Month: March 2009

Went out to buy a new headset for my phone, came back to a batch of new posts on Bungie.net. Lessee here…There’s a writeup on My Halo Life, a series of montages being put together by a tight-knit community (though they’re happy to include your fun clips). Episode 1 is online now.There’s some news about…

Bungie.net moderator Achilles1108 put together a montage called ‘Pals’ – it’s what Halo’s all about. Lots of betrayals, lots of cool kills and clutch saves, lots of wtf moments to laugh about with your friends. (The Rat’s Nest hog-on-a-bridge clip was way cool.) Streaming and download links can be found in the Bungie Blog.(Louis Wu…

If all these guys joined the Peace Corps… Okay… this is just silly. Very cool… but silly. Update: this is the same kind of film – a long setup for a well-planned payoff. In this case, it’s a suicide instead of a hole in one… but the concept is the same.)(Louis Wu 16:22:33 UTC)

The PraetoriaGuard Frag a Friend series is resurrected; if you’re the leader of a fan community, you can use this event to meet leaders of other groups, and play some Halo 3 at the same time. Game night is Friday the 13th, 9 PM ET – read the forum post for details on how to…

Ascendant Justice took a look at the story of Halo Wars, in their usual extremely detailed style. It contains spoiler for the game; if you haven’t experienced it for yourself, you might want to hold off. Otherwise, though – it’s a six-page treatise on how well the Halo Wars story fits into the Halo timeline…

OXCGN took a close look at Halo Wars, and came up with some ideas that they think would have made multiplayer better.(Louis Wu 15:14:42 UTC)

That VideoGame Blog is giving away a Mythic Map code to someone who can give them an opinion on a question they’ve got. Read the rules for full details.(Louis Wu 14:57:10 UTC)

Narcogen found a couple of positive Halo Wars reviews at large site – Spong liked it, and so did Slashdot.(Louis Wu 14:52:57 UTC)

The Top 10 Halo 3 Series continues with Episode 26 – Exterminations. It’s a lot of deaths… thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 14:51:47 UTC)