My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • And the lesson is… Shishka sucks.

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    Bungie’s latest Halo Humpday didn’t go so well for them on the virtual battlefield… but they made up for it in the writeup. (This picture is priceless. Priceless, I tell you.) They played Certain Affinity, and they played on new Certain Affinity-built maps, and they got OWNED. Such is life. (And death. Quite a lot…

  • iMega Unveiled

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    Omegga stopped by to point out iMega, a new tool he’s developed for HaloPC dedicated servers. Gives you a lot of the control you get with the HaloCE dedicated server.(Louis Wu 05:09:47 UTC)

  • See the Halo 2 Vista Trailer 1 day early

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    Gamerscore Blog has a story about an exclusive sneak peek at a Halo 2 Vista trailer; sign up for Microsoft’s Games for Windows newsletter, get on the 24 hour sneak preview list for the trailer. (You’ll get an email when the trailer is available – no word on when that will be. I didn’t even…

  • Humpday Challenge

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    We stupidly take on Certain Affinity at the maps they just spent months building and playing. PS., Shishka Sucks.

  • Eric Nylund, On the Spot

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    Eric Nylund will be a guest on tonight’s ‘On the Spot’, a ‘live interactive weekly show featuring the latest in gaming’ put on by Gamespot. Episode airs less than an hour from when this is being posted – go listen to him discuss Ghosts of Onyx! Thanks, LaSelva Factor.(Louis Wu 22:05:46 UTC)

  • Best of VoD, Part 1

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    Andz pointed out an article he’s written for Amped eSports – it can help you pick some of the best pro content to watch, now that MLG has made their VoD service free. (Louis Wu 22:00:47 UTC)

  • Tray and Play

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    PsychoRaven noticed a new Hired Gun blog – it’s a look at the ‘Tray and Play’ feature of Halo 2 Vista; the ability to play during install. HBO’s take? It’s an interesting feature – and really cool for getting you RIGHT INTO THE GAME as soon as you take the disc out of the box…

  • GoO – now smaller on your shelf

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    If you’ve held off buying Ghosts of Onyx because of the form factor (and the $12.95 cover price), TOR has just released the (standard-sized) mass-market paperback. Price differential, at least at Amazon, is miniscule at this point (the original trade paperback is $9.71, while the new mass-market version is $7.99) – but it’ll fit better…

  • Marty looks back at the H3 trailer recording

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    Music4Games has a really interesting interview with Marty O’Donnell – it’s a postmortem of the Halo 3 announcement trailer music recording session. Lots of pictures, lots of great tidbits. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:25:27 UTC)

  • An X-Plane Pelican

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    Mid7night continues his Halo-to-X-Plane portage (we’ve already commented on his Longsword (1|2), the Pillar of Autumn, a Covenant Assault Carrier (1|2), and a Phantom) – his newest craft is a Pelican. Check it out! (Videos, too.)(Louis Wu 10:30:17 UTC)

  • What Halo has Brought Together…

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    Oh, my goodness. ODSTAdrianFii stopped by our forum last night to announce that 1) she and LazarusCayde have gotten engaged, 2) the engagement is due in large part to their mutual love of Halo (she said we helped! I’m tearing up!), and 3) they’re going to try and make it a Halo wedding. I demand…

  • James Falcon Continues Armor Work

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    James Falcon sent us a few pictures of the armor he’s building – we’ve added it to his rifle page. First up – boots and gloves! Next in line – shin guards. Stay tuned!(Louis Wu 09:58:38 UTC)

  • H3DA – Online and Functional

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    Lyca let us know that the Halo 3 Data Archive has finished a pretty monumental task; they’ve categorized and documented all released info about Halo 3 to date. Every tidbit is attributed to its source – if you ever need to figure out whether what your buddy is telling you is actually released info, or…

  • Legolas releases enormous montage

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    MLGPro.com has a story about a ridiculously long (and large) montage from one of its pro gamers – Legolas has released ‘My Side of the Story’, a 24 minutes, 373 mb vid. It’s not ALL gameplay – there are movie clips, commentary screens, and other tidbits interspersed – but it does seem a bit… excessive.…

  • GRAW 2 PC Multiplayer Beta Coming Soon

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    The GRAW 2 PC multiplayer beta signups are supposed to be coming in early April sometime (This month). I’m not sure what regions are going to be allowed into the beta, but I would hope, with such a large market in the US, some might get in. The announcement comes off of their UK website…

  • Forza 2 Demo and Car list Update.

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    For the Millions, and Millions of Forza 2 fans roaming the Podtacular forums. Here is some sweet information regarding the upcoming demo, and a new list of cars. Here is the press release: Hello Forza Fans, We’ve spent the last several months telli…

  • Forza 2 Demo and Car list Update.

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    JVB

    For the Millions, and Millions of Forza 2 fans roaming the Podtacular forums. Here is some sweet information regarding the upcoming demo, and a new list of cars. Here is the press release: Hello Forza Fans, We’ve spent the last several months telling you all about the incredibly deep and realistic features of “Forza Motorsport…

  • Shadows of the Ancients Ep 1

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    Laird sent this along yesterday, but I forgot to post it; he found an interesting piece of Halo machinima on YouTube. It’s called ‘Shadows of the Ancients: Episode 1- Two Arrivals’, and it was created by SpartanJedi360. Nice effects, decent storyline – give it a watch!(Louis Wu 19:21:59 UTC)

  • GiA Dialogue Contest

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    Nathan Gibson, of Games in Action, let us know about a new contest they’re running – come up with a fun NPC one-liner for Halo 3, win stuff. (This contest is just for fun; the lines will NOT actually be used in Halo 3. But you can still win stuff.) More details in the contest…

  • A Hunter Costume, In Progress

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    Monstermaker13 has been hard at work on a Hunter costume, built from wood and cardboard; so far, he’s got the legs, a shield, and a Fuel Rod Cannon. The torso comes next – but in the meantime, check out the work he’s done so far!(Louis Wu 15:39:19 UTC)