Year: 2007

Deekor let us know that Vengeance Chapter 1 is now online. This Halo 3-based machinima project has a lot going for it; the cinematography’s interesting, the muted color scheme flavors the story perceptibly, the soundtrack is well-handled. However, the storyline is confusing at times (and hard to swallow at other times), and the voice-acting is…

According to Dean Takahashi, G4’s X-Play has announced their ‘Best of 2007 Awards’ nominees – Halo 3’s up for a lot. The awards ceremony will air December 17 at 8 pm, and you’ll see Halo 3 vying for Game of the Year, Best Gameplay Innovation (for Forge/Replays/Screenshots), Best Multiplayer Game, Best Shooter, Best Original Soundtrack,…

Planet Halo’s “Do Something Amazing” contest has had its winners posted; swing by and see who won the goodies!(Louis Wu 13:34:06 UTC)

If the DLC flood wasn’t enough content for you today, Bungie has put up online versions of ‘Journey’s End’, the story ViDoc that was released on Xbox Live Marketplace last week. It’s available in 3 sizes for QuickTime and three for WMP9 – be aware that the large versions are really, really, REALLY large. (The…

…annnd, the knockout punch – content from other Heroic Map Pack Preview attendees.XerxdeeJ stopped by the forum to pimp Tied the Leader’s content blowout, which includes an awesome 17-minute podcast/interview with Bungie employees, but also has a full writeup of the maps.IGN posted a three-page hands-on of the maps.1UP posted their impressions and recommendations.TeamXbox summarizes…

Bungie’s put up a full suite of screenshots from the press packet that went to those who attended last week’s shindig; some of them are included in KP’s writeup, but many are not. (The ones we HAVE posted, though, are watermark-free.) Go look! Thanks to BlueNinja for noticing.(Louis Wu 20:23:34 UTC)

Last week, Bungie invited a group of ‘press’ – big gaming sites, some local (Seattle) media, and a couple of representatives from the fan community – to their headquarters in Kirkland to get an early peek at the downloadable content coming next week. HBO ace reporter KP (who has the unbeatable advantage of being local…

Jammerfer [MunKy] created an updated version of the Final Fantasy trailer using Halo 3 footage, following in the footsteps of Brian Josselyn (Halo) and ShadowX (Halo 2). I gotta say – he did a great job. Go watch.(Louis Wu 19:59:21 UTC)

The same issue of Edge that contained an interview with Marty O’Donnell also contained a fascinating article about multiplayer map design, in which Bungie’s Tyson Green and Chris Carney play significant roles. What makes a multiplayer map great? Read this article to find out. Thanks to broony, for noticing it weeks after it went live…

Ross Mills noticed a very, very cool Spartan snowman, over at Digg. Me? I just wish we had that much snow here. (Louis Wu 19:04:44 UTC)

H3Forge.com is hosting a new contest – come up with a cool idea that should have been in Forge, win an Xbox 360 Messenger Kit. Nice! You’ve got until December 10.(Louis Wu 19:01:45 UTC)

Today’s One One Se7en Advent offering is an old, old, OLD joke. But then… when has that ever stopped Stuntmutt?(Louis Wu 18:02:40 UTC)

MTV’s Stephen Totilo has listed his Top 10 Games of the Year – Halo 3 comes in at number 3. (I was skeptical of his number-one game… until I tried it out. He’s right – it’s horribly addicting. News is actually late this morning because of it.) (Louis Wu 17:59:49 UTC)

Eurogamer’s going to be running a live chat with Bungie’s Frank O’Connor and Jonty Barnes this Friday – details are on their site. Join it, and ask your most burning Halo 3 question! Thanks, Anton P. Nym. (Louis Wu 17:57:14 UTC)

J23 found a webcomic that blames Halo 3 for its lack of progress. Heh.(Louis Wu 17:55:05 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so TTL Demag0gue has posted another episode of Reclaimer – in Chapter Two, Part Seven, things aren’t looking good for Viper’s Zeta Squad.(Louis Wu 17:53:10 UTC)

This is very, very cool. Wax Eyes, over at Bungie.net, used Forge to create a different kind of artwork. Takes a bit to see it – but once it falls into place, it’s clear. (There are hints for seeing it in Raulboy’s thread on our forum.) Read the stuff that Wax Eyes posted at Flickr,…

pete_the_duck has gotten into the puzzle-making game; he’s released Baffleball 01, a solo game you can play on Construct. Visit his post, follow the links, and see how you do!(Louis Wu 17:48:13 UTC)