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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: September 2006

  • Private 724

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    Evan Ryan, of Krad Productions, sent us a link to a movie he’d made – It’s called ‘Private 724’, and you can find it at FileFront. (There’s a version at Machinima.com, as well – but it’s just a draft render; the FileFront version is the final. If the Machinima page says “36 mb”, it hasn’t…

  • Bee-youtiful.

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    HawaiianPig took some pics of his new prototype Halo faceplate he won in our Faceplate contest – check ’em out!(Louis Wu 21:54:22 UTC)

  • Marathon Logo in Qatar

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    Schedonnardus noticed a banner that shows up on the main page of the Texas A&M University Campus in Qatar which shows a building which shows a building that contains a design that looks a lot like the Marathon logo. (This really belongs on the Marathon’s Story page… but Hamish isn’t really updating that any more,…

  • H2Vista.net, and the Yoyorast Island Race Contest

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    TheGhost wrote to remind people about the Yoyorast Island Race Contest – we mentioned it a couple of weeks ago, but it’s since moved to a more permanent home, at H2Vista.net. TheGhost would also like to encourage anyone who is interested in Halo 2 Vista modding or map making to sign up at the forums.(Louis…

  • Security Alert

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    It has been brought to our attention that someone is sending fake emails form “bungie.com” (we’re actually Bungie.net and we never email you about your account details or security.) and we have to assume the sender of the mails, often with a zip file attachment, is up to no good. Simply delete and ignore them…

  • Were you in Rec E?

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    Some dork on staff in Rec E just booted everyone. TerminatorLlama, the overlord, just put everyone as peon in response, so it won’t happen again. If you were in that clan and want back in, it’s easy as pie. Just post your gamertag in the request a clan invite page and write that you were…

  • VGL at the Hollywood Bowl

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    Video Games Live at the Hollywood Bowl is now less than a week away – and Tommy Tallarico has sent out a note to people on his mailing list with final info. It also includes an offer for 20% the bench seat price in a couple of sections – if you don’t have tickets yet,…

  • MLG Overload

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    3Suns catalogued a BOATLOAD of new content over at MLGPro.com (they should hire that guy as a PR flak) – check out his forum post for details.(Louis Wu 14:07:12 UTC)

  • RT: I just flew in From L.A….

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    …and boy are my arms tired. Badabing! Horrible joking aside, I actually did just fly in from L.A., where Jason and I have been out working on the latest round of EA Sports commercials – this time for the upcoming NBA Live. After a week of breathing, eating…

  • Halo-Battle

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    CupiD-082 pointed out Halo-Battle, a Halo-themed MMO-RTS based on the online game Ogame. It’s being developed by French fans, so the website is currently in French – but they’re planning on making the final version bilingual. Check ’em out! (In light of the recent events surrounding Halogen, we should make clear that we’re not publicizing…

  • Were you in Rec E?

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    Some dork on staff in Rec E just booted everyone. TerminatorLlama, the overlord, just put everyone as peon in response, so it won’t happen again. If you were in that clan and want back in, it’s easy as pie. Just post your gamertag in the request a clan invite page and write that you were…

  • Interim Roundup

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    While you’re in a Story state of mind, swing by the Halo Story Page – Jillybean has gathered together a few of the recent baubles sent in by fans and made a pretty story necklace. Put it on!(Louis Wu 13:24:47 UTC)

  • H3DA looks at GoO

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    The Ephorate has written up an analysis of existing info on Ghosts of Onyx in their Halo 3 Data Archive. They use it to tie GoO into Halo 3 – it’s a rather extensive read, so bring your coffee mug. Thanks, ivan.(Louis Wu 13:22:20 UTC)

  • I wanna know what a Leftorium is.

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    The Bungie Weekly Update has been posted – there is a nice description of the current state of the AI for non-player characters helping you in your warthog, there are a bunch of questions from Bungie.net forumgoers (along with answers, of course)… and there’s a depiction of what Frankie would look like if drawn by…

  • The Bungie Weekly Update

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    It was about time we answered some of your mailbag questions, so we did. There’s a tiny update on the state of the Podcast and our cowbell-filled theme song. We also chat a wee bit about the Warthog, or more properly, about some of the new AI creeping into Halo 3.

  • KSP SRT Montage 4

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    KSP SRT submitted another montage to the MPRRS – though it was really heavily loaded with effects, they liked it. You can grab it in WMP9 format (48.5 mb) or QuickTime format (55.5 mb). In this case, the WMP9 version is better – sorry to the QT users!(Louis Wu 19:48:53 UTC)

  • GetScrims

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    Victor De Leon sends word about GetScrims.com – a service to help halo players hook up with one another, before they get on Xbox Live. Take a look!(Louis Wu 17:33:56 UTC)

  • Radio Activity.

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    Stuntmutt takes a look at the Bungie Community Team’s biggest challenge in today’s One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 16:07:48 UTC)

  • A digital pastime prodigy

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    The New York Post has an article about Lil Poison – and how he’s making money tutoring adults to play Halo. Nice! Thanks, Jim Shorts.(Louis Wu 15:44:49 UTC)

  • TTL + DMH = TDTMLH (or something)

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    XerxdeeJ pointed out that two of the larger Halo-based blogs, Tied the Leader and Dead Man’s Hand, are merging – you’ll find the newest Dead Man’s Hand content over at the Tied the Leader site. (Including, this time around, a 22 Questions interview with a random Halo fansite admin.)(Louis Wu 15:35:44 UTC)