My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Vote for Podtacular in the Riot Halo Community Awards!

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    The Riot podcast, formerly known as Wiki Riot, is hosting their own 2006 Halo community awards, and your community is nominated! We’re nominated under Biggest Community Contributor (Clan/Website) and JVB and I are nominated for Best Halo Contribution. So head on over and vote! Thanks to Sigafoos for the heads up. Now’s your chance to…

  • Submit stuff for Episode 96: The Halo 3 Show!

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    Episode 95 will be out very shortly, like probably within a few days. Ciclonic is working his magic on it as we speak. He’s not allowed out of the basement until he’s done. How do you think Halo 3 will end? JVB thought this one up and I think it’s a great idea! Why not…

  • Weekly Porridge #47: Ninja Gheyden

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    The saga continues with another episode of Weekly Porridge: the Podtacular community comic strip by Quality Jeverage. This time we got some bidniss where DM7000 faces some taiwanese ninjas! More talk in the forums.

  • Episode 94: Customs and Callins with KP from Bungie!

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    Download | Show Notes It’s the Customs and Callins show where we talk about the top few custom games, the top few halo jokes, the voice mails for the month with CapnKrunk and tales from the foxhole. Not only that, we have a pretty meaty talk with KP from Bungie about what to expect from…

  • Apple iPhone is here. Revolutionary.

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    Steve Jobs just introduced the world to what seems to be the next "it" gadget. First it was the 1984 Mac that changed computers. Then it was the iPod that changed audio. Now he’s giving us the iPhone. The iPhone is actually a new widescreen iPod. More later. The iPhone is a new “smartphone” that…

  • Cat In The Hat

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    When the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 was first announced, someone in our forum asked if the helmet would be wearable. KP answered “yes, if your head is very small… and rectangular.” Paul Maestri came up with another possibility, in today’s Halo Heads.(Louis Wu 19:49:06 UTC)

  • I wasn’t actually scared

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    More local art – Luke McKay whipped up another RvB comic, this one looking at the end of the most recent episode. Some minor artistic liberties taken.(Louis Wu 19:04:49 UTC)

  • New Pinkuh-isms

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    In the last few days, Pinkuh has whipped up a pair of new images; the first is a tattoo design for Frag Qu33n, the second is a self-portrait… as a furry, in Mjolnir armor. (Well, sort of.) Safe for work… mostly.(Louis Wu 17:05:36 UTC)

  • HD Halo

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    LANwhore Mintz attended his second major LAN in two weeks recently – you can find the writeup of this original Halo experience at the Hushed Casket. (Congrats to Frankie, who ALSO made it to his second community LAN in two weeks – the man’s racking up frequent flyer miles like they’re Halo 3 medals.)(Louis Wu…

  • Don’t Talk to Strangers

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    Mister Froggy pointed out that Halo, Articulated Episode 3, ‘Don’t Talk to Strangers’, is now up for viewing. Explains a few things about the Covenant heirarchy…(Louis Wu 14:51:04 UTC)

  • Championship Gaming Series (IGN/DirecTV)

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    IGN has a story about a DirecTV/IGN partnership to bring you the Championship Gaming Series, an international gaming league. Looks like videogames on TV is an idea whose time has come… thanks, Neloms.(Louis Wu 14:45:51 UTC)

  • H2V and Xbox – Playable?

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    Over at Bungie.net, the third question in the Halo 2 Vista FAQ pretty much puts the kibosh on the idea that H2Vista players will be able to play cross-platform with Halo 2 Xbox players. So when Robbie Bach came out during the CES Keynote this week and mentioned that Halo 2 would be cross-platform, Halo…

  • Spending Time with your Family

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    The World Series of Video Gaming is hosting an exhibition All-Star game at CES this week; MoB will face FBI (yes, the teams were picked for the real-life juxtapositions of their names). Read the details at Amped eSports.(Louis Wu 13:50:10 UTC)

  • 2006 MLG Retrospective, Part 1

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    MLGPro.com has a retrospective on 2006 (or at least the first part of one); walk through the season with them. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:45:33 UTC)

  • Halomega Weekly Update

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    Thanks to Conor Mahoney, who sent us the latest Halomega update; you’ll find montages here, here, and here, along with info about a 4v4 league, a video of the week competition, and more – check their news section for details.(Louis Wu 23:25:51 UTC)

  • Beta Max

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    Paul Maestri tosses in his two cents about the Halo 3 beta program in the latest Halo Heads comic. The man has a sharp wit.(Louis Wu 23:18:09 UTC)

  • Last year called… it wants its update back.

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    Wow. Is it 2007 already? If you’re just waking up from a dream about gods bowling, and you’re wondering what happened in the Halo universe since 2005… check out the new top story at Bungie.net. KP’s laid down all the important happenings for 2006. Well, except for all my eBay purchases – where are those,…

  • Bungie.net Year in Review

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    We take a long, lingering look back at our annus mirabilis (look it up, ‘tards) and the antics and announcements that defined 2006 for Bungie. What’s going to happen in 2007? Oh, just the release of a little game we like to call Halo 3.

  • Streaming Live.

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    Stuntmutt got a 360 for Christmas. And he’s happy. But there are still some issues… check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:02:48 UTC)

  • Gears of War patch and maps coming this week

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    Two free new maps for Gears of War will be available on Wednesday, January 10th, from the XBOX Live Marketplace.  There will also be a new video available.  This new content is sponsored by the Discovery Channel.  No word on whether there will be any Discovery Channel branding on the maps. A patch for Gears…