Category: HBO

Brian Gilmore let us know that the last of the Mythic Map Pack has been covered by the Teabag Prevention Team – Longshore was the holdout, and with the newly-posted Tips page online, they can say that they’ve got a collection of articles that covers every weapon, vehicle, and map in Halo 3. Not bad!…

Joystiq has an exclusive trailer for the second episode of The Return, the latest story-turned-video on Halo Waypoint. Great-looking stuff… be sure to log into Waypoint on Xbox LIVE this Saturday to see the episode!(Louis Wu 19:16:40 UTC)

FireDragon04 let us know that he’s put together an in-depth analysis of the Reach Multiplayer trailer – yes, these have been done before, but he’s incorporated information released subsequently. It’s 20 minutes long – give it a look! (Louis Wu 18:18:00 UTC)

ChrisOfTheDead is back with another montage – this one is called ‘I am going to stick you! (even if it kills me)’, and it focuses on (surprise) sticks. I think I’d have liked it better if a smaller percentage of the clips showed the sticker actually survive the encounter… thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:17:34 UTC)

We forgot to mention this yesterday, but the Double EXP Weekend Playlist this week is ‘Prepare to Drop’, a list inspired by Halo 3: ODST. This is the third showing of this particular playlist. (Louis Wu 18:16:30 UTC)

Swing by Hawty McBloggy’s for yet another dose of Friday Caption Fun – Round 87 has some great captions for last week’s pic… plus two, two, two times the Johnson fun! (While you’re there, check out some of the absurd things people would do to get into the Reach Beta… right now.)(Louis Wu 14:51:31 UTC)

Just three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week… go read!(Louis Wu 14:50:04 UTC)

Smyf let us know about a new tournament being run at Halocharts – the 1st Annual Big Team Battle Tournament is taking registrations until April 17. Sounds like fun! (Louis Wu 14:46:38 UTC)

Count3D let us know that Red vs Blue made Mashable’s Top 10 Most Watched Web Series for March 2010 – with nearly 4.5 million viewers. Pretty impressive, given that their most recent footage wasn’t added until April… those numbers are for OLD series! (Louis Wu 14:45:09 UTC)

FyreWulff is back with another Firefight Friday – this challenge is set on Chasm Ten, and available in any difficulty. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 14:44:35 UTC)

AngelicLionheart pointed out that the Halo Legends Heroes Journey Sweepstakes (we mentioned it in February) has had its winners announced – swing by and see if you’re on the list!(Louis Wu 14:44:03 UTC)

Patrick Ruane, of On The Run Productions and Detroit Starrzz, sent along a track the band wrote and produced recently. ‘Detroit Starrzz – Halo’ (mp3, 2.4 mb) is an electropop track inspired by Halo, and he’s interested in sharing it with Halo fans. If you want to check out more of his work, visit Nightstylers…

Lots of videos for your perusal over in Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:Anoj has been putting up a new series called ‘Bungie Explains’ – it’s basically a recap of their Weekly Updates. Links for the whole series can be found in the Comm Chatter post.Anoj ALSO posted Top 10 Halo 3 Sticks – Number 53 in…

Hawty McBloggy found a very cool controller cradle created by a DeviantARTist – now THAT’S storing your peripherals in (Halo) style!(Louis Wu 15:11:53 UTC)

Apparently, Bungie showed off the ODST costumes used in the ‘We Are ODST’ ad at the Emerald City ComiCon a few weeks ago – until now, we hadn’t seen any decent pictures. Luckily, though, a member of the 405th was there, with a camera, and documented it – great shots! (They do look a bit…

Anyone paying attention to the Reach information flood knew that this week was ‘Map Week’ – the week that some gaming website would get a chance to tell you about the maps we’ll be playing on in the Halo Reach Beta. That website is IGN, and ElzarTheBam was the first to notice the article; give…

mendicantbias00 ran across a gallery at DeviantART that seems to be full of Reach-inspired custom achievement medals – some really cool ones in there! (Not sure about the names, but the pics are great.) Go check out BlackOpsSpartan’s custom medals!(Louis Wu 14:51:46 UTC)

Bones153 kicked off a thread on our forum, wondering what little touches you’d like to see in Reach that would make the overall product greater than the sum of its parts. Comes with pretty cool title art, too! Go read what’s up there already, and toss in your own two cents!(Louis Wu 14:50:14 UTC)

newguy2445 has been playing with Reach art assets – swing by his DeviantART gallery for a collection of some of his newest Halo work! Powerful stuff.(Louis Wu 14:47:46 UTC)

Minime637 noticed a short article at IGN yesterday, in which Frank O’Connor spoke pretty confidently about the possibility of a Halo movie in the future; not the first time he’s said this, but a pretty definitive “it hasn’t been shelved”, nonetheless. (Louis Wu 14:47:08 UTC)