Year: 2008
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Old Familiar Feeling – Aliens
rhubarb pointed out that a new article has gone live at Ascendant Justice – this one is written by va1or, and looks at the inspiration the movie Aliens provided to the Halo series. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 13:54:41 UTC)
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MLG Dallas – Triggers Down Takes First
Triggers Down pulled out an exiciting victory over favorite Str8 Rippin to become MLG champs in Dallas yesterday – you can see the full Hall of Champions here. You can watch the final game via Video-on-Demand. Congrats to TD!(Louis Wu 13:48:20 UTC)
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Monday Comics
Okay, one of these was a Sunday comic. Sue me. Yesterday Raulboy posted his latest ‘White Space’ comic – looks like the Chief has found a pretty funky skull. And this morning TTL Demag0gue told us about Reclaimer 96 – Interrogation, in which Ferial gets ready to extract info forcibly from Eternal Refuge. (Demag0gue would…
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Looking For Team Leaders In The PC Regulars Clan
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I’m putting another call out for people to lead teams. I got a bunch of support when I put out the first call but I made the rules for making a team a bit loose and the result fell a little short of what I was aiming for. So here are a few points. (Look…
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Halo 3 Mythbusters: Episode 4
RandomSauce sent word that the fourth installment of the Halo 3 Mythbusters series is online – some very cool tricks in there! Check it out.(Louis Wu 18:28:36 UTC)
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New Halo Wars Gameplay Vids
DHalo pointed out a new pair of Halo Wars gameplay vids over at GameTrailers (they’re both dated October 5) – check ’em out for details on Beasely Plateau and Hornets on Chasm.(Louis Wu 18:25:10 UTC)
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When Gamers get Bored
Pwn or Die has posted a pretty bizarre feature – “What if Sarah Palin Was In Video Games?” Check out their version of Cortana. (We’re just letting you know it exists – this is not a political endorsement or condemnation.) Thanks, Buttskunk. (Louis Wu 18:24:29 UTC)
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New Contest- Campaign Shots
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There’s a new contest in the Foto forums,Each week, a certain theme for the contest will be chosen, and allscreenshots that are submitted must comply with that weeks theme. EachSaturday, the winners will be announced, and a new theme will be chosenfor the next contest.7hanks mr farenhiet
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Writer: Halo Film Still Dead; Fall Of Reach Film On Track
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GameDaily has an interview with writer Stuart Beattie, who is taking Eric Nylund’s Halo novel The Fall Of Reach and adapting it into a film script. Beattie was the writer on Pirates of the Carribbean and G.I. Joe, and wrote a Gears of War script last year.
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Bungie Wins TEC Award for Sound Production
Back in June, we mentioned that Halo 3 was up for Creative Achievement in Interactive Entertainment Sound Production from the Mix Foundation – Winners were announced last night, and Bungie went home with the goods! Congrats to Marty O’Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson, and Mat Noguchi! (Thanks to Marty for the heads-up.)(Louis Wu 21:07:32…
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Vote for Bungie
Bryan Simon put up Vote for Bungie, a political song we can all get behind. It’s only tangentially Halo-related, but it’s funny, if only for the thought of voting for Shishka for public office. If you’d rather listen than watch, the mp3 is available from us (2.8 mb). Thanks to The Handmade Hero for the…
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Xtreme Deer Sightings
Inside Halo 23 was released today – Solid Snake, Halo news, Achievement stuff, and Top Plays of the Week. (And randomness.) Thanks, AvatarAang.(Louis Wu 20:59:05 UTC)
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Halo Wars: Field Trip to Harvest
As we mentioned on Thursday, there was a new cinematic unveiled on GameTrailers TV last night – DHalo pointed it out while it was being broadcast, and then Impervium passed along the online link once it went live. It’s a pretty impressive piece of animation – and it unveils quite a number of tidbits of…