Category: HBO

Not sure how we missed this – but GameInformer put up a second article a few days ago with an in-depth interview with Marty O’Donnell. (It’s matched up with the Reach Score video we mentioned last week.) It’s a pretty interesting read! Go take a look.(Louis Wu 11:36:50 UTC)

The Reach content embargo ends today, January 25 – and Sweden got to that date long before the US. Over at NeoGAF, Syringe pointed out coverage by Swedish gaming site Gamereactor – the text is in Swedish (though Google will translate… kind of), but the pictures are understandable in any language. There’s concept art, screenshots…

Asian Inferno sent us a link to a video he created in 2006, and uploaded to YouTube before Halo 3 was released – it sets Halo cutscene action to a song from the Mulan soundrack. To my surprise, it holds up reasonably well! However, there’s something really disturbing about watching Sgt. Johnson singing with Donny…

Hedgemony found some old World War 2 propaganda posters (Australian ones, since that’s where he lives), and updated them with Halo content to celebrate Australia Day today. Take a look! (Louis Wu 10:57:13 UTC)

Morpheus stopped by with HaloContest’s December 09 montage – take a look!(Louis Wu 10:56:04 UTC)

Chlazza got a Remote Controlled Warthog – but was unhappy with the power setup. So he rewired it to use lithium-polymer batteries. Swing by his site for full details – all that thing needs is a mini-LAAG! (If, for whatever reason, we break Chlazza’s site, we’ll put up a mirror.)(Louis Wu 21:46:54 UTC)

Silvac let us know that Retrograde Episode 3 has been released – quick followup to Episode 2, last week. I’m not sure I get the story…(Louis Wu 18:04:09 UTC)

Halo 3 Screenshots posted a new Top Ten list on Friday, as usual; this one is called ‘EVA’, and shows off some truly amazing views of the EVA armor. Check ’em! (Louis Wu 15:27:46 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 wondered if anyone had ever met Oonsk’s cousin…(Louis Wu 15:26:36 UTC)

TDSpiral stopped by with a whole new way of seeing Oonsk. I think Halopedia might be his first target… (Louis Wu 15:12:38 UTC)

Over on NeoGAF, dilatedmuscle whipped up a cool Reach-related wallpaper – and Cocopjojo helped out by hosting a larger, desktop-sized version. Take a look!(Louis Wu 15:11:28 UTC)

BlueTeam1138 decided to see if Halo footage could be coupled with audio from the new Mass Effect 2 trailer – I’d have to say he was pretty successful! Check out the “Halo Effect 2 Launch Trailer”. (Louis Wu 15:10:02 UTC)

Remember that awesome Oonsk/Mister Chief pic Frankie whipped up a few days ago? Looks like it’s going to be auctioned off by IGN as part of their IGN for Haiti Charity Event. Tune in on January 27 for your chance to nab it! Thanks to NeoGAF’s Tashi0106 for the heads-up.

Congrats to RobboForever and NICKOFSTEEL, for being the first to identify and reproduce the latest Hide, Seek, Snap screens – two more Sgt. Johnson codes out the door! We’re going to take a little break posting screens – there’ll be another image soon!(Louis Wu 19:56:40 UTC)

Edge continues to post Reach content on their website – the latest article is called ‘Halo: Reach – Gutting the Engine’, and once again Marcus Lehto, Joe Tung, and Brian Jarrard discuss the inner workings of the Reach development process. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 19:55:51 UTC)

Over at LoadingReadyRun, there are a few rejected ideas for stories on this week’s episode of the Escapist News Network – ‘Halotar’ is pretty funny. Thanks, Rosco-128.(Louis Wu 19:54:35 UTC)

Halochief89 has been working on his ‘Clairvoyance’ illustrated story over at DeviantART – we mentioned Chapter 1 a few days ago, but the artwork for it wasn’t up yet. (It is now.) He’s also finished Chapter 2 – and the Chapter 2 artwork (I like this one a lot). Check out his latest post for…

If you’re over at Halo Waypoint to check out Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, Part 2 (don’t miss it), there’s a new feature, as well: Vintage Fisticuffs, a series of videos that will look back at some of the epic battles in Halo’s campaigns. First up: The Grand Canyon, the battle on Two Betrayals…

Decadence Night has created his 200th panorama – given the nice round number, he decided to lean towards ‘ridonkulous epicosity’ in its creation. Check out ‘Timelapse: War Torn’ (be sure to click through for the full-size, 5215×2302 pixel monster). As Marty might say… “lots of people die.”(Louis Wu 19:51:47 UTC)

terminator182 is back with a new edition of his HBO News Widget – that little plugin that shows you HBO news stories from the OSX Dashboard. This one is Reach-themed, and much prettier than the old one. Take a look!(Louis Wu 19:50:02 UTC)