My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: September 2007

  • Domo Aregato, Mister Master Chief… San

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    narcogen

    Kotaku notes that the Japanese release of Halo 3 works in US/NTSC Xboxes. Usually the reverse (US releases working in overseas consoles) is true, but not the other way ’round. The only catch is Japanese language audio with apparently some grammatical problems, according to comments.

  • What Does Australia Think Of Halo 3?

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    narcogen

    The Sydney Morning Herald wants to know what you think of Halo 3. If you’re Australian, that is.

  • Gotchas from Japan

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    halo@bungie.org
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    We got this news from 3Suns yesterday, but it didn’t occur to me that it might be useful to others; thanks to oli for pointing it out again. If you’re in Japan, and you speak English, beware the Asian version of Halo 3 being sold there; the dialogue is in Chinese, with English subtitles for…

  • Halo 3 Disc Errors

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    narcogen

    PlanetXbox, among others, is tracking forum posts from Halo 3 players who say they’re having some disc error messages as well as some freezes; there’s also a known issue where transferring a hard drive to another console will prevent you from using the “resume” feature to play from where you left off (although unlocked levels/checkpoints…

  • Halo as Fine Art

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Wizard Universe is selling a 13″x19″ Giclée print of some Isaac Hannaford artwork – there’ll be 150 pieces, available in December, and they run $89.99 with an extra $10 shipping charge. At the moment, it’s an advanced order, and they can’t guarantee availability.(Louis Wu 10:08:39 UTC)

  • It’s Big Down Under, Too

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    Out of Australia: in a story that highlights the fact that Halo 3 is the biggest Australian entertainment launch of all time (50,000 copies in 24 hours), you can see pictures of the Prime Minister playing the game and meeting Master Chief (thanks, Tim and newguy2445).(Louis Wu 10:02:08 UTC)

  • Chieftans are Hard

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    halo@bungie.org
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    DigitalHer0 created a short clip using the Halo 3 Save Film feature; we’re linking to it because it’s one of the earliest clips released that use this feature, but I’d like to warn submitters that we’ll be pretty picky in the future about front-paging clips. (You’re always welcome to post them on our forum, of…

  • Halo Sound Effects

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    Old Rich People have posted a Halo parody film – the footage is all from the Halo 3 Beta, for some reason. Thanks, Ashley Salas.(Louis Wu 09:50:06 UTC)

  • Halo Movie Script Review

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    Jason Ross sat down with the Alex Garland script for the Halo movie (this originally surfaced in November 2005, but made a reappearance a few weeks ago). You can read Jason’s thoughts on the script at CC2k.(Louis Wu 09:48:42 UTC)

  • I don’t think I’ve ever heard of 640p.

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    Robert “Apache” Howarth pointed us to this article at Voodoo Extreme – apparently, Quaz51, a user on the Beyond 3D forum, has done some calculations on his 1080p TV and found that Halo 3 runs natively at 640p. That seems… odd. If we get any more information about this, we’ll be sure to let you…

  • I Will Be Getting Halo 3

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    narcogen

    …next week. It will come as no surprise to regular readers of this site that I’ve lived overseas for eight years, and as such, I can’t walk down to the corner store to pick up Halo 3, it has to be couriered to me. I ordered a Legendary Edition from EBGames.com, and Blackstar has now…

  • Pro-G Interviews Tung, Wilson

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    narcogen

    Pro-G has delivered the promised longer interview with Bungie’s Joe Tung and Lee Wilson.

  • Xbox India Claims 16M Consoles Sold Worldwide

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    narcogen

    GameGuru interviews Mohit Anand of Xbox India, who makes some pretty ludicrous sounding sales claims for Xbox 360: GG: How is the Xbox 360 currently doing in India? MA: Good question! As per your survey, all of us would be out of our jobs. Your survey says 1500-1600 units. If that were the units that…

  • Unlockable Armor Guide

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    narcogen

    Looking to unlock some of those cool armor permutations in Halo 3? Thumb at The Hushed Casket has got you covered with an armor guide.

  • Halo 3 Controls Cripple Machinima Makers

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    narcogen

    7th Columnist is livid over a change in Halo 3’s controls. Not one that affect the game; one that affects machinima. Instead of just pressing down on the D-pad to create the weapon-lowering, head-bobbing effect used to create the illusion of talking Spartans in movies like Red vs Blue, in Halo 3 you apparently have…

  • Halo 3 Runs 640p Natively?

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    narcogen

    That’s what BeyondUnreal forum poster Quaz51 asserts that these screenshots he’s taken illustrate. If true, might this be the source of all the cantankerousness over Halo 3’s “not quite next-gen” graphics?

  • Halo 3 Sells Out… In Japan?

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    narcogen

    Kotaku says that Halo 3 sold out in at least one store in Japan. Who’d have thunk it?

  • Hometown Boys Done Good

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    narcogen

    Chicagoist notes Bungie’s hometown roots at the University of Chicago, Jason Jones’ continued leadership of Bungie, and Alex Seropian’s founding of Wideload.

  • RT: Congrats Bingle!

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    Rooster Teeth News

    I just read on Gamespot that Halo 3’s opening day total was a staggering $170 million dollars, making it the largest entertainment launch in history. GG guys. GG. Also, today’s totally awesome sponsor comic is right here.

  • 33 Days of Halo, eh?

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    Canadians often get the short end of the stick when it comes to contests – but Anton P. Nym found a contest sponsored by Xbox.com-sponsored Canadian-only contest. Looks pretty juicy, too.(Louis Wu 21:13:41 UTC)