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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: Louis Wu

  • Space Invader Halo

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    MC117- has posted a note in our forum about a 2D game he’s working on. There’s a screenshot up at Halomods, if you’re interested in providing feedback.

  • New content at Sector 7

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    Sector 7 has posted a couple of items they wanted us to mention: there’s an article on the expansion of the Halo universe (via books and fan creations), and there’s a ‘comic parody’ section, in which popular Halo comics are spoofed. Take a look!

  • Crystal Xbox – up for grabs!

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    Halo Universe is giving away a new Xbox crystal edition (PAL format), 2 controllers, and a copy of Halo. You need to answer three questions, and mail them to the address listed in this contest webpage. Because the content is an image, and so is not translatable by web translation resources without a lot of…

  • Yet another reason to want that HEK

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    Mrs. Doublefire has posted new screens of his Halo 2 Battle Rifle, reproduced for Halo PC. Very, very nice. Thanks to Devin for the heads-up.

  • Halo Init Builder v1.0

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    Sedgr has posted a small app that can more easily build init.txt files for Halo PC dedicated servers. It requires .Net to run. A link is here, in our forum; some screenshots were put up on Gearbox’s forum. I had some problems actually SAVING the file (apparently, my .Net configuration disabled that particular function in…

  • Um… what about the new guy?

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    That Weasel Television is running a new poll – who’s your favorite Red vs Blue character? Stop by and vote!

  • It’s Darker.

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    Calvin and Halo looks at Christmas disappointments, and why Bungie will rule the world one day.

  • X is for Austin

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    Red vs Blue has put up a promo for the SXSW Film Festival, which they attended on Sunday night. It’s pretty funny… and it’s Sponsors-only. If you gave ’em some cash, go check it out! (Thanks goes to Ross Mills, who pointed it out on our forum.)

  • Soothing the Savage Breast

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    It’s music day as far as Halo is concerned! Rampancy Net posted a 12-page transcription of Enough Dead Heroes (from the Halo Soundtrack), put together by Spencer “Poop Scoop” Anunsen, and we received a guitar tab of the Opening theme of Halo, created by XvShadow. Grab ’em both, and get to playing!

  • Inside the Covenant Warship

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    SESpider has sent along Page 18 of his Miniature Halo comic… and things are looking dire for the Chief. Will he make it out alive?

  • WE CANNOT POST SCANS OF CURRENT MAGS

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    Please – to the dozens of people sending us links to the hi-res scan of the latest OXM issue (with the new ‘Snowblind’ screenshot): our policy is exactly the same as it always was. We do NOT post images from, or links to, scans from magazine issues that are still on the newsstands. In this…

  • The Pics Don’t Stop!

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    The HUDless Screen Parade goes on. MereCatfish has submitted his own collection (along with a short movie of a teamkilling Gold Elite, who eventually commits suicide in remorse) to our forum, here.

  • Multiplayer Death, Up Close

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    XLNC continues his mad HUDless screenshot posting rampage, this time focusing on multiplayer action. There are some GORGEOUS shots in here. Browse away.

  • Streaming Halo Goodness

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    synide is starting up a new venture: haloTV. He intends to stream Halo videos 24/7 via winamp, eventually including big Halo matches shown live. For now, he’s looking for suggestions for movies to include in the rotation. Add your thoughts to this thread.

  • Like The Bit At The Start of Six Feet Under.

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    One One Se7en looks at the potential hazards of wielding more than one gun at a time.

  • Who Knew He Was Waterproof?

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    Halo: Resolution gets stranger and stranger… who knew what 343GS got up to in his spare time?

  • That Ballmer – he’s a card

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    Bizarre find by Richard Watkins – in a speech Steve Ballmer made last fall at the Gartner Fall Symposium 2003 (it was the Microsoft Office System 2003 Launch), he saidWe’re working on the next version — I hate to tell you this confidentially but I’ll have to swear you to secrecy now — we’re working…

  • For Archival Justice

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    Like every OTHER Halo site on the planet, we’ve added last Friday’s Weekly Bungie Update to our Update Archive. It comes in handy when you’re looking for that corpse-humping reference…

  • Practice all night, tourney all day

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    X Tournaments points out an interesting addition to an upcoming tourney; on saturday, March 27, they’re holding a 2v2 tournament at The Game in Smithtown, Long Island. The night before, there’s a Lock-In lanfest; show up at 11 pm, LAN all night (the doors are unlocked again at 9 am). The tourney is $40/team, the…

  • The Light of Octanus

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    Tony ‘Octanus’ Poitra, of Cortana.org, is the latest ‘Spotlight’ suspect, over at the Junkyard; head on over and see what makes him tick!