My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Big Bang

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    Awesome new video at Game Invasion – 3:41 worth of Bungie employees (Marty, man, cut your hair) discussing what THEY think Halo 3 will give you, and what you’re going to be giving back. Hype? Sure. But good hype. Go watch. Thanks, GetOverIT Enor.Update: Schedonnardus points out that there are actually TWO new videos today…

  • Retronauts finishes with Halo 2

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    1Up has put up ‘Revisiting Halo 2, Part 3’ – covers trough the end of the game. Thanks, Lichtonatus.(Louis Wu 20:39:49 UTC)

  • Great Soundtracks

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    Game Revolver posted their list of the top 12 greatest soundtracks of all time (we’re talking games here, not movies) – Halo 2 did pretty well. Thanks, Raz0r.(Louis Wu 20:32:46 UTC)

  • More armor pics from James Falcon

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    James Falcon sent along another batch of pics of his armor in progress – this time we’ve got forearm guards, the start of his S108 Sniper Rifle, and some pics of him messing around with his AR5. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 20:22:31 UTC)

  • Does It Come In Lightish Red?

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    Whoa. A One One Se7en that references Halo 3, Red vs Blue, and Marathon, all at once! Watch the overload! (Speaking of Marathon – have you submitted your entry for the 7 on the 7th Contest yet? Deadline is in 8 hours!)(Louis Wu 19:55:43 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Tourney in Texas

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    G-Kon (Arlington, TX) is hosting a Halo 3 Tournament on September 29th; 1v1 and 4v4 will both be supported. Registreation is $15 pp/per event. Check the website for more details.(Louis Wu 19:44:45 UTC)

  • New screenies at Gamersyde

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    Remember those hidden screenshots on Xbox.com? Gamersyde has giant versions of ’em… along with a very nice Multiplayer shot, as well. (Red Team FTW.) Thanks, Mike Carson.(Louis Wu 18:15:16 UTC)

  • Bungie Store Gets a Redesign

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    A redesign is taking place over at the Bungie store–check out the work in progress.

  • Bungie Store Gets A Redesign

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    A redesign is taking place over at the Bungie store–check out the work in progress.

  • Don’t Believe The Hype

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    Gamers With Jobs urges gamers not to expect too much from Halo 3, because nothing can live up to the hype. While examining the extent to which our appetites are dictated to us by the omnipresence of information about AAA must-sell titles, it does seem that some of Julian “rabbit” Murdoch’s theses say more about…

  • recruit…

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    Recruit for the Death by Rhino clan, I think pyro is winning…

  • Halotosis

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    A thoughtful, well-written article (typo in the first line notwithstanding) can be found over at Gamers with Jobs; Julian “rabbit” Murdoch discusses how Halo 3 simply CANNOT live up to the level of hype that’s been generated. The line that resonated most with me was his description of Guitar Hero 2; even though he enjoyed…

  • He Needs A Microphone

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    XerxdeeJ at Tied the Leader interviews the Master Chief himself, Steve Downes, for the second time. Head right on over and download it!

  • Those are his orders.

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    Swing by Tied the Leader for a special treat today – XerxdeeJ has a 12-minute interview with Steve Downes, who plays the voice of Master Chief in all three Halo games. Sound quality is awesome, behind the scenes discussion is beyond awesome. 11.5 mb in MP3 format – go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 11:40:44 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Albania update

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    Dave Bergland let us know that the next Halo 3 Albania Project Webisode is now online (or you can watch it on YouTube) – it’s the second half of the ‘meet the crew’ segment.(Louis Wu 11:30:50 UTC)

  • Brainstorm

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    RPG-TV.com jumped right on the Wikipedia edit thing we mentioned yesterday – today’s comic extrapolates. Thanks, chewpathingy.(Louis Wu 11:24:29 UTC)

  • Kubrick Action Figure Theater

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    Elnea bought some Kubrick Spartans, and decided they’d fit nicely into her Halo Action Figure Theater. I think she’s right.(Louis Wu 11:22:08 UTC)

  • Add the countdown to your .sig

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    RVideo pointed out a small gif you can include in your .signature that will show a countdown to Halo 3 with each pageload. (Don’t save a local copy; all you’ll get is the time to Halo 3 from when you saved it. You need to use the URL he provides.)(Louis Wu 11:18:53 UTC)

  • Getting a look at who killed you

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    The Australian Herald Sun has an article about the Saved Films feature of Halo 3, with some discussion from Frankie about the game in general and what Bungie tried to do with it. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 11:15:38 UTC)

  • Halo Epsilon Access Leaked

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    The Hushed Casket has details on how some people with access to the Epsilon build of Halo 3 got duped into offering access to the game to unauthorized persons by getting access to those users’ gamertags on their own consoles, and using that gamertag to download the build. Check the story for full details; there…