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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: HBO

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Small Fan Fiction update this week – just 10 stories. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 11:58:09 UTC)

  • Wisconsin Tourney, September 2

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    Video Game Control is running a tournament in Milwaukee, WI in early September; $40pp to register, $2000 prize. More info in this forum post.(Louis Wu 11:52:27 UTC)

  • Eric Nylund is NOT working on Bungie’s next title.

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    Eric Nylund wrote to squash some rumors that have been floating around; You might have seen the note at SPOnG today that speculated that a new, non-Halo Bungie title would be announced at X06 in Barcelona in September. This came hot on the heels of the pickup of a small tidbit from a Nylund blog…

  • DropShock Ep 20

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    Bah… missed this last night. DropShock Episode 20 was posted yesterday; just over an hour, 31 mb. Give it a listen.(Louis Wu 18:27:55 UTC)

  • Lost: Halostyle E 6 – The Average Journey Part 1

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    The MPRRS reviewers have definitely turned up the heat on review times; in short order, the queue has dropped from almost 20 to nearly empty. (There are 5 videos in the queue that are about to be finished, which will drop the queue size to a single movie.) Another passing vid – Episode 6 of…

  • SvF Ep 10 – Flame War: Doppelganger

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    At long last, Sponsors vs Freeloaders has been continued; Episode 10 was released last night. It’s 11 minutes long, and answers a bunch of questions left open in Episode 9 (though it asks a bunch more) – you can grab high and low res WMP9 versions, and a low-res QuickTime version, from the SvF downloads…

  • Jaheijagaj – Realized

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    Wow – so I’m not even sure what category to put this in. Some time ago, Jillybean described a fictitious board game in a fan fiction she wrote, called The Priestess and the Warrior. It was a regular fixture in the story, as time went on – but it was never described in very much…

  • I bet you could pull a chapter with that thing.

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    Wonga – very cool tow hitch sighting from Mrs. Doublefire… check it out!(Louis Wu 00:47:15 UTC)

  • It’s M4GIC!

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    In a quick 1-2 approval, the MPRRS shot through the second montage from G2 tah Oochie (aka TnA Gooch). More emphasis on gameplay, less on editing effects – I like ’em better that way. WMP9 version is 45.7 mb, QuickTime version is 46.1 mb.(Louis Wu 00:29:40 UTC)

  • Scotty Doesn’t Know

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    Turtle Mann sent along ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’, a vid set to the song from ‘Euro Trip’. The MPRRS reviewers gave it the nod, so grab it in WMP9 format (30 mb) or QuickTime format (29.6 mb). Minor PG-13 lyrics warning…(Louis Wu 00:27:02 UTC)

  • Halo Faceplate – A good look

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    So the first (official) Halo faceplate will be available in stores (for example, links at Gamestop | EB Games) in October; Emerl was the first on our forum to notice this (about a week ago). Overall reaction wasn’t REALLY positive… but maybe that’s because you couldn’t really see the detail in those tiny thumbnail previews?…

  • WSJ looks at Halo 2 Entrepeneur

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    Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article about Tom “Tsquared” Taylor, a Halo pro gamer who set up a business to teach people to play videogames better. I was going to pass on mentioning this, because the online version of this story is unreadable unless you have a paid subscription… but HelixBlue reminded me that…

  • Busting Out.

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    Not only does today’s One One Se7en have a corny joke, it has spoilers for Halo, as well. All we need is a rocket teamkill, and we’ve got the perfect strip.(Louis Wu 12:31:37 UTC)

  • Remember this for the next Con

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    Heh – Samusaaron3 brought his Xbox 360 faceplate to Comic-Con last week, and got a bunch of signatures… including a mini Mister Chief from Frankie. Nice!(Louis Wu 12:01:58 UTC)

  • Look at me when I talk to you!

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    Clubinator turned in a pair of Master Gunns quotes from the first ‘level’ of Halo 2 (the training exercise); we’ve added them to our Dialogue Databank. Don’t mess with the gunnery sergeant!(Louis Wu 11:59:01 UTC)

  • GTR nominated for Podcast Awards

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    Yesterday we mentioned that Podtacular was up for some Podcast Awards – I neglected to point out that Gamertag Radio, as well, has been nominated in the Gaming category! Make your decision wisely.(Louis Wu 11:27:02 UTC)

  • Joyride missed out.

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    Wow, very cool. Laird stumbled across some pics of a fan-created Snow Hog, modified from a Battle-Damaged Warthog. I want one! (The guy’s .sig rocks, too.)(Louis Wu 11:22:36 UTC)

  • Stood up.

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    Interested in a no-lead-time Humpday Challenge? Respond to Frankie here – but do it quick!(Louis Wu 01:57:49 UTC)

  • Care to defend the HGN?

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    Mike Antonucci, a writer for the Mercury News, blogged a short piece about the Halo Graphic Novel; basically, he hated it, but is hoping someone can rebut his opinion in the comments section. (He’s not looking for profanity-laced invective, or l33t-speak; don’t bother posting unless you’ve got something to say. You do no service to…

  • imSuckerView

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    imSuck is a Halo machinima artist. He’s also the latest subject of Bungie’s Community Spotlight series – go read about what’s made an impression on him (with respect to the Halo universe) so far! (Louis Wu 20:22:39 UTC)