Month: September 2011

We were sad that the very first official Grunt Plushies ever made were only available exclusively at Halo Fest – so we asked if we could buy a bunch and sell ’em to people who couldn’t make it to the show. 343 said yes – so we’re taking orders. Read t…

Thanks to Beckx for noticing the two new Halo HeroClix now available, Cortana and Invisible Master Chief. Pretty awesome stuff!(GrimBrother One 17:53:40 UTC)

Swing by Halo Waypoint for Data Drop One, from ONI – according to CaptainTony, this is Glasslands-related. It’s also the first of six… hmm…(Louis Wu 17:19:56 UTC)

2old2type Radio’s giving away a PAX swag bag (containing some sweet goodies) as part of their latest episode – listen to learn how to enter! (That mag is signed by Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Eric “E” Neustadter, Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse, and Microsoft…

VideoGamer.com looks back on 10 Years of Halo, through the lens of Halo Fest. Not a bad reminsicence! Give it a read.(Louis Wu 17:14:12 UTC)

MatthewDratt pointed out a new episode of Darkspire’s Matchmaking Reached – what happens when you pour Harry Potter themes into a Halo mold? YOU GET DARK LORD POPS! Wait, that’s not right… (Louis Wu 17:13:43 UTC)

Just a couple of new stories in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 17:13:09 UTC)

While we are on the subject of fabulous artistic expression, you should check out what Hedgemony was able to do with the aforementioned screenshot from the Instillation 04 Firefight map from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The results are breathtakin…

On to things that are awesome, Rooster Teeth have a really slick new Freelancer poster for sale on their store. It would certainly look great above the desk I’m sitting at right now! You know, in case someone wanted to get it for me. Go buy lots of the…

After ElzarTheBam changed in to something dryer, he came across a delightfully intuitive list made by OXM UK regarding “20 Things That Have Changed” from the original Halo to the upcoming Anniversary edition. There are at least a couple of decent tidbi…

Urban Reflex brought up to our forum a piece on Deviant Art that looks at some interesting comparisons. Pretty funny stuff!(GrimBrother One 14:57:47 UTC)

During a recent game of Reach, ElzarTheBam wet his pants. This is why. You may have to watch it a couple of times…(GrimBrother One 14:51:51 UTC)

The Grifball Hub gang is back in the news today with the release of Chapter 11 of their very cool “Respect Your Roots” series, which chronicles the ups and downs of competitive Grifball, from season to season. It’s kind of like The League or Blue Mount…

We start your HBO news Friday with this week’s Halo Bulletin, courtesy of the lovely bs angel from 343 Industries. You’ll find talk of costumes that look to the future, and a Firefight map giving nods toward the past, all wrapped up in one kitten-lovi…

Danni Cherie from GrifBall Hub posted a great post-PAX writeup over at the Game N Train blog. Really fun read, and great pics, definitely go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:26:27 UTC)

Kotaku AU interviewed Heff, the captain of Team Immunity’s Halo Reach team (an Australian eSports team), in their Training with the Pros series – go read what his life is like!(Louis Wu 20:57:24 UTC)