Category: HBO

V10L3N7 JAY stopped in with word of Section 3 Issue 13 – it’s awful to be behind!(Louis Wu 20:12:00 UTC)

Bungie’s Favorites have been updated with a second batch of files from ODST Recon… and urk put up a request for future spotlights. Check it!(Louis Wu 19:39:25 UTC)

New vids available via Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:End of an Era is a look back at Halo 2 multiplayer, from Clan Halobox.Moving Violation is a Halo 3 vehicletage (are we getting out of hand with the tage moniker yet?) – nice camera angles.Beginnings is a Halo 3 montage from Gamble – some very nice moments.Enjoy!(Louis…

We’ve missed a couple of episodes of ‘Out of Reach’, the wishlist compendium being put together by Kombo.com; Chapter 4 went live on Monday, and Chapter 5 went live yesterday. Chapter 4 focuses on ‘Special Weapons’ – some of the new stuff we’re hearing about, like the Needle Rifle, or the Grenade Launcher. Chapter 5…

cheapLEY noticed a pretty nice piece of ODST-based artwork on DeviantART – go look! (Louis Wu 11:31:53 UTC)

Over at Hawty McBloggy’s, Chronicles of ODS Steve #66 is online. Looks like it’s a bad thing that Steve left such a big hole…(Louis Wu 11:31:32 UTC)

Halocharts has another Firefight Challenge for you – Chaos Den is a challenge on Chasm Ten, and you’ll have to perform a decent collection of actions to win this one. Go see! Thanks to urk for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 11:31:05 UTC)

a flyin hobo sent word that the Bungie.net group ‘Cardboard Productions’ is hosting a new contest, and giving away a copy of Halo 3: ODST, just in time for the Halo Reach Beta. Swing by their group to read the details – then get to filming your clip! (Louis Wu 22:36:46 UTC)

FyreWulff details the changes to the Matchmaking playlists – a sad day, indeed, Team Throwback is relegated to Double XP Weekends. (I suppose if nobody’s playing the regular list, this makes sense… but WHY WEREN’T YOU PLAYING? IT WAS A GREAT LIST!) Big shift for Social Skirmish, too. Also, you can check out his full…

A new Average Joe – er, Jane – is up at Bungie.net; LIBBYFACE, a mother of 5 and a Halo addict, talks to urk. Go see what makes her happy.(Louis Wu 21:49:53 UTC)

ElzarTheBam noticed that Halo 3 is due to be released on Xbox LIVE Marketplace’s Games On Demand service on April 20, according to Major Nelson. If you’ve got more hard drive space than shelf space, this might be a good option! No word on price yet.(Louis Wu 18:08:34 UTC)

Thomas Productions takes a cinematic look at Floodgate (the Halo 3 Campaign Level) – quite beautiful, even in its destruction! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:04:16 UTC)

EnsnaredCadaver becomes the latest Halo speedrunner to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records – according to NOKYARD yesterday (sorry, NOKYARD!), EnsnaredCadaver is included in the Guinness World Records 2010: Gamers Edition, Console FPS section, top of page 49:”4 MIN 15 SEC… the time it took Josh “EnsnaredCadaver” Hardy (USA), to complete Halo…

Bungie’s updated their Halo Reach Ordnance page with details about some of the stuff that we got pictures of yesterday. Did you know that the Gravity Hammer’s pulse is about 4.5 meters wide? (I dunno – sometimes playing Grifball, I think it’s about 4 times that…) (Louis Wu 18:02:47 UTC)

Geekscape’s Teabag Prevention Team has gone over the Reach information supplied in last week’s Bungie Update, and spelled out what it means for you, the player. Swing by and check out the analysis!(Louis Wu 14:04:21 UTC)

Over at Hawty McBloggy’s, you can see a working plasma pistol… built from Bionicles. (Well, ‘working’ means ‘fires little green balls’, not ‘will melt metal’.) Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 13:53:16 UTC)

TDSpiral took inspiration from The Cole Protocol for his interpretation of Ther ‘Vadam, an ancestor of Halo 2’s Arbiter – check out the artwork!(Louis Wu 13:49:21 UTC)

Immersion is the newest project from the Rooster Teeth crew – it isn’t Halo-related at all, and should therefore not be mentioned on this news page… except that the pilot is brilliant, and you should go watch it. Video Game Geeks meets MythBusters. Hawt!(Louis Wu 03:49:11 UTC)

kabu dropped by with word of the latest HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week – again, it’s EXTREME. Read it.(Louis Wu 03:48:44 UTC)

BierWiser created a pretty cool version of Emile’s EVA helmet, nicely formatted for your desktop. Check it out! (Louis Wu 03:48:08 UTC)