My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Another look at violence and video games

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    Very thought-provoking story at BBC News today – are we ignoring interesting side effects of video games because we’re afraid of giving ammunition to the Jack Thompsons of the world? Thanks, Walshicus.(Louis Wu 21:39:58 UTC)

  • Parting Ways

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    Sean Mortensen sent along ‘Parting Ways’, a new martial piece he’s composed (mp3, 3.5 mb). He’s also included the score, in PDF format (271k). (Louis Wu 20:39:15 UTC)

  • Prometheus Unbound

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    Bungie has put up an official article about the upcoming flamethrower and firebomb for Halo 3 – the information is the same as what IGN put up last week, but it’s a real-live Bungie link now! Thanks, Andrew Galbraith.(Louis Wu 19:54:56 UTC)

  • Halo Universe: Use Fire

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    If all else fails… The long wait is over, Halo 3 welcomes the Flamethrower and a fourth grenade into the fold.

  • Bungie – Saving Microsoft’s Bacon

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    At the New York Times, there’s an article about the Xbox 360’s quality woes… and a theory about why people don’t give up on a product that fails so often. “There’s nothing in the house that breaks down as much,” says one of the consumers quoated in t…

  • $155 Million or Bust

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    Variety’s got a story about the hopes Microsoft has for Halo 3 – will it become the single biggest entertainment event in history? matttheskwirl14 was the first to us with the news.(Louis Wu 18:17:31 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Albania – Webisode 2

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    Dave Bergland wrote to let us know that Webisode 2 of his Halo 3 Albania Project is now posted; you can watch it in QuickTime format on the website, or in streaming format at YouTube. This one tries to clarify what’s going to happen in the next couple…

  • Send in stuff for this week’s show: Habenero Halo

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    foomojive

    So recently there’s been a couple new things revealed about Halo 3. We’d love to hear what you think about these things for the next podcast: 1. The flamethrower from Halo PC will be a 3rd person weapon in Halo 3. It will be able to take out vehicles a…

  • The Wide Load Grows

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    narcogen

    Gamasutra has a five page interview with Alex “The Man” Seropian at Wideload; not too much new or substantive there, but he does confirm that Hail to the Chimp uses the Unreal engine, and that the studio has grown to 20 or so full-time and that sum i…

  • Syndrome De La Page Blanche

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    narcogen

    In French, the phrase “syndrome de la page blanche”, or white page syndrome, is intended as an expression of writer’s block; the inability to begin a project faced with an empty page. Myself, I always viewed it as an expression of the usefulness of li…

  • Bioshock Demo Available on XBL

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    Midnight

    It’s about 15 minutes old and weighs a hefty 1.35 GB, and you can get your copy for free on XBL. The Bioshock television trailer is also available from gametrailers. The SD version is below and the HD version is available for download here. Ad…

  • Tragic story gets worst.

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    JVB

    A few weeks ago I posted a story of a guy who’s gamertag was Coreyfear. His house was burned down and he was left with no clothes or furniture. Well, I am sad to announce that he lost his wife. His wife was shot by her ex-boyfriend in Staten Island. Th…

  • Master Chief…..FLAME-ON!

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    Sideburnt

    IGN has Halo 3 news. New weapon (sorta) and 4th grenade type. The Flamethrower from Halo:CE PC The Flame Grenade The flamethrower is handled like a turret so you will be controlling from 3rd person. “The flamethrower does things that just we…

  • The Riot 60

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    Sigafoos pointed out The Riot 60, punched up by Halo Mountain Dew Game Fuel and lack of sleep. 15 mb, 37 minutes. Zombie Elephants.(Louis Wu 22:19:52 UTC)

  • Rockslide megabattle pistol fun

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    Rockslider returns to the Rockslide Megabattle, focusing on the area where two dropships visit. Interesting reading!(Louis Wu 20:41:47 UTC)

  • Grunt Plushie Templates – to Start

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    Last month, Horus released pictures of a Grunt Plushie he’d created, along with rough templates for making your own. Now, he’s back with finished templates – or at least half of them. You can find templates for Arms and Legs, Torso, and Backpack over a…

  • The iPhone is miPhone

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    bndud stopped by to point out a Cops and Robbers Short – it’s a video starring the Robbers Unite team, and it looks at iPhones (and other social phenomena). Available in a bunch of formats and sizes. Check out his post!(Louis Wu 20:31:48 UTC)

  • Comparing Haze and Halo 3

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    CinemaBlend has put up a screenshot comparison between Halo 3 and Haze. (Louis Wu 15:36:05 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Tax?

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    q XBLRadio has noticed an odd pricing factoid about Best Buy – all of the Halo 3 related items are 3 dollars more than Microsoft’s MSRP. A Halo 3 dollar tax?(Louis Wu 15:34:32 UTC)

  • Mute Radio now a part of Gaming Lessons

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    Bluestrike2 sent us a note to let us know that Mute Radio has relaunched as part of Gaming Lessons. You can read the full announcement on the site – along with Bluestrike2’s thoughts on the move. (Gaming Lessons has also relaunched with a new design.)…