Month: September 2008
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Cool Lego creations – and a contest
Wow, it’s a little late to be announcing this… but we just got word from job syne of a contest for the Lego Halo Group at Flickr. It ends tomorrow, unfortunately. We were sent this link specifically – a very cool recreation of Rat’s Nest. (It’s unclear whether job syne is Vidgamer838, the creator, or…
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Pick up an action figure for a good cause
My7hos reminded us that there are only a few hours left in his TTL Foundation charity auctions on eBay – Round 2 contains both boxed and unboxed action figures, and all profits go to the Tied the Leader Foundation!(Louis Wu 16:30:37 UTC)
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Brute Spiker for sale on eBay
A few weeks ago, we mentioned smick6’s Brute Spiker – if you really, really wanted one, now’s your chance. He’s selling one on eBay – starting bid is $250, and you’ve got almost a week to make up your mind. Go look! (There are lots more pictures of the project as it was being completed…
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PreGame Lobby LOL 5
There’s a new PreGame Lobby episode up – LOL 5 answers a bunch of watcher questions. Thanks to The Handmade Hero for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 14:25:01 UTC)
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A View from the Ark
Nomis78 posted a bunch of new panoramas – they’re all nice, but the last one is really pretty amazing. Go look!(Louis Wu 14:23:19 UTC)
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Caption Contest 9/27/08
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Halo 3 Timer
Got an iTouch or an iPhone? Play pro Halo (or just want to keep track of spawn times)? Taylor Helsper has made a $0.99 iPhone App for timing Halo 3 respawns.(Louis Wu 13:48:16 UTC)
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KEEP IT CLEAN Transcript Video
Mindless Distortion Productions (the guys working on the Gray Team Transmissions) have taken the KEEP IT CLEAN transcript (posted last week on B.net) and turned it into a pretty cool little video; you can watch a streaming version on YouTube, or you can download a higher-res version from us – WMP9 version, 50 mb, or…
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Halo 2009: Heroic Collection, from McFarlane
Halo 2009: Heroic Collection, from McFarlane Littlebigman noticed news of some new action figures coming from McFarlane next year, and InnerRayg found a better link with more pictures. I’m looking forward to that Hunter!(Louis Wu 11:59:07 UTC)
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Halo Wars Field Manual Update
Simon H let us know that the Halo Wars website has been updated – the Field Manual now includes info on the Flamethrower (scroll down to the bottom if that link doesn’t bring you right to it), and some new concept art of the Wolverine (also linked in the ‘Screenshots’ section).(Louis Wu 11:07:36 UTC)
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Teabag Prevention #21 – Gravity Hammer and Sword
Jake108 clued us in to Teabag Prevention #21 – the team is here to help you get the most out of your Gravity Hammer and Sword. Go read, and tone up your mincing and chopping skills!(Louis Wu 10:42:16 UTC)
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Weekly Update – Bungie Looks Back
The Bungie Weekly Update was released on schedule last night, and inside you’ll find a summary of the upcoming changes to the fileshare functionality of Bungie.net (good stuff on the way!), some details about the Title Update that went live this week, and a great set of reminiscences from the Bungie team about high points…
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Bungie releases vague trailer for next project. Looks like Halo 3 add-on.
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Bungie has released a trailer for their next project while not revealing much of any details about their work. The game is obviously based on Halo and is set in New Mombasa. From my interpretation, this looks like a campaign prequel for Halo 3. Recall that we reported about the “Halo Blue” title that leaked…
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Bungie Weekly Update: 9/26/08
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Bungie.net is getting some exciting updates and our team reflects back on a year of Halo 3. All this and more inside.
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Naming Screenshots
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Naming your screenshots may be more significant than you think…here are a few pointers to help you make the best of your screenshot titles.
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Take Our Stuff – Winners
Took us a while (well, okay, mostly me), but the winners of the Take Our Stuff contest have now been posted. Winners will be contacted privately for mailing addresses, so that they can get their goodies – and in some cases, they’ll be required to prove that the content they posted is actually theirs. That…
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MLG’s Top Ten
MLGPro.com has posted the 10th MLG/ESPN Top Ten, with some pretty fun clips – thanks, BladedExpert. (The floater on Narrows was freaky.)(Louis Wu 15:21:22 UTC)
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Project Pangea – Part Two of Five
The Handmade Hero stopped by with a link for his second player portrait showcase – 25 more images that capture the essence of their subjects’ Halo 3 personas. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:17:40 UTC)
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Halo Art – it’s in your local record shop
Ross “I’m going to beat c0ld vengeance at the news game” Mills pointed out a couple of nice Halo art pieces – Kotaku ran a shot of a store display from a record shop near one of the editors – it’s a hand-inked piece by a local artist who also did this. Nice work!(Louis Wu…