Category: HBO

Cody Moore rewrote the lyrics to ‘Seasons in the Sun’ – if you’re not old enough to have ever heard of Terry Jacks, you can hear the original here. We had joy, we had fun…(Louis Wu 15:08:01 UTC)

Cody Moore rewrote the lyrics to ‘Seasons in the Sun’ – if you’re not old enough to have ever heard of Terry Jacks, you can hear the original here. We had joy, we had fun…(Louis Wu 15:08:01 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular crew put together a Halo 2 farewell… swing by YouTube to watch. (Louis Wu 15:07:21 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular crew put together a Halo 2 farewell… swing by YouTube to watch. (Louis Wu 15:07:21 UTC)

Just three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 15:06:45 UTC)

Just three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 15:06:45 UTC)

If you were busy trying to see how long you could play Halo 2 yesterday, you might have missed the fact that Team Throwback was made live as the Double XP Weekend Playlist this week. It is a fantastic playlist – I was truly saddened to see it yanked from the standard rotation. You should…

If you were busy trying to see how long you could play Halo 2 yesterday, you might have missed the fact that Team Throwback was made live as the Double XP Weekend Playlist this week. It is a fantastic playlist – I was truly saddened to see it yanked from the standard rotation. You should…

Gamepro has posted ‘5 Ways Halo Influenced Gaming’ – not a bad list! Go check it out.(Louis Wu 18:57:29 UTC)

A whole bunch of retro links today in Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Beautiful Needler, from Archie GatesBreathe, from PhurionTradition, from Rhis2nd Halo 2 Montage, from WalshySome of these are available in non-YouTube versions; search our news for links. Good to see this stuff again!(Louis Wu 18:57:03 UTC)

We missed this yesterday – but Bungie posted a new Community Spotlight, this time glowing over the the group ‘The Bees Knees’, who hail from Penny Arcade country. Go read an interview with… well, some of them, I guess, and then see some of their favorite files in the Bungie Favorites section!(Louis Wu 18:56:34 UTC)

Brian Gilmore sent us a link to an article I wish we’d been able to post last night (though as far as I know, Halo 2 is STILL running, so maybe it’s not too late): Teabag Prevention came up with a list of 5 things to do before Halo 2 on LIVE goes down forever.…

Artwork today, paying tribute to Halo 2:mendicantbias00 brought word of a poster from Xerone – nice!Luke McKay sketched up a cute Elite as his Doodle of the Day on RvB (we added it to his gallery here).padraig08 carved out his own goodbye – epic.We’ll miss you, old girl!(Louis Wu 15:02:11 UTC)

GameTrailers posted a salute to Xbox Live with Halo 2 footage from games last night; if you missed out, go watch! Thanks, Kibbles. (Louis Wu 15:01:48 UTC)

Cody Brigan’s Legendary tattoo is complete – nice work!(Louis Wu 14:59:18 UTC)

Not sure how long it’ll continue, but Halo 2 Matchmaking is still on, several hours past its expected shutdown. Goodbye, old friend. (Louis Wu 12:43:01 UTC)

This Spartan Life has some interviews coming out soon, to be shown on Halo Waypoint – and they need your help! One of the upcoming episodes needs a Rube Goldberg map to serve as a set. You’ve got a bit under two weeks to submit your entry, and the winner (and a couple of runners-up)…

This Spartan Life has some interviews coming out soon, to be shown on Halo Waypoint – and they need your help! One of the upcoming episodes needs a Rube Goldberg map to serve as a set. You’ve got a bit under two weeks to submit your entry, and the winner (and a couple of runners-up)…

Over at NeoGAF, EazyB posted a Love Letter to the Chopper – as a sort of farewell. The man has some amazing control over that vehicle…(Louis Wu 20:23:53 UTC)

Zerofender noticed a photoshop contest at Cracked.com – and Halo managed to figure into one of the winners. Surprise!(Louis Wu 20:23:31 UTC)