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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: October 2006

  • Hollywood Halo’s Humpday Happenstance

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    The Halo Humpday Challenge seems to be harder and harder to keep as the weeks go by; this week, two Bungie employees lassooed two Cayote Cavegirls to provide at least a modicum of resistence to the opposing Hollywood Halo team. Didn’t go so well, for Bungie – they lost all three matches. Swing by to…

  • Friday’s Fiction

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    Eleven new stories and poems went live this morning in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 14:25:58 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Blowout in LEVEL

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    Deepblue stopped by our forum to announce that LEVEL, a large gaming mag in Sweden, has a huge Halo 3 section in their latest edition (not out on newsstands yet, only subscribers have it at this stage). He discusses some of the biggest bombshells revealed in the story – and if you’re the type of…

  • Humpday: Hollywood Halo

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    The Bungie crew plus guests took on the guys over at Hollywood Halo Productions, best known for their machinima. In three close games, the Bungie crew fought a hard match against the seasoned Hollywood Halo crew.

  • Who’s your daddy…

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    I’ve decided to just make a general announcement about this on the forum rather than have people hear about this word-of-mouth…Monica is pregnant. The due date is May 16. Speck is currently 4.71 cm long and around 11 weeks old. I am referring …

  • Who’s your daddy…

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    I’ve decided to just make a general announcement about this on the forum rather than have people hear about this word-of-mouth…Monica is pregnant. The due date is May 16. Speck is currently 4.71 cm long and around 11 weeks old. I am referring …

  • Rocketing Crime

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    Paul Maestri shot us the word that Halo Heads 22 was posted – things NOT to settle with a Rocket Launcher. Go build your own list.(Louis Wu 20:10:11 UTC)

  • Peter Tamte to talk in Ohio Tomorrow

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    John Turner was checking the events calendar of his school, Shawnee University in Portsmouth, OH, and noticed that Peter Tamte was going to be speaking at a tech conference there tomorrow. (Yeah, we know – short notice.) It’s unclear how much of his Bungie experience will make it into this talk, but the blurb on…

  • The SnowGlobe Show

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    Turtle Mann submitted ‘The SnowGlobe Show’ to the MPRRS recently, and they liked it. A variety show, with the comedy coming from the clan interactions. Give it a look! Available in WMP9 format (45.4 mb) or QuickTime format (47.9 mb).(Louis Wu 19:45:34 UTC)

  • Static – Episode 1

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    Dennis Powers writes to point out The Halo CE Chronicles has kicked off Season 4, entitled ‘Static’. Episode 1 is now available for download. It tells the story of Petty Officer Alex Hicks, the last survivor of a UNSC crash on the First Ring World. Go grab a copy in WMP9, QuickTime, or streaming Flash.(Louis…

  • Always cool to meet the talent

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    Very cool – Narcogen ran across an opportunity in Lacey, WA by reading Eric Trautmann’s blog; Jay Faerber, the author of the ‘Armor Testing’ story in the Halo Graphic Novel, will be on hand at Olympic Cards and Comics to sign stuff (and answer questions) this Saturday, October 28, from 1-5 pm. After the signing/Q&A…

  • Hired Gun – Number One with a Bullet

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    While I slept (heh – right now, I’m not doing much else), KP dashed around to all the team members working on Halo 2 Vista (codenamed ‘Hired Gun’), and asked ’em a few questions for you. Go meet the guys (of both sexes) that are gonna be bringing you this masterpiece in just a very…

  • Meet Hired Gun

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    Little is known thus far of the team developing Halo 2 for Windows Vista. We’re about to change all that for you. We take a brief look at the members of Hired Gun, the team handling the bulk of H2V’s development.

  • Get Stuff Signed, Win Swag

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    In his blog, Eric Trautmann notes that author of the “Armor Testing” story in the Halo Graphic Novel, Jay Faerber, will sign your stuff and answer your questions at Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, WA. After that, there’s a Halo tournament with prizes!

  • Get Stuff Signed, Win Swag

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    In his blog, Eric Trautmann notes that author of the “Armor Testing” story in the Halo Graphic Novel, Jay Faerber, will sign your stuff and answer your questions at Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, WA. After that, there’s a Halo tournament with prizes!

  • Original HGN artwork – for sale on eBay?

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    Wow. I have no idea about the background of this seller, or whether this is normal for this industry – but it seems like a pretty awesome opportunity for the right collector. BARBARIC_RAGE noticed an eBay auction, ending tomorrow night, for what purports to be a page of the original Simon Bisley artwork used in…

  • Same Great Hero, Brand New Flavor

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    ChrisVioxxx stumbled across this online ad as he was websurfing yesterday – while I find it hilarious, I have the same problem Chris has – I have trouble seeing anyone with the authority to authorize this actually doing so. Which would suggest, funny as it is, look quick, cause it won’t be around for long.(Louis…

  • MOVED: World of Warcraft

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    This topic has been moved to General Gaming Forum including XBOX360.http://hushedcasket.com/index.php?topic=738.0

  • MOVED: World of Warcraft

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    This topic has been moved to General Gaming Forum including XBOX360.http://hushedcasket.com/index.php?topic=738.0

  • The Film’s Shot.

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    So this weekend’s big news was the pullout of Universal and Fox as backers for the Halo film. What does Stuntmutt get out of it all? A pun so bad it made me groan louder than this blasted pneumonia. Read today’s One One Se7en if you want to see it for yourself.(Louis Wu 15:11:05 UTC)