Month: February 2008

VideoGamer.com has put together a list of the ‘Top 10 things that will make Halo 4 great. Suggestions range from features cut from older versions of Halo to ‘no duh’ obviosities (shut up, it’s a word) to pie-in-the-sky, never-gonna-happen dreams. I’m not sure anyone could MAKE a list like this and make everyone happy, while…

Xbox360Fanboy is kicking off a new feature called ‘Community Content’ – they’re showcasing what they consider to be the best in Halo 3 community-generated maps and gametypes. The first offering is called ‘Armory Infection’ – swing by to see rules, screenshots, and download links.(Louis Wu 20:49:51 UTC)

Cortana confirms she and John aren’t an item in the latest installment of Another Halo Comic Strip – ooh… Happy Valentines Day, from ZZoMBiE13.(Louis Wu 18:59:26 UTC)

Nabsuh created an animation showing off his UNSC fleet, and some space scenery – he’s offered download links, or a YouTube stream. Nice work!(Louis Wu 13:31:32 UTC)

Cody Miller put together a fantastic tribute to a classic Bungie AI – don’t forget Leela this Valentines Day! (Yes, there’s Halo content in this.) A must-see for any longtime Bungie fan.(Louis Wu 13:23:09 UTC)

Elnea’s put up a special Halo Action Figures Theater comic to celebrate Valentines Day – love means never having to say you’re sorry. Especially for comics like this. (<3, Elnea.)(Louis Wu 13:20:45 UTC)

Laird found a really cool minisite that McFarlane put up for their Series 1 Halo action figures – it’s a really-well-done reproduction of the Halo 3 game interface. (I liked it enough that I grabbed a local copy – if this one goes down at some point, we’ll have a backup for posterity.)(Louis Wu 13:15:54…

There’s new concept art up at Halo Wars – check out what a beached alien whale might look like! (If you’re reading this post days or weeks after it’s written, I apologize – the Halo Wars site has no way to link to old news. Scroll back until you find the post dated 02-13-2008.) Thanks…

Last night, Bungie posted information about the special Valentines Day playlist that goes live today at 10 am PST (1pm EST, or 5pm UTC). It’ll run through Monday, so you’ve got a few days to get in and play this one. There will be prizes. First we heard of it was from Dan the Stick,…

Product-Reviews has an article about ‘Halo 3’ moddied controllers – they’ve got duplicated buttons on the backside, where your fingers have a better chance of finding them, I guess. $70 gets you a controller with the A and B buttons underneath… $90 gets you one with all four buttons on the bottom. Me? I bet…

Call of Duty 4 is on top again in the LIVE activity list for the week of February 4… that’s two in a row! C’mon, Halo players… get online!(Louis Wu 15:26:10 UTC)

Time Glitch stopped by to announce ForgeHub Video Tutorial #5 – this one focuses on timed map events. Learn how to unfold new features in your map as the game progresses!(Louis Wu 15:05:52 UTC)

1UP.com has focused on Chris Burke, the guy behind This Spartan Life, in their latest installment of ‘Take this Job!’, a guide to finding jobs in the games industry. Go see how and why he does it!(Louis Wu 15:04:09 UTC)

MSNBC has an article about US soldiers using Halo 3 to reduce stress – psychologists believe that for soldiers, games like Halo 3 can actually be therapeutic. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 15:01:20 UTC)

AxS CALiBER was inspired by the ‘Master Chief Sucks at Halo’ series of videos to create Master Chief: Pwned Life – it takes the opening cutscene from Halo 3, and overlays a new dialogue track. Great work combining Halo 3 Soundtrack music with the cutscene to remove stuff like Cortana’s voiceover! Funny stuff – thanks,…

Oh, heck, while we’re telling you about Valentines and comics, we might as well update One One Se7en. Today’s joke made me cry – but hey, you might have a different reaction. (Probably not, though.)(Louis Wu 13:04:53 UTC)