Year: 2009

The French gaming site jv247.com interviewed Lars Bakken last week during the Paris press event – the intro and the questions of the video are in French, but Lars answers in English (with French subtitles), and there’s plenty of info that’s understandable for those who don’t speak French. Thanks, Backflip.(Louis Wu 15:33:36 UTC)

If you enjoy 1v1 competition, swing by Forge Hub – signups are open for their 1v1 Conflict Tournament. Looks like it’s free to get in, and there are nice prizes on the line for winners – and, win or lose, you get to play on some very nicely Forged maps! Head over and sign up.…

Domino Theory has asked that the entry period for his latest Mythamanjaro Mythic Code Giveaway be extended one more day, until Tuesday at noon, UTC – so that’s exactly what we’ve done. You’ve got one more day to register for totally free stuff – go do it!(Louis Wu 13:28:00 UTC)

Halcylon put together a sticktage for your entertainment – just under 4 minutes of sticky fun, streaming or downloadable (in HD) at WeGame. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:26:54 UTC)

Comic pickin’s have been light of late – I guess summer is a time to kick back, not create comics. Bloogyo told us about a bunch of new Rat’s Nest episodes… and Hawty McBloggy highlighted an episode of grin + bear it. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:26:11 UTC)

Z let us know about a new Minitage from Majority, over at Halo3Forum.com – it really does have some very nice editing. Swing by to grab a copy (nearly 200 mb for a 4.5 minute vid).(Louis Wu 17:22:35 UTC)

Splogs have been around for a while – but I can’t remember reading a Halo-related post on one that was… so tantalizingly close to coherency, while being, in actuality, so surreal. I wouldn’t suggest clicking on any of the links… but if you want to get a sense for what LSD might be like in…

Stuntmutt stopped in yesterday with a photo of his television, showing a moment from the British version of ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ – the answer (guessed correctly) netted the contestant £75,000. I think anybody reading this newspost would have managed it, as well.(Louis Wu 17:20:52 UTC)

Machinima’s Inside Gaming has a couple of Comic Con Extended Coverage vids that might be of interest to Halo fans – Dex let us know about an interview with Neill Blomkamp (mostly about District 9, but the Halo movie gets a mention), and Dratt pointed out an interview with Bungie’s Paul Bertone about Halo 3:…

Domino Theory is back – and he wants to give away more Mythic Maps. Don’t have ’em yet? No problem! Visit the Mythamanjaro page, put in your name, email, and gamertag, and you’ve got a shot at free maps! Don’t dawdle too long – the window on this offer closes on Monday morning. Read the…

A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned a page of screenshots collected by maximumfear, all with the theme of ‘Films/Movies’. This morning, Hawty McBloggy put up her own collection – some awesome shots!(Louis Wu 13:54:01 UTC)