Author: HBO

There are 8 new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today (though a little while ago, that number was considerably higher, and prompted me to write this note on the Fan Fiction forum – please read it if you’re an author). Go see what you can find!(Louis Wu 15:16:50 UTC)

Ross Mills found a VERY old ActionTrip comic (September 2004 – two months before Halo 2 was even released)… looking back at the situation at the time (this was published right around the time that Halo 2 went gold – following an insanely busy 6 months in the Bungie offices), it doesn’t make a lot…

If you missed getting your hands on the last Cortana action figure proof (and I’m pretty darned sure you did), you’ve got another shot at it – another one has gone up on eBay. Current bid is just over $100 – auction ends in 2 days. Good luck! (Thanks to Dolbex for the heads-up… I…

Interesting. Lordstemplar1 stopped by to point out a PDF-ed Prophecy Episode 1 Graphic Novel – it’s Halo machinima, filtered and comic-booked. Pretty fun!(Louis Wu 22:36:51 UTC)

MereCatfish writes to point out LifePod 4, now available for download. Discussion revolves around news before the release of the brute vidoc, including a community panel and a ‘map of the month’. 30 minutes, 28 mb.(Louis Wu 22:34:51 UTC)

Xboxyde has interviewed Frankie, with questions that range from Halo’s origins to what’s in store. No hard answers (of course), but an interesting read nonetheless! Looks like Urk was first with the heads-up.(Louis Wu 22:13:34 UTC)

As a Christmas present to you all, Captain Spark recorded one last batch of Halo 2 dialogue (he’d said a while ago that he was done) – you can find 13 new snippets, including the Cortana ‘Leave me!’ quote from the end of High Charity, in the Dialogue Databank. Enjoy!(Louis Wu 18:54:24 UTC)

I do this with some trepidation… but what’s bandwidth for, if not to spend it profligately? Yesterday, we pointed out a couple of sites that had 720p versions of the Brute video documentary for download – but only one of those (GameVideos.com) offered a QuickTime version. And that QuickTime version had a few drawbacks: it…

Next Generation posted an article last week entitled ‘Gaffes and Blunders in 2006’ – amidst snickers about the Phantom console, and flying Wii controllers, you’ll find, at Number 6, “When Hollywood Schemers Attack”, a shot at the Halo movie situation. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 16:42:36 UTC)

Two separate transcriptions of the Brute Vidoc appeared on our forum yesterday – RC Master posted a transcript of all the spoken content, and Darkninja90 posted a transcript of all the action (with comments). If you want to see if you missed anything, or if you want to see if the vidoc is worth downloading,…

We got word from trigger119 that GamingTV is holding a video intro contest – make them a cool intro, win stuff. More details are in this post at GTV!(Louis Wu 22:33:42 UTC)

There’s a news post further down the page with links to web versions of the Brute Vidoc – but I thought a separate note was warranted for 720p versions (1280×720). You can find them at both TeamXbox (WMP9, 232 mb – thanks, MasterChief2829) and GameVideos.com (WMP9, 478 mb, QuickTime, 577 mb – thanks, giga). High-res…

Mercury noticed an article at the Inquirer – looks like In-Fusio is suing Microsoft over Halo; the claim is that Microsoft is thwarting In-Fusio from developing the product, but demanding payment anyway. End result for us? No Halo on your cell phone, at least for now. Bummer!(Louis Wu 21:32:11 UTC)

Frankie has updated the news post from last night, which mentions the Brute Vidoc, to include a short question and answer session answering your most-asked questions. And he added in some great pics to try and distract you from the fact that he’s got no more screenshots for you. Go read!(Louis Wu 21:17:34 UTC)

Stuntmutt looks at a new form of Covenant attack in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:20:06 UTC)

Paul Maestri hasn’t had a chance to see the Brutes ViDoc yet – I think it might be getting to him. Check today’s Halo Heads.(Louis Wu 17:03:49 UTC)

For folks who don’t have a 360, or Xbox Live… the Halo 3 ViDoc ‘Et Tu, Brute?’ is available at millions of places across the web. (Well, okay, not millions. But a lot.) There are 640×360 versions at GameVideos.com (thanks, z77) and Xboxyde (thanks, Urk). There’s a 428×240 version at JeuxFrance (thanks, Xavier De Coster).…

Pavel Dolgov (we’ve mentioned him before) has created an 8×10 painting inspired by the Halo 3 ad – you can view it on eBay. The auction ends on December 29. If you like his work, remember that he takes commissions.(Louis Wu 15:34:19 UTC)

We’ve mentioned the Libertyville Halo performance a few times now (it first came up in September, and we posted a higher-quality recording a couple of weeks ago) – now there’s a video to go with the studio audio. Eastbeast314 found a version on YouTube, and DarkHelmet found it on Break.com. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:30:50 UTC)

Over at MLGPro.com, you can watch Week 6 of the MLG Pro Circuit if you missed it on USA last weekend, and there’s an update for the MLG Online tourney. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:27:00 UTC)