Month: July 2008
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Rampancy.net Roundup
Wow, Narcogen’s been busy over at Rampancy.net. Interspersed amongst reports of reviews of Wideload’s Hail to the Chimp (released yesterday) are the following Halo-related tasties:Mike Poe has transcribed Last of the Brave, a piece heard during Crow’s Nest in Halo 3. (Remember, you must be logged in to download files.)Narc found a blog called The…
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The Architecture of War II: Sandbox
Ascendant Justice has posted a new analysis piece – this one is called ‘Sandbox’ (there are two parts), and it looks at the goodies (weapons, equipment, etc) we’re given to play with in the Halo series. How do the toys we’re handed help feed our enjoyment, and how has the series evolved since Halo was…
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McFarlane Halo 3 Figure Checklist
If you’re trying to keep up with the McFarlane Halo 3 action figures, it can be a little difficult – there are now 3 series, and plenty of exclusives available only from a single retailer here or there. Over at The ToyPit, Avi has created a Halo 3 Figure Checklist – PDF format, with pics…
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Local Tourneys, WA and MD
Google was kind enough to dump word of a couple of different (local) tourneys in my inbox this morning – for folks near Spokane, WA, you’ll find the Adam Morrison Halo 3 Tournament coming up on August 13 ($20 to get in, not sure about prizes), and if you’re near Rockville, MD, there’s the 355…
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RT: Everyone Survived
So the reports are in, and it seems that everyone survived RVB: TO. I hear that most people even enjoyed it, except for Dimono, who’s never enjoyed anything. dggeoff
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Deus Ex Machina – um, the next part
DigitalPh33r has posted Deus Ex Machina Episode 9 – “Doomstay (Part 2 of 2)” Act 3 (yes, the numbering’s getting a little silly) – John’s fight against his robot duplicate comes to a head… and he meets up with an old nemesis. Thanks, Mags89 SBG.(Louis Wu 12:08:16 UTC)
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Chimp Keeps The Comedy Coming
It’s tough for a game to be funny. So it’s no slight praise when GamesRadar says that Hail to the Chimp is funny– if you’re in your 20s: Through it all, the comedy keeps flowing, often in the form of commercials or news reports. Just how funny these bits are is debatable here in the…
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Weird And Proud Of It
The news isn’t all bad for Crackers the chimp, though. 1Up’s reviewer gave the game a B+, and the average of users and editors on the site is an A. The site praised the game for the humorous news segments as well as the unabashedly strange gameplay elements. And when this plays into the objectives,…
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Death And Punishment
Game Over. Insert Coin. The balance between carrot and stick, reward and punishment, in game design was so much simpler back in the arcade. Take the gamer’s money and give them a limited number of chances to progress, usually called “lives” since failure nearly always means death. When the player runs out of lives, they…
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The First Hour And Beyond
More or less at random I happened upon The First Hour blog, which reviews only the first hour of a video game. Game #12, reviewed back in September 2007 (just in time for Halo 3 to come out) was the original Halo. As an extension to that blog, Beyond The First Hour reviews games after…
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RT: PSA #36
Please enable JavaScript to enjoy this flash-based video. Find out how at this link. videoEmbed(“player2028189157”, 618, 348, “http://files.redvsblue.com/RvBExtra/6xFirst/RvBre_PSA01_Public.flv”, “A friendly message from RvB”,…
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RT: Putting Two and Two Together
Happy Tuesday Everyone! Now that Burnie is finally back in the office, things can return to normal. Like today’s comic shows. dggeoff
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RT: Prepare to be Surrenderized
We now present the second installment in our Supreme Commander-based mini-series, Supreme Surrender. You may be wondering how we came up with that supremely awesome title, but that kind of genius is a trade secret. Enjoy… Please enable JavaScript to…
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RT: Is it that time again?
Today’s comic is all Nathanized for your enjoyment. Also, being as it’s Thursday of course, here’s a sponsor comic for you. You know, now that I think of it, it’s not just any regular-old Thursday. It’s the Thursday before RvB:TO. If that acronym means…
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RT: Dev Day: Podcasts
Here at Rooster Teeth, we want people to be able to enjoy our shows in the easiest way possible. Therefore, we have decided to announce a brand new feature to our site today. No, it won’t help you get a girl/boyfriend, but who needs that when you have this:…
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RT: Spoilers Below!
Warning: If you have not played GTAIV, and plan to (I don’t know what your problem is, it’s been out for over two months!), you might not want to read todays comic. Luke and Griffon managed to fit about 200 spoilers into four panels. It’s actually kind of…
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RT: High 5
I had expected to still be hung over from RvBTO right now. Sadly, my own stupidity interfered with my ability to fly to Canada and get drunk. RvBTOers, I envy thee. Here’s what I spent my weekend working on instead: Please enable JavaScript to enjoy this…
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Everyone Survived
So the reports are in, and it seems that everyone survived RVB: TO. I hear that most people even enjoyed it, except for Dimono, who’s never enjoyed anything. dggeoff
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IGN: Hail To The Chimp Is Bad
For a game company that made its name with a game about a zombie who used his body parts as weapons, it’s ironic to say that only now, with the release of Hail to the Chimp, are things starting to get ugly. Problem is, the ugly thing is the reviews. Citing game modes that are…
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Tied the Leader AtLANtica Experience ViDoc
On Memorial Day weekend, Tied the Leader held a repeat performance of last year’s AtLANtica event. All told, 37 attendees graced us with their presence, their gunfire, and their company.