Month: August 2012
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It’s Greek to Me
It’s been more than a year since we saw a new Halo Action Figure Theater episode… but one popped up last night. Oh, the deep richness of the Sangheili language… (Louis Wu 13:15:28 UTC)
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Potato chips in the desert
Red vs Blue Episode 12 went live last night – it’s almost all Machinima (as opposed to CG), and it’s almost all plot. And it’s quite good. Light on the humor – but heavy on the good. Go watch. Thanks, Bryan Newman. (Louis Wu 13:07:07 UTC)
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There’s an Alien on your Head!
robofin117 pointed out a live-action short called ‘There’s an Alien on your Head!’ – many video games (including Halo) get some love here. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:05:35 UTC)
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A list of good games
IGN decided their last ‘Top 25 Xbox 360 Games’ list might not stand the test of time, so they revised it. (Looks liked they’d revised it already; if you step through the older version (which is dated 2011 now), you’ll see that Reach is the only Halo g…
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The Gratitude Continues
Four new entries have been added in over at the Age of Gratitude project. Go and see what these fans had to say in appreciation for what Halo has meant for them, and as always, consider sending in your own memories to share!(GrimBrother One 19:00:14 UTC)
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The Gratitude Continues
Four new entries have been added in over at the Age of Gratitude project. Go and see what these fans had to say in appreciation for what Halo has meant for them, and as always, consider sending in your own memories to share!(GrimBrother One 19:00:14 UTC)
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Purple Plasma – launching soon!
Australia’s V (an energy drink company) just unveiled ‘Purple Plasma’, a Halo 4-themed libation. Initial reaction seems quite positive! Thanks, Jmte (who found it at Gadgetsteria). (Louis Wu 15:11:57 UTC)
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One Fan’s Look at Halo 4
NeoGAF’s lilty was at Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend – he wrote up some impressions in the Halo thread on GAF. I thought the biggest takeaway was how critical the hardware used at conventions can be! Update: This post has more.(Louis Wu 15:07:44 UTC)
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Halo 4 Front and Center at Eurogamer Expo
Eurogamer Expo 2012 is coming up in a month – it’s a gaming festival that takes place every year in London. Recently, they announced the keynote speaker, kicking off the event on Thursday, September 27 – Frank O’Connor will present a Halo 4 Developer S…
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Waypoint Community Modcast – Episode 25
Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas let us know that the 25th episode of the Waypoint Community Modcast went live yesterday – on it, he and Das Kalk discuss the playable Halo 4 they experienced at Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend. Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:52:…
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Dog Days in DC – First Look
Some of the HBO Old Guard got together in DC this weekend, at the house of Malagate, to eat, drink, and play Halo. Greythor was there, and wrote up some of the highlights. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:50:25 UTC)
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Second Opinion with Ghandi and Nexy
Nexy and Ghandi sat down to discuss recent Halo news – nice to see MLG-centric folks looking at the rest of the Halo community! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 14:43:36 UTC)
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HaloGAF Radio Ep 8: BravoMLG and Heckfu
The latest episode of HaloGAF Radio has Tashi, Domino Theory, and ncsuDuncan discussing Halo’s competitive community with Bravo, and Halo news with Heckfu. Two hours long, with delicious morsels spread throughout. Go listen! (Thanks, Duncan.)(Louis Wu…
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GTTV Bonus Round, Fall Game Preview (Halo 4)
Geoff Keighley talks to a variety of analysts about Halo 4’s potential this fall on the latest GTTV Bonus Round – go listen! Thanks, UNKNOWN iXi.(Louis Wu 20:56:15 UTC)
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I’m pretty sure he’s there for his movie reviews.
Greg O’Connor-Read let us know (several days ago!) that Marty O’Donnell will be speaking at PAX next week. Swing by the PAX site’s schedule section to read about the panel – he’ll be joining Jesper Kyd, Michael McCann, Inon Zur, Sam Hulick and Emily R…
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Was waiting for the equals D…
NartFOpc stopped in with a new video entitled ‘TSD =’ – it’s a montage with a sense of humor. I enjoyed it!(Louis Wu 19:44:34 UTC)
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Firefight Descent
Dennis from HaloMaps sent word of a new custom single-player level for Halo Custom Edition – it’s called ‘Firefight Descent’, and it was created by MoooseGuy and Pepzee. It gives you Firefight-style play, with multiple rounds of increasing difficulty….
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Podtacular 307 (plus PodTV bonuses)
Dust Storm let us know about a plethora of new assets from the Podtacular crew – there’s a new episode (307) of the Podtacular Podcast, a PodTV episode covering the Halo 4 soundtrack, and another PodTV episode looking at the Halo 4 Achievements. DustS…