My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: July 2007

  • Episode 118: Forza Motorsport Special

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    foomojive

    Download | Shownotes Since Halo has been taking a deep breath before the big day in September, Halo fans are playing other stuff. It would seem most of them are playing Forza 2. So this show we talk about what’s cool about this game and what all the…

  • Episode 118: Forza Motorsport Special

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    foomojive

    Download | Shownotes Since Halo has been taking a deep breath before the big day in September, Halo fans are playing other stuff. It would seem most of them are playing Forza 2. So this show we talk about what’s cool about this game and what all the…

  • New H3 screenshots. My oh my.

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    rapture

    Looks like MSBungie has opened the floodgates.  New HALO 3 screenshots are popping up around the intertubes.  They are actually something to be seen.  High resolution images of Spartans in custom armor can be seen in a large portion of …

  • Gawjus.

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    If you’re interested in super-high resolution versions of those cool new screenshots, without any watermarks… swing by Bungie.net. Wowza.(Louis Wu 20:58:40 UTC)

  • H2V Exporter for 3ds max 9

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    If you’re working on new content for Halo 2 Vista, and your app of choice is 3ds max 9, you’ve probably already discovered that you can’t use the exporter script distributed with the game. TheGhost has come to your aid, with an exporter that works wit…

  • Gamepro talks to Lars Bakken

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    Gamepro has put up a video interview with Bungie’s Lars Bakken – discussion of how multiplayer design happens, overlain on standard Halo 3 gameplay. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:09:46 UTC)

  • Edge Rates ’em All

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    Edge has posted its World Best Videogames list, according to Next Generation – and the results might surprise you. 3 of the top 4 are games that Edge gave 10/10 reviews to. 5 and 6 – Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – were …

  • Reflections on Gambling.

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Today’s Guest One One Se7en comes from Warbow, who finds himself surprisingly busy this morning. (No, there’s no relationship between his guest strip and his forum activities. I just found the timing amusing.)(Louis Wu 16:14:54 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Beta Review

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    There’s a short review of the Halo 3 Beta in The Beacon, the student newspaper of Florida International University. I’m a little surprised that the problem folks with Crackdown had getting in at first is the primary ‘bug’ noticed by the author… but …

  • The Blade: Teaser Trailer 2

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Aglor stopped by to point out a teaser trailer for The Blade, an upcoming machinima project. Looks to be a mix of space battles and up-close combat. Take a look!(Louis Wu 15:43:14 UTC)

  • Who do you want to kill today?

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Bad news for folks without an internet connection – Bungie’s made a pretty major change in how the single-player game will be handled, outsourcing the AI to cheap humans instead of expensive computer algorithms. The upside? Infinite variation in how th…

  • Halo 3: Under 40 bucks

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    I’ve never heard of these guys – but $40 for Halo 3 is as cheap as I’ve seen. This showed up at FatWallet.(Louis Wu 12:30:45 UTC)

  • Multiplayer Content Embargo is Over

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    halo@bungie.org
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    mike g pointed out that Gamepro has put a series of pictures of the Brute Chopper (and some shots of the map Shrine) up online, as their magazine article said would happen starting today. Clearly, the embargo on this content is over, because IGN has p…

  • Time To Vote.

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    JVB

    Last year, Podtacular won an award for “Best Gaming Podcast”. We beat out some great shows, thanks to you guys. It is that time of year for us to nominate our favorite shows again. Since Podtacular won last year, I don’t think we can be included in t…

  • The Riot 54

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 54 has been released – community news, challenges, speculation… and Brathnok on speed. (Okay, not really. He’s just not asleep, as usual.) 33 minutes, 13 megs, energetic. Go listen.(Louis Wu 19:04:48 UTC)

  • Clowns are Scary.

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    Rockslider has updated his Spotlight with Suzie series – the latest installment has Suzie talking to some shield clowns. Wait… shield clowns? Go read.(Louis Wu 18:38:34 UTC)

  • Lego Teaser Trailer

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    Kooberz is building a stop-motion movie based in Zanzibar – check out the trailer at Gametrailers. This should be fun!(Louis Wu 18:27:56 UTC)

  • Zune Contest Finalists – Up for Download

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Took us a little longer than we’d hoped, but the finalists for the HBO Zune Giveaway are now online for your downloading pleasure – including original names and creators. If you heard or saw something you wanted to see again – here’s your chance!(Louis…

  • This Place is a Prison

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    trigger119 has put together ‘This Place is a Prison’, a music video set to the song by The Postal Service. Downloadable in WMP9 or QuickTime formats (the QT is a bit larger, but the quality is WAY better) – interesting visuals. Give it a look!(Louis W…

  • Lots of Halo figures for sale

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    Dracothius is selling a large collection of Halo action figures on eBay right now; there are 4 days left on the auction, so if you’re looking for a 29-figure lot… check this out!(Louis Wu 15:31:03 UTC)