Author: Louis Wu

Cool – BARBARIC RAGE sent along a link he found to a Halo 2 Battle Rifle… made of Legos. Looks awesome, too! Check it out!

Saw this a couple of days ago – but it took DstrucTSions to get me off my butt about it. Over at Geezer Gamers, JameyT has written a fun article about ‘Doing Life Right’ – and guess which game is held up a shining example that others should follow? Yep, Halo 2. Go read!

As you may remember (hey, there’s an icon right on this page!), we’re running a contest right now – and the deadline for submissions is tomorrow. Response so far has been great – dozens and dozens of submissions. Many of these, however, stretch the description of ‘fight game box art’ – some are simply shots…

Peronthious noticed that Podtacular Episode 44 had been released – and he even wrote a review of it. Can you ask for more? Go listen.

We’ve mentioned Muckle statues quite a bit recently; they were primarily used for marketing Halo 2 in Europe, but they’re starting to show up on eBay in the US as well. They’re higher-quality statues than what showed up in game stores in the US… so it’s not surprising that folks are buying these up. BARBARIC…

Whoa. Over at the HIH forum, there’s a thread started by scurty, showing off some speed runs of Keyes, in Halo 1; he’s below 4 minutes in EVERY difficulty, but the Easy run is below 3 minutes. That’s insane! Next up – Pillar of Autumn in 30 seconds. Warms my heart to know folks are…

Broken Console has released episode 15 of the Squadron – ‘My Bum Hurts’; the human soldiers once again prove themselves insanely stupid, but decent shots. You can grab it in WMP9 format from the BC website (link above) or in QuickTime from us. Your mom’s a sheep.

There’s a sizeable article (5000 words) on the Codex crew (The Codex is a pretty well-known, and well-done, Halo machinima project) – a nice read. A bit disappointing that they’ve all moved on from Halo, though…

A couple of new articles over at Team3D.net – there’s an interview with OGRE1 (this should have been posted a couple of days ago – my bad) and some great strategy tips for CTF Beaver Creek from OGRE 2. Check ’em out – learn from the pros! Thanks, F13ND.

On Monday, MattKnight01 pointed out a thread on the Lightwave Group forum – it detailed the creation of a Pillar of Autumn model in Lightwave, and culminated (after more than a year) in the release of the model mesh. It’s a pretty amazing piece of work – and it comes with lots of information about…

Cassius points out yet another Halo 2 Muckle statue (the resin sculpture that’s been popping up recently) on eBay – 4 days to go!

Today’s One One Se7en is one of the most highbrow puntaculars I’ve ever seen. (It’s so highbrow, it needed to be explained to me.) If you get it by yourself, pat yourself on the back. Then smack yourself.

JoBlo.com has posted a review of Halo, as part of a series of ‘Videogames-to-Flix’ – it’s interesting simply because I can’t remember seeing a Halo (original) review in several years. (They gave it a 9.6/10.) There’s also some speculation about the film itself. Check it out!

Boxer points out that Joyride Studios has posted a preview of their Series 8 Action figures – There’s the Jackal, the Elite Commander, the Heretic Elite Leader, and a cute little pair involving the Master Chief. Check ’em out!

DSmooth points out an article at 2old2play, defining 7 gamer types. The author, trupundit, classifies himself as a Devoted Gamer, with Halo 2 being his One Game. (If you’re curious about the capitals, read the story.)

The second part of Dyslexia’s Newcomers Guide to Halo 2 is up over at MLG – this one looks at tactics and strategies commonly used in 4v4 and FFA games. (We mentioned part 1 last week.) It’s a really nice collection of information – worth reading even if you know this stuff. Thanks, 3Suns.

thatboyjay writes to point out a number of instrumental tracks he’s created that have a Halo ‘feel’ to them – check ’em out! If you like what you hear, tbj can be contacted here.

Bryn Casey sent along a new image for his gallery – It’s a Flood Carrier form. (I’m using the spoiler tag for the first time in a long time – here’s hoping folks remember to hit that button!) What a combo of shiny and rough!

Indutiomarus writes to let us know that halo2.junk.ws has upgraded their servers, and has room for at least a thousand more users. If you’re looking for an online stats aggregator, and haven’t been able to get an account in the past – check ’em out!

Peronthious noticed that Episode 43 of Podtacular, focusing on Lockout has been released. Go listen!