My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • RT: The Darkness…Part Deux

    What’s up yo? As I was wracking my brain trying to think of something to write to intro this comic, I realized that this is the 152nd time I’ve done this, and everything that could ever be mentioed has already been written – twice. So uh…here’s today…

  • Quake 3 Arena coming to XBOX Live Arcade. Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3 supports keyboard and mouse.

    Great news for Quake III fans (and perhaps keyboard and mouse fans). Coming out out of QuakeCon, iD made the announcement that Quake III Arena is headed to XBOX Live Arcade. Quake III Arena is considered one of the greatest first person shooters of …

  • Hell on Halo

    Brathnok let us know that a friend of his wrote a Halo song; you can read about it, and listen to it, on the Second Foundation website. I wasn’t able to grab all of it here, but the first few seconds reminded me of Lou Reed. And… that’s it for today…

  • Intervention

    Mister Froggy let us know about Halo, Articulated #62 – not sure where this is coming from, but the diagnosis seems right.(Louis Wu 14:05:25 UTC)

  • Grunt Hunt

    Sam M let us know that he’s working on a game called ‘Grunt Hunt’ – it’s basically a Halo-themed version of Duck Hunt. It’ll be available later this month from his website, for both WIndows and Mac, and you can see a video showing how it plays at YouT…

  • Somewhere Only We Know

    Jamie98s let us know that he’s released a music video set to the song ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ by Keane; it’s hosted by Mythica. I can’t tell you what it’s like – but his work is usually quite good, and it’s less than 25 mb. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:…

  • MSN Spotlight on Halo 3

    There’s an MSN Spotlight on Halo 3 today; if you visit the MSN front page, you’ll find a block of Halo 3 links, including articles about the game’s showing at E3 and summaries of in-game features. Thanks, EskimoDragon13.(Louis Wu 13:57:14 UTC)

  • You’re all forgers.

    Today’s Bungie Weekly Update focuses on multiplayer co-op, as well as cool details about other tidbits coming with the release of Halo 3. Go get hyped! (As always, it’s in our Weekly Update Archive, too.)(Louis Wu 04:10:27 UTC)

  • Halo Player’s Guide to Marathon

    Some of us senior citizens are having a blast now that Marathon: Durandal is out for Xbox Live Arcade. I’ll post later in greater length about how this adaptation is simultaneously absolutely faithful to the original while still timely and fun, and h…

  • Bungie Weekly Update: 08/03/07

    Some updates on co-op, Amsterdam, and the Bungie AV Calibration tool. Enjoy –  it’s on the house.

  • That’s a big helmet there

    An EB Games employee sent this link to a youtube video of them going ga-ga over the Halo 3 Legendary Edition display they just setup. I won’t mention his name in case this could possibly get him in trouble!And of course, since da boss is away for anoth…

  • Metallica in Guitar Hero III AND Rock Band

    Thanks Joystiq In a conference call where Activision re-tooted their own horn about how much money they made so far this year, they also let it slip that Metallica would be in Guitar Hero III. The song will be One, a master track off of Metallica&#821…

  • John 1:17

    Today’s One One Se7en goes back to Stuntmutt’s roots on XBL. I’m sure the Helljumpers remember them well.(Louis Wu 15:06:36 UTC)

  • One, from Kraynium

    Z wrote to point out Kraynium’s ‘ONE’ – a 1v1 montage. According to Z, it’s the best 1v1 montage he’s ever seen. It’s 208 mb, and hosted at Filefront. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:03:58 UTC)

  • Innocent Minds

    trigger119 sent word that CROSSFIRE’s Innocent Minds has now been released. (We mentioned the trailer a few days ago.)(Louis Wu 15:00:42 UTC)

  • Marathon Mix 3

    Nick Singer has posted the third of his Marathon/Halo music mixes; I can’t hear it yet, but if it’s anything like the last two, I know I’ll love it. Check it out for yourself!(Louis Wu 14:56:13 UTC)

  • Halo Live Action Short a Bonus

    According to Pro-G, the latest episode of Consolevania contains “a Halo short film” after the credits; this file is too large for me to download on my two-cans-and-a-string connection, but the crack HBO investigative team has looked at it, and the ver…

  • Amsterdam Press Interviews at Gamersyde

    Gamersyde posted a video containing group interviews done in Amsterdam with Frankie and Sketch, on a wide variety of subjects – it’s 112 mb, and covers a lot of subjects – go grab a copy! Lots of people told us – the first email I saw came from Dolbex…

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction

    Just six new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – shouldn’t take long at all to read them! (Louis Wu 14:27:40 UTC)