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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Taking video analysis to the next level

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    Eurogamer counted frames on the gameplay shown in the recent ViDoc, and drew some conclusions about both framerate and resolution. Time will tell if they’re correct or not…(Louis Wu 12:51:09 UTC)

  • Halo Legends Review

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    Jason MacIsaac, an editor with Electric Playground, watched Halo Legends, and wrote up his thoughts. Go read ’em. (Louis Wu 12:50:37 UTC)

  • Love is in the Air

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    It went up Sunday, but a poorly-timed server upgrade (utterly my fault) made it hard to reach for part of yesterday… so I’m announcing the latest episode of Halo Action Figure Theater today, instead. Bad wordplay deserves some maturation time, anyway.(Louis Wu 12:49:59 UTC)

  • 40k models, continued

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    Batou stopped back in with some older Warhammer-based Halo figures – he’s been doing this for a while! (Louis Wu 12:49:27 UTC)

  • McFarlane 2010 Offerings

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    Toy Fair 2010 happened yesterday – and the news out of McFarlane is Reach-filled. GrimBrother One started the party with a link to Kotaku, but InnerRayg pointed out a lot more pics at Figures.com, and later came back with pics from Cool Toy Review. Go get your fill! (I gotta say, the VISR stuff looks…

  • 7 years of missing you

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    Per tradition, today we note the passing of stalwart friend Brian Morden. Known by his tag ∗Ar-Isildur, Brian was a regular on our forums, dispensing of his youthful wisdom to all around. A Bungie fan first and a Halo fan second, Brian shared with many of us a love of video games and the social…

  • Reach reaches

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    Kotaku has added their writeup to the growing collection of journalist impressions of last week’s X10 Reach presentation. They’re skeptical, it sounds like.(Louis Wu 17:15:41 UTC)

  • Hide, Seek, Snap: Round 11 solved, Round 12 up

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    Our Hide, Seek, Snap competition got two new winners from Round 11 this weekend – Man Demon snagged the Halo 3 shot, and SaberUmbra picked up the ODST shot. Nice work, guys! Two more Johnson codes out the door. (AfroRyan’s legacy lives on!) We’ve posted Round 12 – two shots from Halo 3: ODST. Find…

  • Question Reality

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    Lando Griff1n told us about a new montage called ‘Question Reality’, available at HaloMontage.com. Gameplay is by Fitzy and Smite, editing is by Hazmat v2. 9 minutes long. Hazmat definitely pushes the technical bar of Halo montage editing, though if you’re not one for fast cuts and overeffects, this one might be too much for…

  • 360 Backgrounds from Reach artwork

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    Over at NeoGAF, Letters took the X10-revealed box art and created a couple of backgrounds you can use on your 360. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 14:46:19 UTC)

  • Valentine’s Day

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    AssaultGodzilla stopped in yesterday with “Valentine’s Day”, a video set to the Linkin Park song of the same name. Clips match lyrics, timing is spot-on. Not so sure about the message… (Louis Wu 14:44:54 UTC)

  • An old friend in a new place

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    Looks like a small nod to Halo might have made it into Mass Effect 2… thanks, TheSneak.(Louis Wu 14:23:29 UTC)

  • Taking Pretty Big Risks on Reach

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    Joystiq has an interview with Marcus Lehto, as well – the man’s got a lot to say!(Louis Wu 14:18:47 UTC)

  • Halo 3: LEGO Warthog

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    Yoraish whipped up a LEGO Warthog – interesting take!(Louis Wu 14:18:07 UTC)

  • Portuguese Halo – Subtitles Only

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    Marcelo Vega, of Brazil’s TooGamers, let us know that while Halo Legends is available in Brazil, it only has Portuguese subtitles – no dubbing. (Local stores have already broken the February 25 street date; he was able to pick up a copy today.)(Louis Wu 14:17:04 UTC)

  • Interfacing with the Press

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    Marcus Lehto and Brian Jarrard talked to IGN – there’s a ton of great info. Will you be playing as all the members of Noble Team? Question Answered. Will the beta give you a flavor of what’s coming in the final product? Question Answered. Are multiplayer maps just going to be repurposed Campaign spaces? Question…

  • It’s a rocket to my heart, baby

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    Pete Cooper stopped in with a pic from an in-progress Rocket Launcher being built by a denizen of the 405th – MAN does that look good!(Louis Wu 13:11:46 UTC)

  • Hawty McBloggy’s Valentines Day Offerings

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    For those who feel less than loved this Valentines Day, Hawty McBloggy’s got your back; she’s posted a collection of ten ‘UnValentines’, with Halo-themed rejection messages. Funny, useful, a little sad… yep! But wait… what if everything’s going great, but you want to send your love some Halo-themed gooey-ness? Don’t worry, she’s got that covered,…

  • TXB sez Reach is one of the best

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    Over at NeoGAF, Kibbles pointed out a Reach preview from TeamXbox – they really liked what they saw at X10. Give it a read. (Louis Wu 13:09:12 UTC)

  • Hide, Seek, Snap – is that it?

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    I think maybe it’s time to call it quits with the Hide, Seek, Snap contest – a shame, really, since we still have seven codes left to give away, but there’s nobody left submitting solutions. We’ll give it another couple of days, I suppose. If you’re still missing a Johnson code for ODST’s Firefight, we…