Month: September 2006
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Comical Mesh
Paul Maestri writes to say that Halo Heads 13, with a visit from One One Se7en, is now posted; this makes much more sense (and is actually quite funny) if you listened to Podtacular 82.(Louis Wu 20:13:35 UTC)
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Jackson discussion available as audio
Gah. I grabbed this this morning, but forgot to post it. Microsoft has made the streaming feed from yesterday’s press conference available again, for those that missed it live – but the video is so small, and (in the case of the discussion with Peter Jackson) so irrelevant, I simply cut out the audio portion…
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Wikipedia never sleeps
Heh – rapture is amused by how quickly Wikipedia info is compiled – check it out, there’s already a pretty comprehensive page on Halo Wars. (rapture also wanted to point out that the new H2 for Windows screens are browsable at halo2pc.org – though if you happen to be browsing in Safari, the page is…
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The Life Obstacles of Special Ted, Episode 4
Haloplayer, of Injured Knee Productions, sent the MPRRS ‘The Life Obstacles of Special Ted, Episode 4’, a video depicting the troubles Ted has in the fast food and automotive sales industries. Poor Ted. Funny stuff – grab a copy in WMP9 format (34.4 mb) or QuickTime format (34.2 mb).(Louis Wu 14:16:59 UTC)
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X06 Humpday Challenge (sort of)
Sneaking in under the radar, SketchFactor posted a Humpday Challenge writeup yesterday, missed (by our readers, anyway) until this morning, when hnc wondered about it. It’s not Halo, this time around – they played Shadowrun and Gears of War – but the end result (Bungie gets battered) was pretty much the same. Well, that’s not…
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He’s hit bottom, and just started digging
Foo Mo Jive points out new content at Podtacular.com. Episode 82 has been posted, with guest host Stuntmutt, who is so self-effacing that the Podtacular boys have started a ‘save Stuntmutt’ fund. (It also covers stuff like the Bungie Podcast, Halo news, a glitch roundup, and more. This was all recorded on Sunday, which means…
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Down the Road
One of the biggest discussion topics flooding our forum at the moment (and flooding is the right word; we’ve jumped from an average of about 200 posts/day to about 800 in the last 24 hours) is the idea that Halo content is now being created outside of Bungie’s direct control. This may or may not…
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X06 Humpday With A Twist
Frankie and SketchFactor, over in Barcelona for the X06 event, decided to do a different sort of Humpday Challenge this week, applying their Halo 2 skills to other games available for play. The two pitted themselves against bots in Shadowrun (the bots won) and then against each other in Gears of War (Frankie won).
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X06 Humpday With A Twist
Frankie and SketchFactor, over in Barcelona for the X06 event, decided to do a different sort of Humpday Challenge this week, applying their Halo 2 skills to other games available for play. The two pitted themselves against bots in Shadowrun (the bots won) and then against each other in Gears of War (Frankie won).
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In With The New… And Push The Old Stuff Over A Bit
To cope with all the new things we’re tracking now, we’ve made some additions to the site. There is now a Halo Wars image gallery and a mirror of the QuickTime version of the Halo Wars trailer; this is a mirror of the same file provided at HBO and re-encoded by Louis Wu. The image…
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In With The New… And Push The Old Stuff Over A Bit
To cope with all the new things we’re tracking now, we’ve made some additions to the site. There is now a Halo Wars image gallery and a mirror of the QuickTime version of the Halo Wars trailer; this is a mirror of the same file provided at HBO and re-encoded by Louis Wu. The image…
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X06 Humpday Challenge
Frankie and I are over in Barcelona for Microsoft’s X06 event but we still managed to throw together a little Humpday Day challenge… with a twist. Some things may change, but some things will always remain the same.
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Deadly Encounters Of The Spirit Of Fire
From Ensemble Studios’ own web page is this announcement for Halo Wars, which may assuage some of those already screaming that the meagre amount shown in the trailer contradicts known canon: Breaking News – Ensemble Studios is bringing real-time-strategy to the Xbox 360 and to the Halo universe. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Halo…
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Deadly Encounters Of The Spirit Of Fire
From Ensemble Studios’ own web page is this announcement for Halo Wars, which may assuage some of those already screaming that the meagre amount shown in the trailer contradicts known canon: Breaking News – Ensemble Studios is bringing real-time-strategy to the Xbox 360 and to the Halo universe. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Halo…
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The Passing Of The Torch?
While I don’t think there’s enough actual content in the Halo Wars trailer to do a full-on annotation, as for the Halo 3 trailer, I did think it worthwhile to try and collect some thoughts about yesterday’s announcements that will be worth pondering in the time between now and when we actually see these new…
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Episode 82: Podtacular Update with Special Guest: Stuntmutt
Download | Show Notes It’s the Podtacular Update show, where we talk about news and events (as of Sunday the 24th) in the Halo and Podtacular communities, cover some glitching tips, and we light up the stage for “Podtacular night at the Apollo” or Halo comedy people send in. With the usual JVB on a…
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Episode 82: Podtacular Update with Special Guest: Stuntmutt
Download | Show Notes It’s the Podtacular Update show, where we talk about news and events (as of Sunday the 24th) in the Halo and Podtacular communities, cover some glitching tips, and we light up the stage for “Podtacular night at the Apollo” or Halo comedy people send in. With the usual JVB on a…
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Machinima: Over The Years
TheMaker420 put together a tribute film entitled ‘Machinima: Over The Years’, looking at some of the better vids out there. The MPRRS reviewers liked it, for the most part… so we’re hosting it. It’s 50 mb, and comes in WMP9 or QuickTime formats. Grab one!(Louis Wu 01:52:52 UTC)
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Halo Wars Trailer
1:31 Minutes From HaloWars.com A Halo RTS for the Xbox360… who would have thought? Apparently Bungie though, and this pre-rendered trailer sets the mood for the game and gets you ready for the epic battles that await! Despite the name (how generic is that?), this game looks like it could be a lot of fun.…
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Halo Heads – Gerbil Wars.
Paul Maestri, having no idea that the Halo news scene would get flooded by goodies coming out of Barcelona, sent us a link yesterday for Halo Heads 11, which continued the running gerbil gag. (Made me laugh out loud.) As soon as he saw the treasure from Spain, however, he whipped up a topical strip,…