Category: HBO

Justinian is putting together a new piece of H alo artwork, and wants some feedback on the WIP. Swing by and take a look!(Louis Wu 14:05:55 UTC)

There’s another post up on the Reach Developer Blog – always fun when an engine breaks! Great pic of the studio – a surprising number of people at work at 11pm.(Louis Wu 14:04:40 UTC)

Eight new pieces are up in this week’s Fan Fiction update – solid collection! Go read ’em.(Louis Wu 14:01:33 UTC)

Seraph XXVII stopped in to mention that the remaining action figures he’s selling for a couple of good causes will go up on eBay tomorrow – he gave HBOers first crack at buying this stuff, but now it’s time to offer it all to the general public. We’ll keep an eye on this! (Louis Wu…

Brighton’s back with another iteration of his ZBrush ODST WIP – new shaders, mostly. Go see how it looks!(Louis Wu 18:29:04 UTC)

New vids at Bungie.net today:IGN stepped through the Reach Multiplayer release, frame by frame, and let you know what they found. (Folks did this on our forum, as well – one’s here, another one’s here – but they’re text only, no video.)Kinetic is a jump video from Mooseman93 – bouncy bouncyGamble posted a Halo 2…

This is really interesting – I received an email this morning that (I assume) went out to all subscribers to the original Xbox LIVE service (or maybe to folks who’d played Halo 2 online, or maybe just to people who used an original Xbox online). Microsoft is offering some goodies for folks who will be…

Kaboris stopped in from deepest Japan (okay, Nagoya) with a tidbit from a recent issue of Famitsu Xbox that I haven’t seen yet in Western media. His translation:”In Reach, the chemistry (or lack thereof) plays a role in how the members in Noble Team interact with each other. If a character harbors a disliking towards…

On Monday night, Marcus Lehto hinted that an “MP bomb” was about to drop on the world – consider yourself bombed. A video showing off gameplay as it stands now has been released, giving you a taste for what you’re in store for when the Beta drops on May 3. Swing by Bungie.net to snag…

Pete Cooper stopped in with images showing off the Operation Chastity M6G Magnum – fully working! Awesome. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:29:20 UTC)

Ewok in Disguise sent word of his Flickr set highlighting his LEGO Halo creations – some amazing stuff in there! Vehicles, weapons, locations, figures – you gotta browse this stuff! (He also pointed out a Flickr group devoted to LEGO Halo – lots and lots of fantastic creations, all in one place. Another must-see!)(Louis Wu…

We’ve got a couple of new updates today – Halo Action Figure Theater #201 (Follow That Thrall) has both Tony and Lois in altered states, and Chronicles of ODS Steve #61 (Bug Problems) is full of panicked grunts. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:02:03 UTC)

CaptainTony pointed out that 343 Industries will be present at the Emerald City ComiCon on March 13, to discuss recent releases and upcoming Halo developments. And bentllama waited until his mouth wasn’t full of pancakes to tell folks that he will be one of the artists in Artist Alley – he’ll be doing live digital…

We overlooked this yesterday afternoon, but the first details about the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit have surfaced – swing by Bungie.net or MLGPro.com to read about the first pair of events, and the more than half a million dollars in prize money to be given away!(Louis Wu 13:00:27 UTC)

Not sure how many of you remember Mike Hill; he created some truly spectacular Halo artwork in 2005 and 2006. We haven’t heard from him in a while – but today, he found a piece he’d whipped up last year, just an idea for MJOLNIR armor development. It’s a tad tall for wallpaper, but it’s…

Just in case your Reach jonesin’ is exceeding comfort limits, Ducain has news of a Halo 1 trick recently developed by Lone Starr, with some help from his friends. Go check out a truly unique Banshee launch! Quality rocks, the tutorial lets anyone who wants to try it for themselves be successful, and the trick…

Urban Reflex wrote up some concise opinions of both Legends and Halo Evolutions; worth a read!(Louis Wu 22:53:04 UTC)

Need a new challenge? HaloCharts has a new Firefight Challenge for you. It’s called Alpha Strife, and you can read all the details at the HaloCharts website. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 22:45:20 UTC)

The latest Average Joe is Delta15t, the man behind the music in H3ITWP montages. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 22:43:23 UTC)

New playlist going live today – MLG FFA. (Heck, it’s probably live by now; the B.net newspost is 4 hours old.) Go read all the details…(Louis Wu 22:41:33 UTC)