Year: 2010

A couple of days ago, Halo Waypoint announced a teaser for a new animated series called ‘Apt 117’ (the link we list no longer works – looks like it was taken down). Reception for the trailer on our forum (and elsewhere) was decidedly… chilly. Well, …

SonofMacPhisto told a nice story on our forum. Grab some cocoa and check it out!(Louis Wu 16:25:59 UTC)

Sometimes, you can overwhelm the game engine. Usually, the effects are pretty funny. Thanks, Captain Spark.(Louis Wu 16:25:39 UTC)

GrimBrother One has collected all the radio dialogue audible in Reach’s Multiplayer and Firefight maps (we mentioned them a couple of weeks ago) – it’s not new material, but it’s nicely organized. If you missed these the first time around, check ’em o…

That bombshell from yesterday? About 6 new games and a movie coming from 343 Industries, starting in 2 years? Yeah, that might not be fully accurate. In fact, according to Frankie… it’s hogwash. For those who were worried about the downhill slide of…

A few days ago, we put up an RSS feed for Bungie.net’s Daily Challenges, so that you could get a quick look at what today’s challenges are without loading a web page. Sorahn liked it – but missed the pretty icons Bungie uses to identify classes of cha…

Hmm… during a panel discussion at New York Comic Con last night, Jeff Gomez, President and CEO of Starlight Runner, a PR company, previewed a slide showing some of the upcoming stuff from the Halo franchise – “two new trilogies starting in 2012/2013…

Congratulations to Blissful Rage, who won the latest giveaway from Domino Theory – a soundtrack will be on its way soon! And keep your eyes peeled for more chances.(Louis Wu 20:10:27 UTC)

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We weren’t content with our last comic and felt it needed more panache. The technology just wasn’t available on Thursday for us to tell the story we really wanted to tell.

We’ve got something really special planned this weekend, such an amazing and horrendously challenging affair many of you might not live to see November: But first up there’s videogamedoc, going for a Legendary playthrough on Halo: Reach as well as t…

Hey guys, I’m back with a couple of Psychopath guides in Dead Rising 2. Up first is the “Here Comes the Groom” guide. Aim for the crotch pig. Up next is “Mail Order Zombrex” which is cool because the dude has an awesome trucker ‘stache and also Zo…

I’ve got a pair of L4D2 Achievement guides for you today. The first covers getting the Kill Bill Achievement…. while the second shows a good place to grab the Barrel Rolled Achievement. Happy hunting!

Hey guys, I have a couple of Dead Rising 2 motorcycle-themed videos for you today. The first is a guide on how to beat the psychopath in “Meet the Contestants” which unlocks a motorcycle for you to use. The second video shows off how to pick up an ac…

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Thanks a million to the volunteers that offered their time last night to test out the submissions for our Game Forged contest – we’re still waiting on results from a couple of groups, and depending on final tallies, we may need to do ANOTHER round of …

Wired’s Game|Life highlights a new Reach rap from Chicago-based ‘The Energy Commission’ – it’s pretty funny! (Bonus: there’s a referenced video from 2007, made in honor of the Halo Zune, that I’d never seen before.) Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:05:04 UTC)

Yesterday, Halo Waypoint posted a press release about the newest novel in the Halo library – Halo: Cryptum. It’s the first of Greg Bear’s Forerunner trilogy, and the press release displays the cover art, discusses Bear himself, and announces that the …

It’s old, but I just found it this morning – Marty O’Donnell was interviewed by ChicagoNow.com’s game blog GameSmith about a month ago – he talks about Chicago, videogames, and Reach. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 15:03:05 UTC)

shiruken sent word that Treeskunk Productions has some news for you – there’s a Side Note with Paul Shelley that announces a new series they’re putting together in Reach: Crashed. The video describes (in general terms) the idea, and shows a teaser for…