My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: HBO

  • Capture The Lag.

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    Ever feel like others on Xbox Live have faster response times than you do? Stuntmutt feels your pain… check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 13:37:40 UTC)

  • At least I have chicken.

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    Heh – thesoffish noticed a fun little egg in one of the gallery images in the Halo Graphic Novel… brought a smile to my face. (If you don’t know who Leeroy Jenkins is, try googling.)(Louis Wu 11:55:14 UTC)

  • Halouvre Happenings

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    prometheus posted a note on our forum about an update at the Halouvre – a bunch of new HUDless shots available for your viewing pleasure. Some pretty spectacular stuff!(Louis Wu 11:45:08 UTC)

  • DropShock Ep 21

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    DropShock Episode 21 is now released – 2 hours, 57 mb. That’s a lotta talk!(Louis Wu 11:42:49 UTC)

  • Midi Music for the Masses

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    More midi goodness from Davis ‘BlueDingo5’ Beutler (there were six pieces yesterday) – four tidbits: Under Cover of Night, the bass from Heretic Hero, the choir from Covenant Dance, and the bass from Covenant Dance. All four are packaged up in a tiny (4k) zipfile.(Louis Wu 11:39:21 UTC)

  • Monster

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    FireDragon04 submitted ‘Monster’, a music video set to the song by The Automatic – quite small (14 mb), and the MPRRS gave it a thumbs-up. Take a look! Grab it in WMP9 or QuickTime format.(Louis Wu 22:55:36 UTC)

  • Mute Radio 02

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    Mute Radio 02 (the evolution of MLG PwnCast) has been released – they’ve got an interview with xXx, the coach of Carbon. 25 mb. Go grab a copy. Thanks (and condolences) to Bluestrike2 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 22:50:37 UTC)

  • Halo: Angel – a Tutorial

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    Pinkuh whipped up a tutorial showing how she created her recent ‘Halo Angel’ image – you can check it out at her DevianART space (it’s one gigantic image, just scroll down to follow the tutorial), or you can run through it page by page in our Miscellaneous section. If you’re looking for tips on drawing…

  • XGR Vol 2

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    Xbox Gaming Radio Volume 2 – covering Halo news from around the community, and an interview with LordGideon, of the PraetoriaGuard, has been posted – go grab a copy. 50 minutes, 67 mb.(Louis Wu 15:58:09 UTC)

  • Midi Halo

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    Davis ‘BlueDingo5’ Beutler released a few midi files involving songs from the Halo trilogy. You can grab a download (8 kb) from his forum post.(Louis Wu 15:54:38 UTC)

  • SightCEing Part 1

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    Over at the Halo CE Chronicles website, you can find SightCEing Part 1 – a visual tour of some of the more spectacular scenery available in Halo CE maps. It’s about 6 and a half minutes long, and weighs in at a bit under 40 mb (it’s available in both WMP9 and QuickTime formats). Go…

  • Conquest, Part Two

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    Broken Console has released Part 2 of their Conquest project – it’s massive (35 minutes, available in either a normal-bitrate 320×240 160 mb version, and a low-bitrate 320×240 70 mb version – and both WMP9 and QuickTime formats are available). Amazing piece of work – go grab a copy! (Louis Wu 00:17:48 UTC)

  • Podtacular Ep 74 – Happy Anniversary!

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    Fr3d-105 points out that Podtacular episode 74 is now online; it’s the one year anniversary special. Go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 00:12:16 UTC)

  • I’m surprised Zelda’s not up there.

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    Wow, that’s just… funny. PC Magazine has an article about the PS2 in their August 8, 2006 issue; on page 127, they include a list of the Top 10 Most Popular PS2 Games. Number 3? Halo 2. (Yeah, I know.) Thanks to DemanusFlint for sending in the scan.(Louis Wu 18:46:27 UTC)

  • Rule 1: Be Civil to your Enemies.

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    Luke McKay comic-ized a great momemt from Out of Mind Episode 1 (which has been available for the general public for a day or so now) – you can find his new work in his Gallery section.(Louis Wu 12:55:33 UTC)

  • Halo:Unyielding Teaser Trailer

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    Laird let us know that he’s posted a mini teaser trailer for his upcoming ‘Halo: Unyielding’ project – pretty impressive! Go grab a copy.(Louis Wu 12:08:07 UTC)

  • Halo Angel

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    Wow. Pinkuh took a stab at the Christianity references in Halo 2 with a new piece of art – there’s a tutorial coming later today or tomorrow. In the meantime check out this pretty amazing picture (just under 300K). It’s also available in her local Gallery.(Louis Wu 11:57:18 UTC)

  • WikiRiot Ep 10

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    Sigafoos writes to point out that WikiRiot Episode 10 has been released – there’s a description of what’s inside on the episode page. 14 mb, just over half an hour. Go listen!(Louis Wu 11:46:18 UTC)

  • MPs Postcards from a fan

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    Psi Matrix put together some ‘postcards’ highlighting his favorite moments from the ‘MPs’ series from Chairleg Productions. You can find them on the reedvsblue.net server.(Louis Wu 11:14:24 UTC)

  • Lothar says ‘meh’.

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    Endbringer noticed a sizeable review of the Halo Graphic Novel in the blog post that accompanied yesterday’s Exterminatus Now. Lothar wasn’t completely happy with the book – but he explains, in detail, what his problems were. (It’s full of spoilers, so if you haven’t read the HGN, you should probably pass on this.) I don’t…