Month: October 2008

The Orange Hayabusa Spartan auction ended yesterday – final bid was $255, proceeds going to the Fight Like a Girl tourney. Awesome! If you’re sorry you missed out, though, it looks like there’s a SECOND one! This one ends in a little less than three days, and current bid is just over $180. What are…

It’s been a few months – but Hawty McBloggy’s Rorschach Inkblot Test is back, this time looking at the global heatmap of Cold Storage. (The last one was from Avalanche – the article contains a summary of results from there, as well.) What do you see? (Louis Wu 14:00:48 UTC)

With all the strides we’ve made recently in terms of accepting women into the ranks of hardcore Halo lovers, it’s disappointing when an example of blatant chauvinism rears its ugly head. It’s our duty, however, to shine light on these things, because awareness is the first step towards enlightenment. Thanks to Matt Soell for the…

ZZoMBiE13 continues his study of RvB: Reconstruction – he recently posted a closeup of the Meta. Love the chin horns!(Louis Wu 13:57:26 UTC)

Ten new submissions for the Fan Fiction section this week – and a number of them are flagged for the ‘You’re Doing It Write’ contest, as well. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:55:18 UTC)

The Reclaimer 103 is now online (thanks, SonofMacPhisto) – Viper’s danger is becoming apparent, and it looks like things are about to heat up. (Louis Wu 13:47:30 UTC)

xen eldridge let us know that HaloRPG.com has a plasma-pistol-only Double XP weekend. Hmm… (Louis Wu 13:46:45 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy continues her Fan Art spotlight series with a work from Halcylon – it was inspired by a Star Wars image, but it’s all Halo. check it out!(Louis Wu 13:41:02 UTC)

KP stopped in to remind people that today is the last day to register for the Fight Like a Girl charity tourney – and there’s been a last-minute addition of a 2v2 challenge against Bungie employees! Go register, if you haven’t already.(Louis Wu 23:33:05 UTC)

Love From the Game is hosting a charity tournament – $30/team to get in, the ladder is open now, and runs through the end of November. The winner goes home with $1000, the runner-up gets $500. Proceeds benefit the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Awesome! Gather up a team, and sign up! Thanks to urk,…

Been frustrated by the Alas, Poor Yorick achievement, and the scarcity of oddball games on appropriate maps? Be frustrated no more – the latest Double Experience weekend has just kicked off… and it’s 3 Ball. An entire playlist devoted to gametypes involving 4 teams and 3 balls… yummy. Go read about it at B.net, or…