Author: HBO

Last week, after Halo Wars was announced, Xbox Live Marketplace made available both new gamertag icons and a 360 Halo Wars Theme – we didn’t get around to pointing them out, though other sites have. Thanks to c0ld vengeance for the reminder.(Louis Wu 15:15:59 UTC)

Bluestrike2 let us know that Mute Radio Episode 4 has been posted – there’s an interview with Sundance DiGiovanni, of Major League Gaming. 35 minutes, 32 mb… go listen!(Louis Wu 14:32:13 UTC)

The first visit to the bottom of Assault on the Control Room (that I know about) was Frogblast’s, back in August 2002. (Others had gotten to the banshee boundary earlier – but nobody had gotten through it.) Now, more than 4 years later, 3rd Person revisits the idea – and does it in s7yle. He…

Excal, over at HaloMods, kicked off a movie contest yesterday – check that page for rules, deadlines, and prizes. Sounds like fun! (If you have questions not answered by that contest page, post ’em in this forum topic at HaloMods.)(Louis Wu 14:13:32 UTC)

EphruM sent the trailer to his OMGLOLWTFBBQ! montage along to the MPRRS; they loved it. Great kills, great synching, great editing. Shorter than most montages (but then, it’s a trailer) – 2:40, 34 mb in WMP9 format, 36.2 mb in QuickTime format. (Louis Wu 23:10:04 UTC)

Tyger let us know of a couple of fun things at MLGPro.com – the MLG Vidcast Episode 2 is now available (Firefox, if you’re a Mac user), and there’s a fun little clip posted by Ramby, of Storm Ventures. Take a look!(Louis Wu 22:39:04 UTC)

QsK Productions sent word that they’re running a montage contest sponsored by triplekill.com. First prize is at least $100 (more if they get extra donations); full rules and details can be found at their site.(Louis Wu 22:36:13 UTC)

Sigafoos writes to point out WikiRiot 18 – X06 coverage, and an interview with AthenaTwin and Mary Jane PMS. (And the usual stuff, of course.) 83 minutes, 33 mb. Go listen.(Louis Wu 22:10:57 UTC)

Bootsman stopped by our forum to announce that the Team SWAT tournament they started up in June has come to an end – Invalid Mob took top prize, and went home with $200. Full details can be found on their forum.(Louis Wu 14:24:32 UTC)

3Suns noticed an article at 2Old2Play about their Top 10 FPS Weapons… the Halo 2 sword comes in at Number 6… but the original Halo pistol takes top honors. Go read the rest of the list!(Louis Wu 13:09:43 UTC)

So I got some email from a guy claiming to be the leader of Random Outburst Pro, taking us to task for hosting his videos without his permission. Seems someone submitted them to the MPRRS without his permission. He felt it was unacceptable that we didn’t crosscheck the submitting email address with the address listed…

Gawd, quick one I forgot from days ago, my bad. Funkmon pointed out on Wednesday night that Halo: Portable had posted mobile-ready versions of the Halo Wars trailer… I MEANT to post it, but spaced. If you need a copy for your PSP/Pocket PC/iPod, go by now! And that’s all from me for a while,…

Red vs Blue Season 5 has kicked off – Episode 78, ‘You Can’t Park Here’, is now out for sponsors, non-sponsors should be able to download it on Monday. Sometimes, when a series gets older, it gets tireder… no such worries here. I LOVED this ep. Teh Funni is everywhere. Looks like KP was first…

GameDaily has written up a review of Halo’s upcoming projects, and how they might all fit together. A bit too much speculation for my taste, but hey – it’s the internet, right?(Louis Wu 12:05:33 UTC)

Killer 047 announced a huge (30 minutes, more than 400 mb in hi-res format) tricking montage film. I haven’t had time to watch it (or download it, even)… but the forum post was pretty fancy. If you’ve got a large pipe, and a lot of time… check this out!(Louis Wu 11:53:20 UTC)

MediaPost takes a look at the newly announced Wingnut Interactive ventures from the viewpoint that movies are making less money than they used to, and moviemakers are looking to expand their audiences in other ways. Interesting take.(Louis Wu 11:49:44 UTC)

Some quick links your way, before this day gets out of hand here: Dolbex posted a long rant about how Bungie might be spread too thin at this point on his blog – and mentioned it on our forum. (The biggest assumption in his article that should be questioned is ‘Bungie is the only one…

The Bungie Weekly Update has been posted – summary of the rather large news out of Barcelona this week, plus a local (well, local for Bungie) spin, a cool cake, and zune photos. (What?) Yeah, go read. If you are scared of Bungie.net, there’s always our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 23:43:51 UTC)

Stuntmutt falls back on a tried and true poke in today’s One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 14:17:35 UTC)

Xboxyde also talked to Peter Jackson about his upcoming Halo stuff – if you were a little fuzzy about what he’s got planned, read this – you’ll probably get a little MORE fuzzy. Nonetheless, it’s an expansion on the ideas he expressed during the press conference, and who knows? Maybe your brain works better than…