humanity, the COG were the ones who took the necessary steps to ensure the survival of human civilization, instituting martial law and taking charge of the effort against the Locust. Fourteen years later, the COG is the only human government left on Sera. One year after E-Day, after losing multiple military battles to the Locust, the COG launched a Pyrrhic tactical and strategic campaign using the satellite-based weapon of mass destruction known as the “Hammer of Dawn” on human cities with extremely destructive results. The result gave the citizens of Sera three days to evacuate to the Jacinto Plateau, the only place Locust could not dig through, before going through with the attack.
…with a step into the future of
Forza Horizon 5
XBOX One: November 9, 2021
Set in a fictionalized representation of Mexico, Forza Horizon 5 draws you into a sprawling, visually diverse open world and then hands you the keys to a massive selection of awesome to-control cars to explore it with. It’s easy to lose hours to Forza Horizon 5; as much fun as its core races are, there’s so much genuine delight to be had from jumping behind the wheel of your favorite vehicle and just going for a drive.
…modern gaming.
Starfield
XBOX Series X: September 6, 2023
The year is 2330. Humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. From humble beginnings as a space miner, you will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of the Settled Systems in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
