Month: September 2009
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Finding Firefight Fellows
bs angel is doing her best to help out with the difficult task of finding folks to play Firefight with – swing by this post to add your gamertag, and some information about when you like to play. She’s hoping that the list will end up being useful for folks trying to hook up with…
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Sunset over Mombasa
Crab has been busy – but he managed to whip up a single panoramic ODST shot. It’s… gorgeous. (If you haven’t finished the game, it could be considered to contain spoilers.)(Louis Wu 17:52:20 UTC)
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Taking the Large View
A Baked Grunt whipped up a few ODST panoramas – swing by Bungie.net for links! (Louis Wu 17:12:20 UTC)
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The end… and a new beginning.
Lots and lots of people are sending us worried notes after having read the latest post over at Ascendant Justice. Both Vociferous and Cocopjojo have been hired by 343 Industries recently, and because of this, they’re both stepping away from their work on AJ. While you should be sad that AJ will not be producing…
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It’s the Grunt Skull that Clinches It
Want to see a really cool Spartan Birthday Cake? Swing by Hawty McBloggy’s. That TTL Dren is one lucky guy!(Louis Wu 16:30:31 UTC)
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Halo Legends – more screens
Five new screens have popped up from the Bones-created episode of Halo Legends (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5) – no word on release dates yet, though.(Louis Wu 16:16:51 UTC)
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Who’s the real idiot?
Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 15 (Watch the Flank) ups the tension a bit – Simmons and Lopez have trouble at Valhalla, while the rest of the crew find out how bad a storyteller Caboose can be. I kinda like the new Church.(Louis Wu 16:15:41 UTC)
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TTL Tuesday
XerxdeeJ stopped in with word of a couple of new articles available at Tied the Leader – ‘Don’t Burn the Love Letter’ explains how Bungie made ODST just for you, and ‘Join Us. Stop Them.’ looks at the brilliance of the ODST marketing campaign. Great reads, both!(Louis Wu 15:47:27 UTC)
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Connecting ODST to Reach
CVG grabbed a bit out of the latest OXM UK issue where Joe Staten explained that Bungie was happy to tie together various tidbits from Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach – it’s unclear how many of them will come to fruition, but the seeds have been sown, and Bungie is free to harvest as…
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Watch the Bleach
Eurogamer posted an article called ‘Off the Map’ – it looks at a few games that contain levels designed to confuse the player, rather than help him get from point A to point B. Page 2 looks at 343 Guilty Spark, from the first Halo. Overall, it’s a great read, and makes me want to…
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Microsoft Responsed to Disc Read Error Complaints
Microsoft has responded to the ‘Unreadable Disc’ issue that some gamers have encountered with ODST – they’ve told Eurogamer that they “are aware of a very small number of people who are reporting they can’t play the game”, and that they “are looking into it, but at this point it doesn’t appear to be a…
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Road2Recon Ep.6: ODST – Endure
PyroSmile has released the sixth episode of their Road2Recon series – this one gives you tips on completing the Vidmaster: Endure Achievement. They picked a level with a high chance of success, and explained what you need to do to get through the first 4 sets. Go watch it, and Endure! (Louis Wu 15:29:15 UTC)