Author: HBO

Dojorkan kicked off a ‘caption contest’, in the spirit of the old ones Bungie use to run, on our forum yesterday. Modded screenshot, you write the caption. (No, there’s no prize.) Personally, I think this makes more sense on a flat-style forum… but who am I, anyway?(Louis Wu 11:58:39 UTC)

Yesterday, Galen Eymer stopped by our forum with the announcement of a new Halo 1 egg. Normally, I’d have expected such an announcement to be laughed out of the forum – after all, Halo 1 is approaching 5 years old; how is it possible that there are still eggs (especially in-plain-sight ones, as this one…

Back in early July, Metroid05, of the Atomik Films crew, submitted a trailer for Project Crimson, a machinima series they’re in the process of making. The MPRRS reviewers liked it, but the instructions we got about hosting were unclear – and Metroid05’s email wasn’t working. Today, the hosting questions were answered, so we’re making the…

Some gametypes just don’t allow for fudging. Stuntmutt looks at one in today’s One One Se7en. (If you like this strip, thank Ducain… though he didn’t inspire its actual content. And that’s all I have to say about that.)(Louis Wu 14:55:32 UTC)

Well, I think it’s a dumb title for a list (the 21st century just started, it’s silly to start ranking the top 100 ANYTHINGS in it yet), but it’s still saying a lot about the games mentioned; Next Generation has published their ‘Top 100 Games of the 21st Century’, based on unit sales so far…

Okay, this is getting stupid. Last week, I sent out a request for mailing addresses to all the winners of the last 7 on the 7th contest (the grass-cutting one), so that Bungie could mail them prizes. I know that sometimes it takes a few days for people to answer these things, so I didn’t…

Dojorkan found a cool little tidbit hidden in plain sight – I say that because I’ve walked by it dozens of times and never noticed it. (I’m sure I will now receive hundreds of emails from people who DID see it – let’s save us both some hassle, and just SAY you sent it… pat…

Hellhawk turned in a comedy that uses stock (well, almost stock) cutscene footage, and some REALLY well-done voice acting, to create a pretty funny comedy vid he calls ‘Floaty Silence’. The MPRRS gave it a thumbs-up, and it had me laughing – grab it in WMP9 (39.4 mb) or QuickTime (42.4 mb) formats, and check…

On Monday, we posted a link for Talent’s Final Montage trailer, being hosted at Halo3Forum.com. Although there’s plenty of bandwidth for it there, Halzred submitted it to the MPRRS for feedback anyway – and they liked it, quite a lot. if you want the WMP9 version, you’re still welcome to grab it from H3F -…

Lot of movie stuff today; I went through the MPRRS database, looking for strays. I found a few, too. Most are either taken care of or in the PROCESS of being taken care of – but two are in limbo; I’ve sent the creators multiple emails each, with no response. All I can think of…

I missed this on Monday – but halomaps.org has instituted a rating system for maps; you can now vote for your favorite HaloCE creations, to help other people decide which maps are worth downloading. Take a look!(Louis Wu 04:24:09 UTC)

c0ld vengeance is back, with a new 3D screenshot (available, as usual, in both standard QuickTime format and QTVR format) – this time it’s the Master Chief, laying the smack down on the Prophet of Regret. Awesome pic! Go grab a copy.(Louis Wu 03:36:08 UTC)

Out of Mind is a Red vs Blue miniseries that launched on Xbox Live Marketplace in mid-June; it was suposed to be weekly (or nearly weekly), but it’s not until tonight that Episode 2 was released (thanks, HaloMarine117). If you don’t HAVE Xbox Live Marketplace – never fear. Rooster Teeth finally got permission (you might…

Something Awful has a Comedy Goldmine article up – forum regulars over there created posters for movies that starred videogame characters. The Master Chief turns up in two – Monster House and Reservoir Dogs. Thanks to DemanusFlint, who pointed these out – and I agree with him that the first one doesn’t make a lot…

Mintz waited patiently for us to let you know about some updates on Halo: Portable – a new podcast, a bunch of PSP-ready Bungie articles… we forgot, so he reminded us. So we’re telling you. Go read/listen.(Louis Wu 22:06:32 UTC)

The Video Games Live performance in Chicago is coming up soon – and a press release went out today; you can read it here. This is a great chance to meet Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori – if you’re in Chicago this weekend, you should get yourself to the Rosemont Theatre on Saturday!(Louis Wu 21:56:14…

Cybrfrk found an older (10 months ago) EXTRALIFE comic that’s Halo-related… and pretty funny. Or it would be, if we didn’t see it played out on forums around the net…(Louis Wu 21:30:11 UTC)

One of the newest hires at Bungie is Cam Pinard, better known to the longtime Bungie fan community as Cunbelin. (In fact, you gotta be a REAL old-timer to recognize the name; he’s been mostly absent for a while.) KP sat down with him and got a few choice morsels out of his labyrinthine brain…

SEspider showed up with a new episode of Miniature Halo – you can read it in our forum (along with a movie poster for a movie that probably won’t be made), or in the Miniature Halo section.(Louis Wu 18:27:24 UTC)

Heh – Cress77 stopped by to show off a fun shirt he made; I wonder how many people look at him funny when he walks down the street?(Louis Wu 18:16:41 UTC)