My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: June 2007

  • RvB Episode 100 is out!

    The long awaited 100th and final episode of Rooster Teeth’s wonderful Halo machinema series, Red vs Blue (RvB), is finally available for the viewing pleasure of everyone (sponsor or otherwise).(Don’t worry, I haven’t put any spoilers in this….

  • Clix – you’re it!

    Bungie’s Luke Smith went to talk to Mike Elliott, Senior Game Designer with Whizkids, the guys making Halo ActionClix. He came back with some interesting information about the game, and about how games are developed in general. Give it a read! Thanks, …

  • Halo ActionClix: A Different Game Design

    Finger-sized figures and the table top game you’ll play with them this fall. Meet the Halo ActionClix.

  • Cardboard Mjolnir Armor – Cheap!

    DominoEffect noticed a pretty amazing Mjolnir armor costume on the Half-Life Fallout forums; amazing because it’s all made of cardboard (with some paint and LEDs) and the total cost is about $26. For anyone who’s dying for a cool Halloween costume – t…

  • RT: Episode 100 Online

    It is with great pride and personal pleasure that I present Red vs Blue’s 100th Episode, the final edition of The Blood Gulch Chronicles. It’s been a tremendous four years for everyone here at Rooster Teeth and every bit of that joy is due to the…

  • RT: Episode 100 and Season 5 Pre-Order

    In case you missed the news, Red vs. Blue Episode 100 is now available to everyone. You can watch it right now and join in the discussion about it here. Also, sponsors can now pre-order the Season 5 DVD, along with two other brand new, never-before-se…

  • A Grizzled Ancient Speaks

    GameCritics.com has put up a great interview with Shi Kai Wang, 3D Art Lead for Halo 3. Everything from how to get into the industry, to what Halo 3 means to the crew, to Transformers past and present are covered – well worth the read. Thanks, Chi Kon…

  • Nylund on videogame stories

    Cody Miller noticed that there was a short piece written by Eric Nylund in the current Game Informer magazine – he discusses writing stories for video games, and Halo’s story comes up. (Louis Wu 12:36:17 UTC)

  • Items On Normal

    Sane Intolerant let us know that there’s a new ep of Halo Toy Box up – his 360 is busted, so content for the next while will focus on Nintendo stuff. (He’s still using Halo action figures, which makes it semi-relevant here.)(Louis Wu 12:34:36 UTC)

  • Blood Gulch Chronicles Ep 100

    The final episode of Red vs Blue’s Blood Gulch Chronicles was released this morning – it’s up for everyone now (sponsors and the general public alike). It answers some questions, wraps up some storylines, and, well… go watch it. No spoilers here. (L…

  • RedvsBlue Episode 100 – The End

    The 100th and final episode of RedvsBlue is now available for everyone to watch. __________________________ Currently Playing: Shadowrun, GHII (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2)

  • RT: Episode 100 Available for real

    Episode 100 is now available to all sponsors. Go here to download it. Sorry about those website problems…it freaked out under the huge load you all were placing on it and it took me a while to get it straightened out. –edit– The episode can now…

  • RT: Presenting Episode 100…

    Haha, just kidding. We just finished our final proof viewing of Episode 100 of Red vs Blue, and all thats left now is to render it, encode it, then upload it…this part of the process takes a while unfortunately. Everyone in the office has put in ab…

  • Send in stuff for this week’s show: Forza 2 special!

    Wow, slow week in Halo land. The ARG came to a screeching halt, no significant Halo news… I guess it’s the calm before the storm that will be Halo 3. So we were thinking: what should we talk about this week? The answer came from what everybody on the…

  • Batteries Not Included.

    BOLL, unhappy with the idea that ZZoMBiE13 got a full week’s worth of guest strips for One One Se7en, while he only got a single day, has submitted extra strips for your viewing pleasure. Check out today’s strip and see if you approve!(Louis Wu 15:08:…

  • HAFT – Shut yo’ mouth!

    We already follow a couple of comics done using action figures – the first was Miniature Halo, hosted right here. More recently there’s been Halo, Articulated and Halo Toy Box. But one we haven’t covered specifically has been unfolding in Elnea’s Red …

  • Wait… was that Pinkuh?

    Luke McKay has done another drawing of Cortana – and I think you can tell, his style is changing a bit…(Louis Wu 13:32:19 UTC)

  • LE Helmet up for grabs on eBay

    Wow, that didn’t take long. PFG noticed a Legendary Edition Spartan Helmet for sale on eBay – current bid (with just over four and a half days left) is a bit over $50. These helmets will eventually house Halo 3 discs – but not for a few months.(Louis …

  • Halo 3 Forza Winning Entries Posted

    Bungie has posted the winners of their Forza car modification contest (they originally announced it here) – all four winning cars are pretty danged cool! Check ’em out. Thanks, Radiago713.(Louis Wu 12:37:16 UTC)

  • H2V review from 411Mania

    411Mania.com has reviewed Halo 2 Vista; overall, they liked it. (They gave it a rating of 8.1/10, with high marks for Sound and Fun Factor.) They did gripe that using a keyboard/mouse combination results in definite lag – this is the first time I’ve h…