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  • Fellowship of aliens, eh?

    Halo continues to make inroads in the fashion world, as Pallor points out that the September issue of InStyle puts an Xbox with Halo in their “What’s Hot Now” section, along with a list of celebrity fans including Justin Timberlake and Julia Roberts. As with last time, it’s good to see new audiences start paying…

  • Outage

    Yep, Subnova’s down again, taking with it some sections of this site. We’re working on it.

  • Potential WinXP issues relating to HPC/CE

    Just a quick heads-up; if you play Halo PC or Halo CE on WinXP, and you’re considering updating to SP2… be careful. At the very least, read this thread on the Gearbox forums. I have a pretty untweaked machine; it gets used for very, very little besides Halo. I’d kept up on all the updates…

  • Hangar-X

    (GT)Juggler posted a Single player to multiplayer conversion map of the Hangar in the Maw. It’s Xbox-only, so you’ll need to have a modded Xbox to use it. You can find pictures and a download link on HaloMods. Looks pretty nice!

  • Queue clearing – the Misc Art edition

    The Miscellaneous Art queue, as well, is going to be cleared out, 10 pieces at a time. The first 10 (dating back to late June) are up now. Once again, apologies to all the artists whose work has been neglected.

  • Wallpapers

    A couple of months ago, I cleared out the Wallpaper and Misc Art queues, and vowed not to let them get so backed up. Then I went and made a silly promise to someone – that I’d finish the backlogged Movies database before I added any more new content to either of these sections. This,…

  • Small Saturday Fiction Update

    Only 4 new stories in the Fan Fiction section today – I was just clearing it out because I’ll be away from the keyboard all day, and I’m doing my best to clear the inbox first. Enjoy.

  • Dude, you’re gonna be so whipped, man

    The weekly update has been posted at Bungie’s own Bungie.net, and it’s a doozy. Not only is it much longer than updates tend to be, but it contains a great deal of specific information about parts of the game we’ve never heard about before, from evolving exploding buses to scary things that make you want…

  • Every Saga Has a Beginning…

    343GS.com has started Season 2 of its EchoFourNineteen comic series… this one is in Flash. Voice acting is funky… but animation is great. No comments about the plot. Check it out!

  • IGN goes to Germany

    IGN recently put up a sizeable movie, labeled ‘Halo 2 Stuff’, on its Halo 2 media page. It’s available as a 320×240 WMP9 stream, for everyone, or a downloadable QuickTime (up to 315 mb in 640×480) for Insiders. What it IS is a (decent) shakeycam video of the Halo 2 presentation at the recent Leipzig…

  • Never Mind The Overshield, Where’s The Fruit?

    Speaking of comics, today’s One One Se7en has been posted. It’ll make more sense if you drink some Antifreeze. (That’s not really fair – it IS understandable. It was just an easy cheap shot. And when it comes to One One Se7en, cheap shots are the norm.)

  • Interactive Answering Machine

    Elizar points out that the MC makes a cameo in today’s The Whiteboard, a paintball-focused webcomic. It’ll make a lot more sense if you read some backissues.

  • Cool Threads

    Finn, half of our stalwart Halo Story Page crew, writes to let us know that there are 3 super-cool Team 7hr33 sweatshirts left unclaimed by 7hr33 members… which means you can buy these puppies for yourself. I have one, and I gotta say… it’s slick. (Check out pics from last spring’s Knee for All lanfest…

  • More reader questions answered at Gamespy

    Gamespy has put up part two of its Reader Feedback Followup article – I think the big news for some players is (finally) an official announcement from Frankie about the pistol:[The Pistol] will be back. It has been changed to suit dual-wielding and no longer has a scope.(It’s been mentioned, obliquely, a few times… but…

  • 2 for 1 Gamestar Tics

    Ross Mills points out that if you’re planning on going to the Gamestars Live event in London next week, and you’re booking your tickets by phone, you can get 2 for 1 tickets by quoting ‘It’s London’ to the booking agent. Weird, but a good deal.

  • Lethal Rage 4

    Pico has put up a teaser for Lethal Rage 4, the next in his series of machinima battle vids. About 2 mb, in either WMP9 or QuickTime formats. (Mostly hype, but there’s enough rapid-action video to make you want this out…)

  • OMGWTF

    Halo Babies has put up a new strip today… poor Misterchief. Also, they’ve announced the winners of their Avatar contest – you can download the winning entries now.

  • Word, is right.

    Dang. When he comes out of hibernation, he comes OUT OF HIBERNATION. Finn has proffered up a massive Halo Story Page update… Rowley to Stallone to Moorcock (not quite the same lyrical quality as ‘Tinkers to Evers to Chance’, but then this double play is actually a 7-bagger). Go read.

  • Always Expect Castration.

    OMG. The Webmaster’s back. With reader art. And photos. And drool. (Okay, maybe not drool.) Go read.

  • Toyfare art – without the words.

    Very cool. GruntKilla pointed out the original artwork for the cover of Toyfare Magazine #86. A little investigation turned up the website of Greg Horn, the artist. (Click on the MC head in the ‘Other Projects This Month’ section at the top for his own copy of the art.) It’s the only Halo-related artwork I…