Month: January 2010
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ReachBusters
The Bungie Weekly Update is so full of real information this week it’s not even funny. Tons of rumors busted, tons of new tidbits, tons of STUFF. Go read it. (And listen to it. And stuff.) As always, there’s a (validating) copy in our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 02:03:54 UTC)
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Hide, Seek, Snap – Now up to Round 9
Congrats to leafman343, who reproduced the remaining Round 8 screenshot from our Hide, Seek, Snap giveaway – another Johnson code, out the door! Swing by the contest page for a pair of Round 9 images – these two come from ODST, rather than Halo 3! Get to work!(Louis Wu 15:55:49 UTC)
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MitHoM: Part 3 of 4 Tomorrow (plus Grifball Fun!)
Halo Waypoint will be presenting ‘Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, Episode 3’ beginning tomorrow – the banner below leads to a teaser pic. If you’ve got Xbox LIVE Gold, don’t miss this! If you’re intrigued by Waypoint, you should take the opportunity this weekend to partake in the Double XP Weekend Playlist. The Waypoint…
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Friday Caption Fun, Round 78
Hawty McBloggy has posted a new edition of Friday Caption Fun – great captions from the last round, along with a pretty cool shot that’s looking for your wit for this week. Go play!(Louis Wu 14:46:44 UTC)
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Game Informer Reach Podcast
Game Informer has posted a Special Edition Podcast, focused on Halo: Reach. It claims to feature ‘exclusive music from the Halo: Reach soundtrack’, though this seems to be simply the Lone Wolf score from the VGA trailer. The podcast has impressions from GI writers that saw the game in December, along with questions from fans…
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Firefight Friday
FyreWulff wants you to to join him – he’s kicked off Firefight Friday, a site designed to facilitate ODST Firefight challenges and overall fun. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 14:43:49 UTC)
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Halo Wars – now On Demand
Halo Wars has become the most recent entry into the ‘Games on Demand’ collection – you can download it straight to your Xbox via LIVE, if you choose. It’s not the CHEAPEST way to get it (in the US, the price is $29.99, a few bucks more than Amazon’s price) – but it’s certainly convenient!(Louis…
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New Reach figures coming from McFarlane
mr.sci-fi noticed (via Halo Waypoint’s Twitter feed) that Todd McFarlane is working on Reach action figures, to be released at launch. Not a HUGE surprise, I guess – but cool to know!(Louis Wu 14:41:50 UTC)
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Friday Comic Roundup
Bloogyo poked his head up with Rat’s Nest Chapter 24 (six different pages – just keep pressing ‘Next’), and TTL Demag0gue is back with Reclaimer 240 (Pure) – Reclaimer is warned against hasty action. Check ’em!(Louis Wu 14:41:01 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction
Four new pieces are up for your reading pleasure in the Fan Fiction section – go read! (Louis Wu 14:40:16 UTC)
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Art Assets Galore at B.net
Swing by Bungie.net – there’s yet ANOTHER batch of new art assets online for your viewing pleasure. More renders (that Falcon is GORGEOUS), and the Ordnance section has been updated, as well. (Extra little tidbit, courtesy of urk: the Plasma Pistol has splash damage now.) (Louis Wu 14:33:36 UTC)
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Noble Team Profile #4
Gilver was first to mention the newest Noble Team Profile at GameInformer – go check out the details on Jorge!(Louis Wu 14:33:12 UTC)
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Double XP Weekend: Grifball
It’s Thursday – a new Double XP Weekend is kicking off. This week? It’s Grifball. (Unranked, I think.) Go hammer someone!(Louis Wu 23:31:37 UTC)