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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: May 2007

  • Episode 112: More leaked footage

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    foomojive

    Download | Shownotes This show we talk about the other leaked footage that later got taken down. Guests this show are Swagger from podtacular and Rusty Ranchero, host of the “live on live” show at XBLRadio.com. We also have the past week’s XBL arcad…

  • Welcome Back!

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    ZPGh’s Recent News

    Well guys, welcome back to ZPGh.  The community section of bungie.net has been down for a while, we’re glad to see it back.

  • This End Up

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    RVideo noticed a tiny asset in the Halo 2 map files that I’ve never seen reference to before (yeah, I know – I’m just waiting for the ‘OLD!’ emails); his image is pretty self-explanatory, and pretty interesting from the perspective of this Halo fan(ati…

  • All Tied Up

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    XerxdeeJ pointed out that new Tied the Leader content is now up – a ginormous 22 Questions interview with Epileptic Gaming (it’s really 3 interviews in one, so bring a big mug of coffee), and a discussion of spoilers, and why you should avoid them. Go …

  • XBOX 360 Spring dashboard update

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    rapture

    Start: 05/08/2007 – 8:00am End: 05/08/2007 – 11:54pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 Anyone tried it out yet? Windows Live Messenger Comes to Xbox LIVE, Uniting Friends and Families on the TV, PC and Mobile Phone Starting tomorrow more than 6 million members of X…

  • Should Microsoft Acquire MLG?

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    Over at Nation of Gamers, there’s an article suggesting that it would make good business sense for Microsoft to purchase MLG. (Personally, I think that not only is this not true, but I doubt EITHER party would be interested in the attempt… but that’s…

  • He could reenact ‘300’. (Both sides.)

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    Dielectric posted a bunch of pictures of what can only be described as an insanely large Halo action figure collection. This is like nothing I’ve ever seen.(Louis Wu 13:06:32 UTC)

  • The Impact of Being a Gaming Parent

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    Over at 2Old2Play, there’s a great article about the impact that a gaming parent has on one’s kids. Halo (not surprisingly) is mentioned more than once. Thanks, litereddonut. (Louis Wu 13:05:04 UTC)

  • Secret Identity

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    Mister Froggy told us that Halo, Articulated 37 is now available. If I hear one ‘Jenkins’ joke about this strip, I’m going to hunt you down and kill you with a spoon.(Louis Wu 12:42:32 UTC)

  • Blastacular Map Update

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    The Blastacular Map Pack has been updated to fix bugs and superjumps before eing deployed to Matchmaking. The two new maps for Halo 2, Desolation and Tombstone, have both been replaced with updated versions, with the geometry fixes added. You will need…

  • JDOGG goes on tour

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    rapture

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  • Early shots of Haloclix figures

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    Over at HCRealms, GAMA took a couple of photos of Haloclix prototypes at a recent show – it’s a bit difficult to dig your way in to see the pics from the links in the first post, but we’ve put up local versions (hunter/arbiter | odst/tartarus). These l…

  • HTB Updates

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    Sane Intolerant let us know that there are three new ‘Halo Toy Box’ comics up on DeviantART – Loose Ends (closing same), Hax0rs Never Prosper (looks like it hurts), and Halo 3 Blooper Reel (um…). And so it goes.(Louis Wu 21:02:46 UTC)

  • RT: Are you evil?

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    Rooster Teeth News

    Hey everyone – Our latest gamer picture pack is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. The “By the Numbers: Evil Picture Pack” includes 8 of our favorite bad guys from the series. To find the new pack and our other content, go to your…

  • Initial Thoughts.

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    I Love Bees still pops up periodically in our forum. Stuntmutt has some thoughts about that – check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 18:18:18 UTC)

  • Podtacular deals: free game trades and credits at goozex.com!

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    foomojive

    I was recently contacted by the founders of goozex.com, the game trading site. They noticed that a lot of their members were from here, so they wanted to offer Podtacular members a special deal at goozex for trading in games. Use the coupon code podta…

  • Podtacular deals: free game trades and credits at goozex.com!

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    foomojive

    I was recently contacted by the founders of goozex.com, the game trading site. They noticed that a lot of their members were from here, so they wanted to offer Podtacular members a special deal at goozex for trading in games. Use the coupon code podta…

  • Where Xbox Meets Lunchbox

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    JeBr0nie found a nice article in the Washington Post – it looks at companies that are putting game consoles in break rooms (and two of their three examples involve Halo). Wow… a company that encourages its employees to play Halo, on company equipment…

  • I’m into Catan on XBL Arcade

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    rapture

    Catan is a popular board game in Europe. According to Wikipedia, some people have called it the “killer app” for board games. It is also popular on MSN Games. Catan is now an XBOX Live Arcade title. The trial version is free and will offer alm…

  • Omicron and Bad Soda

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    Last night, we got word from Sodagod that Machine Enema had released two new movies. Both were created for the Halogrid Affinity Machinima Challenge – they contain footage ONLY from Tombstone and Desolation. They are, as usual for Machine Enema creatio…