My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2009

  • AH: BRUTAL Assistance!?!

    Hey folks! I got so tied up making the Brutal Legend Item Map that I totally forgot to mention two videos that Geoff and I put together to help out with a couple of difficult areas in the game. Check out the two videos above for help in defeating the evil Metal Queen and an…

  • RT: RT Shorts Finale: Conspiracy Weary

    RT Short number 20 is now up for sponsors. Hope all of you enjoyed the series. Feels weird pushing the last one live. We’re winding down work on the Shorts DVD and we’re all really excited about how it’s looking. Have a good weekend.

  • AH: Uncharted 2 Treasure 21-40

    You should totally check out our second trophy video highlighting Uncharted 2. This video will show you where treasures 21-40 are in the game as well as the “strange relic”.

  • AH: Respawn Radio Live Saturday during Extra Life

    Sup, everyone. So, as some of you may know, Saturday October 17th is the second Annual Extra Life charity Marathon. Achievement Hunter’s podcast, Respawn Radio, is hosting our Team Page this year, so please go there and help us reach our goal. As such, Respawn Radio will be broadcasting Live on AHTV at 8PM Pacific,…

  • RT: Brutal Legend

    I wish Burnie was that cool…

  • RT: RvB and Strangerhood Soundtracks now on iTunes

    Roses are Red, Violets are Blue by Trocadero (Soundtrack to Blood Gulch Chronicles) and Crazy Zoo by The Uggos (soundtrack to The Strangerhood) are now on sale on iTunes. Singles to Roses include the Blood Gulch Blues (Season Intro Music), the RvB episode intro music you guys love so much, A girl named Tex and…

  • AH: Overkillin'

    You may be wondering, “how many videos can Achievement Hunter do for BRUTAL LEGEND?” The answer to that question is, SHIT-TONS. Today I bring you a video giving you some assistance with the Overkill achievement, the ones that Brian Posehn (from Mr. Show, Sarah Silverman Show, etc) gives you. The killing missions. Not only do…

  • RT: Recreation Chapter 18

    Hello everyone. In case you missed it, Red vs Blue:Recreation Chapter 18 is now online for your viewing and re-viewing pleasure. This week, Church is still making adjustments to his new body while the Valhalla crew desperately searches for a way out of the canyon. Next week marks the conclusion of this “season”, so I…

  • Wednesday Comic Roundup – Geriatric Edition

    Old Friends Week continues in the Halo Comic world. Current staples Reclaimer and ODS Steve have the day off, while old-timers One One Se7en, Calvin and Halo, and Halo Action Figure Theater all have new strips for you. Stuntmutt adds game spoilers to the latest One One Se7en in an attempt to give you excuses…

  • I gotta try that running around thing…

    Hawty McBloggy has posted an article entitled “Top Ten Signs You May Be a Camper” – don’t feel bad if you are, it’s a legitimate strategy. Whoops!(Louis Wu 14:33:01 UTC)

  • Oh when the Chief… goes dancing in…

    Remember that short video (covered with ads and text) of the Master Chief dancing at a Saints game, taken from a CBS broadcast? Someone recorded a minute’s worth of the dance on their iPhone – much better look. Thanks, Dirtbag. (Louis Wu 14:32:15 UTC)

  • Telecoastin’

    Willy stopped in with word of ‘Telecoasting’ – the art of jumping between carefully-arranged teleporters on Forge maps. (This technique has shown up in some obstacle courses, but here it’s just for fun.) Check the videos if you’re confused. (We last reported on this when it was called ‘Telerunning’, back in 2007.)(Louis Wu 14:31:34 UTC)

  • Big Art

    FassinTaak sent us two pieces of art that you might be interested in – the first is a vector PDF (177k) of the ‘Regret’ poster he released a couple of days ago – this can be scaled to any size for printing. The second is a very large, high-quality JPEG (3508×4961, 7.3 mb) of the…

  • ‘Young Frankenstein’ is so appropriate…

    chris101b inserted that dramatic picture of Dare he found yesterday into the video that seems to have inspired it in the first place. Metahumor!(Louis Wu 14:28:02 UTC)

  • Halo 3 High Resolution Emblem Pack

    SK CRISIS created high-resolution images and vectors of every emblem in the Halo 3 collection – you can recreate your character’s emblem in high-res for whatever use you choose. The uncompressed folder of images has 344 items, and weighs in at 18 mb; the compressed .rar file is only 5.3 mb. SK CRISIS made this…

  • The Church of Church

    Luke McKay doodled another scene from an RvB episode yesterday – this one comes from the most recent episode of Recreation, and we’ve added it to his gallery here. Learning you’re a god can only end badly… (Louis Wu 14:25:52 UTC)

  • See Waypoint Early

    According to Major Nelson, the next Xbox LIVE Preview will have access to a preview of Halo Waypoint – so if you’re interested in getting an early peek, swing by Xbox.com and sign up for the preview! (No guarantees; they’re not taking EVERYONE.) Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 20:58:20 UTC)

  • AH: Overkillin'

    You may be wondering, “how many videos can Achievement Hunter do for BRUTAL LEGEND?” The answer to that question is, SHIT-TONS. Today I bring you a video giving you some assistance with the Overkill achievement, the ones that Brian Posehn (from Mr. Show, Sarah Silverman Show, etc) gives you. The killing missions. Not only do…