Year: 2007
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Craft, not Art
Eric Trautmann was asked recently to review Lost Planet – and in doing so, he took a look at storytelling in general in videogames. In specific, he looked at Halo, and pointed out that there’s a clear difference between ‘story’ and ‘plot’ – and Halo has more of the latter than the former. There’s no…
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Editing Contest Results Announced
On Wednesday, the Halopeño So Hot Editing Contest (announced in November, submission window closing in December) had its winners announced; Kanbo, who won second place, let us know a few days earlier, but the actual results page went up this week. Congrats to Jamie98s, Kanbo, and Devlin, for pulling in First, Second, and Third Place,…
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ModTacular
Z wrote to point out the H3F ModTage – a video from Nastadon and Callous, showcasing a number of modded maps (and the weapons and vehicles that go with them). 154 mb, WMP9 format – swing by Halo3Forum.com to pick it up!(Louis Wu 12:51:23 UTC)
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Friday’s Fanfic
Ten new pieces for you today in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 11:47:20 UTC)
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Mid-Air No-Scopes On Turret Jerks
There was a new Halo 3 Humpday this week, and it got posted last night. Once again, a coordinated team of Bungie employees went into Halo 3 matchmaking against 3 separate ragtag groups of whoever showed – and surprise, surprise, they won. (Good thing it’s still early in the Alpha cycle, and they can keep…
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EHS Plays Halo
PositronTF noticed another marching band playing Halo while browsing YouTube – it’s unclear where this is (what high school, or even what state), but it’s fun. (Some of the baton twirlers seem to be holding energy swords.)(Louis Wu 11:31:45 UTC)
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KP In Action… Touchtyping
Games In Action gets to the bottom of the conspiracy that put KP in position to get Frankie’s coffee keep the Halo fan community abreast of Halo 3’s development. It’s a sordid tale of job applications and interviews that exposes the seamy underbelly of game development. Of course, working at Bungie isn’t all sushi farts…
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Only initial shipments of Crackdown will have H3 beta code
Only initial shipments of Crackdown will have the HALO 3 beta code. There have been conflicting reports from major gaming news sites. Many sites have given misleading information. I’ll say again: only early copies of Crackdown will have the HALO 3 beta code. So, pre-ordering Crackdown is the most certain way to get in the…
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Deep Thoughts With Eric Trautmann
The guy who shepherded the Halo novels through the labyrinthine halls of Microsoft, Eric Trautmann, has made an interesting blog post on storytelling in games. It started out as a review of the new Xbox 360 shooter Lost Planet, but took a u-turn somewhere and ended up with the conclusion that games, so far, are…
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H3 Humpday: Alpha Trolling
Bungie preys upon new Alpha testers yet again this week. We stuck it to them in the Team Skirmish playlist, playing CTF, Team Slayer and even a new variant which we vaguely describe for you. That’ll teach ’em to help us test our game.
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Halo 3 Spike Grenade
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=rawr Excerpt from long-term, in-field interview with the soldiers of E2-BAG/1/7. Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade Official designation: Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade Length (o/a): 91.4 cm (36 in.) Weight: 1.93 kg (4.25 lbs) Filler: Unknown Killing radius: 3 meters (10 ft) Casualty radius¹: 11 meters (36 ft) Unit Replacement cost: N/A Description: The Type-2 is the…
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RT: PvC Day
Every once in a while, a conflict arises that’s so inflammatory, so partisan, that everyone is sucked in and forced to take sides – think the Cold War, the Hatfields and the McCoys, The Thrilla in Manila. This happened recently on our site, with the release…
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GIA interviews KP
KP talked to the crew from Games in Action – what he does, how he got to where he is, why he loves his job. (And why he doesn’t.) Good read.(Louis Wu 13:44:03 UTC)
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Halo 3 Beta in Every Box of Crackdown?
According to IGN, the chance to play the Halo 3 beta will be included with ALL copies of Crackdown, not just ‘specially marked boxes’ or preorders. There’s been no confirmation of this directly from Microsoft or Bungie – but it seems like a decent bet. (There’s still no word on how the beta will WORK,…
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A table leg with bolted-on machetes
Over at Bungie.net, a new analysis article has been posted – this one takes a close look at the Spike Grenade. No pictures, but lots of detail on useful strategy. KP was first, but Melkor wasn’t far behind.(Louis Wu 13:30:54 UTC)
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It’s Not A Helicopter
KP’s latest in weapons profiling focuses on the Covenant’s Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade, or Spike Grenade. Even with all the info up close and personnel, we still have to settle for a microscopic dot on a microscopic dot for an image. Hey, how about some pictures, like we got for the Mongi?
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Ex-Myth Developer Eats Own Parent
Okay, this is a little obscure, but I thought it worth posting anyway. Mumbo Jumbo is a company that does so-called “casual games”. Mobile phone games, Flash games, puzzle games, game show conversions, card games. Some of it’s on Xbox Live Arcade. However, the name “Mumbo Jumbo” wasn’t always associated with such games. At one…
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We Become Silhouettes by Jamie98s
3:48 Minutes A nuclear bomb is set off in the heart of New Mombasa, and everyone has to deal with the fallout. How? By dancing around as shadows or something. Let Jamie98s explain it to you with music accompaniment by the Postal Service. PSP – 10.3MB Zune – 7.1MB iPod – 7MB OMG S3CRET LINK
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Crackdown Demo, and an H3 Beta Warning
I downloaded the Crackdown demo yesterday, and I gotta say, this game is a blast to play. I went to Gamestop to preorder Halo 3, The lady behind the counter warned me, “If you want Crackdown with the beta, You must preorder, don’t wait for lata.” I looked at her in disbelief. This will surely…