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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: HBO

  • Saturday’s reading material

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    Saturday’s Fan Fiction:Effusion, part 9, by Tursas Fight for Her, by Omniscient The Aftermath part 1 and part 2, by Gasmask Last Hope part 6, by SSJBRK Rainy weekend here – good for reading. (News will probably slow down – lots of family stuff to attend to. Not to mention the service outages that have…

  • Xbox Maniacs reviews Halo

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    We got word yesterday that Xbox Maniacs had put up a Halo review. (It was actually posted in early December, but we missed it.) It’s been added to the Reviews Database.

  • Massive Gameplay Tricks update

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    Yes, it took FOREVER – but the Gameplay Tricks queue is CLEARED! There are 10 new entries, almost all from new tricksters – the collection is seriously eclectic. 8 new tricksters, 9 maps covered… explore. Highlights for me included the cool teleporting marines glitch on Silent Cartographer and the gorgeous vistas found above the waterfall…

  • French Halo Goodness

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    Thanks to Firfin, who pointed out a couple of French articles – a Halo review at Jeux Network (this has been added to the Reviews database), and a preview at VosJeux. Check ’em both out!

  • Merry Christmas!

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    M E R R Y   C H R I S T M A S ! (Okay, okay, so we stole it from Bungie – but hey, they’ve recycled it themselves!)From the HBO crew and our families, to you and yours, we wish you the merriest of holiday seasons. Pax.We’ll be back updating on Wednesday, the 26th.

  • More Blood Gulch antics

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    BiBoFieTo sent in information about using jeeps as flag defense on Blood Gulch. Using some of the techniques described recently, or a combination of rocket launchers and grenades (if other vehicles aren’t available as ramps), you put a Warthog on the roof of your base… then drive it down onto the flag. (Alternatively, you can…

  • TeamXbox back up

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    TeamXbox is back up and running, thanks to the largesse of EB Games. Go check out one of the best overall Xbox information sites on the net! Glad to see the money troubles were solveable…

  • Against the Enemy

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    And the money keeps rolling in… from every side. Fanatic sends in another desktop image for our overflowing Wallpaper coffers… check it out!

  • New Covenant Sketch in Misc Art

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    Razorback sends in a sketch of a Covenant Elite for our Miscellaneous Art section. Sorry to hear about Photoshop, RB…

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    Peace.

  • Rolling Stone screenshot added to archives

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    While we’re uploading older scans… it’s about time to add the Rolling Stone image posted by Jesse Simko last month. It was pulled from the September 13, 2001 Rolling Stone, in an article about the Xbox, and it belongs in our Screenshots section.

  • Fan made Halo MP3

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    Fan art, fan fiction, and now fan music. Bjorn sent us a link to an MP3 he created for Halo. The name of the song is “After the Storm” and you can find it at: http://www.mp3.com/Sleepwalker. Go take a listen. Pax.

  • New Blam (Halo) site

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    blam.psyjnir.com goes live according to Sapwood. Take a look. Pax.

  • Dumbed-down AI for Joe

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    Jaime Griesemer, Designer on the Halo team, popped into our forum to clarify a tidbit for a fan who was concerned about the apparent quality of the enemy AI in the latest movie:Yes, legit. Not that it wasn’t fully functional, we just set it up so it was a little bit slower and easier, so…

  • MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S ! From the HBO crew and our families, to you and yours, we wish you the merriest of holiday seasons. Pax. (We’ll be back updating on Tuesday, the 26th.)

  • dearth of news

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    Nothing to see here, move along…

  • MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S ! From the HBO crew and our families, to you and yours, we wish you the merriest of holiday seasons. Pax. (We’ll be back updating on Sunday, the 26th.)