Category: HBO

In strange news, have you seen the Covenant’s newest nefarious weapon? MINICOVIES! Multiple people have mentioned this, and I’ve seen it at least three times personally. Thanks to sarcasmbully for linking to this particular vid. (GrimBrother One 17:36:…

CMNeir sent us a really awesome video depicting the relationship of John-117 and Cortana over the years. It’s absolutely beautiful. Go watch. (GrimBrother One 17:28:50 UTC)

Thanks to Leisandir for mentioning a new episode from Penny Arcade’s Extra Credits series entitled “Counter-Play”, which takes a look at how tools and abilities in mutiplayer games should be designed not just for the people using them, but also for the…

Postmortem pointed out an artist with three new (and gorgeous) pieces of Halo 4 concept art on his CGHub profile: swing by to see AjTron’s Ravine, Crashed, and Bonz. Wonga!(Louis Wu 20:45:01 UTC)

Hedgemony released ANOTHER batch of panoramic shots – this time, he focuses (mostly) on Multiplayer’s Flood mode. Wow.(Louis Wu 16:24:05 UTC)

munky-058 put together a really amazing SPOILER-FILLED panorama from the last campaign level; if you haven’t played, skip this for now. If you have, join the speculation about the white stuff! (I think Vincent’s on to something.)(Louis Wu 16:22:29 UTC)

Halo Council’s VivaciousJazzy put together a short compilation video that might make you laugh. (It also might make you sigh.) I was amused. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 19:42:39 UTC)

We got an email from Chris W, asking us whether the metal numbers on the outside of Halo 4’s Limited Edition boxes were actually indicative of anything… because his box had ‘000001’ on it. (Picture here.) We weren’t sure, so we asked 343, and they s…

GamingBolt took a look at ‘Awakening: The Art of Halo 4’ yesterday – if you’re on the fence about this gorgeous tome, go check out their review. Thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 17:35:01 UTC)

Anoj has released a second Halo 4 episode of his Top 10 series – this one looks at Multikills. Some great kills in there! Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 17:11:31 UTC)

GamesIndustry International has its own article on the 10-year anniversary of Xbox LIVE, and it’s got its own Halo 2-related quotes in it. Bungie President Harold Ryan said “I think Xbox Live wouldn’t have made it without Halo 2”, and Certain Affinity…

Spike’s Video Game Awards are gearing up – nominees are posted for 25 separate categories. Halo 4 and 343 have been nominated for seven awards:Studio of the YearBest Xbox 360 GameBest ShooterBest Multi-player GameBest Original ScoreBest GraphicsBest Pe…

Post Game Carnage Report’s Gagnon 30 is in the running for Mega Blok’s Toymation contest – he needs your vote! Swing by PGCR for the details. (Louis Wu 17:28:10 UTC)

Someone on Polygon.com scanned flyers available at MLG Dallas – they contain overhead maps for all 10 Halo 4 Multiplayer maps, with callouts. Handy! Thanks, NullPointer. (Louis Wu 17:07:02 UTC)

Jefferson is back with another pair of Halo Anniversary trick vids (plus tutorials): The Banshee Trick (and its tutorial) show you some shenanigans involving the first Banshee on AotCR, while Out of 343 Guilty Spark (and its tutorial) help you… well…

Postmortem announced a winner for Round 3 of his ‘Visualizing the Halo Universe’ competition – some great entries! Go see. (And congrats to Nikko B201 for the win!)(Louis Wu 16:50:10 UTC)

MoltenSlowa let us know about a new episode of his Spartan Ops-based podcast, Ops-Cast – discussion focuses on Episode 1. You can hear it on TalkShoe or iTunes. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:43:14 UTC)

Kermit found an article at Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco website that made me smile. Go check it out.(Louis Wu 19:07:17 UTC)

MixMaker1 let us know that he’s started a video Halo 4 Achievement Guide – the first installment covers the Terminals. Take a look! (Seraph XXVII pointed out a text-based guide at Xbox360Achievements, if that works better for your brain.)(Louis Wu 19:…

A trailer for Week 2 of Spartan Ops was released on both Halo Waypoint and YouTube this morning – go watch for a taste of what’s coming next week! (I’m excited!) Thanks, Shadders. (Louis Wu 18:44:28 UTC)