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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: July 2006

  • Don Miguel and Talent at H3F

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    Couple of nice montages over at halo3forum.com – Don Miguel’s The Real has some great multikills (though I could have done without the acid-trip effects in the middle), and Halzred’s editing a new trailer for Talent (apparently his last) – full montage is due out in the fall. Go watch! Thanks, Z.(Louis Wu 22:48:31 UTC)

  • Disaster!

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    If you uploaded an entry to our Faceplates contest in the last 3 days… we need to ask you to upload it again. AAAAAAUUUGGHH! We had a disk meltdown, coupled with a backup failure; the last (good) backup is from a ways back. I have SOME of the entries – but the vast majority didn’t…

  • H:P Podcast Episode 3

    26.5MB – 46:19 (Link) Funkmon is MIA this episode, but have no fear! Rapture, the designer of the website your eyes are glued to right now, fills his space. We discuss ComiCon, the Halo Graphic Novel, and how awesome the Bungie community is, amongst the usual Halo 3 updates (or lack of). Give it a…

  • Now that E3 is Downsized…

    The guys over at Penny Arcade have announced that they’re extending the PAX preregistration period three days until August 3rd at 6:30pm. The Omeganauts should be announced today and they plan to unveil this year’s Omegacollection later this week.

  • Frankie Follows the Fans

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    Interesting – one of the panels at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo, coming up in about a month, looks at videogame fans, and how they influence PR budgets:Forums, Blogs and Fanbois: The Role of Community and PR in the Game IndustryThe hardcore community (yes, our community) is cranky and unpredictable yet is still the most…

  • Epidemic

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    Defy Logic has just released an old-school-style variety tricking vid called ‘Epidemic’. Lots of tricks – not too many explained, so you might have trouble figuring out what’s ‘tricky’ about certain segments, but there should be interesting stuff nonetheless. I held off posting this last night, because the High Impact Halo thread referenced by FooFoo…

  • Stark Contrast.

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    Stuntmutt takes a look at the serial Halo comic (announced for next year) in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:38:55 UTC)

  • New art from Luke McKay

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    Luke McKay whipped up a really nice little sketch of an ODST – we’ve added it to his gallery page here. Thanks, Laird.(Louis Wu 12:41:12 UTC)

  • Halo 2: Code Name X

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    Scaraby posted a note about an upcoming Halo-themed paintball game in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Be ready – event takes place on August 19!(Louis Wu 12:26:33 UTC)

  • Slow News Day

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    How did this make it onto Kotaku?(Louis Wu 12:24:27 UTC)

  • Weekly Porridge #26: Resting

    Quality Jeverage brings us another slice of the Podtacular community, this time as a worn out comic artist. What do Painkilla05 and Quality talk about when Quality’s too worn out to make another megacomic? Go find out! More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #25: SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION!upWeekly Porridge #27: The End of an…

  • Weekly Porridge issue #26: Resting

    Quality Jeverage brings us another slice of the Podtacular community, this time as a worn out comic artist. What do Painkilla05 and Quality talk about when Quality’s too worn out to make another megacomic? Go find out! More discussion in the forums.

  • Weekly Porridge #26: Resting

    Quality Jeverage brings us another slice of the Podtacular community, this time as a worn out comic artist. What do Painkilla05 and Quality talk about when Quality’s too worn out to make another megacomic? Go find out! More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #25: SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION!upWeekly Porridge #27: The End of an…

  • Finding modded Halo 2 games quickly

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    The admins of XBConnect and HaloMods have gotten together to put together a list of all active servers playing modded Halo 2 games; you can check this list out if you’re interested in playing one of these. You don’t need to be registered at HaloMods to see the list. Thanks, Excal.(Louis Wu 18:22:26 UTC)

  • Podtacular All-Stars beat HBO Helljumpers

    In an awesome series of matches against the legendary Helljumpers from halo.bungie.org, the Podtacular crew has come out on top with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. Congratulations All-Stars and thanks HBO for playing a great challenge match, and we look forward to next time! More discussion in the forums.

  • Podtacular All-Stars beat HBO Helljumpers

    In an awesome series of matches against the legendary Helljumpers from halo.bungie.org, the Podtacular crew has come out on top with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. Thanks HBO for playing a great challenge match, and we look forward to next time! More discussion in the forums.

  • Pod TV Episode 4: The Unnamed Skull

    Google Video version | iPod version It’s here and it’s good! This one shows you how to pick up a skull you might not have known about. Big thanks to Cryptoflix, Darkknyght, Molers and Freak in a Box for their hard work on this. Thanks also to Louis Wu at HBO for hosting the video…

  • Pod TV Episode 4: The Unnamed Skull

    Google Video version | iPod version It’s here and it’s good! This one shows you how to pick up a skull you might not have known about. Big thanks to Cryptoflix, Darkknyght, Molers and Freak in a Box for their hard work on this. Thanks guys and we look forward to the next one! ‹…

  • Podtacular All-Stars beat HBO Helljumpers

    In an awesome series of matches against the legendary Helljumpers from halo.bungie.org, the Podtacular crew has come out on top with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. Congratulations All-Stars and thanks HBO for playing a great challenge match, and we look forward to next time! More discussion in the forums.

  • Pod TV Episode 4: The Unnamed Skull

    Google Video version | iPod version It’s here and it’s good! This one shows you how to pick up a skull you might not have known about. Big thanks to Cryptoflix, Darkknyght, Molers and Freak in a Box for their hard work on this. Thanks also to Louis Wu at HBO for hosting the video…