Month: January 2009
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Hands-On with Halo Wars at Ars Technica
Ars Technica has a hands-on with Halo Wars; I’d thought the review embargo was in place for another 3 weeks, but maybe this doesn’t count as a review. Check it out for details about gameplay and such!(Louis Wu 17:43:38 UTC)
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One Console Platform?
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BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka’s advanced the possibility that someday gamers would play games on one ubiquitous console. There are “valid reasons,” he says, why the market would trend that direction, with the exception of “Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo maybe having some issues with that [as] they might want to continue their platforms.” You think? This…
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He was teabagging for respect. Honest.
Bryan Simon posted another batch of funny voice messages he’s been getting – if you become Halo-famous, you can get these too!(Louis Wu 15:02:46 UTC)
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If I win, you’re gonna feel stupid
Friday Caption Fun has returned to Hawty McBloggy’s, for a 33rd round – the answers from last week’s pic are pretty funny, and this week’s pic has some serious potential! Go see.(Louis Wu 13:11:45 UTC)
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Revelation
TTL Demag0gue reminded us that it’s Reclaimer Friday – and Reclaimer 143 is now online. The Machine reveals a pretty interesting fact about Ferial…(Louis Wu 13:09:37 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction
Another light week for the Fan Fiction section – three new pieces. Go see!(Louis Wu 13:07:44 UTC)
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AH: Three Achievements in Prince of Persia
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Here’s another two community videos for your viewing enjoyment. They are both by NewfieKeir, and cover the following in Prince of Persia: Improviser Sinking to New Depths! Death of a Warrior King As always, if you want to submit your own official…
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Sandbox: a look at one of the new Mythic maps
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Sandbox Sandbox is one of three new multiplayer maps that will be made available as downloadable content for Halo 3. The take away from the screenshot of the above is that not much is know about the map. This screenshot reveals a lot. I’m looking forward to the map. The other two maps are: Orbital…
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Sisyphus… with no breaks
Bungie’s Breaking In series continues, with a look at Jon Cable (aka Jonny O, aka JonnyOThan) – go see what brought him in, and what he did to get the job! If you’re looking to work for a company like Bungie, on titles like Halo… this series should be high on your reading list.(Louis Wu…
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RT: Durr
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Hi there everyone! Today I bring you not only an awesome comic, but also and awesome video of Luke drawing the awesome comic. You can check that out here. Awesome. Once you’re done reading and watching, why don’t you head over to Achievement Hunter, and…
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Halo Franchise is set to expand… a lot
If you were worried about the dilution of the Halo name… it was probably with good reason. The lead producer on Halo Wars is also the overseer of the Halo franchise… and according to Eurogamer, he’s looking for lots of ways to expand the reach of the IP. This COULD be good… but I’m not…
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Halo Wars Character Profiles, Part 3
Devil mingy pointed out the latest GameDaily coverage of Halo Wars characters; today’s installment looks at Cutter and the Brute Chieftan. Get to know the players!(Louis Wu 22:41:35 UTC)
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Riding Longswords into the setting sun…
Nabsuh stopped by with a new wallpaper he created from a scene in his upcoming HD project. Pretty!(Louis Wu 22:38:34 UTC)
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Halo 3: ODST Wallpapers
Thanks to urk for the heads-up that the Bungie Halo 3: ODST page has been updated with two new wallpapers. Nice stuff from Jaime Jones!(Louis Wu 21:55:22 UTC)
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Sandbox?
Interesting… an Austrian xbox site called ‘Xbox Austria’ posted an article about the upcoming Mythic maps… and they’ve got a shot of Sandbox. This is the first one I know of; it remains to be seen if it’s real/photoshopped/leaked (I’m sure we’ll hear soon). Thanks to Domino Theory (at NeoGAF), who found it at B.net…
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I’m not sure of the structural integrity…
Hawty McBloggy ran across a photo on DeviantART that reminded the taker of a certain Spartan. Whether or not you agree, it’s a cool shot.(Louis Wu 21:32:37 UTC)