Month: May 2010
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AH: Weekly Recap – May 15th
Community -Crazy Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood site -Episode 11 of Gamers Rapport -Magic the Gathering update issues -Metro 2033 DLC confirmed -Free Portal download -Red Dead Redemption achievement race -Even more Mass Effect 2 DLC -Stat-urday Videos -Bubble Blaster, Mysterious Lights, Pie Island, and Mr. Snowman Easter Eggs in Just Cause 2 -Invasion walkthrough in Halo:…
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AH: Stat-urday
So while in the shower this morning, I got to thinking, what games have received the most coverage from Achievement Hunter? Luckily, super smart Ben was able to do some quick database querying for me. Here’s the list: COD: Modern Warfare 2 – (43) Grand Theft Auto 4 – (24) Left 4 Dead 2 -…
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Halo Multiplayer Unlock Weekend
Just a reminder – this weekend is the ‘Halo Multiplayer Unlock Weekend’ – it means all Halo multiplayer – Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and the Halo Reach Beta – are free to ALL Xbox LIVE members, not just Gold members. (I wondered if this meant that non-Gold members – or non-ODST owners – could…
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Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots: Sports
The Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection this week is called ‘Sports’ – they’re seriously amazing pictures. (We won’t complain that one of them is actually a Reach pic…)(Louis Wu 12:58:42 UTC)
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Spherical Panorama: Swordbase
HaLo2FrEeEk is back with another massive panorama – this one is on Swordbase, and it’s available as a scrollable image (spin that camera!), a screensaver, and a really cool spherical image. Go look!(Louis Wu 12:58:22 UTC)
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Lock Beats Rockets
Hawty McBloggy has highlighted a new montage from Americanista123 – it’s called ‘Halo Reach Bungie Employee Bloopers Minitage’, but there aren’t a lot of bloopers. Mostly, it’s a demo of Armor Lock, and how you can use it to kill the poor guy who didn’t choose it at the Loadout screen. Go watch! (Louis Wu…
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GS: The History of Halo
thatSeniorGuy noticed a Halo video on Gamespot – it’s part of ‘Video Game History Month’. In it, Joe Staten describes how Halo developed from an offshoot of Myth to the complicated multigame universe it is today. Interesting piece!(Louis Wu 12:57:45 UTC)
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Hedge Loves Halo
So yesterday we mentioned that Hedgemony was offering to take standard screenshots and make ’em prettier; a few people took him up on it, and he’s collected the results in a Tumblr site. Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 12:55:10 UTC)
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Bacteria in a Petri Dish
The Bungie Weekly Update is live – and if you’re playing the Reach Beta, it’s worth reading. Info on Network Test 1, the real reason behind Spartans vs Elites, a call for specific bug reports. (Well, they’ve been calling for bug reports during the entire beta – but in this case, they’re looking for some…
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Generator Defense
Just a reminder – Network Test 1 (the Firefight-based game mode in the Halo Reach Beta) is live now. (Very) basic info available at Bungie.net – or just jump in and play!(Louis Wu 18:49:24 UTC)
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He’s a monster!
Some guy built a nearly two-foot-tall Spartan out of LEGOs… and Hawty McBloggy is always one to give size its due. Go look at the pics.(Louis Wu 18:18:09 UTC)
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Friday Comm Chatter Montage Mania
Some fun video stuff today at Bungie.net:Magic is a group montage put together by Axilo – some nice multikills.Halo: Reach Beta Fails Episode 1 contains a bunch of funny clips – many of which have already been publicized this week.The Beginning is a Reach Beta montage from CJnEw001 – very heavy on the slow-mo.Go watch!(Louis…
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RT: Adventures in Filming
I don’t know why Matt and Burnie are surprised in today’s comic, this is pretty much exactly what happens every time Gus goes to his mailbox.
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AH: Just Cause 2: Pie Island Easter Egg
How could I not make a video of an island shaped like a piece of pie?
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Friday Caption Fun, Round 92
Hawty McBloggy is back with another round of Friday Caption Fun – last week’s pic got some great captions, and this week’s pic is pure awesomeness in a can. (Well, a Boneyard.)(Louis Wu 17:49:37 UTC)