Year: 2009

Ars Technica has an article about World Gaming, and the ability they give you to bet cash on your Halo 3 skillz. Legally. (Other games too, but Halo’s definitely up there.)(Louis Wu 15:55:14 UTC)

AfroRyan wants an online version of Halo 1 on Xbox Live Arcade. No, he’s not talking about the Xbox Originals that’s already there. Go read about it.(Louis Wu 15:54:51 UTC)

What’s next for Bungie, after Halo: Reach? They’re not talking yet, but according to Kotaku, they’re close to signing a new IP deal with an unnamed publisher. Microsoft again? Someone new? I guess we’ll find out soon! Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 15:54:00 UTC)

Rob Oplawar put together a guide to playing Halo CE on a Linux box – read it if you need your fix on Linux!(Louis Wu 15:52:51 UTC)

More ODST previews – CVG’s got one (they already posted an interview with Bakken and Crosby, but this is an actual preview of Firefight), geek.com’s got one (short, from impressions at Comic-Con), That Gaming Site’s got one.(Louis Wu 15:52:12 UTC)

Bryan Simon has declared today, July 27 (or maybe July 26, when the video was posted – I’m not sure) National Shishka Day, and made a video to celebrate. There are a few Halo-related things about the vid (there’s a Legendary helmet, a Halo 3 screenshot, and a picture of my couch from a Halo…

Frankie stopped in yesterday with examples of some posters given away at Comic-Con – see what you missed! (They aren’t for sale anywhere – Frank said he didn’t even get to keep any for himself!) (Louis Wu 15:51:03 UTC)

Silvac pointed us towards Retrograde Episode One – it’s a Halo CE-based machinima about a solitary man suffering in lonliness. Interesting start!(Louis Wu 17:23:20 UTC)

PsH Bling continues modifications of his Legendary Helmet – it now has a bullet hole in a… bad place.(Louis Wu 17:22:57 UTC)

I wasn’t sure if this was legit to put on the web, but looks like someone else did it for me – the Major’s Minute feature about Halo Legends on Inside Xbox (we mentioned it here) can now be watched on YouTube. (Louis Wu 17:22:31 UTC)

It looks like the Q&A kicked off by Frankie yesterday afternoon might be over; he was still answering questions this morning, but I haven’t seen anything in the past several hours. I’ve compiled all of the actual questions that he answered in one place, to make it a little bit easier to read what’s been…

Frank O’Connor talked to Kotaku about Halo Waypoint, the upcoming Halo portal on Xbox LIVE. Swing by to read some details of the service! Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 20:44:04 UTC)

More ODST previews, courtesy of the London showing: T3 IncGamers Videogamer.com Times Online WorthPlaying VG Reloaded CVG Online (Interview) Beefjack.com Play.tm I’m sure there’ll be more.(Louis Wu 15:49:24 UTC)

Bungie’s Lars Bakken and MGS’s Ryan Crosby were in London last week, showing off Halo 3: ODST to journalists – and they sat down for an interview with VGChartz. There’s discussion about what’s new with ODST, why ODST is a full game, and a taste of what’s coming (or not) in the future, both from…

Gravemind noticed an article at IGN with an in-depth look at Halo Legends. It answers a lot of questions about the project – you should definitely read it before jumping into your favorite fan hangout and asking for a lot of info.(Louis Wu 15:21:00 UTC)

Joel Albert let us know that 2old2play is hosting a Halo 3 tournament strictly for older gamers, with more than $1000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. This tourney will take place at their annual LAN, being held in Chicago from August 7-9. You have to be a member of 2old2play to participate, and…