Year: 2011

Postmortem has written a new article for the Forward Unto Dawn series called ‘Beyond the Frontlines’ – you can read it on our forum, or read it on the FUD website. It’s a discussion of time travel, and its potential use in Halo – go see what you think…

Kevin D. stopped in to say that he’d taken the audio from the Halo movie parody script read by Nathan Fillion and Clare Grant (we mentioned it last week) and filmed a machinima with it. Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:05:03 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Epyon MX pointed out some cool pixel art from JUNKBOY – makes a nice wallpaper for your smartphone!(Louis Wu 14:02:54 UTC)

Fails of the Weak continues its spotlight on silly in-game choices – it’s all about Geoff’s laughter. Watch it on YouTube or AH.com. Thanks, BWO Lone Wolf. (Louis Wu 14:01:42 UTC)

Another Data Drop is live at Halo Waypoint – go read Red Flag (and Bravado) intel from ONI! Thanks, CaneCutter.(Louis Wu 20:04:31 UTC)

Remember that story we mentioned a couple of days ago, about a MS press kit talking of a Halo movie coming soon? Yeah, well, as you might have guessed… it wasn’t accurate. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 14:58:02 UTC)

Leviathan dropped off another piece for the Fistful of Arrows Adjunct – this is backstory about Emile, and his out-of-the-ordinary helmet. That Levi is thinking about ways to explain some of the more confusing parts of Halo canon speaks strongly to hi…

Paul Ference sent us a link to Skulls for Tots – from what I can understand, they’re planning to raise money for Child’s Play by playing Halo marathons (co-op, Legendary) – and to keep things interesting, the more money they get, the more skulls are a…

Shadow8P dropped in to announce an update to his Halo: Reach Stat Checker – now it shows Grifball stats, and lets you look at more stats at once. Windows-only. Go grab a copy! Update: dang, it’s already up to 1.2! Now it has a new screen that doesn’t r…

OXM UK has put together an article about what was cut from Halo Wars during development – one of the big things was splitscreen gameplay. Unfortunately, the actual article is behind a paywall (you can download it for a fee – if you’ve got a credit car…

Attack of the Fanboy has an article from someone who hated Halo for all the wrong reasons (without ever having played it), but then came around after actually trying it. A fine moral is included. (Louis Wu 13:26:42 UTC)

The War (or War) train continues with Issue Number 11 hitting your virtual shelf today. The situation ‘escalates’ between our two Corporals, and only one may be able to make the final charge. Check it out! Thanks to Firestorm12 as always for letting us…

Cracked.com looks at games that ended up pretty different from how they started. Halo makes the list. Thanks, Ibeechu.(Louis Wu 18:19:16 UTC)

Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report 91 is now live – Halo, Starcraft, and Gears 3 all make an appearance. Go listen!(Louis Wu 18:17:38 UTC)

mr.sci-fi stopped by to let us know about Halo: The Fallen, a fan film coming soon. Apparently, a teaser trailer will be available on Sunday night at 9pm Pacific, here – and they’ve got both a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. Out of the blue!(Louis W…

Achievement HORSE 44 is live (YouTube | AH.com) – and it’s a PIG again (they just don’t have time for this stuff any more). Cool maps! Thanks, hezekiah.(Louis Wu 13:16:03 UTC)

The next Fight Like a Girl tournament comes up in a couple of weeks… and Tiny has created some beautiful poster art to promote it. Swing by the FLAG Tournament website to download your own, in a variety of sizes!(Louis Wu 12:58:36 UTC)