Year: 2011

Back in February, we mentioned The Art of Video Games, an exhibition coming next year to the Smithsonian Institution – Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo Wars are all up for voting. This is a reminder that the voting was SUPPOSED to have ended tomorrow – but ha…

Today is the last day that High Impact Halo will have new content; as planned, content will be frozen and the site will be archived here for posterity. Anakade stopped by with a farewell vid from DWT Productions. Glitchin’ forever!(Louis Wu 14:29:34 UTC)

In case you didn’t notice yesterday, the Community BTB playlist went live as planned – some great maps in there! In the games I played, Tank/Banshee domination was NOT a problem (as it is in standard BTB). Check ’em out. (The full list of maps can be …

shadow8p put together ‘Planko’, a Pachinko-type game built in the Halo engine. You can watch a video showing how it works; the download links are in the description. It’s set up for team play, even! Has a couple of issues – but even so, it’s pretty co…

munky-058 posted a few video clips yesterday, as part of a farewell to the HBO community for the coming month (real life intrudes, apparently) – they’re all fun, but it’s the last one I’m calling attention to. In a quiet moment after the battle on the …

A fan sent in an interesting article on Dorkly.com charting Villians who eventually became heroes. One of our favorite split-lips made the list. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 12:56:28 UTC)

This happened to Gus’ wife Esther the other day. If you want to read more about her adventures, you can visit her blog. PS. If you’re attending RTX this May you can now book at our official hotel using the following link: http://doubletree.hilton….

Hey guys, dropping off this week’s fresh new THIS IS… This week Geoff and I take a look at The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. It is the first ever game to have Achieveables in it! Enjoy!

Halo Waypoint has a couple of cool bits for you today – a Legendary tattoo (that’s an arm it’s on), and some Halo goodies (a pistol and a mongoose) lovingly crafted in… Minecraft. Check ’em out! (Thanks, angel.)(Louis Wu 19:32:33 UTC)

Rockslider stopped in with word of his newest AotCR video – Shade Riding off the bridge, in a LOT of variations. Is there anyone who’s spent more time on that bridge than Rockslider? I doubt it.(Louis Wu 19:28:26 UTC)

Save the burning books! Oh and you get an achievement too I guess . . .

This happened to Gus’ wife Esther the other day. If you want to read more about her adventures, you can visit her blog. PS. If you’re attending RTX this May you can now book at our official hotel using the following link: http://doubletree.hilton….

Aloha, and welcome to Monday! Later on will be this week’s AHWU but for right now here’s all the wrecks in Hawaii 2. Enjoy the Buggy and don’t drive into a volcano.

Sorry David. You know the deal.

Save the burning books! Oh and you get an achievement too I guess . . .

Bungie.net’s got word of a Halo: Reach montage from ASiKK – a lot of work went into the syncing. Heavy on the sniping, heavy on the multikills. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:29:14 UTC)

Pants, optional.