My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: July 2007

  • Iris Update

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    We haven’t commented very much recently on the Iris ARG – because there hasn’t been much to comment on. On June 20, Server 5 was unlocked at Halo3.com – and there hasn’t been a lot of action since then. However, yesterday, a number of people who were …

  • How to come back from a deficit

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    Overswarm’s put up a new article – this one’s about turning the tide when you’re down. Interesting read – go check out Not So Common Sense!(Louis Wu 12:31:05 UTC)

  • Interviews in Machinima 8

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    trigger119 let us know there’s a new ‘interviews in Machinima’ episode for your perusal; this one is a discussion with Laird, who has created the ‘Halo: Unyielding’ series, among other things. Go see what makes him tick!(Louis Wu 12:30:06 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Only 5 new pieces this week in the Fan Fiction queue – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 12:10:29 UTC)

  • Caught Within The Grip

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    Sane Intolerant combined Transformers and Halo for his latest episode of Halo Toy Box.(Louis Wu 12:06:15 UTC)

  • Microsoft: We apologize. Here, have a 3-yr warranty.

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    “You’ve spoken, and we’ve heard you. Good service and a good customer experience are areas of the business that we care deeply about. And frankly, we’ve not been doing a good enough job.” – Peter Moore, Microsoft VP Entertainment in an open letter to…

  • Jaime talks Weapons

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    The Gamepro Video Interviews continue – today’s entry is Jaime Griesemer, discussing Halo 3 equipment. Why they added it, how it’s not going to overbalance the game, why it’s so cool. Nice discussion! (Also, a discussion of the Needler, and how it’s c…

  • RT: Toss Pot

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    Rooster Teeth News

    Since he’s been in America, Gav has taught me many new and exciting words from his country. Things like toss pot. wanker, posh, clunge, minge. ponce, and git. I think I’ll be able to fit right in now if I ever cross the pond. Also, today’s sponsor comi…

  • Halo 3 Campaign Screenshot Inside

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    They say “Pictures are worth a thousand words.” So,  we were wondering “What’s a new Campaign screenshot worth, then?”

  • A new campaign shot?

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    Noice. MasterChief2829 noticed a new image accompanying a story in the Wall Street Journal on upcoming video games – the Master Chief in front of a wall of vegetation. It’s just a tiny shot… but oh so beautiful!(Louis Wu 16:47:04 UTC)

  • tastybread’s armor – now viewable

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    Last week, we mentioned an inexpensive but impressively-done cardboard rendition of Spartan armor; it hit Digg the same day, and the site died. We’ve since contacted the creator, and gotten permission to put up a local gallery; if you missed it the la…

  • Performance Review

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    Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen speculates about potential scoring systems for the single-player game in Halo 3. For the most part, it’s simply a discussion of possibilities – but if you’ve been scrupulously avoiding leaked info, you might want to pass…

  • Leading the Pack

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    Entertainment Weekly rated all three ‘Next-Gen’ consoles (360, Wii, PS3) last November; at the time, they’d given the 360 an A-, the Wii a B+, and the PS3 a B. They’re back with a ‘Midterm Report Card’, and everybody but the 360 has lost ground. (They …

  • Georgia Halo Tourney

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    ATL United Gamerz is hosting a Halo/Halo 2 tourney on July 21, in Marietta, GA – they’re really pushing the Halo 1 aspect. If you’re in the area, check it out! (No word at this point on prizes, or fees. Thanks BigSick.(Louis Wu 11:39:45 UTC)

  • Don’t let the jerks get you down.

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    Mintz read the article at Newspail yesterday, the one that complained about the racist and obnoxious kiddies you meet in Halo 2 Matchmaking – and decided to perform an experiment. It wasn’t a very extensive experiment… but the results were interesti…

  • That’s alotta pictures…

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    If you haven’t gotten enough of the Kotobukiya action figure coming out this fall, Action-Figure.com has 119 new pictures of it. You could almost build a QTVR 3D image from this… except for the weird lighting.(Louis Wu 11:12:36 UTC)

  • The nails that secure the shoes that…

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    Yesterday, an interesting report came out of Taipei – demand for components for the DVD-ROM drives that go into 360s began to rise… and they began to rise because the production of 360s is ramping up to handle the demand that will be generated by th…

  • Gaming The Game In Halo 3

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    While part of me still hopes somehow that the list of Halo 3 Achievements discovered awhile back at Xbox.com is not entirely legitimate, or at least not complete and final, it did contain something quite interesting. The final nine achievements are wo…

  • RT: Fourth on the 4th

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    Rooster Teeth News

    First of all, happy 4th of July to everyone. Hopefully, you’re celebrating today somewhere a little more sunny than Austin, TX. It’s been raining non-stop here for the past three weeks, or maybe years, I’m not sure anymore. We were going to have a cook…

  • My Halo 2 XBL Experiment

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    Can I find a group of racist twelve-year-olds trying to ruin my Halo 2 experience if I tried? I just read an article that lamented the state of Halo 2 Matchmaking. While articles like these aren’t new, this one prompted me to try something out; I’m goi…