Month: January 2007
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Video Game Concert this Saturday in CA
j41m3z noticed that the Golden States Pops Orchestra is going to be playing a Video Game Soundtracks show on February 3 (that’s this coming Saturday) at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, CA. Tickets are $20 for general admission ($10 for students). Halo is on the menu! Update: Nice discount in this post!(Louis Wu…
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New Shirts at the Bungie Store
Jonathan Rivas noticed three new shirts at the Bungie store – a long-sleeve I heart Cortana Tee, a short-sleeved I heart Master Chief Ringer Tee, and a Twofer long-sleeved Mongoose Tee. Get to buying!(Louis Wu 23:23:30 UTC)
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Gaucheness in Online Gaming
Another article about women playing Halo – and being abused for it. (Not for playing – but for being women and playing.) This is going to get better someday, right?(Louis Wu 19:46:39 UTC)
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Podtacular Halo 3 Beta Special
ImmortalThree wrote to point out Podtacular Episode 98 – with special guest Luke Smith from 1Up.com. All the Halo 3 beta info Luke can give out! Go listen; 1:15 long, 63 mb. (He also pointed out Episode 97 – but since that one focuses on Viva Piñata and not Halo, we’ll pass on it.)(Louis Wu…
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Frenetic Alphabet.
Some of the recent articles out of Bungie have used terminology that might be hard for non-military personnel to follow. That’s Stuntmutt’s take, anyway, in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:34:39 UTC)
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Rule of 3 Reminder
Bungie posted a new Top Story last night (thanks, S043), reminding everyone that the ‘Rule of 3’ Program starts tomorrow. This is your next opportunity to get into the Halo 3 beta. But if you don’t make it… these words of hope were included:And remember, after all the dust has settled, Bungie will have a…
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Lost the Lead – Not Dead Yet
Pinkuh stopped by to let us know there’s a new episode of ‘Lost the Lead’ – apparently, the joke makes more sense if you understand the current influx of Naga artwork at DeviantART, but it doesn’t take a lot to appreciate the artwork!(Louis Wu 13:36:15 UTC)
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Longsword X-Plane Model
Mid7night has been working on a Longsword model for X-Plane – he’s got some pics, and a flash vid showing the retract sequence for the landing gear. (We’ve grabbed copies of the images themselves, if he runs out of bandwidth, but the video we don’t have – here’s hoping tinypic holds up.)(Louis Wu 13:32:51 UTC)
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MontagePalooza
Halomega has a ton of new vids – Dymdez’ 3rd Montage Trailer, plus Fyler’s 5th, a Team Midway gamplay, BROHAN’s 7th 1v1 preview, and Frozen’s 5th 1v1. Should keep you busy for a while…(Louis Wu 12:42:28 UTC)
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Grunts on Jet-Skis
Rockslider has posted a new Spotlight with Suzie – this time, Suzie interviews a grunt about a possible water level in Halo 3. This all came out of Ducain’s recent Halo 3 wishlist… poor guy!(Louis Wu 12:34:54 UTC)
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Spartan Project Oblivion mod released
Brandon stopped by to announce that his Oblivion mod is finished – you can now play through in Mjolnir Mark V armor, with energy sword and shield! screenshots and a link to the download are in his forum post.(Louis Wu 12:31:04 UTC)
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Make Your Router Xbox Live Compatible
Have you ever unsuccessfully tried to find a friend’s game on Xbox Live even though you knew it was there? Have you ever been unable to join a friend’s XBL game when he sent you an invite? Have you ever been in a pregame lobby and been unable to hear the voice communications of other…
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Make Your Router Xbox Live Compatible
Have you ever unsuccessfully tried to find a friend’s game on Xbox Live even though you knew it was there? Have you ever been unable to join a friend’s XBL game when he sent you an invite? Have you ever been in a pregame lobby and been unable to hear the voice communications of other…
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Episode 98: Halo 3 beta special with Luke from 1up.com
Download | Shownotes We broke the mold and went right back to a Halo 3 show since the beta is a hot topic right now. Better yet, we were fortunate enough to have a guest who’s more qualified then just about anyone to talk about it: Luke from the 1up Yours Podcast. Luke has played…
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Ask Microsoft about Crackdown and the Halo 3 beta!
Big news: JVB got invited to Microsoft to attend the launch event for Crackdown! He’ll be in Washington this Thursday and Friday talking to Microsoft Gaming Studios folks about the game that comes free with the Halo 3 beta: Crackdown! Now just because it includes the beta doesn’t mean it’s a crappy game. In fact,…
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Episode 97: Viva Pinata King of the Hill Show
Download | Shownotes It’s the king of the hill show where we talk all about what we think of a game that’s gotten a lot of play: Viva Pinata! Guest hosts are Brent Gamer and Anjo Banjo from AnjoArt.com. Warning: this show has JVB, Anjo and Brent in one skype room at one time. If…
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Rule of 3
The “Rule of 3” begins this Thursday at 12am, or you know, Wednesday at Midnight, depending on how you slice it. The following information should help US residents figure out what to do to ensure a spot in the Halo 3 Beta.
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Halo Wars – now working on cutscenes
Interesting. Mike Smith pointed out a new update on the Halo Wars forum – the crew has been working on motion capture for cutscenes. (Personally, I’d rather be seeing where the GAME ITSELF was going right now, rather than the interstitial movies – but some update is better than no update.) Hmm… upon rereading, it’s…