Category: HBO
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Chettlar’s Halo UI Mockup
Chettlar from NeoGAF put together this rather impressive Halo UI mockup. There are plenty of pictures as well as detailed explanations of how the UI functions. I have to say that I like the tab feature and visually the menus are aesthetically pleasing….
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Talking to Cortana
Sespider came across a video that shows off some of the functionality of the Windows Phone Cortana app – the video mostly demonstrates Cortana’s witty replies and humor and I have to say that I’m pretty impressed. Go watch!(mastrbiggy 22:05:31 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 188
Fails of the Weak is heavy on the Reach fails this week – again, Emile is kind of a dick and there’s a lot of stuff that can drop on your head when you’re not paying attention. Watch it on AH.com or YouTube, and say thankya to Nikko B201 for the heads-…
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Halo Music Video – Bring Me To Life
TheSparbiter put together another Halo music video – this time using the song ‘Bring Me To Life’ by Evanescence. It focuses a little more on Cortana’s story, but there’s plenty of Spartan action as well. Nice work! (mastrbiggy 07:04:33 UTC)
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You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out
After four years of hard work, Redshirt98 finally completed his airsoft Spartan Laser – the weapon functions and looks pretty much like the in-game model, minus the intense beam of directed electromagnetic radiation. There’s a video of the Splaser in a…
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Master Chief
Shane Blair sent word that he’s released ‘Master Chief’, an original song relating the saga of Halo. Really well-done! Great choices of video, and pretty impressive storytelling-via-song! Go watch.(Louis Wu 22:02:30 UTC)
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GSML – Invasion on Hushed Apprentice
The Great Smokey Mountain LANboree is over now – but at least one Invasion game lives on, thanks to YouTube. You can watch it on DBO, I guess (because Paddy was too lazy to post it here). I have an intense desire to fire up Reach right now…(Louis Wu …
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Halo: Jericho Prototype by VulcanRaptor
Leviathan ran across a DeviantARTist who created a 5-page, no-speech Halo comic – and it’s pretty impressive! Check it out.(Louis Wu 21:55:37 UTC)
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GrifballHub’s Spring 2014 Season – Signups End Soon!
Kal let us know that registration is now open for GrifballHub’s Spring 2014 season – swing by and throw your hammer in the ring! (Signups end on Friday, so don’t dawdle.)(Louis Wu 19:53:37 UTC)
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Bringing the Old to the New
SEspider has been messing with the Project Spark beta – and the first thing he decided to build was Halo’s Silent Cartographer. You can watch a runthrough in this video, or actually download the map to play with here.(Louis Wu 17:07:19 UTC)
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In Which Bravo Whines About Rain
Yesterday was Wednesday, so a visit to Halo Waypoint would have shown you the latest Halo Bulletin – it contains info about an upcoming community playdate on the new Medal Madness playlist, changes coming in the near future to playlists in general, new…
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3D printing is changing film
doober187 pointed out a video on YouTube from Legacy Effects, born out of Stan Winston Studio – it discusses how 3D printing is revolutionizing special effects in mass media (mostly movies). The Halo diorama, created as part of the runup to Halo 3, pla…
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Murder Miners – New Trailer
If you never picked up Murder Miners, a Halo-inspired shooter available on Xbox LIVE Arcade, check out their latest trailer, put together by longtime Halo montage maker SillyGoose. Really makes me want to go and play! (Looks like it’s coming to the PC,…
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Flaws of the Covenant
crazedone1988 is back with another piece of fantastic machinima – this time, he takes a good hard look at a Covenant military safety issue. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:44:16 UTC)
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Forged of Steel and Mother of Pearl
Hyokin pointed out a new vid from Man At Arms, a master swordsmith and propmaker. He’s whipped up a Halo Energy Sword, and released a video showing the entire process. I want one!(Louis Wu 21:00:29 UTC)
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FUDCast #13: Tea-Drinking Funtimes
davidfuchs stopped in with a bunch of links to the latest Forward Unto Dawn Podcast – this one is centered around Mortal Dictata and the Kilo-Five trilogy in general, with speculation about the direction Halo fiction is taking from here. Go listen!(Lou…
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Where are those shots coming from?
And… the last glitch for this Sunday, February 2 – t00lbox got himself an invisible vehicle. How’d he do that? (While you’re thinking about, I’m gonna get dressed – pregame starts in 90 minutes.)(Louis Wu 20:49:18 UTC)
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Multiplayer and Forge… where it wasn’t before
gamecheat13 sent us a link to this vid – it’s a work in progress, but it’s pretty darned cool! (You’ll need a modded Xbox to make this work – which violates your TOS. Just sayin’.)(Louis Wu 23:59:39 UTC)
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Beyond Top 5 Plays of 2013
Beyond Entertainment has a new Top 5 vid – with commentary by FrankTheShow and editing by Jazzy. Watch it! (Thanks, CyReN.)(Louis Wu 23:47:49 UTC)