Month: November 2011
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Breaking Quarantine Run
MASSAIKUR put together a video showing you how to slam through the Breaking Quarantine achievement in about 5 minutes (you’ll need the Bandanna skull to follow along) – little bit of extra entertainment at the start, too. Check it. (Louis Wu 21:53:12 …
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Co-op Night – Two Days Early
Kermit wanted us to let you know that this week’s Co-op Night is TONIGHT, rather than the normal Wednesday night – if you’re planning on attending, take note! Update: Bones153 has stepped up and added a recap of last week’s romp through NMPD HQ. Read i…
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Halo Anniversary Cutscene Library – Online
Thanks to Dustin ‘Dust Storm’ Pettigrew, the man behind Podtacular’s marathon podcasts, we’re able to offer you high-res versions of the Halo Anniversary cutscenes in downloadable (and streaming) formats, less than a week after the release of the game…
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Celebrating in style
Revenant1988 put together some Spartan V armor in time for Halo Anniversary’s launch – nice work!(Louis Wu 17:39:31 UTC)
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I’m hungry for some Lehto’s Cheetos
Want a free year of Xbox LIVE? Hedge has you covered – all you need to do is come up with the best commercial for Samurai Fronk (and do it before Thursday). Not too shabby!(Louis Wu 17:24:04 UTC)
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MN 419: Halo Anniversary Edition
We forgot to post this – but Major Nelson’s podcast from November 13 has a half-hour interview with Frank O’Connor and Dan Ayoub – go listen! (Thanks, StalkerUKCG.)(Louis Wu 17:18:07 UTC)
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How to Spawn a Halo Toy, Parts 1 and 2
McFarlane Toys just released Part 2 of their very cool “Making of a Halo Figure” 3-part video series. This particular video focuses on going from 3D models to plastic molds. Really neat stuff! If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. Go and check it…
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Tip of the Speedrun
Waypoint has another Featured Speedrun from the folks at High Speed Halo. This time, they are showing off RC Master’s 9:41 SLASO run on Tip of the Spear. Awesome stuff, check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:46:04 UTC)
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So He Can Finally Rent His Own Car Now, Right?
A very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the incomparable Louis Wu. Today, we raise a glass to you, oh mighty Father of Community. May your day be filled with pleasant and amicable forum discussion, low-maintenance clients, nice weather, a tall glass of whatev…
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TacPad 2
Yeah, so… let’s hope Apple doesn’t get into military provisioning any time in the next 500 years. Thanks, robofin117.(Louis Wu 19:43:26 UTC)
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Waypoint Weekend Goodies
If you haven’t been to Waypoint in a couple of days, check out the newest content: there’s another episode of RvB MIA, the mini-series Rooster Teeth made to celebrate Anniversary’s launch… an announcement of an Official Strategy Guide for Halo Anniv…
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Custom BOB
Sl’askia let us know about a very nicely-painted action figure she finished… it’s a BOB that will never disappear on you!(Louis Wu 19:11:42 UTC)
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Get that Elephant cheap
mr.sci-fi wants to save you some cash, if you’re into Mega Bloks – check out his forum post for links. (Louis Wu 19:11:20 UTC)
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Speechless
Hedgemony was lured back in by the Anniversary maps for Reach – check out his forum post for some spectacular panoramas. WOW.(Louis Wu 19:03:47 UTC)
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Blind Covies, and hiding from killzones
Rockslider has not finished wringing fun out of Jun’s Falcon on Winter Contingency – he’s got two new articles with ways to exploit the situation. Go check out his post – and jump over to his site for full details! (Louis Wu 19:02:08 UTC)
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Decline, Part 1
Prime999r stopped in to announce Decline, Part 1 – a French machinima from Fun House Studios. (There are English subtitles – but the best parts of this project are language-independent.) Fantastic cinematography, great set design – really well-done! P…
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Pillar of Autumn, realized in Minecraft
DominoEffect sent word of a new Minecraft project – Gyro2117 built a really impressive Pillar of Autumn. The first link will show you the final product – the second contains more screens and a download link. Awesome!(Louis Wu 18:52:03 UTC)
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Another Day on the Job Redux
robofin117 pointed out a remake of ‘Another Day on the Job’, originally submitted to the Halo Fest machinima contest. (I can’t find a copy of the original to compare it to, unfortunately.)(Louis Wu 18:48:31 UTC)
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Domino’s Grab Bag Giveaway 19 – Winner
Congratulations to FinalPOSTMORTEM, who was picked at random by Domino to win the most recent Grab Bag Giveaway – he’ll be holding his new Halo Legends soundtrack by midweek! I’m always surprised by the relatively low turnout in these giveaways – it’…
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3D Deal
Wow, nice deal – if you buy a big 3D TV from LG right now, you get a free Xbox 360 and a copy of Halo Anniversary! Thanks to mr.sci-fi for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 21:49:06 UTC)