Category: HBO

Yesterday on NeoGAF, ManCannon (aka SketchFactor) updated the crowd on a few upcoming tidbits – there WILL be a Friends & Family portion of the Reach Beta (and it kicks off a few days before the public Beta), the Sage/Carney podcast is coming next week, and (most imminent) a new round of multiplayer coverage drops…

bobcast has a really cool poster that he’s selling as a tribute to BerserkerBarage – it’s been signed by dozens of Bungie employees, and it’s being auctioned off right now; proceeds will be donated to Rebuild Dayton Together, a nonprofit B.B. worked for before he died. Check his forum post for details, then swing by…

Podtacular co-host BrentGamer let us know about an interview with Brian Jarrard over at IndustryGamers – he talks about the Halo IP, the recurring idea of a Halo movie, and why they’re not talking about what’s next for Bungie… yet. They’re clearly focused on Reach, at least publicly – and this interview lets Brian point…

Digikid told us about a fan-made Warthog that’s driveable in a free PC game called Trackmania Nations Forever – check it out!(Louis Wu 09:14:39 UTC)

justin sent us a link to a really bizarre student animation – it’s a children’s program with a few odd characters… and a bilingual potato. Why is this news on a Halo site? Because the potato… is Steve Downes, the voice of Master Chief. (Louis Wu 09:14:00 UTC)

The Bungie.net Community Spotlight this week shines on ODST Recon – go read about who they are, and check out some of their favorite files in the Bungie Favorites section!(Louis Wu 22:47:04 UTC)

The European Grifball League signups are open – and will be until March 29. Swing by Grifball.com for full details!(Louis Wu 22:46:36 UTC)

Quick catch-up on news from Bungie’s Comm Chatter before the clock rolls over… starting with a pretty nice montage from a Polish Halo 3 player, Kerlo. The man is scary-good with a sniper rifle. 11 minutes long – but quite watchable. (Louis Wu 22:45:52 UTC)

A third comic update for the day – TTL Demag0gue stopped by to announce that Reclaimer 243 was online. Ferial gloats, while the Reclaimer waits to see what will happen.(Louis Wu 14:33:25 UTC)

If you don’t have a copy of ODST yet, but really want to particpate in the Reach Beta in just over a month, you might want to swing by GameFly – they’re offering used copies of ODST (with both discs) for $20. Nice deal! Thanks to NeoGAF’s giga for noticing.(Louis Wu 12:38:28 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a cute Grunt tattoo on DeviantART – don’tcha just wanna hug him? (Well, except for the fact that he’s about to explode…) (Louis Wu 12:37:57 UTC)

Back in December, we mentioned a PBS special on VideoGamesLive, to be recorded on February 5 in New Orleans. As far as I can tell, this was postponed until April 1 – you can read the latest press release for it on their website. (Broadcast is slated for July 31.) Marty O’Donnell will be among…

ODS Steve #64 (Fizzle) went live this morning – don’t you just hate it when your equipment malfunctions?(Louis Wu 12:34:36 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla posted another of his older Halo music videos – this one is set to the Buffy theme; he put it together for Halloween 2008. Seems a bit more disjointed than some of his newer work…(Louis Wu 12:21:34 UTC)

V10L3N7 JAY stopped in yesterday with a new episode of UNSC Section 3 – we haven’t heard from him since November 2007! Go catch up.(Louis Wu 12:19:25 UTC)

This went live yesterday, but it’s 10 minutes long, and it took until today to find the time to actually watch it: NOKYARD, known for his Grifball maps and his speedrunning, was interviewed by the Halo Waypoint team, letting him show off some of the maps he’s built (Grifball and non-Grifball alike). You’ll have to…

Bungie has updated their Reach Project page – new information revealed recently is now summarized for posterity. Swing by to read about Arena, Armor Abilities, and easy links to all the Reach trailers!(Louis Wu 19:11:46 UTC)

AnTi PROx sent word that Arm The Flag is running a new contest – create a demotivational poster-style Halo 3 screenshot (Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST), and you could win a 1600 point card. There are some rules – swing by their forum for full details. (Louis Wu 18:48:46 UTC)

Last summer, we mentioned some Halo t-shirts from Marc Ecko – they’re all gone from the ShopEcko.com website, but according to xoools, who works at Hot Topic, a couple of them (Halo Babes and UNSC Sniper) are still available in those stores. Probably not a universal taste kind of thing…(Louis Wu 18:43:32 UTC)

Omnicent is the subject of the latest ‘Average Joe’ interview at Bungie.net – go read which Halo games he liked, and why! (Along with plenty of other stuff about his life.)(Louis Wu 18:02:43 UTC)