Amazon Introduces Halo Rise—A First-of-its-Kind Bedside Sleep Tracker

Amazon introduced Halo Rise—a new, multi-purpose bedside tracker dedicated to helping improve your sleep. Halo Rise uses built-in sensor technology, quietly working in the background to provide highly accurate insights and personalized sleep analysis. It comes with a six-month Halo membership for $139.99 and will ship later this year. Read on for more details and buy Halo Rise on Amazon today.

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Discord Voice Now Available on Xbox

In July, Xbox announced it was working with Discord to streamline gamers’ audio experience so they can play with friends from all gaming communities on their Xbox. Now, Discord Voice is available on all Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.

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Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022

At the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, both companies featured a ton of new games being released over the next 12 months, including many that are coming to Xbox Game Pass. Watch the full event below.

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Xbox Focuses on Massive Lineup of the Biggest Franchises and Original IPs Fans Can Play Over the Next 12 Months

At Xbox, we are on a mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet and that’s why our teams and partners have been hard at work building a truly diverse line-up of content for players of all types to look forward to. And with Xbox, you have more ways to play those games than ever before – on console, PC, or on the go.

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Xbox is Building the Gaming Platform for the Next 20 Years


This Sunday, at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, we’ll be giving our fans a closer look at an amazing line-up of games coming to Xbox, PC, and cloud. As we prepare to pull back the curtain on the games to come, we also wanted to share some updates on how you’ll be able to play them. We think of it as a progress update on our mission: to bring the joy and community of gaming to the 3 billion gamers on the planet.

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Win $25,000 Playing Halo

Love Halo? Love money? Then I’ve got good news! Today, February 24, is the start of a 2v2 Halo: Infinite Xbox FanFest tournament — where you can play for a $25,000 prize pool. Strap in Spartan, and read on for the details.

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Audiobook Review — Halo: First Strike

Today, while taking part in an Xbox Ambassadors playdate, where I was participating in Halo: Infinite multiplayer matches with a group of gamers from around the world, one of them asked, “Have any of you read the Halo novels?” I chimed in saying, “Actually, I’m reading all of them, and I just finished the third book in the series.” That book is First Strike by Eric Nylund. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren, using the Downpour app. Read on for my thoughts on this third foray into the world of Halo.
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Review — Halo: The Flood

Halo: The Flood is the second book in the massively successful series of novels set in the Halo universe. If you haven’t already done so, make sure to read my review of the first book here. What follows is my review of the second book: The Flood.

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Review — Halo: The Fall of Reach

Since 2001, there have been more than 30 Halo novels, with another — Halo: The Rubicon Protocol — coming out in June. That’s 20 years of Halo video games, as well as novels expanding on the universe that fans love. With Halo having just celebrated its 20th anniversary, I’m going to listen to and review all of the Halo novels, starting with, of course, the first — Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. Read on for my thoughts on this book.

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