Year: 2009
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Never Too Old Too Shame
We missed this on Friday – I’m not sure how – and then again on Wednesday (when we posted its successor). We’re not missing it again. Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater 187, showing the beautiful (though not quite tearful) reunion of Lois and Steve in more detail – check it out! (Louis Wu 13:08:16…
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Customized ODSTs on eBay
Leviathan seems to be taking over the ‘find cool customized stuff on eBay’ job from Hawty McBloggy; he’s pointed out a pair of auctions you might be interested in. The first is a custom-painted Romeo figure, and the second one is the whole dang squad. Check ’em! (Louis Wu 13:05:13 UTC)
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Real-life Mongoose for sale in Seattle
Lt Col Hurd won an ATV customized to look like a Mongoose at the Halo 3 Launch Event in New York City two years ago; he’s never used it offroad and it’s still in mint condition. He needs to sell it – if you’re in the Seattle area, it’s up on Craigslist right now. He’s…
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Child’s Play auctions – big bucks from Halo enthusiasts
Laird let us know that the Halo Child’s Play auctions he hosted this past week brought in $2,373.06 in cash for the charity! Not too shabby – go, Halo fans!(Louis Wu 13:03:46 UTC)
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HaloContest’s October Montage
Morpheus stopped in to announced HaloContest’s October montage – contains top clips and screens from October. Winner gets a 1600 point card – but the more views they get, the more they can afford to spend on future prizes!(Louis Wu 13:03:00 UTC)
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HBO Regular wins Mountain Dew ODST Xbox
During the run-up to Halo 3: ODST’s launch, Mountain Dew held a sweepstakes in which they gave away one ODST-themed Xbox a day for a month. dCon V won one of these babies – and took some cool pics. Now THAT’S a nice Xbox!(Louis Wu 13:01:05 UTC)
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Bungie Favorites: ReconLIVE, Week Two
We missed it yesterday afternoon, but Bungie updated their Bungie Favorites page with a second batch of content from ReconLIVE – swing by and read about one of the custom maps, and check out the rest of the goodies!(Louis Wu 13:00:28 UTC)
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Around The Ring – Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Impressions
Hi there everyone! Lance is back! I’m going to run another show, it’s been a long break. School is fun! This one is going to be all about the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo. Stories, thoughts on the new content, etc. For those of you who have pre-ordered it like me, yay for you! As…
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Podtacular 208: Multiplayer Tips: Heretic
Download | Shownotes With the latest Halo title out, everyone who isn’t dropping into firefight is probably fighting their way through online matchmaking. One of the more recent maps that have come out that is a definite fan favorite is Heretic: the remake of Midship from Halo 2. We have some good tips sent […]
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AH: Fairytale Fights and You!
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Hey guys, Geoff and I got our hands on a copy of Fairytale Fights for the 360 and have been knocking out some twisted damn achievements. The two above these words show you how to pick up four achievements that involve maiming and blood. Hooray!
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AH: Bam, Bam, Bam, Another One Joins the Club
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For those of you who couldn’t guess, the title is a lame rip off of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Just a quick shout out to BamBamBradley aka Bright_Eyes as he recently broke a major Gamerscore milestone, and joins the ever growing list of 100K Achievement Hunters. Well done sir! Also, don’t forget that…
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AH: You have no excuse!
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Hey guys, just a quick heads up. The guys over at Kotaku spotted a pretty sick deal that is going on this weekend at Wal-Mart. This Saturday, (and only this Saturday) you can buy an Xbox 360 Arcade unit for $199 with a $100 gift card. That’s an Xbox Arcade for $100, essentially. If you…
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Firefight Solo Guide: Chasm Ten
Monochron’s back with another Firefight Solo Guide – this time he’s tackling Chasm Ten. Swing by and give it a read – some great tips, and great screens!(Louis Wu 20:35:28 UTC)
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Decadence Night – Haloramics
Decadence Night put together a panoramic screenshot montage – swing by for some cool shots in Ken Burns style!(Louis Wu 19:57:48 UTC)
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Fans Helping Fans
Looks like the Spartan 1 Project is back with more help for Halo fans – they want to help you finish the Déjà Vu achievement, because they’ve gotten awfully good at it! They’ve already helped over 200 people get this achievement, and they average 35 minutes per run – if you’ve got a spare half-hour,…
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Forge Hub’s 1v1 Conflict Wrap-up
So… way back in August, Forge Hub opened signups for their 1v1 Conflict Tournament – it was another month until the actual tourney kicked off, and two more months until the 512 entrants winnowed themselves down to a single winner. And you can read the wrap-up now on Forge Hub’s forum! (Thanks, urk.)(Louis Wu 17:58:09…
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AH: Achievement Hunter's Newest Member
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Hey guys, just wanted to share something cool with you fine folks. After our kickass coverage of Brutal Legend, we have a new member to the Achievement Hunter family. That’s right, the man himself, EDDIE RIGGS has joined us up at Achievement Hunter to help kick ass and take some names. Here Eddie is recording…