Year: 2008

Bry decided to create some very specific panoramas – these are devoted to Halo 3 vehicles. Specifically, he’s completed the Pelican and the CCS Battlecruiser. Swing by his post for links – there are some gorgeous pics in there!(Louis Wu 15:26:06 UTC)

SonofMacPhisto pointed out a Mongoose Montage, posted at MLGPro.com and highlighted by Bungie’s new blog – you’ll see some pretty amazing driving, shooting, and pwnage in general. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:22:50 UTC)

The Screen Play blog in the Sydney (AU) Morning Herald has an article about Framework, a game development conference that took place in Melbourne yesterday. A significant chunk of it is devoted to some information from Keith Steury, who was involved in usability testing for Halo when he worked for Microsoft Game Studios. There’s some…

NartFOpc pointed out a school project on YouTube – someone used Halo 3 to create an overview of the Holocaust. Many of our forumgoers found this in bad taste – but I’d have to say that it’s a well-done treatment. The subject material was handled with respect. Decide for yourself!(Louis Wu 15:11:10 UTC)

RevDotNed suggested some light summer reading – Grand Theft Childhood looks at the relationship between violent video games and behavior. Halo is mentioned a few times, which helps justify its presence here on HBO’s front page – but really, this is a subject that comes up a lot, and this book seems to do a…

Back on May 22, we mentioned a weekly film clip feature from G4TV’s X-Play, whereby TSquared, from Str8 Rippin, provided tips on Bungie’s maps. Since then, there’ve been two new ones – Standoff aired May 27, and Rat’s Nest went live June 3. Step up your game!(Louis Wu 15:00:59 UTC)

Keith Steury, formerly of MGS, spoke at an event in Melbourne and touched on how Bungie changed the rules when it comes to testing. Though back in the day it almost turned into a meme (“Bungie cares more about mothers that play Halo!”) this article highlights that clever selection of datapoints gives you richer results.…

Remember this rumor about a Halo prequel? It’s popped up again, in a different form – CVG is reporting that the latest issue of EGM has some info about something that sounds the same – but there’s no mention of Gearbox. Hmm… same game, different developer? Different game altogether? Totally false rumor? Your guess is…

The latest Inside Halo (Episode 16) is now up for downloading on YouTube – they’re still in Mexico, it’s still surreal, but they’re coming home. News, video picks, top plays. What more could you want?(Louis Wu 20:42:28 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 takes a break from his break to bring you rules about how to submit Guest Strips for Another Halo Comic Strip. Go read ’em… then get to composing!(Louis Wu 20:40:55 UTC)

Grunts R Us has put together a Halo 3 Meta Game guide – point values for everything are laid out for you to study. Plan out your high score today! Thanks to Bungie’s new blog for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:36:26 UTC)

Looks like your next good look at Halo Wars is going to come from GamePro magazine… check out the July issue for details!(Louis Wu 19:50:46 UTC)

PEZ let us know that halowiki.net has a new article on effective vehicle usage – go read it, and see your vehicles do more!(Louis Wu 19:22:08 UTC)