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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Johnny Fisk Talks Noble Team

    There’s an interesting interview with the Project Manager of the crew that built the Noble Team statue on Halo Waypoint’s YouTube channel – go see what kind of time and effort was put into this project! Thanks, lybertyboy. (Louis Wu 13:22:07 UTC)

  • Spartans on the Ground

    The Reach Developer Blog posted a couple of pictures of a statue showing at E3 – one showing all of Noble Team, one focusing on Jun. This comes from the SuperSpectacularKilimanjaroEverest version of the game – and no, you can’t afford it. (Louis Wu 13…

  • Internal Affairs

    In the midst of the E3 madness yesterday, chromeratt announced a new Halo webcomic – it’s called ‘Internal Affairs’, and it focuses on the Master Chief in a deserted UNSC colony. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 13:20:46 UTC)

  • Sabre – Biggest Pants-Wetting Moment of Keynote

    If you could get away from work or school, and were watching one of the E3 live feeds, you recently saw the Halo: Reach single-player demo… and it was pretty amazing stuff. If you missed it, though, don’t worry; it should be live on Bungie.net in the…

  • Don’t press send.

    This is very, very old (posted in November 2007), but it’s new to me – someone plays the Halo theme on their cell phone. Amazing! Thanks, General Vagueness. (Louis Wu 15:58:59 UTC)

  • TPT: Double EXP Playlists – Prepare to Drop

    Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team has begun tackling the Double EXP Playlists – and their latest article focuses on this past weekend’s list, Prepare To Drop. Go check out the details!(Louis Wu 15:54:05 UTC)

  • Watching the MS Conference Live

    If you’re interested in watching the Microsoft press conference at E3 today (it starts at 10:30 PT – roughly 3.5 hours from the time of this writing), Urban Reflex listed a few options. To them, I’d add 1UP.com.(Louis Wu 13:58:21 UTC)

  • Twin Bridges Megabattle Movies

    Rockslider is back with another pair of Megabattle vids – this time, he’s focusing on the Twin Bridges section of Assault on the Control Room. 52 Covenant, 16 marines… and a Spartan. What more do you need? Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 21:47:53 UTC)

  • MS E3 Keynote on AU TV

    If you’re in Australia, it looks like you’ll be able to watch the Microsoft E3 Keynote on Fox8 (a pay channel) a couple of times on June 15 – check the Gizmodo article for full details! Reach will definitely be a part of this show. Thanks, Hedgemony!(…

  • Lehto to be at E3

    ChenK noticed a short post on the Reach Developer Blog – looks like Marcus is down in LA, gearing up for E3! Should make for some interesting interviews in the coming week…(Louis Wu 14:06:40 UTC)

  • Armor Abilities in Halo 3 Contest – Voting

    The Armor Abilities in Halo 3 Contest running over at Halo3Screenshots.com is now in the voting phase – swing by and pick your favorite! You’ve got about a week (voting closes Monday, June 14th at 11:59 PT), so look carefully.(Louis Wu 14:06:17 UTC)

  • Another Halo Related Comic Strip

    Over at Hawty McBloggy’s, there’s a new guest Grin + Bear It – ZzoMBiE13’s take this strip plays with something most of us have wondered since G+BI started. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:06:00 UTC)

  • Grifball: Zero Tolerance

    Halo Waypoint has posted a trailer for Grifball: Zero Tolerance (a new series from Rooster Teeth) on their YouTube channel – Grifball and controlled substances don’t mix, apparently. First of three episodes will debut on Waypoint next Saturday. Thanks…

  • 343 to announce Future Halo titles?

    Domino Theory noticed a rumor post at Attack of the Fanboy – word is that future Halo titles (coming from 343 Industries) will be announced at E3 next week. Here’s hoping!(Louis Wu 15:29:38 UTC)

  • Top Ten Halo Screenshots: Bloody Fantastic!

    The Halo 3 Screenshots Top Ten theme this week is “Bloody Fantastic!” – and no, Hawty didn’t just move to England. The shots are FULL of blood. Some very cool shots indeed…(Louis Wu 15:29:14 UTC)

  • Farewell, Porky

    The Bungie Weekly Update this week is full of bugs – or more accurately, the process of squashing them. Great read, and some very cool tidbits about Elite customization in Reach. Go give it a read! (As always, it’s also available – and more browser-fr…

  • Lazer? Really?

    There’s a really interesting interview with Rooster Teeth’s Geoff Ramsey over at UGO – tons of information for both fans of the Red vs Blue series and machinima fans in general. I learned a bunch reading this – and I’ve been following them since Day On…

  • Pull up a chair and watch a spell

    A couple of new vids for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter: Anoj has another “Bungie Explains” episode (where he tells you what’s in the Bungie Weekly Updates, if reading makes your head hurt), and ClearlyMe has posted ‘The Offset’, a Halo …

  • Double EXP: Prepare to Drop

    Missed this yesterday – but ‘Prepare to Drop’ is the Double EXP Weekend Playlist this week, and it went live almost a day ago. SMGs and Magnums… go play!(Louis Wu 15:54:31 UTC)

  • Fire Team Zulu: Focus/Eye Doctor

    FyreWulff is back with a new Fire Team Zulu challenge – this one has both Firefight and Campaign options, and can be done on Easy. (Don’t think it’s gonna be a walk in the park, though… Blind Skull is on.) Check out the links in his forum post! Updat…