Year: 2007

Simen, a regular at Subnova, has written up a fun timeline of the Halo 3 Beta (with some random Halo-related milestones thrown in). Swing by to give it a read!(Louis Wu 17:18:30 UTC)

Interesting. Someone’s selling a shield they’ve made – the artwork is a Forerunner symbol. (It doesn’t seem to be a symbol from Halo itself; the description says it’s ‘inspired by’ the game. But it’s close.) Thanks, Fragclone.(Louis Wu 17:09:13 UTC)

Stuntmutt’s paternity leave is in effect, and the One One Se7en guest artwork begins today. First up – a brand-new crossover strip from Gruntsbane, of Halo Babies. The white boards are brilliant!(Louis Wu 16:21:12 UTC)

Obienator made a funny little vid in honor of the end of the Halo 3 Beta – you can check it out on YouTube, or download it in high-res flavors from us. (All links are in his forum post.) I KNEW there was something funky about that game…(Louis Wu 16:…

Dry Ice noticed a post on Major Nelson’s blog about an EGTV piece available for free download on Xbox Live Marketplace, with a preview of Halo 3. Caveat – it’s available only in Europe.(Louis Wu 16:11:26 UTC)

QuickTactical pointed out ‘The Halo 3 Beta: A Noob’s Guide’, a new movie made by Epic Films (directed by EAGLE EYE 318, filmed by QuickTactical). Voices are a bit quiet – but it does a pretty nice job of pointing out some of the intricacies of the Ha…

trigger119 has posted another Monday Movie Playlist at GamingTV – this one focuses on the work of SodaGod. Follow the link, and watch some of the best of SG’s work, in random order!(Louis Wu 13:44:16 UTC)

Sane Intolerant sends word of a new Halo Toy Box episode – Beta Withdrawal is what many of us are suffering this morning. Looks like this is the last ep for a while; SI’s off to do other stuff. (He says keep checking his DA page, though.)(Louis Wu 13:…

360Zine has put up a new preview of the Halo 3 Beta; the latest issue, Issue 7, downloadable as an interactive PDF, contains lots of info, along with a contest to win a copy of Halo 3 Legendary Edition. Adobe Reader 8 on a PC will give you full access…

And… it’s over. Last night, around midnight PDT, the Halo 3 Beta was turned off. If you were in the middle of a game, you were allowed to finish, and for a little while, custom games worked after Matchmaking was turned off – but eventually, EVERYONE…

onij stopped by to point out that the Halo 3 Beta Tournament set up by Escape Station went off as planned, and was, in fact, a success. They’ve got a writeup available (viewable by all) and video highlights (you must be logged in to watch). Go take a …

Well, the original plan involved embarrassing usage of baby pictures – but the Photoshop time simply ran out. I can still take this opportunity to wish CYBRFRK a happy 40th birthday! You’re officially a geezer, dude! (For what it’s worth, mnemesis had…

Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 51 is up – 21 minutes, 8.5 mb, full of stuff. And you’re not listening right now… why? (Louis Wu 22:06:11 UTC)

Twister33547 stopped by to point out a Halo 2 tourney in Lithonia, GA, on June 17th. Check his post for details.(Louis Wu 22:01:53 UTC)

MLG Meadowlands info – GotFrag has a summary, MLG has live (free) video coverage, and more news than you can read.(Louis Wu 21:54:31 UTC)

The submission period for the Halo Zune Giveaway ended last night (much to the chagrin of a number of forgetful people) – we’ve been forced to make some changes to the judging of the entries. Check this forum post for complete details.(Louis Wu 16:27:…