My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: May 2007

  • Cool Shadowrun MP video

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    rapture

    A good look at what it’s like to play Shadowrun. I know several of you are getting the game. It releases on Tuesday. Hopefully others will give it a try. A demo will be out in early June. Again, I’m looking more forward to this game that any oth…

  • High Shade grenade challenge

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    Rockslider CONTINUES his Halo fun exploration – his latest bit involves grenades, shades, and the Maw Run. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 14:43:06 UTC)

  • Emerald; The Trailer

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    Simply Greg stopped by to point out a trailer for ‘Emerald’, a new machimina project from SnowGlobe and FantasyCubed. I read the responses on our forum before watching the video – and I have to say, they all got it right. This one’s definitely a ‘What…

  • The Robbed that Smiles

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    Neloms posted links to a set of YouTube vids that represent a school project in which Othello is reproduced (well, sort of) in the Halo engine. Interesting…(Louis Wu 14:30:11 UTC)

  • RT: Episode 98, Comic

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    Rooster Teeth News

    So Episode 98 “Same Old, Same Old” is up for sponsors right here. I hope you like it, because it took forever to film. I think the actual filming time ran something like 23 hours, which is probably the longest time it’s taken to film an episode…

  • Over The Top

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    2P START! had a comic this week that looked back at the music of Halo; I think their predictions might be a bit off. Thanks, Walshicus.(Louis Wu 22:29:47 UTC)

  • He takes care of his kids

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    Red vs Blue Episode 98, Same old, same old, went up for sponsors this morning. (It’ll be up for the general public sometime Monday, probably.) The storyline gets even more complicated (on its way to a conclusion in the next two episodes) – and there w…

  • Reassurance

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    The surfing comic Blue and Blond has a Halo 3-related strip today – thanks, Mathijs Buster.(Louis Wu 22:19:07 UTC)

  • Seul

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    Urban Reflex has written up his game of the week for his Halo 3 Beta blog, Ordained Insight. An interesting blow-by-blow… comments can go on the blog, or in his forum thread.(Louis Wu 22:11:18 UTC)

  • Absurd bickering and hyper-verbal co-workers

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    Great article at Austin360.com, focusing on the 100-episode run of Red vs Blue, coming to an end in the next few weeks. It includes a look back on the influence RvB has had on the machinima genre, as well as some of the best moments in the series. Giv…

  • Halo 3 Beta – beaten by GoW and Crackdown

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    Interesting. According to Major Nelson, the Halo 3 Beta was the 3rd most-played title on Xbox Live last week – behind Gears of War and Crackdown. (Heh – I guess all those people playing Crackdown while waiting for access to the beta added up… thanks…

  • Samsung 226BW 22″ LCD Review

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    Midnight

    I recently found myself in the market for a new LCD monitor. My desktop’s existing 17” monitor was cutting the mustard, but my wife has increasingly been using the desktop more for watching TV shows and movies. I also needed an interim screen to…

  • Legendary Tattoo

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    alex chainsaw stopped by the forum to show off his Legendary tattoo – impressive detail!(Louis Wu 14:13:17 UTC)

  • Spartan Laser Replica

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    CitizenErased27 has begun work on a Spartan Laser Replica – you can see plans (and read about them) in this post. Great start – looking forward to the final product!(Louis Wu 14:10:42 UTC)

  • A no-win situation

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    Gamespot was pretty unhappy with Halo 2 Vista – too little, too late is overall feeling. Thanks, boesman.(Louis Wu 14:06:53 UTC)

  • Jackson counting on Halo 3 to renew movie interest

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    Interesting – Peter Jackson did an interview for OnFilm Magazine in which he discussed, among other things, the Halo movie.Jackson said he expected renewed interest from Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures to have Halo made as the…

  • Halo 3 Pre-Sell Kit

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    Devin Olsen was in Wal-Mart, and noticed a new ‘Halo 3 Pre-Sell Kit’ – a poster and a reservation for the game. Costs $10, but that goes towards the price of the game, so the poster’s free. If you haven’t already preordered, and you want to – this mig…

  • Ranking System Calculator

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    oriol pointed out that the Grunts’R’Us team are working on a Rank calculator – they need your statistics to help. Swing by this page, and add your details – see what they come up with!(Louis Wu 13:48:16 UTC)

  • Halo: Blood Covenant: They’re Not Dead Yet!

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    Xieros let us know that the Halo: Blood Covenant team has set up a new website and added a new screenshot. The site redirects to another domain for me – one that doesn’t resolve – but Marcus-626 pointes out that Halowiki has updated info about the revi…

  • Like a child on Christmas day

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    Talkxbox has posted an impressions article about the Halo 3 Beta. Thanks, Joel Kownacki.(Louis Wu 13:30:33 UTC)