Author: halo@bungie.org
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Comics, comics, and more comics
anthraxgoon told us about X36 Chapter 2 Issue 2 (mindhacking? ew.), and Hawty McBloggy sent word that ODS Steve #12 (You Won’t Like Him When He’s Angry) is up, but she went to sleep and forgot to mention it sooner. Watch those mad grunts!(Louis Wu 18:21:30 UTC)
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2009 MLG Pro Circuit Announced
MLGPro.com has released info about the 2009 Pro Circuit – including locations and dates of the first two events. They’re back in New Jersey in early April, and in Ohio in early June! Get pumped. Thanks, subtheorist.(Louis Wu 17:12:39 UTC)
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New Sandbox Info at IGN
IGN sat down with Brian Jarrard and Lars Bakken to talk about Sandbox – they’ve got 10 new screens, and some tasty info about the map itself. Give it a read! Thanks, CaLL Me ZeNy.(Louis Wu 13:03:11 UTC)
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In Amber Clad – Flyable
Mid7night has released his X-Plane model of In Amber Clad – if you’ve got the flight sim, you can download this and fly it yourself!(Louis Wu 12:59:28 UTC)
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Halo: it’s what we’re waiting for
Unigamesity has listed their 10 Hottest Xbox 360 Games for 2009 – and both Halo Wars (#6) and Halo 3: ODST (#4) are on the list. Nice! (Louis Wu 12:59:09 UTC)
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A diehard fan says thanks
Bryan Simon was one of the winners of the Best of Halo Community Awards that Hawty McBloggy put together – and yesterday he received his Bungie-supplied (and Hawty-mailed) prize box. He filmed the opening, and added a special thanks. You can watch the whole thing on YouTube. (Louis Wu 12:58:44 UTC)
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2v2 tourney at CVG
Competitive Video Games’ Nathan Moeller let us know that they’re running a 2v2 pre-season tournament on February 7th – no prizes, just fun. Swing by to sign up.(Louis Wu 12:58:23 UTC)
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Halo Wars Insanity
On the eve of the release of the Halo Wars demo, there are a number of hands-on articles around the web: MLive.com has one, and so does NextGen Player. Gamerzines has a 17-page issue (downloadable, and free) entirely devoted to Halo Wars (thanks, Ndositwe Chizimbi). Australia’s The Age has lined up an interview with Jason…
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Sup Chief? Webisode 1
Remember ‘Sup Chief?’ We mentioned a trailer back in December.) Episode One is now online – swing by Vimeo to watch it. Truly stellar production values. Don’t miss this one! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:49:12 UTC)
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Halo simply works as an RTS (sez OXM)
Thanks to zofinda, who reported that the March 2009 OXM contains a full-fledged review of Halo Wars (not just the demo, the full game). Read the forum post for an overview of the article.(Louis Wu 21:27:52 UTC)
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Wet and Mangled, with the Stench of Dog Breath
Another Tuesday, another Average Joe. This week, it’s Ascendant Justice’s Vociferous, the man who’s way fitter (and way balder) than his writing implies. Go see what got him started in the Halo community… and what keeps him fueled. And make sure you yell at him for starting all those rumors.(Louis Wu 20:33:59 UTC)
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The Butterfly Effect
Adam Susskind let us know that Chaos Theory Episode 10 is now up – with the help of the Darkspire Films guys. It’s a big ‘un!(Louis Wu 20:28:32 UTC)
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Why is his girlfriend named Earl?
The Bungie Blog points out the latest from Darkspire Films – it’s called ‘My Spartan Girl’, and it’s… well, I’m thinking the singer is deluding himself a little.(Louis Wu 19:54:34 UTC)
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Videogamer.com looks at Halo Wars Demo
There’s another Halo Wars Demo Hands-On over at Videogamer.com; you’ll definitely get your own chance to play with this in a couple of days, but in the meantime, see what the game press thinks.(Louis Wu 19:09:50 UTC)
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Halo Wars Vidoc #2
onebitrocket was the first to let us know that the second Halo Wars ViDoc (“Expanding the Arsenal”) is available on Xbox Live Marketplace. You can’t queue it up from the web right now, because marketplace.xbox.com seems to be down… but you can navigate to Games, then New Arrivals, then Game Videos to grab it on…
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He ran into some friends. With Needlers.
SmeagolStudios created a video called ‘LEGO HALO: Master Chief’ last year – but we missed it. Luckily, he re-released it this week, in High Definition – and urk brought it to our attention. It’s pretty cool! Check it out.(Louis Wu 18:59:27 UTC)
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Screenshot Spotlight: Phenomenon IV
The second in Alec9224’s spotlight series on screenshot artists is now online at Bungie.net – he talks to Phenomenon IV, who talks about how not to oversaturate your shots, along with other tips. Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:58:51 UTC)