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It’s not particularly Halo-related – but we mentioned the workshop a couple of weeks ago, so a followup seems in order. Gamasutra has a writeup of the Comedy in Games panel at the Game Writers Conference held recently. Matt Soell had quite a lot to say in it. Go read! Thanks to Narcogen, over at…

Mister Froggy decided not to wait for Joyride to release a Half-Jaw action figure… he made one himself. Check out the details in this forum post.(Louis Wu 14:05:48 UTC)

BJB found a Sunday at Ten episode that gives Rules of Etiquette for Halo 2 LANs. Good stuff.(Louis Wu 13:59:28 UTC)

It’s been a busy few days; there’ve been some recent forum tidbits that got glossed over, but are worth a look. First up: Pixellated stumbled across a site devoted to lenticular clouds that contained an image that was really familiar! (Unfortunately, the larger version on the original site is no longer there.)(Louis Wu 13:54:35 UTC)

Over at IGN, there are a pair of new interviews – Frankie and SketchFactor in one, Lorraine and Robert McLees in the other. I haven’t had time to watch these yet (and won’t before this afternoon), but there’s almost certainly tasty information available for fans here. These are downloadable for IGN Insiders, streamable for everyone…

We’ve been reporting on Halogen, the Halo total conversion for C&C Generals, since we first got word of it in August, 2003. Today, however, the news isn’t so good – they’ve received a Cease and Desist order from Microsoft; the mod is being shut down. (Bungie’s been making noise about stuff like this for a…

The Bungie Weekly Update is out – and it’s pretty darned meaty this time around. There’s a great interview with Eric Nylund, mostly about what got him into this whole Halo novel-writing gig in the first place… and there’s spectacular Lorraine McLees cover art from the upcoming Ghosts of Onyx novel (including some armor that…

Okay, okay, before folks get TOO wound up, I need to clarify something. This morning, I mentioned a tidbit from Dean Takahashi; it looked like there was another Halo novel scheduled for Spring 2007, also written by Eric Nylund. There’s a record for it on Amazon, and a record at ISBNdb.com. Official word from Bungie…

Paul Maestri writes to let us know that Halo Heads 4 is now up – Cliffy Bear? Goodness.(Louis Wu 18:32:29 UTC)

Sometimes, you can look at the most recent One One Se7en and know exactly what Stuntmutt was doing when he came up with the concept. Today is one of those times.(Louis Wu 16:35:54 UTC)

Hellhawk reminded me that there are still hundreds of dialogue snippets in the queue (I’d completely forgotten about them) – I’ve posted nearly 100 marine clips today, and will do my best to get through most of the rest soon. Some of these are fantastic – go browsing!(Louis Wu 14:29:51 UTC)

Only 10 new pieces in the Fan Fiction section today – probably because of the Fanfic contest going on at UNSCDF. Enjoy these!(Louis Wu 13:03:15 UTC)

This week’s Halo Humpday Challenge was against NeoGAF (as far as I can tell, GAF = “Gaming Age Forums”) – GhaleonEB mentioned it (and the Bungie loss) yesterday afternoon, but the Bungie writeup wasn’t posted until evening. Bungie brought in a ringer (I’m pretty sure there’s no ‘Hawt Chik’ position on Microsoft’s payroll), but even…

Dead Man’s Hand remains a hotbed of Halo discussion and speculation; new articles this week include a writeup of Dead Man’s Potluck (a night of gaming I’m really sorry I missed), a discussion on when playing Halo on XBL stops being fun and starts to be stressful, 22 Questions with Wheezin Geezers’ Overlord Sunburned Goose…

What the heck? Dean Takahashi, who writes books about gaming as well as a column for the Mercury News, has put up a blog entry that discusses what might, or might not, be going on inside Bungie Studios. (He suggests that on top of Halo 3, there’s a team working on another game, PLUS a…

Paul Maestri points out that Halo Heads Episode 3 (his webcomic) is now online. Heh – I’ve felt the same way as his protagonist…(Louis Wu 22:15:05 UTC)

Mute Radio (nee MLG PwnCast) has launched a totally new site design, and have released Episode 3, covering the new site, MLG Orlando, and more. Go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 13:38:51 UTC)

Vironex was doing some poking around at Bungie.net, and found a link to the personal website of Tom Doyle, a Bungie 3D artist. Most of what’s visible there is work he did for other games he worked on before Bungie hired him… but a few images look Halo-ish. The floor symbols and door shapes in…

KP sat down with two new permanent hires – Josh Rogers, who’s been a contractor (which means part-time worker; no more than 9 months/year) for several years, and Stosh – who’s been a moderator at Bungie.net, but not paid until recently – about their current jobs, and how they got there. One almost gets the…

BeNjA created a HaloPC tribute video, ‘Halo PC 4 Life’, or ‘HPC4L’ for short; it’s a twelve and a half minute long montage that includes gameplay from nearly 50 different players. It’s a labor of love from someone who finds Halo PC to be one of the best games out there. It’s also massive -…