My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: February 2007

  • Halo 3 is already driving console buying

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    Interesting. Complete.com did some analysis of what people looked at when they bought their Xbox360 recently… and they found that Halo 3 is selling 3 times as many 360s as Gears of War right now. Go check out their math and see if you buy the logic! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 01:06:32 UTC)

  • Interesting article on console killer apps, death spirals, and Xbox 360 and PS3

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    http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37773 By: Charlie Demerjian ONE WAY TO FEND OFF the death spiral for a console is to develop a exclusive killer app. If you have a game that will be a blockbuster, you can go to one of the console makers and say, “We will only put this out for your system if we get…

  • Pew Pew Pew!

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    Neo-Genesis posted a link to a Kotaku story announcing a Halo 3 laser tag set. “Halo 3 Laser Command” is slated to feature the Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol and the Energy Sword. Not quite sure how the sword’s going to figure into that, should be interesting to see.(KP 20:45:36 UTC)

  • Spartan Armor on eBay

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    GryphonOsiris pointed out a set of Halo armor available on eBay right now; current bid is $750 with a day and a half left to go. If you like the armor, but miss the auction, the company that made it will be happy to sell you a full suit.(Louis Wu 16:40:13 UTC)

  • Charity Halo Tourney in Wisconsin

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    In Fond du Lac, WI, Game Crazy and Hollywood Video are sponsoring Halo for Hunger V, a tournament whose proceeds will benefit he Starlight Children’s Foundation. More details can be found at the Halo for Hunger website.(Louis Wu 13:39:44 UTC)

  • Halo Tourney in NW Ohio

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    Quintin Kuntz pointed out Bashcon, a 3-day gaming event at the University of Toledo from February 23-25 – lots of gaming events, including a Halo 2 tourney. Full details at the Bashcon website.(Louis Wu 13:28:47 UTC)

  • Halomega Weekly Update

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    F1rsTxLas7 sent us another huge update for Halomega; if we tried to list everything, we’d choke your browser. Go visit the site and look for Gaming Lessons, Videos, and local contests!(Louis Wu 13:11:25 UTC)

  • MLG 2007 Halo 2 Rule Changes

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    3Suns writes to let us know that MLG have released their 2007 Halo 2 Gametypes, Rules, and Changes. Lots of new stuff, including shared squop-up turns, squidger contacts, and the difference between potted and free winks. Oh, wait, those are the international Tiddly Winks rules. Eh, same thing. Anyway, head over to MLG and check…

  • Everybody Out of the Car

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    Tango wrote to point out this article at Figures.com which explains that Joyride’s Halo 1 & 2 license has expired, as was previously mentioned, and that Joyride knows of no current plans to renew it. Another point of interest in the article is the fact that three other companies are now producing Halo figures, but…

  • Jungle Trigonometry 4

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    sodaGoD’s Jungle Trigonometry 4 was released today, and I must say… it’s some bizarre filmmaking. That’s not to say it’s bad – because it’s far, far, FAR from bad. It’s great, in fact. Just bizarre. Tiny Feet, for example… wow. Just… wow. The Frenchman… I loved it. Kraken… that rocked. In fact, the whole thing…

  • Every Figure Ever Made – Now For Sale

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    Wow. cctobias41886 stopped by our forum to let people know that 1) he has a collection of every single Halo and Halo 2 action figure ever made by Joyride… and 2) he’s selling it. If you’re interested, send him email (his email is in the forum post) before he posts it up on eBay. Wow.…

  • Machinima Tutorials from Jamie98s

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    Jamie98s wrote up a bunch of tutorials full of info that can help budding machinimators make better vids. Go check ’em out at Kochinima.com!(Louis Wu 20:59:30 UTC)

  • 6ix Hundred.

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    Who’d have thought, 4 years ago, that Stuntmutt would ever hit 600? Check out today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 14:48:06 UTC)

  • Another Fanmade Poster

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    PsH Bling sent along some pics of the Halo 3 poster he made from the artwork released last week – looks really good! (Large/Small | Poster with Owner) I’m thinking Bungie should be selling a copy of this…(Louis Wu 14:43:11 UTC)

  • THX Cracksdown

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    What are your initial thoughts about the full version of this game? AttachmentSize thx-crackdown.jpg136.36 KB

  • More Cortana/MC from Luke McKay

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    The picture Luke McKay posted in his RvB journal yesterday is now up in his gallery here (no membership needed for viewing), along with a second new one (thanks, Big Goalie Dan). Looks like Luke’s seeing some sexual tension…(Louis Wu 03:08:34 UTC)

  • Crackdown on Copyright

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    Sane Intolerant, who has gone mad, has also cranked out another comic on DeviantART for your edification. Check it out! And check out his previous one (that he sneakily snuck in earlier).(mnemesis 19:58:27 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Beta Only Inside Pre-Ordered Copies of Crackdown?

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    The following information was provided by one Gamestop manager in Oceanside, California. I have no evidence to suggest it applies to every game retailer in the US, but it is conceivable that it might. I’m one of the losers who had to purchase Crackdown to get in on the Halo 3 Beta. Not taking any…

  • TSquared Looks Down the Road

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    Over at MLGPro.com, the front-page vid is a focus on Tom ‘TSquared’ Taylor – it’s not a typical MLG vid, there’s no gameplay with commentary, or the like… it’s an interview with TSquared discussing what got him into this in the first place, and where it’s bringing him. Interesting watch! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 17:35:27 UTC)

  • Third Coming.

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    Ure Paul let us know about the current ActionTrip comic – inspired by the Halo 3 mention in last week’s BWU. Heh.(Louis Wu 17:03:50 UTC)