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Hail to the Redskins' Halo Victory
Redskins receiver and game-fest host Brandon Lloyd.
VIDEO | Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Lloyd and teammates take on video gamers from the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals during a Halo 3 house party.
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At least one of Microsoft's rivals wasn't troubled by the marketing blitz. Halo 3 is "clearly their tent pole for the year, and they are depending greatly on its success," said Perrin Kaplan, a vice president at Nintendo of America. But she said the big launch could actually help Nintendo's mission of building a bigger audience for video games: "We welcome any products that continue to bring consumers into the fold."
Lloyd called his advance look at Halo 3 the "number one" perk he's gotten as an NFL player. "Playing video games is such a major part of my life. This is what I do to unwind. This is what I do to be by myself and escape. I go in my game room and play video games."
He's not alone. Washington Wizards point guard and team captain Gilbert Arenas sponsors a professional Halo team called Final Boss.
Solo and team video game play is a regular activity for Lloyd. Until Halo 3, he played Rainbow Six Las Vegas, a Tom Clancy game, "religiously," he said.
Funny thing, in case you're wondering: Lloyd doesn't spend a lot of time playing the popular Madden football video game. As an NFL player, Lloyd notices more than the average player how that virtual version "cheats" the real football experience, he said. His preferred virtual sport? NBA games.
The trash-talking in Lloyd's game room, packed to capacity with TVs, game consoles and football players, sounds like what you'd hear from any group of gamers -- except for a few job-related jabs.
"I can see why y'all lost to the Browns!" taunted Lloyd, after fragging a virtual warrior identified onscreen as a Bengals player.
Lloyd eventually declared that he wanted some tougher competition. "They need to bring Bill Gates and Mr. Bungie in to beat us!"
