My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: September 2007

  • Museum Delivers

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    Wow. The press for the ‘Museum’ ad is simply amazing. Joystiq says “we’re not sure if we’ve ever been so moved by a Halo commercial”. Ars Technica says it’s “stunning”. Be A Design Group says it goes way beyond marketing to gamers – It’s “emotionally bigger, and almost too big at that” than Halo. I’d…

  • Where would you buy those, anyway?

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    Okay, I’m starting to worry a little about Warbow – his latest Calvin and Halo seems to be a little too ‘out there’ to be purely fictional.(Louis Wu 19:28:28 UTC)

  • Target Selling Halo 3 LegEd… cheap?

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    Regicid3 works at Target. He noticed a street date warning about Halo 3 last night – which surprised him, because he didn’t think Target was going to be carrying the Legendary Edition. (The Target website lists only the two less expensive editions.) What surprised him more was the price on that warning. (He snapped a…

  • New ActionClix Figure Pics

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    Avateur pointed out that some new content from the Tokyo Game Show has been added to TeamXbox’s Halo 3 Screenshots gallery. The actual screens aren’t new, but except for fan shots, this is the first view of some new Halo ActionClix characters. (If I told you what they were, I’d have to label this post…

  • Another Top 5 List

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    GameTrailers has put up a new GT Countdown: ‘Top Five Reasons We Can’t Wait to Play Halo 3’. Our forumgoers had a few things to say about some of the wording – but I can’t really argue with the list. Thanks, chewpathingy.(Louis Wu 18:53:57 UTC)

  • The Important Stuff

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    RVideo has read some of these ‘prepare for Halo 3’ lists, and doesn’t think people really understand what NEEDS to be done before September 25. He’s jumped into the breach with his Real world guide to preparing for Halo3.(Louis Wu 18:45:30 UTC)

  • Cortana – Halo 2, now.

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    MsValentine has been in our news a number of times, for her Cortana outfit – she recently redid it for display at San Diego’s ComicCon this year. It was still based on Halo’s Cortana, though – and we all know that Cortana has changed a bit since then. She just released an image of her…

  • Head to Head

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    Okay, now that the forum is down, let’s clear out the existing news there. chewpathingy noticed a new Exclusive vid at Comcast’s Game Invasion – filmed during the Projekt Revolution tour, it shows some head-to-head Halo 2 action between PR guys (Linkin Park and friends) and the Warped tour. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:51:58 UTC)

  • So long, and thanks for all the fish.

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    Yesterday, we reported on a pair of auctions on eBay Australia, purportedly for release copies of Halo 3. These were subsequently pulled by eBay – but not before being confirmed as real by Bungie. Tyson Green posted a note on NeoGAF (thanks, Fadefury) and Marty O’Donnell posted a note on our own forum, both saying…

  • Greatest Bleeping Noise Evar

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    Bungie posted their latest podcast yesterday – an hour long, 66.6 mb (OMG!). Paul Bertone discusses Campaign Mission Design and stuff. Go listen!(Louis Wu 14:17:51 UTC)

  • When Rating Systems Go Bad

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    Heh – Live-360 put up an article a few days ago discussing the Halo 3 Headset; apparently, it’s rated M for Mature at Gamestop or EB Games. Want a cool headset? You better be over 17!(Louis Wu 14:14:05 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Albania – New Webisode

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    Dave Bergland let us know that the next segment of the Halo 3 Albania Project is now online; you can watch it on their website, or stream it from YouTube. This one discusses how they plan to pull this off. With awesome graphics.(Louis Wu 13:58:10 UTC)

  • Unite to Fight!

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    Xbox.com posted a press release detailing everything that’s going on during Launch Week – go check it out, there’s some great stuff in there!(Louis Wu 13:40:56 UTC)

  • Haloholics Unite!

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    Tondangerous let us know that he’s written up an article about the Hype mountain Halo 3 faces, and must get over. Here’s hoping he’s not REALLY out of a job because of the game…(Louis Wu 13:35:21 UTC)

  • News Roundup, Wednesday Morning

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    Wow, when a release as big as Halo 3 comes along, being gone for even one day can cause mail to back up tremendously. News articles pertaining to Halo 3 in the last 24 hours:The Technology & Console Blog wants to tell you why Halo 3 HAS to be great. (Hint: it has to do…

  • Halo 3 Tokyo Game Show Screenshots

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    Avateur pointed out some screenshots at TeamXbox that seem to have been released for the Tokyo Game Show. I’ve added them to our Halo 3 multiplayer gallery (six shots) and Halo 3 gallery (1 campaign shot). I’ll try to get the new ActionClix shots up shortly as well.

  • Retronauts Does Marathon 2

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    Retronauts continues its contributions to 1Up’s ongoing Halo 3 coverage by taking a look back at Marathon 2. In case you’ve been under a rock since July, Freeverse has ported the game to XBLA as Marathon:Durandal. Thanks to chewpathingy in the HBO forum.

  • The Japanese Really Love Halo

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    At least, that’s what Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku says about the pre-Tokyo Games Show press event held by Microsoft, where they did show some Halo: Now, they are showing a Halo 3 trailer. Because, you know, the Japanese really love Halo. It’s a new trailer! They showed the Japanese TV ad, too. The Halo 3…

  • And The Waves Were Battles: Audio In Halo 3

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    Gamasutra has a story up on some of the audio technology used to make Halo 3. Specifically, real time signal processing software by Waves, called Maxx. The story contains a short quote from Marty “The Elder” O’Donnell. Thanks to Anton P. Nym for the heads-up in the HBO forum.

  • The End Of Halo 3: First Alleged Spoilers Appear

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    A thread in 4chan claims to have a screencap from the endgame cinematic and summarizes the end of the game. WARNING: The link may contain spoilers. Don’t click it if you don’t want to know what may, or may not, be the end of Halo 3.