My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2008

  • Fashion Victim

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    Today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip might give you nightmares, if you’re old enough. ZZoMBiE13 predicted that someone would ask for a wallpaper version… so he made one.(Louis Wu 15:18:03 UTC)

  • Ar7is7s of Halo

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    AusQB has kicked off the Ar7is7s of Halo blog – a collection of cool screens. Nice initial work! Go look.(Louis Wu 14:28:18 UTC)

  • Arby ‘n’ the Chief 11

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    Spartan Jag let us know that Arby ‘n’ the Chief 11 is now up on YouTube – and you have a chance to vote on the continuation of the new characters… or not. Details in the vid (and on (Louis Wu 14:26:33 UTC)

  • Now they just need to build the platform.

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    We’ve all seen cool panoramic shots of Blackout and its environs, like this one… but have you ever seen the area in full sun? (Check the second pic down.) Nice find by Jeff Hartt.(Louis Wu 14:23:07 UTC)

  • Frankie – with Hair

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    Bungie posted their Weekly Update last night, as usual – there’s teaser artwork from Bungie artists who will be at the Emerald City Comic-Con today, in Seattle, new Bungie Favorites from a community group (and an interview with their leader), a goodbye to a Bungie employee who’s moved on, and some funny pics of Frankie…

  • Bungie Weekly Update: 5/9/2008

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    Return. Revenge. And other words that start with “re-” in this week’s Bungie Weekly Update.

  • …as far as you can throw it.

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    Crackshot53 did some experiments on the throwability of various Halo 3 Equipment. (Should correlate to mass, no?) Interesting stuff!(Louis Wu 20:38:08 UTC)

  • Choices

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    Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 18 is up – sometimes, things are easy.(Louis Wu 17:13:51 UTC)

  • Story of the Forerunners: The Ascendant Justice Blog

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    LINK Through Xbox 360 Fanboy and the Bungie weekly update I recently found the above linked blog, Ascendant Justice. The author has painstakingly and thoughtfully compiled the story of the Forerunners from all the information gleaned from the Halo 3 terminals as well as tidbits from other Halo campaigns and lore. The story is not…

  • This is my rifle…

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    It’s the seventh iteration of Hawty McBloggy’s Friday Caption Fun – and this time around, she picked an image that would have nicely illustrated her latest Halo Pickup Lines article. Go see what people came up with for last week’s pic – and figure out your own offering for this week’s shot!(Louis Wu 11:34:27 UTC)

  • Reflect The Storm: H2 Montage

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    Z let us know of a Halo 2 montage edited by Phurion, with gameplay from Big Balles. Heavy on the cuts – but it’s nice to see Midship, Sanctuary, and Lockout again! Five and a half minutes, 93 mb.(Louis Wu 11:30:45 UTC)

  • CI Design Contest Results

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    HaLo2FrEeEk let us know that the Clan Infectionist design contest judging is over – and the new design is shown off in this thread. Go check it out – along with the runner-up! (Louis Wu 11:28:18 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction

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    Just four new pieces in the Fan Fiction section today – but hey, there’s a new chapter from Jillybean’s ‘The Priestess and the Warrior’ series. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:23:31 UTC)

  • RT: Pound Hound

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    So I don’t know if any of you have seen this journal by Burnie, but the subject of the “ground pound” gets brought up at least twice a day in our office now. It’s wearing a bit thin. Hopefully something equally annoying will catch Burnie’s attention…

  • Goodies from X3F

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    Decommissioner reminded me that Xbox360Fanboy is giving away a McFarlane Chopper this week, as part of their ongoing Fanswag program. Go register to win!(Louis Wu 20:42:44 UTC)

  • The right man for the job

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    ZZoMBiE13 didn’t think the stunt double gag was done after his last installment of Another Halo Comic Strip. (Heh.)(Louis Wu 18:38:56 UTC)

  • Mike Zak Interview in Game Developer Mag

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    RotaJota reports that there’s an interview with Bungie’s Mike Zak in the May 2008 issue of Game Developer Magazine. It’s possible that this will show up on Gamasutra at some point, but for now, if you want to read it, you’ll need to find the dead tree edition. RJ says it’s a great read.(Louis Wu…

  • Team Snipers For Double XP

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    The Double Experience Weekend has kicked off a little early – Team Snipers is now live, and will be until Monday morning (early). Are you a sniper?(Louis Wu 18:25:14 UTC)

  • Team Snipers Double EXP Weekend Begins Today!

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    Break out yer long rifles,  Wild Bills and Annie Oakleys, we’re about to have ourselves an old fasioned shootout.

  • Believe takes Best of Show at One Show

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    Another advertising award for the Halo: Believe campaign – The 2008 One Show offered ‘Best of Show’ to the campaign, saying that it “catapulted Halo 3 from an ordinary video game into a worldwide cultural phenomenon due to its ability to build an emotional rapport with the audience. The innovative stream of interactive TV, Web…