My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2008

  • A note to a friend

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    As per tradition, today (it’s still the 15th in my corner of the world) we remember our good friend Brian Morden, aka *Ar-Isildur. Five years ago the evil that is cancer, specifically Ewing’s Sarcoma won the battle and took this 19 year old young man. But not the war. Never. Sign the guestbook if you…

  • Bungie Weekly Update; 2/15/08

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    Cool things are afoot at the Game Developer’s Conference and tweaks are headed to Ranked Big Team Battle.

  • Valentine’s Day Site Update

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    As some of you noticed on Valentine’s Day, we took the opportunity to make some updates to the site.  Read on for the details.

  • Halo 3 Guitar – for sale on eBay

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    Wow. If you swing by Hawty McBloggy’s latest post, you can find a link to one of those Ibanez Xiphos Halo 3 guitars (only 20 were made, and a few were given away during promotions leading up to Halo 3’s release) on eBay – you can’t really buy one, so if you want one, here’s…

  • Podtacular All Stars Vs Halo 3 League

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    On Tuesday, Feb 5, we played some competitive games with the guys from Halo3League.com. Halo 3 League allows gamers to make their own tournaments, yes MAKE your own tournaments. For gamers good enough to take on opponents to win some money prizes range from $15 to $1100, and sign-up fees from $5 to $20. If…

  • What A Drag.

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    An object lesson in literal thinking is available in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 15:32:20 UTC)

  • Download “Dream On” for Free This Weekend

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    Joystiq just ran a story with some details on the new Aerosmith-devoted Guitar Hero sequel. I’m less interested in that than I am what’s mentioned at the end of the article: their song “Dream On” will be free DLC for Guitar Hero III from Feb 16-18. I plan to scoop it up this weekend. Sure,…

  • The Last Straw

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    Halo Action Figure Theater 127 is now up – looks like someone’s getting testy. (Louis Wu 13:01:45 UTC)

  • Oh, I see – you’re a moron!

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    Captain Spark has decided to get out of the dialogue-collecting business – but his last submission is a doozy – 162 clips from a number of different characters, including singing brutes, marines impersonating Christopher Walken, and haughty AI constructs. Go listen!(Louis Wu 12:53:15 UTC)

  • What do you see…?

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    Hawty McBloggy has posted her last Rorschach Inkblot Test – this one is on Foundry. Odd patterns…(Louis Wu 12:45:27 UTC)

  • Bungie plays with McFarlane

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    Bungie played against the crew from McFarlane Toys in this week’s Halo Humpday Challenge. It was sort of a blowout… (Louis Wu 12:42:20 UTC)

  • Master Chief: Pwned Life: Episode 2

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    tb2571989 pointed out thaqt AxS CALiBER has made another episode of ‘Master Chief: Pwned Life’ – it’s starting to feel less like an homage to DigitalPh33r’s Master Chief Sucks at Halo, and more like a derivative work. You might enjoy it, though. (Louis Wu 12:30:28 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Tiny Fan Fiction update this week – just two pieces, and one’s not even really Halo-related. (Well, I guess it could be – but there’s nothing actually Halo-universe-specific in it.)(Louis Wu 12:23:53 UTC)

  • A community of builders

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    Xavier dropped us a note to let us know what was going on over at the 405th, in the field of Halo armor and sculpture.Favos has built his own Master Chief figure out of Apoxie and polymer clay. He looks great!BishopX and Slavefive have been hard at work on an assault rifle – check out…

  • Get a job and take over the world

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    Not really Halo-related… but there are bunch of new jobs listed on Bungie’s newly-revamped Jobs page; if you’re interested in getting into this company, now’s a great time to look at your options! Thanks, Psychophan7.(Louis Wu 12:06:19 UTC)

  • Humpday Challenge: Toying with McFarlane

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    At the end of all things, with soiled crotches, we exhale and say, “At least they make a fine action figure.”

  • Halo Wars Monthly Update

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    More info from the Ensemble team – the February Halo Wars Monthly Update has been posted. Details on (some of) what will, and won’t, be in the final product are available. Thanks, LoneRanger 2.5.(Louis Wu 22:52:04 UTC)

  • Looking (way) ahead

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    VideoGamer.com has put together a list of the ‘Top 10 things that will make Halo 4 great. Suggestions range from features cut from older versions of Halo to ‘no duh’ obviosities (shut up, it’s a word) to pie-in-the-sky, never-gonna-happen dreams. I’m not sure anyone could MAKE a list like this and make everyone happy, while…

  • X3F’s Community Content: Zombie Plan Edition

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    Xbox360Fanboy is kicking off a new feature called ‘Community Content’ – they’re showcasing what they consider to be the best in Halo 3 community-generated maps and gametypes. The first offering is called ‘Armory Infection’ – swing by to see rules, screenshots, and download links.(Louis Wu 20:49:51 UTC)

  • The idea of celebrity

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    Cortana confirms she and John aren’t an item in the latest installment of Another Halo Comic Strip – ooh… Happy Valentines Day, from ZZoMBiE13.(Louis Wu 18:59:26 UTC)