Month: June 2011
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Spartans, Prepare for Glory!
Continuing our tangentially related Halo news, Noam Murro, director of the “Birth of a Spartan” short for the “Reach” media blitz, is rumored to be on the short list to direct the upcoming “300” prequel. Currently, Murro is slated to direct “Die Hard 5…
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Shooting Your Way to a Stress-Free Day
Wired’s GameLife has an informative, refreshing article about teens using violent video games as stress relievers. It’s not directly related to Halo, though the series makes a brief appearance as the gateway shooter for a Canadian teenager. Considering…
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A Bigger Universe
Over at the Escapist, there’s an article exploring the expanded Halo universe (the lore fleshed out in books, action figures, movies, etc), and how it all ties into the games themselves. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 18:20:17 UTC)
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Hedge… in… SPAAAAACE
Hedgemony continues his week-long tribute to Bungie with amazing screenshots – and these are AMAZING. It’s Space Day.(Louis Wu 18:12:03 UTC)
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The blade won’t cut cholesterol
Epic Meal Time is a YouTube channel devoted to making ridiculous meat creations, and then eating them. DHalo noticed that their most recent episode includes a cameo from a Halo energy sword. Heh. (You STILL shouldn’t eat like this… but it’s funny to …
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Thank the Maker – erm, Fans
Achronos had mentioned some time ago that the “Thank the Maker” medal description on Bungie.net would be updated to reflect that it’s no longer showing you when you play against Bungie employees – looks like it’s happened (thanks, Revenant1988, for not…
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Mrs Doublefire Releases Reach Assets
Jason “Mrs Doublefire” Kieth, who worked on Halo Reach’s environments, has updated his portfolio site – swing over to the Halo: Reach page to see some of the work he’s done! (Let him know what you think in his forum thread.)(Louis Wu 18:03:32 UTC)
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Iridescent
It’s AssaultGodzilla’s birthday (Happy Birthday, AG!), so he’s created a new HMV to celebrate. Once again, he’s done an amazing job finding clips from various Halo media to match the lyrics as they unfold. This one’s set to Linkin Park’s “Iridescent”….
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How’s my driving?
If you’ve played Big Team Battle with me, you know that I am the world’s worst Halo driver. That’s why I loved “Crash Course,” episode two of “Playtime” from CruelLEGACEY. I might need to try this test track out. Go watch! And remember, the next episod…
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Focusing on the Target
Halo Waypoint released their newest Halo Universe ordnance piece yesterday, this time taking a closer look at the Covenant Focus Rifle. Always great info. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 02:16:53 UTC)
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Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe Red vs Blue Season 9 Ep 3 is now live for sponsors (and will be live for everyone in about 90 minutes) – plenty more cg action, and plenty more Blood Gulch machinima. I’m a little confused – but that’s okay, there’s a lot of episodes left. Pl…
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Wrap Your Wings Around the Red Bull LAN Writeup
Last weekend, Red Bull hosted an extravagant LAN event in New York City to give pro players an opportunity to hone their skills. Holed up in Red Bull Space for three days, three teams — Kiaeneto, Warriors and Status Quo — fought, taught and bonded wi…
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Online Reach Tourney this Thursday
Nathan, from Competitive Video Games, wanted us to let you know that they’re hosting a 2v2 Slayer tournament this Thursday, June 30. It will take place on Xbox LIVE, use MLG rules and maps, and is open to all. There aren’t any prizes or fees – it’s ju…
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Surprising Honor for our Grunty Pals
GoozerNation compiled a list of the best video game grunts, and somehow our favorite Covenant punching bags nabbed a spot. That’s a Shyamalan-level twist right there. This inspired me to make a list of my own: “Most Elite Characters in Video Game Hist…
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Halo Love – can you dig it?
Hedgemony continues the Halo love with a series of pictures showing off stuff that makes me want to find time to go play more Halo. The man has an eye. Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 15:21:04 UTC)
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Evac
DeepCee stopped by with word of a new episode in the Chronicles of ODS Steve – #89 has the team moving from downtown to out in the country!(Louis Wu 15:18:28 UTC)
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Mega Bloks 10th Anniversary Floodgate
TCKaos noticed a Toys R Us exclusive Mega Bloks item, coming soon – a 10th Anniversary Floodgate (odd, since Floodgate is from Halo 3, which is really only coming up on its 4th anniversary…). Should be available soon, if not now.(Louis Wu 14:11:21 UTC)
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Signs on the Floor
Stephen Loftus sent along a bunch of the directional locator signs from Cairo Station (in Halo 2) and Crow’s Nest/Rat’s Nest (in Halo 3). You’ll find them in his Signs of Halo collection, starting on page 6.(Louis Wu 14:03:59 UTC)
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Arby ‘n’ the Chief: ‘A Scientific Fax’
The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief is another Hypermail episode – most of the mail is making fun of the Chief. Thanks, Mr Wezzle.(Louis Wu 13:44:40 UTC)
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Halo: Faith – FAITHception
The Sparbiter let us know that a new track from the Halo: Faith soundtrack has been released – swing by YouTube to hear it.(Louis Wu 13:42:42 UTC)