My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Twelve. (And Thirteen.)

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    Whoops. Hikaru-119 pointed out that I forgot to mention yesterday’s or today’s One One Se7en Advent offerings… the dangers of auto-updates. Sorry about that! (Well… you might actually thank me after reading them.)(Louis Wu 23:22:44 UTC)

  • Inside Halo episode 4

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    Machinima.com’s Inside Halo Episode 4 is now online – you can watch or download it at machinima.com, or stream it at YouTube. SodaGod is off this time around, but the dead pixel will walk you through the basics of making machinima with Halo 3. Good info, interesting to watch, funny! Go grab it. Thanks, Adam…

  • RT: Burnie Bump Redux

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    It’s becoming my mission in life to bump Burnie’s posts as soon as I possible can. How dare he post on the main page – my page! Anyway, his post immediately below is pretty awesome, and is all about our Grifball tournament this weekend. I heard that ESPN…

  • UNSC Messenger Bag

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    ThinkGeek is selling a pretty nice messenger bag – comes in Khaki or Grey, and holds an awful lot of stuff. Check it out!(Louis Wu 21:25:37 UTC)

  • Quick and Dirty Guide to the Heroic Maps

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    Fast and hard look at the maps: what they contain and what to play from the Halo 3 Heroic Map pack.

  • Halo 3 Voted Retail’s Highlight Of 2007

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    There’s a press release at GamesIndustry.biz that announces that MCV, the leading trade publication for the video games industry, has named the Halo 3 launch as the “best single moment in 2007”. Not bad!(Louis Wu 21:19:57 UTC)

  • Halo makes people spend big

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    Hawty McBloggy wrote up her experience at the Childs Play Charity Dinner Auction a couple of nights ago – her focus was on the Halo-related items, of which there were many for sale. A chance to use Bungie’s ‘Flaming Helmet’ armor on Xbox Live went for $740, a bag of schwag (along with Recon armor)…

  • CNN says Halo launch a top sci-tech story of the year

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    CNN.com has posted their Top sci-tech stories of the year as part of their Year in Review coverage – use the little circles on the bottom to jump to September 25, and you’ll see that Halo 3’s launch made the list. Thanks, Avateur.(Louis Wu 21:03:59 UTC)

  • Another shot at a cheap Legendary Edition

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    If you missed out on Amazon’s $59.99 Halo 3 Legendary Edition on Black Friday, you’ve got another shot – while supplies last. Wal-Mart (well, walmart.com, at least) is selling the helmeted game for $59.82 right now. What are you waiting for? Update: looks like Clefton Twain noticed this, too.(Louis Wu 19:55:07 UTC)

  • Unforgotten Sheet Music

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    chrischang127 has transcribed Unforgotten, from Halo – it’s available at Rampancy.net as a PDF. (Remember, you must be logged in to see the download links.)(Louis Wu 17:00:26 UTC)

  • FJOLIAGE

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    Today’s Another Halo Comic Strip has a shout-out to all you folks using Legendary helmets on your trees. (Yes,like Paul.)(Louis Wu 16:22:36 UTC)

  • Vista H3 Screenshot Viewer

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    This is intriguing – if you have Windows Vista, here’s a sidebar gadget that lets you view Bungie.net screenshots on your desktop.(Louis Wu 16:14:59 UTC)

  • Psst… buy your NYC VGL tix early

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    Hmm… not totally sure about this, but… cannon1iron let us know that tickets for a New York City performance of Video Games Live next April go on sale tomorrow, officially… but you can get in on an internet presale by using the password HEHALO on this page. I checked, and there are some great seats…

  • Foundry: it’s not just for breakfast any more.

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    MLG Canada has posted a video of some MLG Pros and office staff playing Halo 3 soccer. It looks fun. Not NEARLY as much fun as the several hours of Grifball I played last night with some RvB folks.. but fun.(Louis Wu 16:02:25 UTC)

  • AceHawk’s Halo 3 Minitage

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    AceHawk made a Minitage of Halo 3 gameplay – I’m not sure why it’s called a ‘Minitage’, since it looks like a standard montage to me, but hey, you can call your work whatever you like, right? Thanks to trigger119 for letting us know – and for hosting it at GamingTV.(Louis Wu 15:55:27 UTC)

  • Happy Birtday!

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    Chris Marshall pointed out a Bungie.net thread with pictures of a cake bought by a loving wife for her husband – the person who did the icing doesn’t know how to spell ‘Birthday’, but other than that, it’s great! (He also got to put his Legendary helmet on top of the tree.)(Louis Wu 14:07:20 UTC)

  • Tough Guy

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    Um… I’m not sure I understand the criteria, but IGN Stars has declared Master Chief a winner in the 2007 Sweet Badassss! Awards, right up there with Jason Bourne. Thanks, Grey Wolf.(Louis Wu 13:51:55 UTC)

  • What’s new at Pod TV?

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    Guardian Tips Episode: We Need Your Help! Pod TV has an exciting announcement. Freak in a Box, the guy who was responsible for the early episodes of Pod TV, is back on the team! For the next episode, they’re looking for your tips for Guardian that can be demonstrated on video. Check out the forum…

  • Frank’s Back on Game Theory

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    Frank O’Connor returned to the Game Theory podcast (he’d joined them for a podcast right after Halo 3 was released) – it’s a long episode (an hour and 40 minutes), and although it’s focused on the Games of the Year, it kicks off with Halo/Bungie discussions. Go listen! Thanks, Zeouterlimits.(Louis Wu 13:00:41 UTC)

  • Screenshot contest for UK residents

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    If you’re a resident of the UK, and 15 or older, you’re eligible for this contest, being run on MySpace by Xbox 360 UK. Take a cool screenshot, be eligible for cool prizes. You’ll need a MySpace account to play. Read the page for more details. Thanks, The More Deluded.(Louis Wu 12:51:59 UTC)