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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • HALO heads 48 – 100th Podtacular

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    Paul Maestri let us know that Halo Heads 48, celebrating the 100th episode of Podtacular, is now up. (I had no idea Foo Mo Jive looked so much like Jim Carrey…)(Louis Wu 16:58:05 UTC)

  • Podtacular Hits 100th Episode

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    The fine folks over at Podtacular are celebrating the release of their 100th Podcast this week. Now’s a good time for new listeners to jump in as they take a look back at past shows and discuss the show’s future.

  • Podtacular Hits 100th Episode

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    The fine folks over at Podtacular are celebrating the release of their 100th Podcast this week. Now’s a good time for new listeners to jump in as they take a look back at past shows and discuss the show’s future.

  • No Pants Friday – A Bungie Life Lesson

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    Over at Gamasutra, you’ll find a Q&A with Max Hoberman, of Certain Affinity – the interview is mostly about Certain Affinity, and where it’s going, but there’s also a chunk of stuff about the making of the Halo 2 maps that are coming out soon, and about Max’s experience with Bungie on Halo 2 and…

  • A full review of Crackdown

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    foomojive

    Crackdown puts you in the roll of a “Super-cop”. Who is genetically enhanced to fight crime. As an employee of the “Agency”, you are thrown into the fire. And It’s up to you to clean up the streets. You will have to exterminate such pest as Los Muertos, The Volk and the Shai-Gen Corporation. Lets…

  • Crackdown

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    JVB

    Platform Xbox 360 | Publisher Microsoft Game Studios Crackdown puts you in the roll of a “super-cop”. Who is genetically enhanced to fight crime. As an employee of the “Agency”, you are thrown into the fire, and it’s up to you to clean up the streets. You will have to exterminate such pests as Los…

  • Eurogamer talks to Frankie

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    Eurogamer got in a short interview with Frank O’Connor recently, discussing Halo 3. Not a lot of new content, but a few tidbits – for example, at the moment, you leave footprints in the snow on Snowbound (for a short time), allowing you to be tracked. (Of course, this might change before release.) Thanks, broony.(Louis…

  • Podtacular Episode 100

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    Kiaffex let us know that Podtacular Episode 100 has been posted – a special episode that looks back at the last 25 casts, looks forward to Podtacular’s future, and offers up the Podtacular Awards. An hour and 20 minutes long, almost 75 mb big. Go grab it!(Louis Wu 12:52:01 UTC)

  • Wideload To Announce Console Party Game?

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    narcogen

    The Austin-American Statesman has an story on its site today that’s mostly about Austin area game developers; However, it also includes an image that purports to be from Hail To The Chimp, an upcoming console party game from Wideload Games, developers of Stubbs the Zombie and home to at least seven Bungie alumni. Word has…

  • Episode 100: Anniversary Special

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    foomojive

    Download | Shownotes This is a very special 1:20 long 100th episode with a look back over the last 25 naarated by CapnKrunk, a look toward Podtacular’s future with JVB, Painkilla05, Algebra Cow and Gemini Ace, some special voice mails, and the Podtacular Awards assembled by LT Redteam. Be sure to hang in for the…

  • 2007: Most Expensive Gaming Year Ever?

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    Midnight

    I was discussing upcoming XBOX 360 games with FoulBreed and we had the revelation that this year is going to be expensive for those of us wanting to play all the new “revolutionary” games. Games I am sure I want: Halo 3 Crackdown Assassin’s Creed Bioshock Forza 2 Oblivion Shivering Isles Expansion Pack Games I…

  • Uncovered Goodies

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    Interesting… Finn uncovered an old thread at Bungie.net that ties together some pretty intriguing bits of info about Harvest, and what might (or might not) have happened there… give it a read. Then toss in your own two cents!(Louis Wu 19:37:21 UTC)

  • The Riot 35

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    Sigafoos points out that The Riot 35 has been released – 19 minutes (7.5 mb) of community news. Highlights include discussion of Halo Everywhere, and a Halo tourney with Risk overtones from Sword of Laban. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:16:43 UTC)

  • Gentle Giant Halo Figures

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    Wow – word of yet ANOTHER company getting into the Halo figure game; looks like Gentle Giant plans to start making Kubrick figures soon. Thanks, Tango. (Louis Wu 19:12:05 UTC)

  • Machines of War, Episode 1

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    Wow. We got word from SodaGod that he’d released the first episode of a new machinima series, Machines of War. It is the story of Spartan 104, cursed to survive when his comrades do not. This was filmed in Halo 2 Campaign, and the imagery is spectacular; he does an astounding job of getting the…

  • Frontline with Suzie: Bubble trouble

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    Rockslider pointed out a new Fronline with Suzie – she interviews an unusual subject, one we can’t actually mention on the front page without adding spoiler tags. It’s… a rather odd interview.(Louis Wu 15:50:02 UTC)

  • GIA Halo 3 Tourney Announced

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    In honor of their first anniversary,Games in Action is announcing Shock and Awe, a 4v4 Halo 3 tournament that kicks off on Halo 3 release day and will have over $5000 in prizes, assuming a full 256-team roster. Go read this thread for more details.(Louis Wu 15:38:48 UTC)

  • Killzone Rumor Killed

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    Last week, Luke Smith speculated that Killzone 2 would show up at GDC (in early March), and a playable demo would be released before the Halo 3 beta kicked off. According to Playfuls.com, Sony has killed that rumor – Killzone 2 will NOT be present at GDC, and there will NOT be a playable demo…

  • A bigger paper army

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    Nomi jumped back into making more paper spartans – you can find a host of new ones at the bottom of her gallery here. Looks like she’s getting even better at it!(Louis Wu 19:21:26 UTC)

  • More info about Kotobukiya Halo Figures

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    Laird found some information about the upcoming Kotobukiya figures (we mentioned them last week) – according to Figures.com, they’ll run $100 each (about standard for Kotobukiya figures), the first will be a Halo 3 Master Chief released late this summer, and they will NOT require assembly. More when we know it!(Louis Wu 15:43:29 UTC)