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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: Cybrfrk

  • They’re back…and we’re late!

    Sorry for the delay, with people out at E3, I forgot to mind the store. Check out the lead story on Bungie.net related to their return from Los Angeles and some discussion of what happened behind the scenes.

  • Happy birthday MPRRS

    MPRRS has reached it’s first 365 days of service. We have a living, viable solution that reduces work for Louis Wu and keeps the best of the best rolling for the community. As a side benefit we have also helped numerous movie makers increase their skills. Want to see some statistics, visit the forum posting.

  • MPRRS movie ranking exposed

    This has been asked several times and always dismissed since we have seen that publicly viewed ranking systems can be bad things. However, as a movie “watcher” and “submitter” you may find it interesting in what your fellow community members find to be the top ranked movies. This shows the percentage that each passed movie…

  • MSDN Channel9 interviews matchmaking researchers

    Want more details on the matchmaking algorithms, in laymans terms? Meet the Microosft researchers who helped develop the Halo2 as well as the XBox 360 matchmaking systems. Djof informed us of this video interview which was performed last year and just now presented by MSDN Channel9. Update: There was a small clarification by Chris Butcher…

  • First Contact site complete

    First Contact, a Half Life 2 modification based on the Fall of Reach, has officially launched its main site at www.firstcontactmod.com. They have forums running, and an IRC channel at #Firstcontact at Gamesurge.net.

  • Outbreak trailer passes MPRRS

    This is one of those rare occasions when someone wants the feedback and no hosting. The trailer for the new four part series Outbreak passed with flying colors. A flood infection is spreading fast and the elites have come to earth to stop it. The humans need to learn to trust the elites before the…

  • Halo2 OS petition

    Microsoft and Bungie does what they must in order to push their product and continue to develop as they do. This means we (consumers) have little to no control over certain choices. However, you can still speak up about it. Fransico A. informed us of a petition he started based on his reaction to this…

  • Dropshock Ep 11 podcast

    Episode 11 weighs in at 71 minutes long is now available for listening off of their podcast site. Listen to their discussion on Vista and Halo2 as well as Uwe Boll.

  • HBO humpday barbeque pinktacular Gunslinger style

    For the last several weeks, the HBO Admin team has been playing online building our skills and having a considerable amount of fun. Last Wednesday, we were challenged by the Gunslingers of Tied the Leader. Xerxdeej did a far better job explaining than we could have; with video to boot. Update: This is a bit…