Month: January 2009
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Halo Video Pet Peeves
Hawty McBloggy is annoyed at you. Yes, you. Why? That crappy video you made last week. Wait, you’re not sure if she’s talking to YOU? Go read her Halo Video Pet Peeves, and see if you’re guilty of any of them. I have to say… most of what makes her blood boil is stuff I…
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Comic Wednesday
We heard from a number of people about new comics today:Adam Susskind reported that Chaos Theory Episode 7 is now onlineTTL Demag0gue announced that Reclaimer 136 (‘Suspension’) explains a bit about Intuitive PortentHawty McBloggy let us know that ODS Steve #10 (‘Down Comes Elite, Phantom and All’) is up – and Steve’s Spartan Lasers continue…
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Xboxless – leave your Halo at the door
Mondo J. Gecko used to be addicted to Halo 2 (and then Halo 3). 5 months ago, he and his wife made an Xbox-free-year pledge – he’s started to blog about it. Go read.(Louis Wu 15:34:35 UTC)
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Windows 7 Beta Early Impressions
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It’s been a pleasant experience, so far. I’m using the 64bit version, and all of my hardware has been detected, and all the drivers that work w/ Vista, seem to work w/ Win7. Speaking of Vista, Win7 looks identical to Vista. The Aero look is still there. It is still in Beta stage, but it’s…
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AH: Community Vids: MK vs DC Universe, Mass Effect, Portal, COD:WaW, Castle Crashers
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I told you I’d be back with more videos today. How’s about five? Big ups to Fatalpath, Blazeofmerc, Kibs, Frank_West, and milesprower for submitting them. They cover the following: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe – The Pugilist, Free Fallin’ Mass Effect…
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New Halo Wars screenies (and stuff)
2900d4u noticed that there are three new Halo Wars screenshots over at GamePro – I’m wondering about that ‘Rage’ ability… (Louis Wu 21:11:13 UTC)
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Hal’s Rifle – the perfect accompaniment to Hal’s Armor
Jase Dakota let us know that the Knothole Island DLC came out today for Fable 2 – one of the items you can trade for is Hal’s Rifle – he took a few pics. Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3 They’re not perfect, but it’s pretty clear what this gun is…(Louis Wu 21:08:16…
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Top 10 Halo 3 Moments, Season 3
Bungie’s Blog notes that the latest episode of the Halo 3 Top 10 series is now online – it’s another recap episode. (That is, it’s the top 10 clips from 5 recent episodes.) We’ve got enough of these that he’s going to be able to make a “Top 10 Moments from the Top 10 Moments…
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BringIt – New Features
Back in November, we mentioned BringIt, a (then-) new service helping you find other gamers to play against – for real cash. Today, they’ve rolled out a bunch of new features – multiplayer tournaments, auto score reporting, and referral programs. Swing by and check it out – they’re growing quickly!(Louis Wu 21:04:51 UTC)
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Insane54 – just an Average Joe
urk’s posted another installment of Bungie’s Average Joe series – this time he’s interviewed Insane54, a staff-member over at ForgeHub. Go see what keeps him coming back!(Louis Wu 21:04:27 UTC)
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AH: Community Videos: Banjo Kazooie – Nuts & Bolts, Prince of Persia, Fable II
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Here’s a fresh batch of community walkthroughs for you, from Gingerlink, xdragonwolf, and NewfieKeir. They cover the following: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts – Head for Heights Fable II – The SharpShooter Prince of Persia – Climbing to New Heights,…
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U R my fav vehicle
Hawty McBloggy ran across a Halo meme looking for creative answers to Halo 3-related questions. Her response certainly fits the ‘creative’ part. (It should also make you laugh.)(Louis Wu 17:07:39 UTC)
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LEGO Longsword
T07WRX5 stopped in to solicit opinions about his LEGO Longsword – I think it’s pretty slick!(Louis Wu 17:07:25 UTC)
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Clip of the Week Contest – from The Final Fight
The Final Fight is kicking off a Clip of the Week contest – 3 rounds, 3 winners. Swing by their forum for full details. Thanks, 2900d4u. (Louis Wu 17:07:07 UTC)
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But turtles are important!
The Bungie Blog has a link to a new ‘Teammates of Genius’ vid – the guy in your objective game that’s in private chat. It’s pretty funny – but that sort of thing will be happening more and more now, because of the group chat feature of the NXE. (For example, we had a party…