The Literary Khan: fiction, wisdom, and writings of The Khan

  Oh here we go then          In the early 2000's my mate Lopez asked me to hang out for the weekend. He had a new console with this game called Halo: Combat Evolved. Simply called Halo to us. Within minutes I was hooked. I lined up to grab every sequel since, with Halo Infinite in my sights. Hell when I was a teacher I used Halo novels to encourage a student to improve his reading. An effort so successful that when I met him years later he had the entire library of books, and I was proud to have given him his first two books. I even broke into my short stint reviewing videogames with a review of Halo 4. So please understand I might just have a bias when it comes to this franchise. Ooooooh that's some quality byline there Dr Seuss  So when I was told that Paramount was creating a Halo series for their streaming platform I was in a state that could be called 'hyped'. Remember we have had a raft of live action adaptations and screen offerings over the ye...

Before We Begin     Before we begin I would like to give a few warnings to my readers. The following blog has a tragic ending, and includes subject matter including suicide.      There is an old theory known as Moore's Law. It states that essentially computer power can double every eighteen months. This would be of no surprise to gamers. After all, we are used to the speed at which new titles and consoles are released. Xbox has had eight versions since 2001, and Playstation has spawned a similar variety of consoles as technology has improved. During these releases we have also seen a number of games that have been in their time fan favourites. However, as the technologies have progressed. We have also seen generations of games, much like CDs to the music consumer, become discarded as new formats arrive. The issue of backwards compatibility was once a major selling point in the console war. Yet, now I wonder if it is seen as important to the current consumer....