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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • How to make cheese taste better.

    Heh – TragicNocturne noticed a book cover in Barnes and Noble that contained… a pretty interesting weapon. (Here’s the listing at Amazon – click the ‘See larger image’ for a bigger shot; here’s a local copy in case that gets yanked at any point.) Blade wrote as well, and sent this version, in case the…

  • Episode 66: Halo 3 and Amaz Show

    Download | Show Notes (PDF) It’s the Halo 3 show, where we talk about stuff you want to see in Halo 3 and talk about other games Halo freaks play. This is a really good episode! With guest hosts JVB and BrentGamer. Pod Art this week comes from Marco Polo 7. Thanks! And as usual,…

  • Episode 66: Halo 3 and Amaz Show

    Download | Show Notes (PDF) It’s the Halo 3 show, where we talk about stuff you want to see in Halo 3 and talk about other games Halo freaks play. This is a really good episode! With guest hosts JVB and BrentGamer. Pod Art this week comes from Marco Polo 7. Thanks! And as usual,…

  • Episode 66: Halo 3 and Amaz Show

    Download | Show Notes (PDF) It’s the Halo 3 show, where we talk about stuff you want to see in Halo 3 and talk about other games Halo freaks play. This is a really good episode! With guest hosts JVB and BrentGamer. Pod Art this week comes from Marco Polo 7. Thanks! And as usual,…

  • Hypersoldier’s cardboard Armor

    And the cardboard stuff continues! Hypersoldier has been putting together a cardboard suit – you can see a series of pics on this page. (They were originally posted on our forum, linked from a DeviantART gallery – but this one should be a little easier to navigate from piece to piece.)

  • Cardboard MA5B Followup

    Steve finished up his cardboard MA5B yesterday, and took a few final pictures – check out his forum post!

  • Explicitry Duet – now in QT

    A few days ago, we mentioned a trailer for a new Halzred montage, called ‘Explictry’, being hosted by Halo2Forum. Halzred submitted this file to the MPRRS, as well, for feedback; he didn’t want hosting (H2F does a fine job of that), but since the MPRRS passed it (handily), we’re offering a QuickTime version for those…

  • Podtacular PodTV Ep 2

    Podtacular has released Episode 2 of PodTV – this one contains a legendary walkthrough of Cairo Station. Thanks to immortalthree for the heads-up (we sort of knew anyway – we’re providing the hosting for the downloadable file – but we love it when folks keep us up-to-date on what’s going on).

  • SCC’s Unofficial Music Competition

    Also on B.net is a report of the Unofficial Music Competition recently conducted by Seventh Column Contests, a Seventh Column chapter. There is a summary of the winners and honorable mentions – but no downloadable files. (I’ve already sent email to the coordinators, offering hosting space for winning entries and honorable mentions, but I’d like…

  • Xbox Live Evolved

    B.net has a small note about Xbox Live Evolved, a new forum-based site that advertises that it’s there to help you get your clan online, and facilitate clan-based community interaction. Seems like a pretty big claim – check ’em out!

  • The Unofficial Music Competition of marvellous music and magical maestros

    The results are finally here! After hours worth of listening, judging more listening, writing and plenty of tea drinking, the judges of the SCC musical composition contest 2006 have reached their decision…

  • Xbox Live Evolved

    With Clanmatch gone, clans are going to have to do a bit more work to find opponents.  Xbox Live Evolved fulfills that want and some you didn’t know you had.

  • Halo2 Open

    GotFrag has news about the Halo2 Open, an online tourney with a top prize of $5000. It kicks off on Thursday.

  • Hungry Hungry Hippos

    Broken Console has returned to their ongoing series, The Squadron – Episode 17, “I’m Not With Him”, is available for download from their website in WMP9 format (32.5 mb). The humans are once again outnumbered – but not outmatched. Go watch! (You can grab a QuickTime version – 26.9 mb – from us if you…

  • Pod TV Episode 2!

    Google Video version | iPod Version PodTV episode 2 is here! This episode is an excellent walkthrough of Cairo Station on Legendary. Really helpful for those of us that have trouble with certain parts of this. With your host Freak in a Box and guest host Jeroki. HUGE thanks to Louis Wu from HBO for…

  • Pod TV Episode 2!

    Google Video version | iPod Version PodTV episode 2 is here! This episode is an excellent walkthrough of Cairo Station on Legendary. Really helpful for those of us that have trouble with certain parts of this. With your host Freak in a Box and guest host Jeroki. HUGE thanks to Louis Wu from HBO for…

  • Pod TV Episode 2!

    Google Video version | iPod Version PodTV episode 2 is here! This episode is an excellent walkthrough of Cairo Station on Legendary. Really helpful for those of us that have trouble with certain parts of this. With your host Freak in a Box and guest host Jeroki. HUGE thanks to Louis Wu from HBO for…

  • WikiRiot Episode 2

    Sigafoos let us know that Episode 2 of WikiRiot, the podcast devoted to subjects surrounding HaloWiki.net, is now available – 13.6 mb, 34 minutes. Topics include this week’s updates, an upcoming clan tourney, and more. Go listen!

  • Portatious Ta-tas

    Mintz let us know that Halo: Portable’s been updated again; Stephen Loftus’ In Amber Clad article is there, as is a readable preview of the Halo Graphic Novel, the Halo 3 Behind The Scenes vid, and the Advanced Warfighter vid, all for your mobile viewer! Check ’em out.

  • Bad Cyborg Tactics

    Rockslider doesn’t quit – our forum contains a new post from him, detailing new changes to his Bad Cyborg site. Lots of tactics and tips… go read!