Month: January 2007
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EHS Plays Halo
PositronTF noticed another marching band playing Halo while browsing YouTube – it’s unclear where this is (what high school, or even what state), but it’s fun. (Some of the baton twirlers seem to be holding energy swords.)(Louis Wu 11:31:45 UTC)
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KP In Action… Touchtyping
Games In Action gets to the bottom of the conspiracy that put KP in position to get Frankie’s coffee keep the Halo fan community abreast of Halo 3’s development. It’s a sordid tale of job applications and interviews that exposes the seamy underbelly of game development. Of course, working at Bungie isn’t all sushi farts…
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Only initial shipments of Crackdown will have H3 beta code
Only initial shipments of Crackdown will have the HALO 3 beta code. There have been conflicting reports from major gaming news sites. Many sites have given misleading information. I’ll say again: only early copies of Crackdown will have the HALO 3 beta code. So, pre-ordering Crackdown is the most certain way to get in the…
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Deep Thoughts With Eric Trautmann
The guy who shepherded the Halo novels through the labyrinthine halls of Microsoft, Eric Trautmann, has made an interesting blog post on storytelling in games. It started out as a review of the new Xbox 360 shooter Lost Planet, but took a u-turn somewhere and ended up with the conclusion that games, so far, are…
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H3 Humpday: Alpha Trolling
Bungie preys upon new Alpha testers yet again this week. We stuck it to them in the Team Skirmish playlist, playing CTF, Team Slayer and even a new variant which we vaguely describe for you. That’ll teach ’em to help us test our game.
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Halo 3 Spike Grenade
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=rawr Excerpt from long-term, in-field interview with the soldiers of E2-BAG/1/7. Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade Official designation: Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade Length (o/a): 91.4 cm (36 in.) Weight: 1.93 kg (4.25 lbs) Filler: Unknown Killing radius: 3 meters (10 ft) Casualty radius¹: 11 meters (36 ft) Unit Replacement cost: N/A Description: The Type-2 is the…
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RT: PvC Day
Every once in a while, a conflict arises that’s so inflammatory, so partisan, that everyone is sucked in and forced to take sides – think the Cold War, the Hatfields and the McCoys, The Thrilla in Manila. This happened recently on our site, with the release…
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GIA interviews KP
KP talked to the crew from Games in Action – what he does, how he got to where he is, why he loves his job. (And why he doesn’t.) Good read.(Louis Wu 13:44:03 UTC)
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Halo 3 Beta in Every Box of Crackdown?
According to IGN, the chance to play the Halo 3 beta will be included with ALL copies of Crackdown, not just ‘specially marked boxes’ or preorders. There’s been no confirmation of this directly from Microsoft or Bungie – but it seems like a decent bet. (There’s still no word on how the beta will WORK,…
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A table leg with bolted-on machetes
Over at Bungie.net, a new analysis article has been posted – this one takes a close look at the Spike Grenade. No pictures, but lots of detail on useful strategy. KP was first, but Melkor wasn’t far behind.(Louis Wu 13:30:54 UTC)
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It’s Not A Helicopter
KP’s latest in weapons profiling focuses on the Covenant’s Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade, or Spike Grenade. Even with all the info up close and personnel, we still have to settle for a microscopic dot on a microscopic dot for an image. Hey, how about some pictures, like we got for the Mongi?
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Ex-Myth Developer Eats Own Parent
Okay, this is a little obscure, but I thought it worth posting anyway. Mumbo Jumbo is a company that does so-called “casual games”. Mobile phone games, Flash games, puzzle games, game show conversions, card games. Some of it’s on Xbox Live Arcade. However, the name “Mumbo Jumbo” wasn’t always associated with such games. At one…
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We Become Silhouettes by Jamie98s
3:48 Minutes A nuclear bomb is set off in the heart of New Mombasa, and everyone has to deal with the fallout. How? By dancing around as shadows or something. Let Jamie98s explain it to you with music accompaniment by the Postal Service. PSP – 10.3MB Zune – 7.1MB iPod – 7MB OMG S3CRET LINK
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Crackdown Demo, and an H3 Beta Warning
I downloaded the Crackdown demo yesterday, and I gotta say, this game is a blast to play. I went to Gamestop to preorder Halo 3, The lady behind the counter warned me, “If you want Crackdown with the beta, You must preorder, don’t wait for lata.” I looked at her in disbelief. This will surely…
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Spike Grenade
Robt. McLees again contributes to our latest preview of a new Halo 3 weapon. Read on for the UNSC’s latest intel on the Brute’s grenade of choice: The Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade – or spike grenade, for short.
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North Carolina tourney this weekend
JeBr0nie noticed a writeup for a Halo 2 tournament in North Carolina, coming up on January 27 – top prize is $1,024. Check his forum post for links to more details!(Louis Wu 22:02:05 UTC)
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You Heard It Here First. And Second. And Third And…
In the last couple of weeks, the Hamilton Spectator story about the bear suit guy who made a Halo-like bullet-stopper has shown up on our forum a LOT of times – Stuntmutt gives you an idea how many in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 15:33:07 UTC)
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And Holding Up the Xbox Banner…
GamesRadar has posted a list of the Top 10 fastest selling titles during their UK Launch Week – 9 of the 10 titles are PS2, the tenth (in 4th place overall) is Halo 2. (Louis Wu 15:29:37 UTC)
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H2Vista Achievements and your XBL Gamerscore
rapture noticed an article at Next Generation that states that not only will there be Achievements to earn in Halo 2 (a fact we already knew), but that those achievements would count towards your Xbox Live Gamerscore, the same as they would if earned from a 360 instead of from Vista. I suppose in retrospect,…