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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: halo@bungie.org

  • Vacuum Sealed

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    Hawty McBloggy found a pretty bizarre-looking female Spartan custom figure on eBay – I don’t think she’s happy with the EVA helmet. (Louis Wu 17:57:43 UTC)

  • Gamers in Action – Let’s Get Creative Competition

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    maximumfear let us know about a new contest at Gamers in Action – Let’s Get Creative raises money for Child’s Play, and you can participate in a number of different ways. Swing by the page for full details!(Louis Wu 17:57:10 UTC)

  • Using Myths in Matchmaking

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    RandomSauce let us know that the Halo 3 Mythbusters are looking for people who’ve used tricks they’ve learned from the Mythbusters movies in Matchmaking. Send fileshare links to halo3mythbusters@gmail.com, and you may find them used in a montage called (appropriately) “Using Myths in Matchmaking.(Louis Wu 19:27:25 UTC)

  • Hard Justice: Episode 3

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    DigitalPh33r’s Hard Justice: Episode 3 is now online. I’m thinking this is one society that SHOULD collapse on itself. Thanks, UnSiLeNtSlAyEr. (Louis Wu 18:49:32 UTC)

  • Memorable First Enemies

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    Decommissioner found an article at Gamepro that delineates the 38 Most Memorable First Enemies (why 38? you got me…). Halo’s Elites make the list at #22.(Louis Wu 18:43:34 UTC)

  • Fairfax ‘n’ the Chief

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    Wow… I’m floored. Hawty McBloggy enlisted the help of a LOT of friends to create an amazing montage of pictures showing off Fairfax the Bunny in a variety of Halo-related situations. Photoshop for the win! Fairfax is Marissa’s Bunny, and he’s out there to build awareness for infantile spasms – Hawty has shown that when…

  • Show off a good kill, win MS Points

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    Alex Costa, of WinMicrosoftPoints.com, is running a new contest – this one is called ‘Halo 3: I R Pro’ and if you send in your best kill clip by November 7, you’ve got a chance of winning 1600 Microsoft Points. Read the contest rules for full details, including how to upload clips.(Louis Wu 18:01:40 UTC)

  • Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 207

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    The latest version of Master Chief Theater 3000 – Episode 207, covering Sacred Icon – is now up on YouTube. Go watch! Thanks to Pyrosmile Updates for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 17:58:27 UTC)

  • A quick look at the work of Tobias Buckell

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    When it was announced, back in June, that Tobias Buckell was going to be writing the next Halo novel, I visited Amazon and picked up his existing work; I wanted to know what we were getting into. What with new novels from Richard Morgan, Alastair Reynolds, Jim Butcher, and others, I didn’t finish the last…

  • The Best Defense…

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    Forecast The Series: Episode 7, from Young Street Productions, is now online for your viewing pleasure. Time to set up a new defense system! Check it out.(Louis Wu 19:07:58 UTC)

  • Inside Halo 26

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    AvatarAang let us know that Inside Halo 26 is now up – news (most of it about Machinima.com) jokes, and the Top 5 Plays of the Week. (Number One was pretty cool.)(Louis Wu 17:24:51 UTC)

  • Teabag Prevention #25 – Standoff

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    jake108 is back with anther Teabag Prevention article at Geekscape – this one looks at Standoff, and helps you find ways not to suck. Go read!(Louis Wu 16:19:30 UTC)

  • ForgeHub Rube Goldberg contest

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    Dragoncoals let us know that ForgeHub is running a Rube Goldberg contest right now – build a really cool and clever map, win account upgrades. Read the contest page for full details! (Louis Wu 16:19:08 UTC)

  • Site Hiccups

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    Yes, HBO got hacked last night. No, no permanent damage was done. Some pages might not work right for a little while, but please be patient. Thanks!(Louis Wu 16:17:36 UTC)

  • It goes up to G.

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    The Bungie Weekly Update is live over at Bungie.net (and, of course, in our Weekly Update Archive) – some cool screenshots, info about November’s matchmaking updates, a short tidbit about a game you should be playing, if you’re not, and some teasers about Halo 3: Recon. Go read!(Louis Wu 23:57:32 UTC)

  • Phil – Day Seven: Deja Vu

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    More machinima highlighted at Bungie.net – check out Phil – Day Seven. The last time we mentioned Phil was back in July, when Phil – Day Three was released.(Louis Wu 20:38:29 UTC)

  • Some Halo is loved by IGN readers

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    IGN put up a reader’s poll for the top 100 games of all time (2008 Edition) – Halo2 came in at #50, and Halo at #15. No Halo 3 at all. Thanks to Planet Halo for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:35:38 UTC)

  • TGR looks ahead

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    TheGameReviews.com has five features they want to see in Halo 3: Recon. See how many you agree with.(Louis Wu 17:22:25 UTC)

  • Showin their luv

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    Funky – over in the Bungie Blog, urk pointed out a tribute vid created by a pair of fans who built a Rube Goldberg-like structure in Foundry. (Louis Wu 16:57:47 UTC)

  • Are Critics Gamers?

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    There’s a pretty interesting read over at Gamasutra – Keith Boesky, a game agent and attorney, former president of Eidos, talks about the disconnect between reviewers and consumers. The interesting thing to me was his point that in most fields of entertainment, stuff with mass appeal is simplistic, while the critics love the quirky, the…