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Open NAT for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:57:07 +0000

To get the best results in xbox live online in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) you should setup your router to allow OPEN NAT. That just means to get the ports open and forwarded so your xbox 360 can communicate well with other XBOX LIVE users.

What happens is a request comes from xbox live to your router (let’s say through port 53). Your router needs to know where to send this request on port 53. By enabling this you tell your router that all request to port 53 need to be sent to my XBOX 360 on IP address 192.186.x.xxx

Xbox LIVE requires the following ports to be open and forwarded:

Port 88 (UDP)
Port 3074 (UDP and TCP)
Port 53 (UDP and TCP)
Port 80 (TCP)

Forward these ports to the ip address of your xbox on your network (usually 192.168.1.XXX)

To do this:

Login to your router by typing in the ip address of your router (usually 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1)
Find the forwarding section of your router menu (usually called port forwarding and can be found in the QOS, NAT or Advanced Routing areas)
Forward these ports from the ip address of your XBOX 360 (found in the network settings on the XBOX 360)
Save settings
Reboot router

Microsoft says…

NAT does not affect lag within gameplay. NAT only affects the ability to connect with other players.

Major Halo Reach Title Update Nerfs Armor Lock and Bloom, Buffs Sword and Pistol

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:31:28 +0000

Amidst all the news coming out about Halo Anniversary and Halo 4 lately, you may have gotten the impression that Halo Reach had been forgotten about. To prove that’s not the case, the game will be getting a massive title update in September.

Among the changes are some nerfs to the armor lock ability, which had really been getting abused lately, as well as an option to disable reticle bloom and some buffs to the sword and pistol. The bug that prevented hard-driveless 360 players from playing co-op campaign and firefight online has also been fixed.

We’ve got the full list of the changes for you after the break.

Halo 4 Warthog is an Easter Egg in Forza 4

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:31:28 +0000

Interested in how the Halo 4 warthog will differ from the Warthogs you used in Halo games so far? If you can’t wait until next year to find out, you can find out this October if you pick up a copy of Forza 4.

When playing Forza 4′s “Auto Vista” mode, the Halo 4 warthog along with some slick narration about its backstory by Jen Taylor (Cortona) will be an unlockable easter egg.

Halo 4 Confirmed

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:26:45 +0000

With E3 finally here, the Halo Fan Base will be getting more Halo news for another year in a row. While I sat here, awaiting E3 on Spike, I got bored of watching “Deadliest Warrior” and switched over to G4 to watch a little “Campus PD.” As enjoyable as it was to watch college kids [...]

Master Chief Returns in Halo 4 Trilogy

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:58:34 +0000

I guess we didn’t quite finish the fight in Halo 3, because Master Chief is back in Halo 4, which was announced today at E3.

Alongside a sweet cinematic trailer (directed by Tron Legacy’s Joe Kosinski) we got word that not only is Halo 4 being worked on, but that it will be the first game in a new Halo trilogy, and it will drop in late 2012.

More details after the break…

Halo Anniversary Officially Announced at E3

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:58:34 +0000

We told you earlier that a Halo CE Remake was for real, and now we know what it will be called.

Halo Anniversary will be the name of the Halo CE Re-make. It will feature the original Halo campaign, upgraded with the engine and models from the Halo Reach engine. Also, we’ll get full Xbox Live support with online multiplayer on the original maps (and Halo Reach style assassinations!), as well as full Xbox Live enabled co-op.

More details will be revealed as we near the game’s release this fall.

343 Industries: Surprising Halo News to be Released this Year

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:01:10 +0000

343 Industries has really kept everything under-wraps in terms of what they want the public to know about the future Halo Project. But according to 343 Industry’s Frank O’Conner, there will be some surprising news regarding Halo released sometime this year.
“I think that our main high-level task this year is to celebrate ten years [...]

343 Industries: Surprising Halo News to be Released this Year

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:01:10 +0000

Halo Reach Chess: Game Type and Map Download Available

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:08:09 +0000

Just last year, Bungie had us all fooled with a classic April Fools joke about Halo Reach actually having a Chess Variant in it. At that time, the idea was a joke, but now, it’s a reality. That’s right, the Map and Game Type for Halo Chess is available for download and we have the [...]

Amazing Fan Made Halo Reach Custom Xbox

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:05:48 +0000

When Halo Reach first came out, fans had the opportunity to buy the game along with a Halo Reach Custom Edition Xbox. Pretty cool, eh? Well not so much; the Custom Xbox 360 was hardly different from an average Xbox 360. The differences included: a silver base, a few UNSC tags and the word “Reach” [...]