Year: 2007

GIMME A BEER lets us know that the Diorama and Making Of (Monument) videos are now available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace (in standard definition). (Louis Wu 17:13:51 UTC)

We got a press release from Deep Focus, an agency in New York – they’re promoting what has to be one of the oddest music vids I’ve seen in a long time. From the release:Only days away from the Halo 3 release, Superdeluxe.com and Team Tiger Awesome drops this boy-band ode to Master Chief and…

Many sites have stories about a launch night extravaganza in London (Games Dog, Eurogamer, Pro-G) – apparently Jonathan Ross and Pharrell Williams will both be on hand at the blowout at the BFI IMAX cinema. Over a thousand shops in the UK will be open at midnight to sell you a copy of the game,…

Andrew Koethe sent us ‘In Halo 3’, a not-safe-for-work song that talks about all the stuff that happens in Halo 3. Andrew has never PLAYED Halo 3, so the spoilers in the song are wholly fictitious… but it’s pretty funny, nonetheless. Again: the lyrics are R-rated, the content is made up from whole cloth -…

Stephen Fung, from Futurelooks, let us know that the publisher is giving away a Legendary Edition of Halo 3 – check this forum post for full details. See? it’s okay if you haven’t ordered it yet… you can still win it!(Louis Wu 12:19:46 UTC)

Another Top list – this time, it’s Top Twenty Starship Captains – and Kunochan.com says Captain Jacob Keyes is Number Nine. Thanks, Sparticus.(Louis Wu 11:52:34 UTC)

Will Turnbow has updated his Halo font to reflect changes made by Bungie over the past few years; you can grab the newest version here. (We’ve also updated the Misc Art entry that stores this font.)(Louis Wu 11:45:24 UTC)

Tech Gear wants to know what sort of setup you have for playing Halo 3 – visit this page for info on how to show them. Let the Gear Wars begin! Thanks, JamesD.(Louis Wu 11:28:39 UTC)

USA Today has posted a piece which looks at how the story of Halo has affected the people who play it. Good read – and it doesn’t hurt that it’s got a quote from our very own Miguel Chavez in it!(Louis Wu 11:24:28 UTC)

IGN Has posted a preview of Isolation, one of the Halo 3 multiplayer maps we haven’t seen yet. Six screenshots (check the screenshots section for the ones not included in the article) and some questions about gameplay answered by Tyson ‘Ferrex’ Green… go look! (A couple of the screenshots show off some of the UI…

Kiaffex has let us know that Podtacular 128 has been released – join the crew as they bid farewell to Halo 2. It’s over an hour and a half long. (Louis Wu 11:06:56 UTC)

Over at Tied the Leader, Dweezle’s posted an article about tattoos, and how they help us remember. As the torch is passed from Halo 2 to Halo 3, check this out to see how folks have paid tribute to their favorite game series.(Louis Wu 11:05:12 UTC)

There’s a great op-ed piece over at the Escapist – how do you rationalize the payment for a Halo 3 preorder when your common sense tells you that money is better off in your pocket? Heh – I know exactly where he’s coming from. Really enjoyable read.(Louis Wu 10:59:36 UTC)

According to Gamasutra, all three Halo games are on Gamefly’s Most Requested lists this week – Halo 3 is number one on the Xbox 360 list, and Halo 2 and Halo took spots one and three, respectively, on the Xbox list. You think folks might be interested in the series? (Louis Wu 10:29:21 UTC)

There are dozens of newspapers doing quick summaries of the Halo universe in preparation for next week’s release – I found this one, in the Hartford Courant, to be slightly more interesting than the rest because of some lesser-known tidbits. Did you know that Steve Downes, the voice of Master Chief, was denounced online for…

Also on Bungie.net today – a Halo 3 How-To giving you some Forge Basics. It’s just the first of three Forge pieces coming from Bungie – this one will teach you how to get started and do some simple things. Check it out!(Louis Wu 10:14:09 UTC)

There’s a note up on Bungie.net about the blue filter that can be used in conjunction with the Audio/Video Calibration tool that comes on the Essentials disc distributed with the Limited and Legendary editions of Halo 3. The filter is not NECESSARY – but it can be helpful. It’s not available yet, but when it…