My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • Reading Between The Lines

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    Normally the very entertaining Halo Story Page is rather like the equivalent of the Bungie fan community putting on funny costumes, lounging in easy chairs and sipping snifters of brandy while contemplating the treachery of Cortana, the inscrutableness of Gravemind and the machismo of Keyes family officers of both genders. Wait, it’s not the equivalent…

  • I know what you did last… week.

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    The Bungie weekly Update has been posted – and it’s full of quite a bit of varied stuff. There’s some interesting discussion (without details, of course) about Halo 3 progress, including some of the thinking behind objective-based multiplayer. (Yeah, if you’re one of those people who think Slayer is all there should ever BE to…

  • Bungie Weekly Update

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    This week’s update includes news about our Podcast, some interesting playlist data and a couple of interviews and bits of art. All in all, I’d call it a pleasant, friendly update and a good send off to the long weekend.

  • oTourneys kicks off

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    More online tournaments advertised over at Bungie.net – go read for all the details!(Louis Wu 18:53:56 UTC)

  • Halo 2 Tournament on Xbox Live @ oTourneys.com

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    oTourneys.com is proud to announce that we’re hosting a Free FFA Halo 2 tournament over Xbox Live on Saturday September 2nd, with prizes going out to the top competitors.

  • Team US wins the 2006 Podtacular Season!

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    In the final battle of the first Podtacular Season Tournament, Team Us has won the trophy! GLewis has a great writeup in the forums about how the match went down. Big congratulations to the winning team: Team Us Queso Man DrThom Glewis They’ll get their prizes shortly. There will be an off-season while we set…

  • Team US wins the 2006 Podtacular Season!

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    Note: I’m sorry for the missunderstanding. This topic was supposed to be out along with all the other teams on it. So… Join me on congratulating on all other teams here. Please check the season standings for the Season update. -Dialpex In the final battle of the first Podtacular Season Tournament, Team Us has won…

  • A Bit Late For Quality Control.

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    Sometimes, puns are so bad even Stuntmutt tries to distance himself from them. Witness today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:34:07 UTC)

  • HoBoCoRe/Razorlyte Dual Montage

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    HoBoCoRe and Razorlyte got together to put together a montage – the MPRRS reviewers thought it was solid. Just under 6 minutes long – 65.2 mb in WMP9 format, 73.3 mb in QuickTime format. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:03:24 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Twenty two new pieces (poetry and prose) in the Fan Fiction section for you today… check it out!(Louis Wu 15:36:44 UTC)

  • Of ninjas, and hospitals

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    On our own forum, Darkneshasfallen has started a contest, as well – create the best ‘Halo 3 is like’ simile, win a drawing of your masterpiece. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:12:47 UTC)

  • ModHalo Contest – Cash Prize

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    Phil, from ModHalo, stopped by to point out a contest – build the best Halo model, win $175. Full rules and discussion links are in his forum post. You’ve got until October 1 to create your masterpiece – so get modeling!(Louis Wu 15:07:38 UTC)

  • Halo News 5

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    Your favorite news team is back headed up by Chevelle65, with Algebra Cow and lx Fatality xl reporting from the newsroom. This time we’ve got some drunk drivers and a sneak peek at a hot new game show! More talk in the forums. Also I’m trying to get this hosted so we can put it…

  • It’s all about the latex.

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    mnemesis posted a note on our forum about a special treat we’ve got for you – a new interview with Joe Staten (with help from Frankie and Robt McLees), focusing on those aspects of the Haloverse that are important to story lovers. Some great stuff in there! (Some pretty weird stuff, too… those guys are…

  • Halo News 5

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    YouTube version | iPod version Your favorite news team is back headed up by Chevelle65, with Algebra Cow and lx Fatality xl reporting from the newsroom. This time we’ve got some drunk drivers and a sneak peek at a hot new game show! More talk in the forums. Big thanks to Louis Wu and HBO…

  • Jackson chats about Halo filming

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    Pete Williamson ran across an interesting article on Stuff (in New Zealand) – Peter Jackson was in a talkative mood. The article is about a new Jackson-produced film called ‘Dambusters’, but Halo came up:Jackson said Halo was likely to start shooting early next year – and it was possible Halo and Dambusters could be shot…

  • Clusterfest?

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    The Halo Humpday Challenge this week was against the 8-bit Brigade; apparently, Bungie thought if they challenged a bunch of old guys, they could win easily. Ha. Old guys rule. (Old guys work together – that’s what you should learn from the writeup.) It was a sweep – 3 games to none, 8-Bit Brigade. Better…

  • Humpday: 8-bit Brigade

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    This week Bungie took on 8-bit Brigade, a group of mature gamers ranging from old to older. They’re decrepit and no longer possess the reflexes to compete with our crew of young guns, right? That’s what we thought, too.

  • Weekly Porridge # 33: Fare Thee Well

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    Quality Jeverage is back with his exceptional illustration skills for another weekly porridge! This time we get a new sidekick, but will he stick around? More talk in the forums. Now where was I in this asteroids game…

  • Weekly Porridge #33: Fare Thee Well

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    Quality Jeverage is back with his exceptional illustration skills for another weekly porridge! This time we get a new sidekick, but will he stick around? More talk in the forums. Now where was I in this asteroids game… ‹ Weekly Porridge #32: And the Winner Is…upWeekly Porridge #34: Sweet Victory ›