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Blog Post: New XBOX console?

Keith Combs

Now this is a simulator and it is for sale at Costco , if you can afford it.

on 12 Apr 2013
Blog Post: Halo 4 Team Uses Agile, Cloud-Based Big Data Solution

Keith Combs

The Halo franchise is an award-winning collection of properties that has grown into a global entertainment phenomenon. To date, more than 50 million copies of Halo video games have been sold worldwide. As developers prepared to launch Halo 4, they were tasked with analyzing data to gain insights into...

on 28 Feb 2013
Blog Post: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Trailer

Keith Combs

See if you can spot Anna Popplewell. At least I think that’s her.

on 16 Jul 2012
Blog Post: If you put a keyboard on my phone, use something like this

Keith Combs

Anyone remotely interested in gaming will appreciate the work Sony is doing in their XPERIA Play device. I was all gung ho when Sony first came out with the XPERIA but that wore off in a few seconds after I actually got to hold and feel their first generation phone. I never bought one. It...

on 13 Feb 2011
Blog Post: Halo 3 ODST Gamestop Tour Underway

Keith Combs

This looks like a fun promotion and the tour is coming within five miles of my house later this week. See http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/h3o/default.aspx for more information or a list of the dates and cities .

on 1 Sep 2009
Blog Post: Last blog post – I’m headed to Apple

Keith Combs

Remember that Windows Vista SP1 blog post about “I have your back!” ??? Well, apparently nobody had mine so my last day with Microsoft will be April 11, 2008. I probably won’t post many more blogs posts here. The empire is obviously nervous about anything I do so I’ll...

on 2 Apr 2008
Blog Post: If you see one of these in your conf room, call security!!!

Keith Combs

I know this story broke a couple of weeks ago, but I was on vacation. But I did think this was interesting for a couple of reasons. First, the game consoles we use are really powerful computers so don't underestimate their capabilities. Second, what should we be doing to react? What...

on 10 Dec 2007
Blog Post: It's Official - Halo 3 has a 9/25 release date

Keith Combs

It's Halo time. The official Halo 3 multiplayer beta starts today, we announced that Halo 3 will ship on September 25th and Gamestop.com has an exclusive new Halo3 Zune packed with Halo 3 music and videos. What more could a Halo freak want? Ok, don't answer that. Where's the movie? Ok, don't answer that...

on 16 May 2007
Blog Post: Halo 2 for Windows Vista arrives in 10 days

Keith Combs

In case you haven't been paying attention, Halo 2 for Windows Vista is going to be released on 5/8/2007. Yes, you'll be able to save the world from the luxury of your Lenovo ThinkPad T60p . More details at http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/Halo2forWindowsVista.aspx on the system requirements...

on 29 Apr 2007
Blog Post: New Halo 3 Trailer - Halo 3 Public Beta Signup information

Keith Combs

Humanity is about to experience another exciting look at the world of Halo® 3 , one of the most anticipated entertainment launches for 2007. Airing in North America, Monday, December 4 on ESPN's Monday Night Football and Xbox.com in Europe, the new 60-second Halo 3 trailer offers an exclusive look at...

on 2 Dec 2006
Blog Post: The holiday is over - back to work

Keith Combs

I don't know about you, but vacations never seem long enough and going back to work is hard. You know, it's like kick starting a motorcycle that's been sitting in the garage too long. Lots of kicks before it finally comes to life. In my case, the past couple of weeks have been filled with a number of...

on 27 Nov 2006
Blog Post: Has Master Chief lost weight?

Keith Combs

The years of war seem to have taken a toll on Master Chief. In the latest picture of him from Halo 3, he seems a little skinny. Maybe it's the angle of the camera with that big gun. What's he using that for anyway? Click on the image above for the full size image. Oh, and if you haven't heard already...

on 17 Nov 2006
Blog Post: Guess who's giving away Xbox 360's ???

Keith Combs

Me and my posse , that's who!!! We're going to give away an Xbox 360 to some lucky person at each live TechNet Seminar. I'm still checking on the exact information, but here's what I do know... Starting next week, we'll have one Xbox 360 to give away at each live seminar. You can get a view of all of...

on 29 Oct 2006
Blog Post: Been there, done that

Keith Combs

Ever wonder how some people seem to be in the upper ranks of players? A good game and a lot of time on your hands can lead to some interesting results. I never ever played any game this much, but some of my friends might challenge me on that. Especially when it comes to my Halo and Halo 2 mad skillz...

on 19 Oct 2006
Blog Post: Halo Wars

Keith Combs

on 28 Sep 2006
Blog Post: I'm sure glad my Xbox360 doesn't have a blog

Keith Combs

In case you haven’t noticed, the current rage is to have your Xbox360 automatically blog about your gaming “performance”. Of course, if you don’t use your Xbox360, it will also blog about what a pathetic loser you are as well. Either way, it’s a really entertaining idea...

on 2 Sep 2006
Blog Post: Soccer is boring

Keith Combs

But lets face it, the Ferarri F430 isn’t. Therefore, I am going to side with Italy for the big game. Sorry France but I have to pick someone and they make the Ferrari. Oh, and I am totally kidding about football boredom. How would you like to be one of those security guys with the red shirts...

on 9 Jul 2006
Blog Post: Marvel Entertainment Halo Graphic Novel due in July

Keith Combs

Fans of the Microsoft Bungie game Halo will get a treat in July. A number og highly talented artists and writers have teamed with Marvel entertainment to produce a new book about the award winning game. From the Marvel website, “Marvel Comics, Bungie Studios, and Microsoft Game Studios are pleased...

on 10 May 2006
Blog Post: Xbox360 High Definition game videos here

Keith Combs

Ok, what’s your excuse now? I see Xbox360 boxes for sale in all of the retail stores around my area. What about your area? I’ve been a bit of a gaming whimp the past few months. Work has consumed far too much time. After next week, I’m ready to tackle the games I have. If you are...

on 22 Apr 2006
Blog Post: PCIe ExpressCard 34/54 - your next laptop killer feature

Keith Combs

Introduction When you start looking at the feature set for your next laptop purchase, look very closely. At first glance, many of the new laptops appear to have two pcmcia card slots. Look more closely because most likely one of those slots is a PCI Express ExpressCard 34/54 slot. My team is getting...

on 17 Apr 2006
Blog Post: Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides are here!!!

Keith Combs

[UPDATE] This post is now out of date . Please see the update at http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2006/08/21/448316.aspx . Well, today we released the Windows Vista February CTP build 5308 to the MSDN download center. Obviously it was a little busy today as a result. We also released a...

on 25 Feb 2006
Blog Post: Ripping DVD's to the PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Keith Combs

It’s been almost a year since I discussed anything regarding my PSP. Let me first say it’s still one of my favorite gadgets. I use it mostly for watching video while in airports, on planes, etc. I have a few games but I find that the video aspect is what compelled me to buy the thing in the...

on 15 Feb 2006
Blog Post: Halo 2 Comes to Windows Vista !!!

Keith Combs

Master Chief Dual-Wields His Way to Windows Vista February 9, 2006 "Halo 2," the award-winning sequel to the instant classic "Halo: Combat Evolved" to make its PC debut on the Windows Vista platform "Halo 2," the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of...

on 9 Feb 2006
Blog Post: 6.8 Ghz, 1 TB RAM, 2 TB Disk Laptop

Keith Combs

I have got to get me one of these …

on 8 Sep 2005
Blog Post: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, no it's Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 !!!

Keith Combs

In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft launched a whole bunch of really kewl mice and keyboards today. I am really looking forward to the Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 6000 and the full size Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 . I already have them on order via our internal ordering process. After we...

on 7 Sep 2005