My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • Delivered by Superman.

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    _Wheels03 posted a couple of pics of his new Halo prototype faceplate, courtesy of Bungie – congrats again for winning the faceplate contest! (For what it’s worth, this has got to be one of the fastest prize shipments I’ve ever heard of. Frankie saw the faceplate in the outgoing mail queue last NIGHT – and…

  • H2V Gameplay vids from IGN

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    IGN has some more Halo 2 Vista footage from Leipzig – they call it ‘off-screen’, which either means ‘filmed with a video camera pointing at the monitor’, or ‘filmed directly off the screen’. (The audio is clearly live, but the video’s quite good; doesn’t look very ‘shakey’. Audio sync on the Midship clip is AWFUL.)…

  • Friday Fanfic

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    Largest Fan Fiction update in a while – 22 pieces. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:03:24 UTC)

  • The Hand of a Dead Man

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    New content over at Dead Man’s Hand – highlights include the Playlist Psyche feature on Team Carnage and the 22 Questions on rapture. Thanks, Dweezle!(Louis Wu 14:17:57 UTC)

  • Theme Variation Transcriptions

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    TheGarbageMan transcribed some of the work he released a couple of days ago – grab the jpegs if you want to play these!(Louis Wu 13:34:21 UTC)

  • A closer look at the Blomkamp situation

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    Narcogen is curious about Neill Blomkamp – is he the chosen director of the Halo film? If so, why hasn’t the announcement been finalized? If not, why haven’t his interviews been disclaimed? He also takes a look at the appropriateness of the choice, with a summary of arguments for, and against, Blomkamp as director. Check…

  • Is Blomkamp A Good Choice Or Not?

    Since an announcement at Xbox.com appeared and was just as quickly removed, the Halo community has been awash in discussion about the apparent appointment of Neill Blomkamp as director of the silver screen adaptation of Halo. Neither Microsoft Game Studios nor Bungie Studios have chosen to comment on the announcement, although Blomkamp himself has granted…

  • Is Blomkamp A Good Choice Or Not?

    Since an announcement at Xbox.com appeared and was just as quickly removed, the Halo community has been awash in discussion about the apparent appointment of Neill Blomkamp as director of the silver screen adaptation of Halo. Neither Microsoft Game Studios nor Bungie Studios have chosen to comment on the announcement, although Blomkamp himself has granted…

  • 7 Reasons Why H2V > H2X

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    KP has written an article entitled ‘Top 7 Reasons Why H2V Rocks’ in the ongoing Vistravaganza that is Halo 2 Vista week at Bungie.net – from enhanced visuals to custom content, this list will let you know why you want to be plunking down your hard-earned samoleons when Vista is released (and H2V is available).…

  • Top 7 Reasons Why H2V Rocks

    We’ve compiled the top seven reasons that Halo 2 Vista rocks. Some might say it even has the potential to rock ever so slightly harder than the Xbox original. There are some things you might expect such as the map editor as well as some new tidbits that you may not have known.

  • Screenshots of Halo 2 Vista!

    Bungie just finished setting up their Halo 2 Vista section on Bungie.net which includes lots of great hi-res screenshots of the upcoming game on PCs. Unfortunately no screenshots of the map editor yet, but hopefully that info will be released sometime soon.

  • Screenshots of Halo 2 Vista!

    Bungie just finished setting up their Halo 2 Vista section on Bungie.net which includes lots of great hi-res screenshots of the upcoming game on PCs. Unfortunately no screenshots of the map editor yet, but hopefully that info will be released sometime soon.

  • Halo 2 Vista Section Goes Live

    The Halo 2 Vista page has just gone live on Bungie.net! In it you can find a screenshot gallery, an about page and an FAQ that holds everything we’ve addressed thus far on Halo 2 Vista. Along with this update, the web team has also added the long-awaited search function that encompasses the whole site!

  • H2Vista section opens at B.net

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    Bungie has just opened a new section of their website – Halo 2 Vista. There’s not much there yet, except a FAQ and some screenshots – but the screenshots are GORGEOUS. I wanna play. (And oh, yeah… up in the top right corner of the site is a new search box. Hint – it works…

  • Maw Halo PC Teams Tournament

    The Maw will have another Halo PC tournament next month. This time, it will be a teams tournament. Any Halo PC player is invited to sign-up and test your skills.

  • Tricky

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    It’s amazing – not only are Halo 1 tricking videos still being released… but folks are still coming up with new tricks! Over at High Impact Halo, BigGruntyThirst posted a variety vid recently that contained a trick I’ve never seen before – and actually, according to Ducain, it’s brand-new! Go check it out.(Louis Wu 13:53:38…

  • Halo 2 Vista Not Ready for Prime Time Yet

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    At IGN, there’s a short Hands-on piece about Halo 2 Vista from Leipzig – they suggested that the gameplay we saw yesterday WAS using a keyboard and mouse (suggesting that the code in use at Leipzig is NOT from the latest sprint, as described by Matt Priestley on Monday – I suppose this isn’t surprising,…

  • Blomkamp answers a couple of questions

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    Flash2000, a member of the RvB fan community, had the opportunity to ask Neill Blomkamp a couple of questions, generated from that same community, about the upcoming Halo movie. Those questions – and Mr. Blomkamp’s answers – can be found in this RvB forum thread. (Joe Cool posted a link to an entry in Flash2000’s…

  • Halo 2 Vista FAQ

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    Rapture’s getting a jump on things – he’s compiled a whole bunch of Halo 2 Vista information in a FAQ and Game Details document. If you were wondering whether you needed DX10, or how Halo 2 differs from Halo 2 Vista… this is the go-to document! Check it out.(Louis Wu 04:04:55 UTC)

  • Walshy’s Montage Video

    8:29 Minutes From HBO Everybody knows Walshy is good. Don’t you? After watching this video you will! Walshy lays the smack down on plenty of suspecting fools, with great editing done by Peridious. This montage is truly the cream of the crop. Enjoy! PSP – 36.4MB Pocket PC – 12.2MB iPod – 15.1MB