My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2006

  • Is he or isn’t he?

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    As you might have noticed yesterday, an article went up on Xbox.com, announcing Neill Blomkamp as the director of the upcoming Halo movie – and then it went down again, leading to speculation that maybe it was a mistake. It MIGHT be a mistake – but it’s far more likely that it was just a…

  • Rubicon Crosses Over To OS X…

    … and to Windows and Linux as well. Appleswitch at Source.bungie.org reports that a Mac OS X conversion of the Marathon sequel scenario Rubicon, appropriately called Marathon: Rubicon X, has been released. It requires the latest version of the cross-platform Aleph One engine. Rubicon was originally released in 2001. The X conversion features new high…

  • Halo Director Named… Or Not

    Xbox.com yesterday put up an item apparently naming South African director of commercials and short films Neill Blomkamp as director of the Halo film. Several other sites, including HBO and GameDailyBiz, picked up on the item before Xbox.com pulled it. There is no mention of the item at all at Bungie.net. If the item is…

  • HMV Hell

    9 Minutes From HBO imSuck created a video along the lines of AMV Hell; basically, it’s a mixup of tons of different videos, filmed in different styles, set to music in Halo. The result is entertainly hilarious! PSP – 39.7MB Pocket PC – 21.9MB iPod – 22.1MB

  • HMV Hell

    9 Minutes From HBO imSuck created a video along the lines of AMV Hell; basically, it’s a mixup of tons of different videos, filmed in different styles, set to music in Halo. The result is entertainly hilarious! PSP – UNAVAILABLE Pocket PC – 21.9MB iPod – 22.1MB

  • Kicking Teenage Hiney

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    KP, avoiding his duties dealing with Halo Movie rumors, has posted a new Community Spotlight over on Bungie.Net. Anne Wolanski of Seasoned Gamers tells a bit about their group, hyperventilating teenage potty-mouths, and the bizarre way she got into the entertainment industry. Check it out! Spartan Jag noted it on our forum, btw.(mnemesis 00:38:51 UTC)

  • Community Spotlight: Anne Wolanski

    This week we had the opportunity to talk to Anne Wolanski of Seasoned Gamers. Read about how she came to have such an interest in games, what Seasoned Gamers is all about and how she feels about hyperventilating teenage potty-mouths.

  • LANtasy Island – De Game, Boss, De Game!

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    Couple of new bits at Tied the Leader this week – a writeup of a huge LAN put on by 2old2play, and an invitation to a TTL LAN in Chicago coming up over Labor Day weekend. Check it out! Thanks, XerxdeeJ.(Louis Wu 20:40:51 UTC)

  • Halo Movie Director Announced

    Source = http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/0809-halomovie.htmHalo Director AnnouncedAre you busy in the summer of 2008? Because someone, somewhere, is getting i…

  • Halo Director Announced

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    Wow… according to Xbox.com, a director has been chosen for the Halo movie… and it’s a newcomer. Neill Blomkamp, who has a history of short films and commercial ads, will direct the Halo film as his first full-length big-screen project. Intriguing choice! Cornballer was first to our forum with the news.(Louis Wu 16:58:28 UTC)

  • Halo Movie Director Announced

    Source = http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/0809-halomovie.htmHalo Director AnnouncedAre you busy in the summer of 2008? Because someone, somewhere, is getting i…

  • Ain’t so tough now, are you?

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    Heh… the ‘I’m a Mac, I’m a PC’ style parodies have now extended to Halo machinima – thanks, Ename Nep.(Louis Wu 16:05:11 UTC)

  • Promotional Video Contest

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    A fan-run contest on the Bungie.net forums asks for your best promotional video of a Bungie product – prizes are cold, hard cash. ($50, $30, and $20 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd respectively.) Three of your options (Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3) are Halo-related, warranting this news post. Thanks again, KP. (To be clear: Bungie…

  • Scribblings on your Chest

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    Looks like you can now buy that Mister Chief shirt that’s been visible in a few places recently… i hear Frankie gets a cut of every sale, to be used for art lessons. Thanks to KP at Bungie.net for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 13:21:41 UTC)

  • Submit Stuff for Episode 76: The Tips Show

    It’s time to help you level up and stay there. Don’t play matchmaking? You still want to be at the top of your game, I’m sure. Here’s how we do it: I have much premium Halo skills ya How did you get so good? What techniques do you use to stay on top of the…

  • Submit Stuff for Episode 76: The Tips Show

    It’s time to help you level up and stay there. Don’t play matchmaking? You still want to be at the top of your game, I’m sure. Here’s how we do it: I have much premium Halo skills ya How did you get so good? What techniques do you use to stay on top of the…

  • Not To Be Confused With Winnebagogh.

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    Stuntmutt’s getting delusions of grandeur… go read today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 12:07:54 UTC)

  • There’s something wrong with those…

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    NeuroKoNeza stopped by to point out a rather bizarre HaloCE creation… evil Teletubbies in a death arena. Wow.(Louis Wu 11:56:31 UTC)

  • She’s gonna need help.

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    Rooster Teeth has posted Out of Mind Part II for sponsors; if you don’t have a 360 and haven’t seen this on XBL Marketplace, this episode begins to give you real background on Tex’s origins. It’ll be available to the general public later this week. Burnie was first, on the RvB forum, but Hawaiian Pig…

  • Submit Stuff for Episode 76: The Tips Show

    It’s time to help you level up and stay there. Don’t play matchmaking? You still want to be at the top of your game, I’m sure. Here’s how we do it: I have much premium Halo skills ya How did you get so good? What techniques do you use to stay on top of the…