Month: September 2006
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I certainly wouldn’t tip him…
For those of you who like tribbles, we’ve put a higher-res version of Pinkuh’s Mister Chief pizzaboy in her gallery here. If your brain was warped by the medium-sized version you saw last night… don’t look at this.(Louis Wu 19:17:18 UTC)
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FanFic contest at UNSCDF
LoneRanger 2.5 stopped by to announce a new contest over at UNSCDF – it’s a fan fiction contest, and the top few winners will win autographed copies of Eric Nylund’s Ghosts of Onyx (and Eric has also agreed to help judge the contest). Full details can be found in the forum thread, and at the…
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Virus Of Life 2 trailer
SpartanHunter69 submitted a trailer for his upcoming Virus of Live 2 vid – the MPRRS said ‘yea’, so here you go. It’s quite small – a minute and a half, under 7 mb in either WMP9 or QuickTime formats – watch it and gear up for the actual story!(Louis Wu 18:58:31 UTC)
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Sipping Brandy in Funny Costumes
Narcogen has grabbed hold of the Joe Staten interview published yesterday, wrapped it around some strawberries, sprinkled it with powdered sugar, and taken a few huge bites. Check out his analysis of the context behind the content over at Rampancy.net.(Louis Wu 14:43:21 UTC)
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Maestro Cyborg
Nafru submitted the second episode of Maestro Cyborg to the MPRRS for review – it passed. Maestro Cyborg is a live-action series, in which a government experimental prototype (in Nightmare Armor) is tasked with the capture of the enemy flag. They don’t need hosting, as this episode, and others, are available (in both WMP9 and…
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Halo Pro content at Boost
3Suns ran across a whole bunch of MLG content over at BoostMobileGaming.com – interviews, recaps, the works. The site is really heavy on Flash content, so if you’re on a slower machine, beware. You can read an interview with Walshy, an article containing Tips from Pros, three writeups of MLG Chicago (here, here, here) more…
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Reading Between The Lines
Normally the very entertaining Halo Story Page is rather like the equivalent of the Bungie fan community putting on funny costumes, lounging in easy chairs and sipping snifters of brandy while contemplating the treachery of Cortana, the inscrutableness of Gravemind and the machismo of Keyes family officers of both genders. Wait, it’s not the equivalent…
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OoM Part 5 – The Last Chapter
The final chapter of Out of Mind, Rooster Teeth’s sideline into the world of Tex, has been posted for sponsors on their website. Yeah, I know they’re the big boys of Halo machinima… but man, the production values are astoundingly high on this one. If you’re a sponsor, go grab a copy. If you’re not,…
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Reading Between The Lines
Normally the very entertaining Halo Story Page is rather like the equivalent of the Bungie fan community putting on funny costumes, lounging in easy chairs and sipping snifters of brandy while contemplating the treachery of Cortana, the inscrutableness of Gravemind and the machismo of Keyes family officers of both genders. Wait, it’s not the equivalent…
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I know what you did last… week.
The Bungie weekly Update has been posted – and it’s full of quite a bit of varied stuff. There’s some interesting discussion (without details, of course) about Halo 3 progress, including some of the thinking behind objective-based multiplayer. (Yeah, if you’re one of those people who think Slayer is all there should ever BE to…
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Bungie Weekly Update
This week’s update includes news about our Podcast, some interesting playlist data and a couple of interviews and bits of art. All in all, I’d call it a pleasant, friendly update and a good send off to the long weekend.
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oTourneys kicks off
More online tournaments advertised over at Bungie.net – go read for all the details!(Louis Wu 18:53:56 UTC)
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Halo 2 Tournament on Xbox Live @ oTourneys.com
oTourneys.com is proud to announce that we’re hosting a Free FFA Halo 2 tournament over Xbox Live on Saturday September 2nd, with prizes going out to the top competitors.
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Team US wins the 2006 Podtacular Season!
In the final battle of the first Podtacular Season Tournament, Team Us has won the trophy! GLewis has a great writeup in the forums about how the match went down. Big congratulations to the winning team: Team Us Queso Man DrThom Glewis They’ll get their prizes shortly. There will be an off-season while we set…
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Team US wins the 2006 Podtacular Season!
Note: I’m sorry for the missunderstanding. This topic was supposed to be out along with all the other teams on it. So… Join me on congratulating on all other teams here. Please check the season standings for the Season update. -Dialpex In the final battle of the first Podtacular Season Tournament, Team Us has won…
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A Bit Late For Quality Control.
Sometimes, puns are so bad even Stuntmutt tries to distance himself from them. Witness today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:34:07 UTC)
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HoBoCoRe/Razorlyte Dual Montage
HoBoCoRe and Razorlyte got together to put together a montage – the MPRRS reviewers thought it was solid. Just under 6 minutes long – 65.2 mb in WMP9 format, 73.3 mb in QuickTime format. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:03:24 UTC)
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Friday’s Fanfic
Twenty two new pieces (poetry and prose) in the Fan Fiction section for you today… check it out!(Louis Wu 15:36:44 UTC)
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Of ninjas, and hospitals
On our own forum, Darkneshasfallen has started a contest, as well – create the best ‘Halo 3 is like’ simile, win a drawing of your masterpiece. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:12:47 UTC)
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ModHalo Contest – Cash Prize
Phil, from ModHalo, stopped by to point out a contest – build the best Halo model, win $175. Full rules and discussion links are in his forum post. You’ve got until October 1 to create your masterpiece – so get modeling!(Louis Wu 15:07:38 UTC)