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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • Podtacular One Year Anniversary!

    Episode 73 (aka the sickest episode ever) has been recorded and is at Ciclonic’s editing shop. But we’ll be recording the anniversary episode in just a few days! This episode will cover the Podtacular Awards, some audio mashups of previous episodes, and some discussion of where we have come from and where we’re headed. It’s…

  • Podtacular One Year Anniversary!

    Episode 73 (aka the sickest episode ever) has been recorded and is at Ciclonic’s editing shop. But we’ll be recording the anniversary episode in just a few days! This episode will cover the Podtacular Awards, some audio mashups of previous episodes, and some discussion of where we have come from and where we’re headed. It’s…

  • The Hushed Casket 4 yrs old on Aug 28

    The Hushed Casket will be 4-years old next month (the 28th to be exact). Usually we have a monster LAN with something like 8 boxes and 30 people. Last year, I do believe we simply had a cookout at Convict’s place on the ski lake.What…

  • Podtacular One Year Anniversary!

    Episode 73 (aka the sickest episode ever) has been recorded and is at Ciclonic’s editing shop. But we’ll be recording the anniversary episode in just a few days! This episode will cover the Podtacular Awards, some audio mashups of previous episodes, and some discussion of where we have come from and where we’re headed. It’s…

  • Podtacular nominated for Podcast Awards!

    Thanks to your write-ins, Podtacular has been listed as a final nominee in the 2006 Podcast Awards. To all of our members and listeners, you should know that if we win, we ALL win. You are what makes this podcast and community what it is. Voting will begin on July 28th and be ready to…

  • Podtacular nominated for Podcast Awards!

    Thanks to your write-ins, Podtacular has been listed as a final nominee in the 2006 Podcast Awards. To all of our members and listeners, you should know that if we win, we ALL win. You are what makes this podcast and community what it is. Voting will begin on July 28th and be ready to…

  • Project BlueStreak – a boon for modellers

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    Whoa. TheGhost has created a new tool to ‘bridge the gap between 3ds max and Halo’ – basically, it’s a series of scripts that allows for easy (REALLY easy) imports and exports of Halo models and animations. Project BlueStreak has a site page up – the first released script is the GBXModel Importer. In TheGhost’s…

  • 2 is Better than 1 – Duo Montage

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    QsK King submitted a duo montage – footage of himself and QsK Icy, edited to within an inch of its life. The MPRRS reviewers liked it – so we’re hosting copies for you. It’s long – more than 8 minutes – so it weighs in at 111 mb (WMP9 or QuickTime). There’s a pretty cool…

  • Horror Scope.

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    Stuntmutt takes a look at a common XBL-related phobia in today’s One One Se7en. If you were scared you were going to go a whole Monday without your corn fix, thank Coolpengwn. (If you’re saddened that you ALMOST made it to Tuesday without this, blame Coolpengwn.)(Louis Wu 21:56:59 UTC)

  • The Red Courtesy Phone

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    And another Halo 2 egg bites the dust. There’s been a pretty wild hunt for the last few days over at High Impact Halo; Ducain has summarized the process, and the findings, in this forum thread. it’s pretty obvious that this is a real easter egg – but it’s always good to confirm these things…

  • Mastering the Art of the Tease

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    MTV has an article today about how secrecy is both a necessity and a publicity tool for video game manufacturers – and Frank O’Connor, of Bungie Studios, is their prime evidence. Great read. Frankie, of course, broke the story.(Louis Wu 17:20:42 UTC)

  • Folks Need Heroes

    Last week, Frankie spoke with MTV about the dirty business of keeping secrets in his position. Frankie talks about what it’s like to be Bungie’s first line of defense against the information-starved reporters and fans as well as some close calls.

  • Halo News 2

    Youtube version | iPod version Halo News is back again with news anchors Rist Peblo and DrThom. This one’s a real thriller thanks to the Podtacular crew! Check it out and talk about it in the forums. ‹ Halo News 1upHalo News 3.5: Voltron! ›

  • Halo News Episode 2

    Halo News is back again with news anchors Rist Peblo and DrThom. This one’s a real thriller thanks to the Podtacular crew! Check it out and talk about it in the forums.

  • Halo News Episode 2

    Halo News is back again with news anchors Rist Peblo and DrThom. This one’s a real thriller thanks to the Podtacular crew! Check it out and talk about it in the forums.

  • Halo News Episode 2

    Halo News is back again with news anchors Rist Peblo and DrThom. This one’s a real thriller thanks to the Podtacular crew! Check it out and talk about it in the forums.

  • Halo News 2

    Youtube version | iPod version Halo News is back again with news anchors Rist Peblo and DrThom. This one’s a real thriller thanks to the Podtacular crew! Check it out and talk about it in the forums. ‹ Halo News 1upHalo News 3.5: Voltron! ›

  • Nylund on Inspiration

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    Interesting – Dry Ice posted a note on our forum with a subject line guaranteed to rile the masses (I almost got annoyed when I saw it) – but the content is pretty solid stuff! Eric Nylund’s latest blog post talks about ways to get yourself writing again – and one of the anecdotes he…

  • Monday Morning Art Flood

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    I didn’t clear out the queue, but there are 20 new desktop images in the Wallpaper section (27, if you count variants) – we’ll get there! Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 12:52:19 UTC)

  • Weekly Porridge #24: Not Again…

    It’s that time of the week again. Time for another great Weekly Porridge by our friend Quality Jeverage. This is the last episode before our 25th episode. The Anniversary edition one, which will somehow be regarding our Podtacular 1 year anniversary. Right Jev?! In the mean time you can visit the Forums. Enjoy!!! ‹ Weekly…