Month: February 2008
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Frag a Friend – live broadcast
Trigger119 pointed out that GamingTV will be broadcasting (live) an event called ‘Frag a Friend’, set up by PraetoriaGuard – leaders of a bunch of Halo communities will get together each month and shoot each other. The first one is this Thursday, February 28. Stop by GamingTV to watch!(Louis Wu 16:52:40 UTC)
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TTL Tuesday
XerxdeeJ let us know that Tied the Leader has a couple of new goodies for you – there are some facts from the Entertainment Software Association (and a gamer’s spin from deeJ), and a new subsite showing off the gorgeous work of TTL member El Burritoh. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 16:32:45 UTC)
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Playing to Work
It’s not really Halo-related… but it’s of general interest to gamers, I think; 1UP.com has an article about companies that are taking a page from the WoW playbook and designing business software to be more gamelike. Like, yeah, dude, I’m a Level 60 Staple Requisitioner!(Louis Wu 16:27:02 UTC)
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MLG Pro Circuit Update
MLG Canada’s PixelBotGo has a summary of the top teams (and teams to watch) in the early days of the Halo 3 Pro Circuit Ladder Playoffs – catch up on your favorite pros!(Louis Wu 16:24:58 UTC)
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Halo-themed bike
todman777 stopped by with pics of a motorcycle paint job done by a friend – nice work!(Louis Wu 16:23:36 UTC)
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He probably bites the heads off of bats, too.
He’s running a little late (the article in question was released in November), but Lyndon LaRouche has condemned Wired’s Clive Thompson for being degenerate enough to write about video games. (Thompson suggests that in some senses, LaRouche might have a point – he did, after all, write about “the aesthetic pleasure of dying in Halo…
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Montage Morning
We’ve gotten word from a couple of Halo communities about montages they’ve released recently – Lani let us know that Halownage has released a final Halo 2 montage from Fr3sh (7 and a half minutes, 116 mb), and Halo3Forum has a Halo 3 montage with gameplay from Aftershock and Sticktology and editing by TM22 (12…
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New Concept Art at Halo Wars
The Halo Wars concept art gallery has been updated again – scroll down to the bottom of the gallery to see three new Ambient Life concepts (two land-based and one water-based). Thanks, Planet Halo.(Louis Wu 15:56:16 UTC)
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Pod TV Star Search
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It’s time to practice your dance steps and warm up your singing voice because Pod TV is looking for talent! Cryptoflix, Kiaffex and the Pod TV team are looking for dedicated actors to join the Pod TV crew and help make some high-quality machinima for the community. Want to make some friends, have fun, and…
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Send In Stuff for This Week’s Show: Customs and Creations!
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Forgers, rejoice! The customs and creations show is back and this entire show all we do is showcase the coolest custom content in the community! (wow that’s a lot of C’s) Got a cool map? Got a game type to go with it? Now’s the time to tell the Halo Nation about it and share…
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Caption Contest winners
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Okay here are the winners for the caption contest. These ARE final. Got it? Good.
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Holier Than Thou.
Sometimes, things don’t go as planned. Or maybe they do. Witness today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 21:48:10 UTC)
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Call of Duty 4 Weapons and Perk Combinations
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Three of my personal favorite combinations in COD4: Weapon: RPD (Light Machine Gun) Perks: 1. RPD Grip Attachment (w/iron sights) 2. Stopping Power 3. Deep Impact The RPD Light Machine Gun might have taken over as my favorite. It’s extremely powerful, accurate at long distances, has good iron sights, a huge clip, and with the…
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RT: Ring of Fire Contest Winners
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Hey everybody, Jack here with the winners of the first ever Halo 3 Scavenger Hunt for Stolen Goods contest. The response to this contest was absolutely amazing. The amount of entries we received was pretty terrific and it really became a chore for me…
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RT: Drunk Tank Week 6
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This week, everyone’s favorite pink donut — Dan — joins us in the tank. Woman files for divorce. The reason? Husband plays too much World of Warcraft. [link] Jason — I hope she gets the Windrider and half of his gold. Burnie — I feel…
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RT: Lohan Week Continues
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Today’s comic is true in the creepiest of ways. My apologies. Also, here’s a sponsor comic. dggeoff
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RT: There's only one way Turok
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But plenty to win Last week I kicked off a Turok contest asking for some piece of art showing us a Dinosaur that somehow relates to the Roosterverse. Entries were taken until 11:59 PM CT on Wednesday, and we got some great stuff sent into turok@roosterteeth.com,…
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RT: Updates from around the site…
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Since we’re having a slow news day, I thought I would take this chance to update everyone on news from around the site. In sports: the Grifball.com first season is quickly wrapping up, we’re down to just eight teams left in the playoffs and we should crown…