My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: May 2007

  • Episode 113: Halo 3 beta impressions

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    foomojive

    Download | Shownotes This show we talk all about the Halo 3 beta, what’s new, what we liked, how it compares to halo 1 and 2, and a bunch more. This week’s guest is WitchKing from the IGN community, a blogger and Microsoft MVP.

  • Bungie Weekly Update 5/11/07

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    Despite being away on business, Frankie co-pilots this pre-Momma’s Day Weekly Update.

  • There goes the rest of my free time!

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    halo@bungie.org
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    The big news today? Well the Halo 3 MP beta was previewed today for the press and industry, and for folks that are lucky enough and got into the Friends & Family program, you get an extra week of gameplay before everyone else (Crackdown owners, etc.) g…

  • THX’ers get a taste of H3

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    Oculus

    __________________________ Oc’s Blog, Feeds: Blog Feed / Oc’s Picks ‹ Halo 3 LAN Xbox 360 on a Dell 2407 Monitor › AttachmentSize h3betaim2.png117.32 KB

  • Welcome, friends and family!

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    CapnKrunk

    As some of you have already noticed, some members of the Podtacular community are now getting a chance to play the Halo 3 beta early, thanks to Bungie’s Friends and Family program. If you haven’t already, be sure to check your inbox over at Bungie.net …

  • New videos at MLG

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Over at MLGPro.com, 3Suns found some new content worth taking a look at – there’s a Top 10 Plays of Charlotte video (a fun watch!), and a ranking of their favorite submissions to the new ‘Game Room’ user-fueled collection. Go see what’s there! (And… …

  • With Friends And Family LIke These…

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    halo@bungie.org
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    You’d think, from reading today’s One One Se7en, that Stuntmutt’s been hanging out for the past 24 hours in the #hbo channel on IRC. Maybe those guys really ARE that predictable…(Louis Wu 12:09:16 UTC)

  • I Voted For Palpatine

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    halo@bungie.org
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    It’s been a long time, but buying a house can take it out of you. Paul Maestri is back now, though, and there’s a new Halo Heads comic for you today – if it’s been a while since you read episode 56, you might want to refresh your memory. I’m likin’ whe…

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    halo@bungie.org
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    A bit earlier than usual, but the week’s Fan Fiction offerings are now up – 13 in all. At least one author didn’t bother to follow the rules… I guess there’s always next week.(Louis Wu 06:12:20 UTC)

  • In The Garden Of Beta

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    narcogen

    With the Public Beta fast approaching, there’s even more Halo-related news spiraling out of Bungie and the community. The Year We Make Contact The author of the next Halo novel, Contact Harvest, will be none other than Joseph Staten. It’ll be interest…

  • And… one more.

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    halo@bungie.org
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    We’ve posted a few ridiculous Halo schwag collections recently – we got one more in the mail today. (I posted it on the forum, because that seems like the easiest place to put it.) ZigZag Master says he’s obsessed – I’d have to agree. I think this is p…

  • The things people do for charity

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Last week, we mentioned a charity auction in Australia, to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation… Spec_Ops_Assault pointed out that the auction is now over, with the custom-painted 360 going for a whopping AU $24,300.00. Now that’s some real cas…

  • Betalicious

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    rapture

    By far this is the best HALO 3 multiplayer footage available on the web. It’s actually sanctioned by Bungie. It’s footage from the internal beta by Mr. Jukes who handles himself quite well. It’s a pretty good monta…

  • Betalicious

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    halo@bungie.org
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    MrJukes has been a part of the Halo moviemaking community since the very beginning; we still host an old mirror of his website, because his jumping vids ROCKED. If you swing by Bungie.net, you’ll find a cool interview with the man – and a link to ‘Beta…

  • Mr. Jukes’ Halo 3 Betalicious Video!

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    Community stalwart and Halo 3 Beta-tester extraordinaire “Mr. Jukes” has created one of his trademark videos to tantalize and titillate the masses as the Halo 3 Public Beta draws nigh. Who exactly is this Mr. Jukes and what is a Lazr Cat? The answers l…

  • HALO 2 stats have been reset.

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    rapture

    Anyone want to help me earn my Level 1 in Team Snipers? __________________________ currently playing: Catan, HALO 3 beta, Guitar Hero II anticipating: Shadowrun, HALO 2 (PC), HALO 3, Quake Wars (in that order) rest in peace: GoW, CoD3 Shadowrun roc…

  • HALO 3 Theater

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    rapture

    I wonder if the theater will have “channels”. An MLG channel. A machinama channel. A tricks channel. digg_url = ‘http://hushedcasket.com/node/1960’; __________________________ currently playing: Catan, HALO 3 beta, Guitar Hero II anticipati…

  • Why Games for Windows is a mess

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    rapture

    This guy at ExtremeTech put into words what I’ve been feeling about Games for Windows. It’s an excellent look at why Games for Windows needs to change drastically for it to be a success. Some key points: * Live on the PC only runs while you’re actu…

  • Halo: Contact Harvest

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Bungie.net has an interview with Joe Staten, the author of the next Halo novel, ‘Contact Harvest’, coming this fall. It’s the story of the first contact with the Covenant – told from the point of view of many, but primarily “a young UNSC Staff Sergeant…

  • Halo: Contact Harvest

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    The next Halo novel is announced. Halo: Contact Harvest, is coming soon, and the author is our own Joseph Staten. We chat.