Month: January 2007
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Dashboard Themes – try before you buy
JeBr0nie noticed a new website called dashboardthemes.com; it’s the first place I’ve seen that contains screenshots of all the Halo-related 360 Dashboard themes out there. (It contains a lot more than that, of course – but this is a Halo site, after all.) You can see all three Halo 3 themes there, as well as…
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Halo 2 – eclipsed in 8 short weeks?
Several days ago, Major Nelson posted the Top Live Games of 2006 – broken out into 360 games, Arcade games, and Original Xbox games. There’s no combined list, but the way it’s written, quite a number of the people commenting on the post are assuming that MN is saying that Gears of War (the top…
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Bungie’s Blue Harvest
IGN has posted a 2-page article discussing why Bungie is so secretive about Halo 3 info. There’s not a lot here that isn’t common sense – but it seems that common sense is a bit less common than one would hope, so if you’re an Insider, go read. (If you’re not an Insider, you can’t…
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After the War
Luke McKay added a fun little sketch to his Red vs Blue Image collection – we’ve added it to his gallery here. Don’t make a girl a promise you can’t keep…(Louis Wu 11:41:51 UTC)
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Podtacular RPG is out of beta
The Podtacular RPG has finally arrived! Go on a quest as a gamer determined to save Podtacular from enemies such as modders, kidnappers, and spammers. Meet up with characters such as Foo Mo Jive, DM7000, JVB, Brent Gamer, and more. Do you have what it takes to save Podtacular? Download links and info in the…
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More ways to get into the HALO 3 beta
Microsoft has announced additional ways to get into the HALO 3 beta set to take place on XBOX Live this spring. 1) Play at least 3 hours of HALO 2 on XBOX Live between Feb 1st and 3rd. But, you have to be among the first 13,333 to go to http://halo3.com to register after meeting…
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Halo 3 Beta Update
In light of the recent Microsoft press release, we give you some more details on how to ensure your participation in the upcoming Halo 3 Beta program, and a few more tidbits about how we plan to take care of the Bungie faithful.
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Another way into the H3 beta program
The Jedi Lord pointed out a new press release – it’ll be all over the web soon, I’d guess, but he found it at Gamerscore Blog – which outlines a pair of ways into the Halo 3 beta program. The first – buying Crackdown – we mentioned last week… but the second – playing 3…
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Mercenary Trailer
Wandering Tiger has posted a trailer for Mercenary, an upcoming machinima project. Crank your volume to hear it. Available on their site, in both high (6.6 mb) and low (2.3 mb) resolutions, WMP9 for the moment.(Louis Wu 17:59:52 UTC)
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Halo, Articulated 1: Dress for Success
Mister Froggy stopped by to mention that he has started up Halo, Articulated, a comic strip that uses action figures. He used feedback from his first attempt to come up with this final product – see what you think!(Louis Wu 16:14:27 UTC)
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Con Version?
Sometimes, it’s hard to be objective. Ask Stuntmutt – or just read today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:09:58 UTC)
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MLGPro Online Tourney Update
MLGPro.com has put up an article detailing the current state of their Online Halo 2 Tournament; Division 1 group play is now over, they’re moving into bracket play. Go check out who to root for! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 16:06:54 UTC)
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Not So Silent Night, But Deadly Night
Almost five years to the day after the first HBO LAN Party, Louis Wu held “Deadly Night”. Accounts from attendees Jillybean and retsamolah and Ma1agate are in the HBO forum, along with a a video of the retsamolah vs Schooly-D grudge match. Mintz put his own writeup at the Hushed Casket, including an especially helpful…
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What do you think of your Wii? Tell us for the next episode!
Episode 94: customs and callins with KP from Bungie is being worked on. CapnKrunk is trudging through those voice mails now that we’re off break and picking out the good ones to heckle and play back. I know it’s been a bit since we recorded, but we’ll get it out asap. Keep your helmet on!…
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HBO LANfest – Deadly Night
I have never flown by myself before. I was worried. Airports are huge! Would I throw up on the plane? I already feel nauseous from my excitement. They have barf bags, right? Good. Wait a minute. Why am I worried? People far less smart than I am have navigated airports before. Why am I worried?…
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Halo 3 Hoodie in the Bungie Store
The Halo 3 Hoodie that we told you about a while back is finally available in the Bungie Store. Keep your hands warm and your hair dry with this stylish hoodie featuring one of the Chief’s more prolific poses of the E3 trailer.
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Returning from the Christmas Holidays.
Now that I’ve spent countless hours sleeping in, hanging out with family and friends, and playing GoW. I’ve got to get back into the flow of things. I’m excited about the new THX website. Glad I get to help out with something so cool. Friday is my last day at UAH, I’ve accepted a job…
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RT: Happy New Year
2006 was so much fun, we couldn’t let it die without posting at least one more video. So, the RvB Holiday 2006 video is now online for Sponsors. If our “Lo” and “Hi” resolution videos just aren’t enough variety for you, we suggest you…
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RT: New Years Resolutions
Today’s comic is all about those wonderful chances we have at the beginning of each year to put the sins of previous years behind, turn over a new leaf, and better ourselves. Have you guys thought of a New Years Resolution yet? Mine will be not to gloat…
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Itwasluck’s 6th Montage
Speaking of the pro Halo world, there’s a new montage out from XiT WouNDz player Itwasluck, available over at Halo3Forum.com – I’ve said before that I’m getting burned out on montages, but when they’re this well edited, and contain this level of gameplay… well, they’re worth watching. Fantastic job. You can see why his team…