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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: May 2006

  • Major Nelson Confirms Xbox 360 Update ‘Next Week’

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    Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb has confirmed on his blog recent rumors that the Xbox 360 is getting a major update over Xbox Live sometime soon, perhaps next week. New features include background downloading and booting directly to the dashboard. More details will be in his podcast this Sunday.

  • Them’s Fighting Words

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    Another third-party Aleph One map out this week– Underworld by Jon Irons. Check it out! Thanks, TheBattleCat.

  • Come On Out And Play

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    Marty O’Donnell has posted that he’s going to the Play! concert this Saturday in Chicago. Anybody else going?

  • RT: The Nerd Bird

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    I just wanted to remind everyone that Geoff and Gus will both be in San Jose California this weekend. They will be there for Fanime. They take off from Austin super early Friday morning and take an American Airlines flight to San Jose that I have heard…

  • Halo 3 Shirts For Sale

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    Some very cool new shirts available at the Bungie Store – these were first seen at E3, but you can now buy them for yourself. Frankie was first (though the ‘retard’ comment was a bit out of line – I know for a fact that the guilty party is a pretty bright individual).

  • Going to Play!

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    In Chicago, this Saturday.

  • NJ Halo Tourney, June 3

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    Fall0ut writes to point out a FFA/4v4 tourney in New Jersey on June 3 – FFA is $10 to enter, $100 for first place, 4v4 is $30 to enter, up to $1000 first prize. More details and info at the NJHalo website.

  • Reclaimer

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    Luke Jeffery wrote to point out Wandering Tiger Machinima, a group working on a series called ‘Reclaimer’; they’re up to Episode 4. Swing by their site to check it out.

  • Hand-eye coordination is hand-eye coordination

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    Heh – a new survey finds that surgeons who play video games make fewer mistakes when doing laparoscopic surgery than those who don’t – and the lead researcher lists Halo 2 among his favorite games. In case you, you know, needed some ammunition against someone telling you to quit wasting your time…

  • Halo 3 in demand – even in Japan

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    Spandexman noticed a Famitsu Readers Poll being reported at QJ.net – readers of the Japanese magazine were asked what game they were most interested in (all platforms)… and Halo 3 made the list. Not bad for a first-person shooter in Japan!

  • Rampancy’s Se7enth Birthday

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    Start: 05/26/2006 – 00:00 End: 05/26/2006 – 23:59 Timezone: Etc/GMT+4 Start: 05/26/2006 – 00:00 End: 05/26/2006 – 23:59 Timezone: Etc/GMT+4 Description: description: Rampancy.net, then called The Core, officially opened its doors on May 26, 1999: http://rampancy.net/story/game/halo/26051999/welcome_to_the_core That makes this site se7en years old today. Happy Birthday Rampancy.net!

  • When Art and Business Clash

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    Over at Rampancy.net, there’s a fascinating piece that looks at a new book by Dean Takahashi, entitled “The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console”, and how that book relates to Bungie, and to the development of Halo 2 and Halo 3. Great excerpts, great analysis. If you’ve ever been…

  • Wallpaper, For One And All

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    I don’t think I’ll ever understand how it gets away from me so quickly… but the Wallpaper queue, which was filled to bursting with Halo 3 images (along with quite a number of cool non-Halo3 images), has been emptied. (If you uploaded a file to our upload directory in the last day or so, it’s…

  • Podtacular Tournament Season: Sign up today!

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    UPDATE – Please be sure to read the Rules and Make sure you know what’s going on and how the season will work. Also there’s still one team left to be signed up if you want to be in it… DO IT NOWWWW!!!! Don’t forget to check the “2006 Tournament Standings” link on your left.…

  • Podtacular Tournament Season: Sign up today!

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    UPDATE – Please be sure to read the Rules and Make sure you know what’s going on and how the season will work. Also there’s still one team left to be signed up if you want to be in it… DO IT NOWWWW!!!! Don’t forget to check the “2006 Tournament Standings” link on your left.…

  • Weekly Porridge #9: Parallel Podcasts

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    Weekly Porridge, the Podtacular comic strip, just came out with issue #9. Thanks, Quality Jeverage! He’s planning something special for issue #10. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #4: Glitch in the SystemupWeekly Porridge #10: Tenth Episode Special ›

  • Weekly Porridge #9: Parallel Podcasts

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    Weekly Porridge, the Podtacular comic strip, just came out with issue #9. Thanks, Quality Jeverage! He’s planning something special for issue #10. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #4: Glitch in the SystemupWeekly Porridge #10: Tenth Episode Special ›

  • More Player Interaction In Halo 3?

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    UrsusArctos is using his Rampancy.net blog to wonder about what might be in store for fans in Halo 3, as well as look at the use of artifacts like Arks and the Marathon logo in the Haloverse.

  • The Reluctant Spartan?

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    San Jose Mercury News columnist Dean Takahashi has written a second book about Microsoft’s foray into the console gaming business. Released as an eBook, The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console also offers some interesting perspectives on the development of Bungie’s Halo franchise. That the fate of the new…

  • Sarge Will Miss Him… The Traitor

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    Frankie has taken advantage of the gap between seasons 4 and 5 of Red vs Blue to interview Burnie, much like the Greeks exploited the Trojans’ weakness for equine statuary. Within, a plot to eliminate the show’s best character is revealed! At the end of the last season, it looked like we might be getting…