My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Open your mouth, you’re risking a lot

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    During the ramp-up to Halo 3, Bungie was, for the most part, VERY careful about what they said about the game. This bothered a lot of fans; I mean, why all the secrecy? Why so vague with details? Just say what you mean, man! Well, there’s a piece over at Advanced Media Network (thanks, Avateur)…

  • He loved it.

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    Another small ‘Halo 3 is all the rage’ piece in USA Today – this one is worth noting because they’ve quoted our own Miguel Chavez.(Louis Wu 13:55:55 UTC)

  • The Price of Fame

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    Action Trip has posted another Halo-related comic; sometimes, folks want a piece of you just because you’re on top. (Other times, they have better reasons.)(Louis Wu 13:53:30 UTC)

  • Hype Analysis

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    Sky News wonders if Halo 3 lives up to its hype. (Cut to the chase – yes, apparently.) (Louis Wu 13:45:13 UTC)

  • In Luck We Trust

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    Dean Takahashi reviews Halo 3 multiplayer (he enjoys it quite a lot), and solicits your feedback. (Louis Wu 13:43:39 UTC)

  • One shot is all it takes.

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    Wired looks at the weapons in Halo 3, and how Bungie kept things fresh.(Louis Wu 13:41:40 UTC)

  • B Cause of U

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    DHalo noticed ‘B Cause of U’, an ode to teamkilling fuc – um, friends, over at Newgrounds. We all know this guy.(Louis Wu 13:39:57 UTC)

  • Sharing is Fundamental

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    Geezer Gamers has put up a useful guide to sharing stuff in Halo 3. Check it out.(Louis Wu 11:45:41 UTC)

  • BK Offers Halo 3 Goodies

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    Burger King has posted their Halo 3 page – you can get avatars, desktops, and a free 48 hour pass to XBL for registering. Thanks, Avateur.(Louis Wu 11:43:54 UTC)

  • Morning Review Roundup

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    A bunch more reviews:Stuff.co.nz says it’s a 5/5Pariah’s Guild has Part 1 up, with a score of 5/5 Quarter to Three hated the campaign (thanks, Avateur)Dogsounds loved it – 10/10Talk Xbox gave it a 97/100Avateur says the Campaign is an 8.5/10, not as good as the originalI’m sure there’ll be more. (Louis Wu 11:41:18 UTC)

  • I bet he has trouble with that controller.

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    Sane Intolerant revisits old ground with Origins 2 and Heretic, Hero II .(Louis Wu 11:23:55 UTC)

  • Pit Tips

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    Injunfett wrote up some tips for playing on the multiplayer level The Pit – check out Halo 3 Front Lines, his blog. (Louis Wu 11:18:33 UTC)

  • Panoply of Panoramas

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    We got a bunch of new panoramas yesterday: Veegie sent us four (Construct | Campaign First Mission | Last Resort | Campaign Seventh Mission), and Dundundles sent us one (Phantom Explodes). They’re all pretty big (they range from half a meg to a meg and a half) – but they’re all gorgeous. (Louis Wu 11:16:45…

  • The Riot 67

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    Sigafoos let us know yesterday that The Riot 67 went online; it’s their first Halo 3 show, and it contains (along with the usual community/clan news) a tournament announcement and an interview with Clantacular’s Demoncorpse. 48 minutes, 19 mb. (Louis Wu 10:54:20 UTC)

  • video: Halo 3 skull guide by Trigger

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    A long video, but I think a good one. I made this video. It’s how to get ALL the skulls in Halo 3. IMO the music is great, and it’s clear as to where each skull is and how to get to their locations. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I enjoyed…

  • video: Halo 3 skull guide by Trigger

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    trigger119

    A long video, but I think a good one. I made this video. It’s how to get ALL the skulls in Halo 3. IMO the music is great, and it’s clear as to where each skull is and how to get to their locations. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I enjoyed…

  • Fun Story, Fun Game

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    narcogen

    The latest episode of Major Nelson’s podcast/blogcast is on the Halo 3 launch. The Major is nice enough to remain spoiler-free, but he says that Halo 3 is a fun game and a fun story– in case you needed any more reasons to get it. As usual, the blog entry for the audio show contains…

  • More Halo 3 Reviews Added

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    narcogen

    As I see them I add more reviews of Halo 3 to the site. Thanks for the heads-up on these four reviews to Louis Wu at HBO. As always, you can see a page of just reviews on our Halo 3 Reviews page.

  • The Master Chief’s Waterloo

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    narcogen

    Stuntmutt attended the Halo 3 launch party in Waterloo and walked away with a free copy of Halo 3, which he immediately went home and played, uncharacteristically eschewing an open bar. I went home and finished the fight (going to work the following day after just two hours of sleep). I dashed through on Normal…

  • Teaching Gamers How To Share

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    narcogen

    GeezerGamer has a nice article explaining in detail some of the uses of the file share feature in Halo 3 and how to make them work for you.