My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • Questions for Eric Nylund?

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    KLind has set up an interview with Eric Nylund at the end of the month, and is currently soliciting questions; swing by his forum post for an email address to send them to. The author of Fall of Reach, First Strike, and the upcoming Ghosts of Coral (or whatever it ends up being called) knows…

  • Spartan Alpha Demo

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    ban381 posted an old, unfinished Flash game he’d been working on to our forum; artwork is actually quite good. It’s not very big, but if we end up crushing his server with this, we’ll host a local copy.(Louis Wu 12:24:05 UTC)

  • RRX – the next BXR?

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    GotFrag has a writeup of the RRX glitch, and how players will need to adapt to best take advantage of it. Remember; this is aimed at the pro community, for the most part; Bungie has said that this (and other exploits that circumvent the normal play of the game) should be considered cheating in Matchmaking.…

  • HaloGM – Halo on Source

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    HaloGM is a CS Source-based Halo mod using Garrysmod – this forum post contains download links and a few screenshots of Wizard. Take a look! Thanks, Samir Patel.(Louis Wu 12:23:37 UTC)

  • Sargeisms

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    Red vs Blue is one of the best and most popular machinimas out there! Unfortunately, there are so many videos we can’t host them all. This one video, though, is pretty good. Chances are, you have friends who are fans of Red vs Blue, so impress them with an ‘exclusive’ DVD extra released in an…

  • Nominate Podtacular for the Podcast Awards

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    Now’s your chance to nominate Podtacular as your favorite podcast in the second annual Podcast Awards. There’s a slot for gaming podcasts and all you have to do is write in the name of the show and the URL. It’s that easy! The nomination submissions start July 1, 2006 followed by voting in late to…

  • Nominate Podtacular for the Podcast Awards

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    Now’s your chance to nominate Podtacular as your favorite podcast in the second annual Podcast Awards. There’s a slot for gaming podcasts and all you have to do is write in the name of the show and the URL. It’s that easy! The nomination submissions start July 1, 2006 followed by voting in late to…

  • Nominate Podtacular for the PodCast Awards

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    Now’s your chance to nominate Podtacular as your favorite podcast in the second annual PodCast Awards. There’s a slot for gaming podcasts and all you have to do is write in the name of the show and the URL. It’s that easy! The nomination submissions start July 1, 2006 followed by voting in late to…

  • Nominate Podtacular for the Podcast Awards

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    Now’s your chance to nominate Podtacular as your favorite podcast in the second annual Podcast Awards. There’s a slot for gaming podcasts and all you have to do is write in the name of the show and the URL. It’s that easy! The nomination submissions start July 1, 2006 followed by voting in late to…

  • Eric Nylund – Up Close(r) with the Fans

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    Eric Nylund has set up a blog – swing by to keep in touch with the author of two (soon to be three) Halo novels! You can contact him directly via an email link available on his profile page. (Don’t abuse this, please – I’d hate it if we lost this opportunity because some fans…

  • WikiRiot Ep 5 (both of ’em)

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    WikiRiot has two separate podcasts today – gestor and LegendaryMark created 005A while at the Clan of Bobs LAN, and Brathnok did 005B by himself (he didn’t make it to the LAN). Almost an hour between the two – go listen!(Louis Wu 15:10:18 UTC)

  • He’s Suffering?

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    Against all logic, One One Se7en has reached a mind-boggling 500 strips. (We’re not counting Sundays, holidays, guest strips, or the short-lived Archive.) After reading this one, you’ll wonder… HOW? (It’s a little like lichen – it can live in really hostile environments with almost no nutrition.)(Louis Wu 13:40:13 UTC)

  • MLG PwnCast Ep 18: Goose Version

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    MLG PwnCast has released Episode 18, summarizing MLG Anaheim. 5.5-13.4 mb, depending on the version you grab. (Just under 12 minutes, so it shouldn’t kill your day.) Go listen!(Louis Wu 13:05:40 UTC)

  • Halo and Terrorism

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    Heh – a newspaper article in the Halifax, Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald was picked up by Kotaku, where it was seen by MereCatFish; Kotaku and most of the posters in Mere’s thread seem to see this as yet another example of the media vilifying video games as potential causes for all sorts of ills (in…

  • Weekly Porridge #18: Eon8

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    Good old Quality Jeverage promised us something different this issue, and wow did he deliver! This one’s a two-parter about the mysterious phenomenon recently known as eon8. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #17: Flame WarupWeekly Porridge #19: Vacation ›

  • Weekly Porridge Issue 18: Eon8

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    Good old Quality Jeverage promised us something different this issue, and wow did he deliver! This one’s a two-parter about the mysterious phenomenon recently known as eon8. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge Issue 17: Flame WarupWeekly Porridge issue 19: Vacation ›

  • Weekly Porridge Issue 18: Eon8

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    Good old Quality Jeverage promised us something different this issue, and wow did he deliver! This one’s a two-parter about the mysterious phenomenon recently known as eon8. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge Issue 17: Flame WarupWeekly Porridge issue 19: Vacation ›

  • Weekly Porridge issue 18: Eon8

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    Good old Quality Jeverage promised us something different this issue, and wow did he deliver! This one’s a two-parter about the mysterious phenomenon recently known as eon8. More discussion in the forums.

  • Weekly Porridge #18: Eon8

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    Good old Quality Jeverage promised us something different this issue, and wow did he deliver! This one’s a two-parter about the mysterious phenomenon recently known as eon8. More discussion in the forums. ‹ Weekly Porridge #17: Flame WarupWeekly Porridge #19: Vacation ›

  • Pod TV Episode 3: Bungie Humpday Challenge Highlights

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    Google Video version | iPod Version PodTV episode 3 is here! This one is totally different: It’s the highlights we promised you from the Bungie Humpday Challenge against Podtacular. Big thanks to Freak in a Box for doing an exceptional job on editing. I couldn’t get the sound for some reason, but Freak in a…