Author: halo@bungie.org
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If it doesn’t expand the gaming experience, don’t do it
We missed this when it came out earlier this week, but luckily someone on the DBO forum was paying attention… Kotaku talked to Dave Dunn about the idea of a Halo movie, and how Dunn (and Bungie) felt about Neil Blomkamp (or anyone, really) creating o…
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John-117 Spartan Evolved
TDSpiral whipped up a really nice progression of John 117, otherwise known as Master Chief, as he’s evolved from the early days (Forward Unto Dawn) to the most recent sighting (the next Halo title). Cool! (This was a commission for Jordan Nathaniel Wha…
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Pigs and Fails
AchievementHunter powers along with new episodes of Fails of the Weak (Episode 161 is at AH.com and YouTube) and Halo HORSE 149 (actually PIG, between Jack and Ray) is also at AH.com and YouTube). Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 14:53:53 UTC)
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Bringing that Spiker to Life
Revenant1988 got hold of one of Smick6’s Brute Spike Rifle kits (we detailed these a few years ago), and finished it up really nicely. Swing by his forum post for pictures of the work!(Louis Wu 14:48:54 UTC)
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Halo 4 WTF Moments: The Dawn Duo
The Tyrant has two new WTF moments for you – ‘Never From Behind’ has some assassination shenanigans, while ‘Always Watching’ has some omniscient Elites looking to make life hard for your average Spartan. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:46:44 UTC)
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Spray Paint Art
human2k03 pointed out a piece on Kontraband, showing off a bunch of video-game-related graffiti… one of the pics is a nice take on the Master Chief.(Louis Wu 14:39:02 UTC)
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Star Stuff
RVideo pointed out a Halo 3 montage from YBLOC – it’s heavy on the editing effects, but with the resurgence of Halo 3 (due to the free Games with Gold program for XBL Gold members), it’s well-timed. Take a look!(Louis Wu 14:33:38 UTC)
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Halo Fan Selling Collection to Raise Family
Gah. Mark Wyatt-Knott sent us a note a few days ago, mentioning a series of Halo-related eBay auctions (in the UK) that were set up to help his family raise money for fertility treatments… a combination of travel and lack of email access has caused t…
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Balls and Pumpkins
The Halo Bulletin released last night has lots of good reading – details about new Oddball variants, pumpkin stencils (have you started your Guilt O’ Lantern entry yet?), info about free Halo 3, and screenshots of armor abilities – check it out! (As u…
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Dudes… get off my lawn.
I… I… I have no words. Mariachi posted a couple of videos, posted by Ford and starring Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, and extreme Halo fan Mike Tepeli… I… you have to watch. I can’t explain. (Episode 1 | Episode 2)(Louis Wu 19:54:18 UTC)
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FAQ
Red vs Blue Season 11 Episode 16 went live this week – and it clears up a LOT of things. Just a few more episodes… but they promise to be doozies! Go watch. (Thanks, Mid7night.)(Louis Wu 12:30:59 UTC)
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Guilt O’ Lantern Update
So you aren’t sure if you’re interested in carving up a pumpkin for our Guilt O’ Lantern contest… let’s see if we can sway you a bit. 343 Industries has put together an amazing list of prizes – they aren’t the only things we’re going to lavish on the…
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Beyond Halo 3’s DLC
The Beyond Entertainment crew has a short video helping you prepare for Halo 3’s upcoming freeness on Games with Gold… and a chance to win a free copy of Halo 3: ODST (which comes with all of Halo 3’s DLC). Go check it out! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 20…
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Who is the mole?
Dust Storm let us know that the trailer for The Halo Mole is officially online – go look!(Louis Wu 17:21:17 UTC)
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This Armour
Scourge3 stopped in with word of ‘This Armour’ – a gorgeous piece of fanart he’s been working on for a while. Swing by DeviantART and take a look!(Louis Wu 16:24:21 UTC)
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Gregorian Chants – Legitimately Awesome
Rolling Stone put up a list of nine ‘legitimately awesome video game soundtracks’… and Halo made the list. Nice! Thanks, JimmyJangles.(Louis Wu 15:21:32 UTC)
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Completely out of Multiplayer Maps on Halo 4
t00lbox stopped in with word of a video he made showing off the out-of-bounds spaces on a number of Halo 4 multiplayer maps. (It was created with the help of a mod that makes the player immune to death barriers. Don’t try this at home.) Pretty interest…
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Awwww…
Motherstooth sent over a photo – “this is how my 7 year old daughter plays Halo.” Can that one in the back reach the rocket controls?(Louis Wu 18:00:11 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 160
It was Friday yesterday, so the AchievementHunter crew released another Fails of the Weak episode. They spent far more time making fun of names than they did making fun of fails… but there were some pretty funny fails. You can check ’em out on AH.com…
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Halo 3 Hype Trailer
Beyond Entertainment’s JoSquared put together a hype trailer for Halo 3, which will be available for free to Xbox LIVE Gold members starting next Wednesday. Watch, get pumped up, download and play! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 21:32:16 UTC)
