My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Gamestop Halo 3 Ad

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    Over the last few days, we’ve received a number of reports of a commercial put together by Gamestop, saying goodbye to Halo 2 on the way to Halo 3 – but the very first time I saw it was at LiveVideo.com last Friday, when I received a Google News Alert…

  • Halo 3 at IMAX – Tons of Web Content

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    There are a number of writeups of the IMAX showing of Halo 3 last night in Seattle – you can find them around the web at places like Gamerscoreblog and CyberRoach – but there’s also quite a bit of info in our own forum. x1zero started a thread while w…

  • It’s all about immersion.

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    Gamespy has put up a nice preview of the upcoming ActionClix Halo figures – they caught up with WizKids at GenCon last week. Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 12:00:33 UTC)

  • Oops.

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    Saw this on Digg – a French TV channel is sponsoring a contest involving photoshopping Halo 3 content into your own pictures. The winner gets to play Halo 3 live against a famous personality. Sounds cool, right? The problem is… there’s zero moderatio…

  • Did you know games have laws?

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    ClassyDude put up a podcast which had Laird and RvB community member Dark54555 discussing the new Microsoft Game Content Rules, and how they affect Halo machinima. You can find it on this page – you’re looking for Episode 2 (it’s down near the bottom)…

  • Halo 2 Tourney near Nashville

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    bluerunner wrote to let us know about a Halo 2 tournament that will be happening in Hendersonville, TN (near Nashville) on September 21 and 22. Grand prize is a Legendary Edition of Halo 3, all proceeds go to charity. They’re shooting for 32 4-player …

  • Requiem For An Xbox

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    narcogen

    Earlier this week I experienced something that, up until now, I thought only other people had to go through. Xbox hardware failure. I plugged it in, and instead of the familiar sights and sounds of console startup, I got a loud pop and a puff of smok…

  • RT: Melon-noma

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    Rooster Teeth News

    I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to check out the Stranglehold demo yet, but if you have, you’ve no doubt noticed that John Woo has it in for a certain type of produce. I don’t know what said produce ever did to him, but it must have been pretty fuc…

  • Inside the Bioshock Limited Edition

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    Midnight

    In case anyone is debating purchase of the Bioshock limited edition I thought I might show you exactly what you get. The box is big: about 5” x 6” x 6”. Inside you’ll find the DVD case marked limited edition, game manual, gam…

  • Extra Content Preview at GI

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    Game Invasion has a bunch of clips from the extra content DVD included with the Limited and Legendary Editions – if you want to see what you’d be getting by buying something above the standard edition… check this out. Thanks, Sir Topham Hat. (Loui…

  • kill.switch

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    Jamie98s has put up a lot of machinima over the years. We’ve got a new one for you – it’s a monster. It’s called “kill.switch”, and it reproduces the plotline (and gets all of its audio from) the Namco Bandai game of the same name. It works very well i…

  • Posthuman Teaser

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    nubpwner91 wrote to point out a teaser for >H (or Posthuman, if you’d prefer). It’s short (a minute long), and pretty small (just over 5 mb in WMP9 or QuickTime formats). Give it a look – it’s promising!(Louis Wu 22:09:23 UTC)

  • Iris ARG now complete

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    CapnKrunk

    According to discussion over at Unfiction forums, it appears that the Iris ARG has now run its course. With all five of the “servers” having been unlocked (Server 05 just unlocked last week on 8/16) apparently the mystery and story of this ARG has bee…

  • Open House

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    The fourth episode of Red vs Blue’s Halo 3 preparedness series is now available for viewing at Gamestop.com. Church helps the Red team pick some prime real estate. Did you know that High Ground is in a great school district? Thanks, PrideofWV and Acti…

  • Legoness

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    Fragclone found another cool set of Legos at Brickshelf – including a Spartan III (from Ghosts of Onyx). (Louis Wu 20:25:40 UTC)

  • What’s good about Halo 3?

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    A blog at MMOABC has listed what the author considers to be the five best single-player improvements shown by Halo 3. You might find… erm, one or two inconsistencies in the text. Thanks, Pedro the Penguin.(Louis Wu 15:51:05 UTC)

  • Why HALO 2 blew and why HALO 3 is going to rock

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    rapture

    Don’t get me wrong. I think HALO 3’s multiplayer gameplay will play almost exactly like HALO 2’s. Well, that’s without saying how Forge (HALO 3’s game editor) will impact online play. But for the most part, the game wi…

  • New Jacket at the Bungie Store

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    Igni Atroque noticed another item for sale at the Bungie Store – a lined Workwear Jacket, just in time for fall. Not inexpensive – but not schlock; if you need a new jacket, this might be your baby.(Louis Wu 15:46:09 UTC)

  • Justifying the Cost

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    This week’s Tied the Leader update covers a single article – but it’s a doozy. XerxdeeJ has calculated what Halo costs him – and what he’s gotten for that cost. He’s calculated a price-per-game, or a price-per-hour, if you’d rather. I fear that my own…

  • Send in stuff for the Bioshock show!

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    foomojive

    Happy Bioshock day! Bioshock is now available at retailers, and it’s time to unravel the mystery of what happened there and how you can help. We want to hear what you think about the game for the next show! Write us a short review about what you thoug…