Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon RIP?

 These two great video game characters lived in a great era: back when PlayStation games weren't mostly first-person shooters. Despite all the fan remarks, these two series might not be dead. Reboots of Crash Bandicoot have been considered for over 3 years now and Skylanders is a big seller, but isn't doing well as a Spyro reboot, so I'm sure something's gonna happen. Unfortunately, we've seen a lot of losses of decency in Crash and Spyro games over the years. I remember when the Legend of Spyro series was released, and game by game, I had the feeling it was dying. Crash, however, just came off the face of the video game world. Mind Over Mutant and Crash of the Titans weren't good, but they weren't bad.
It's all because of what happens to a lot of good games: it's sold to other companies, and the mess it all up...most of the time. However, reboots are being considered, so I have faith in both of these games to come back. So, fans, don't put yourselves down. Something will happen, a miracle will happen. I mean, hey, PS4 is already awesome, and I'm sure anyone could say that reboots of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon would be great for PS4.

 Let's stop the depression and turn those frowns upside-down. Miracles pretty much always happen in video games. Many people thought Sonic would be gone after the Dreamcast fiasco, but SEGA kicked butt and came back. Plus, PS2 did great staying with making games up until last year. The PS3 was too much of Call of Duty and stuff, and PS2 served as a creative version of the PS3 and kept our train of childhood memories going. See? We're fine. Crash and Spyro are still with us. Skylanders, despite Spyro not doing much and not really being a popular character in the games, has gotten great ratings, but reboots haven't been considered much by companies, but Skylanders is still doing well, which is pretty much equal to the amounts of considerations for Crash.

Halo Custom Edition!!!

Halo: Custom Edition is an insanely fun version of the original Halo: Combat Evolved featuring changes in graphics, weapons, vehicles and maps from games following Halo CE, and of course, modified maps. These maps are either original Halo maps with new features, maps from other Halo games, or just fun maps such as the one pictured. Most maps like the one pictured feature mods like weapons from Halo 2, 3 and Reach and being able to play as characters other than Master Chief (such Link, Sonic, and even a Teletubby). This game is also well populated and thousands are playing. Just watch out for noobs, campers, hackers, and all the other types of gamers you hate dealing with. It will ask you for a CD key that you can either get from your copy of Halo CE for Xbox or by a software that allows you to generate a random key for the game. For information on how to get the game, getting the Keygen software and getting maps, go to this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SyzTkaqaYI (Instead of downloading the Keygen software, I looked at the key the creator of this video generated and copied it onto the game, but you can do it whatever way you want. Try it! It's free of viruses and charge and fun!

CoD: Ghosts vs Halo 5/CoD Black Ops II vs Halo 4

Although Xbox One is really gonna suck, I have faith in 343 Studios in making Halo 5 fun for all. Call of Duty: Ghosts, sorry to all CoD fans, isn't promising at all to me. I just don't really like the series anymore. After World at War, I just lost interest. Halo has always been great in my opinion, despite Bungie giving it up to 343. I've known about Halo way longer, so I've had more time to get more interested in Halo. My cousin and I are way, way, WAY bigger fans of Halo than of CoD. Halo has been our favorite first-person shooter since when the original Xbox was more popular than the PS2. So, let's talk more about what we have now in both series. Halo 4 is the first game in the series by 343, and it's pretty good. It's a shame they got rid of Brutes, and their weapons aren't the best, but still a great game. Many forums, such as on IGN, concerning fans' opinions on whether Halo 4 or CoD: Black Ops II is better, have Halo 4 pwning BO2 in tons of categories, such as campaign, multiplayer and graphics (noted in the IGN forum), so we kinda have the cold, hard facts. At my school, it's PS3/CoD nation, which sucks a lot for me. In some cases, you get picked on for not liking CoD. Luckily, I haven't run into those guys. CoD Black Ops II is pretty fun, especially local matches and Zombies, but the Xbox Live servers have way more noobs and campers than Halo. That's the good part about CoD being more of a teen-favorite, even though many votes of being the game of the year have gone to Halo 4. Halo 4 is making kids at my school get more into Black Ops II, which shouldn't happen since Halo 4 isn't all bad, and they make up at least 60% of the amount of Xbox Live Black Ops II players who cuss their mouths off and are extremely annoying in lobbies and servers. Halo's good with the prevention of those people, except for Halo: Custom Edition (the PC version of Halo 1 with modified maps and custom servers that can be started by anyone). Bottom-line, woo-hoo to Halo 5, boo-hoo to CoD: Ghosts.

Let's talk about SEGA and Atari

 These two great companies have definitely made breakthroughs in video games and had their ups-and-downs in consoles. SEGA had huge success making the Master System and the Genesis, and of course, Sonic the Hedgehog. Despite Sonic's worldwide success, the release of the Saturn marked a turning point for the financial success for SEGA. As soon as the first PlayStation came out, the 2D magic of the Saturn and the amazing 3D graphics of the PS1 didn't mix well and the Saturn began to decline. Next was the Dreamcast, which was a huge hit in the sense of fun and gaming, but failed financially yet again and once again lost to Sony after the release of the PS2. The Dreamcast, according to some gamers, was ahead of its time and didn't truly get the chance to shine, thus having SEGA end up with having their games available for all other platforms out at the time from PS2 to Wii-Ware.

Next, I'd like to talk about Atari. I never really got the chance to play any Atari system, but my parents certainly did. I've watched gameplay videos of game for Atari 2600, 5200, etc., and I could well imagine how fun these systems were to kids who grew up during the first three generations of gaming. The Atari Jaguar was a major breakthrough in 3D gaming and was basically an earlier version of the N64, as considered by some. However, the Jaguar seemed to be a little ahead of its time as well, resulting in the decline of development of hardware by Atari. Like SEGA, they began to have their games available for any platform possible. These two companies are still  phenomenal and still very popular, in both games and consoles. The consoles will be forever in our hearts, but the games are really what keep these trains going.

Let's talk about Nintendo 2DS

"What the heck is this?" most people ask. One of few other people's answers is "a doorstop". That's all that the Nintendo 2DS is good for, really. If you want 2D 3DS games, just turn the 3D off on a 3DS and save freaking money! It's basically a wider GameBoy with two screens that sucks ice. It makes the DS stand for "doorstop" instead of "digital system" or whatever the heck it really means. I honestly don't like this generation of gaming as much as the next guy and definitely like past gaming generations better. The Wii U isn't all bad, the Xbox One already sucks before it's even been released, and PS4 takes most of the cake and leaves the last slice for Nintendo. More to the point. This system isn't good at all and is honestly can just be a 3DS with the 3D off or, as mentioned before, as a doorstop. Hopefully, Nintendo can come up with something better or just give consoles a break and just make games for now. To me, the Nintendo 2DS has just ruined Nintendo's chances of finishing the eighth generation of game consoles with good consoles and handhelds and has moved Nintendo farther from getting close to beating PS4. Honestly, the Xbox One is worse than the 2DS, surprisingly, so Microsoft needs to worry more about computers if they're getting beaten by a doorstop.