My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2008

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Seven new pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 13:53:14 UTC)

  • Pod TV Top 10!

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    Cryptoflix

    The first episode of Pod TV top 10 is finally here. Hosted by KBC and edited by Wooof this show compiles the best submissions from the Podtacular community. To submit your videos for the next show! Click Here

  • Hawty Offers you a Quickie

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    Hawty McBloggy has posted the results of last week’s gamer survey (are you left-brained or right-brained, and how does that affect your Halo playing?), and has put up a NEW one – how fast is your reaction time? Go test yourself. You’ll finally know why those other guys keep getting the drop on you. (Louis…

  • Arm The Flag Wants It Done Wrong

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    AnTi PRO let us know that Arm The Flag is running a new contest – build a specialized de-motivational poster with the theme “You’re Doing It Wrong” (wow, twice in one day!), top 3 submissions will get 1600 MS Points. (You can only submit two posters to the contest, so choose carefully!) Read the contest…

  • Halo vehicles and characters in Spore

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    When the Spore Character Editor was first released, we pointed out some early community efforts to introduce Halo content into the Spore universe (here, and here) – yesterday, over at the NeoGAF forum, Botolf noticed that there’s actually a pretty extensive collection of Halo creatures now catalogued (including some awesome vehicles). Go check ’em out!(Louis…

  • My wife wants a ‘You’re Doing It Wrong’ button, too

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    Edge has a fascinating discussion with Damian Isla about Halo’s AI, and where its weaknesses are. Go read! Thanks to Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, for the (pirate-flavored) heads-up. (Louis Wu 12:59:45 UTC)

  • Checking Up On Fate

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    TTL Demag0gue came by to announce that Reclaimer 89 is now up – I think the Reclaimer is getting tired of being controlled. (He also added some goodies to the prize pack that will go to the winner of the Reclaimer Contest…)(Louis Wu 12:59:10 UTC)

  • Halo Wars Field Manual Updates

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    The Halo Wars website has added new info to their UNSC Field Manual – clicking on ‘Barracks’ will get you info on Marines (and their domiciles), and clicking on ‘AirPad’ will get you info on the Hornet Launching Structure, and the Hornets themselves. (That gun seems to work a LOT better than the one in…

  • Halo Trading Card Giveaway

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    Dave Kramer let us know that BusyGamerNews.com is giving away a Bonus Box of 42 Halo trading cards; all you need to do to be eligible to win is swing by and leave a (clean) comment on the page. (There are a few rules – a link to them is provided.) Post only once, and…

  • Stalking META

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    We pointed out a rendition of The Meta, a character from RvB: Reconstruction, posted by ZZoMBiE13 yesterday – he’s followed up with another one. I like this one even better! (As before, you can add your comments here if you’ve got an RvB account.)(Louis Wu 12:39:13 UTC)

  • Inside Halo 21

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    After a long period of dormancy, it seems that Inside Halo is making up for lost time – Hydrosis noticed that Episode 21 is already up. Community News, Top Plays, and some entertaining funny stuff – go watch!(Louis Wu 12:38:04 UTC)

  • Halo AI: You’re Doing It Wrong

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    narcogen

    EDGE has a feature up on th’ AI in th’ Halo series, an interview with programmer Damian Isla, where he brin’s up an interestin’ concept I’d love t’ see in a Halo game– or any Bungie game, really: There were bein’ th’ well-known example in Halo 2 where yer ‘hog full o’ marines would just…

  • HALO 3 will receive TITLE UPDATE # 2 and PLAYLISTS UPDATE on SEPTEMBER 23RD

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    Latter-Day Spartans’s Recent News

    Halo 3 and Bungie.net will see many new features and changes on Septemeber 23rd, including; Title Update # 2, Playlists deleted – added – and overhauled, Playlists Ratings, new Achievements, an overhauled Career Stats Page that combines Ranked and Social stats…

  • Pro Clan Tryouts – 9/27/08

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    KBC

    Podtacular’s Professional Clan is looking for new members! This is your chance to prove your skill and play Halo more competitively with other members of the community. The Pro Clan will start holding annual game days, activities, and tryouts in the coming weeks. The tryouts will be held on Saturday September 27 at 12:00 EST…

  • Da 100th Awesomeererer than j00’s Update for October

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    Elites of the covenant’s Recent News

    Yeah it’s early, so what?

  • The Meta, interpreted

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    ZZoMBiE13 created a gorgeous rendition of RvB: Reconstruction’s ‘Meta’ character – feel the power! (If you have an RvB account, you can let him know what you think.)(Louis Wu 20:01:45 UTC)

  • BWU – WAAAY Early

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    Bungie has posted the Weekly Update quite a bit early this week – a whole day early, in fact. Why? Because… there’s a lot of stuff they want to tell you about. A LOT. Title Update 2 is going live on Tuesday, and Bungie.net is upgrading to be ready. Go read how! (You can, of…

  • My Poor Dead Spartan

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    Self Induced, a regular over at NeoGAF, has set up a new blog to chronicle the bad things that happen to his poor Spartan during XBL Halo 3 play. Lots and lots of fun pics!(Louis Wu 18:32:06 UTC)

  • Bungie Weekly Update: Rare Thursday Edition

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    The Weekly Update arrives a day early and a million words short?

  • The Biased C 1 P 4

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    OddGodHMK let us know that The Biased, Chapter 1, Page 4 has been posted. Blue’s still in trouble.(Louis Wu 18:17:15 UTC)