Category: HBO

Late yesterday, urk mentioned ‘The Forgotten Spartans, Part 8’, a nearly 22 minute film from Darknal (Part 7 was 15 minutes long, and came out last April, and earlier episodes were mentioned a year ago). Lots of work here!(Louis Wu 13:57:20 UTC)

A couple of new videos from your friends at Halo3.org – erm, I mean Bungie.net.The first Halo 3 Mythbusters vid has been re-released in HD. Still great stuff!Halo 3 In The Workplace is back with another montage – fun kills.Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:10:13 UTC)

Greg O’Connor-Read let us know about an article on 1UP that has some very nice things to say about the Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack. Worth a read! (Louis Wu 16:33:02 UTC)

A few new comics for you this fine Wednesday – looks like the regulars are back to work!Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #193 (“Hard Day’s Night”) – Chuck Norris is getting tired? WHAT?Hawty McBloggy informed us of Chronicles of ODS Steve #55 (“The Oracle”) – and you get an insight as to why Grunts…

Hedgemony went digging through DeviantART for cool new Halo pics – he found a couple. Rosco-128 added one, too.(Louis Wu 14:14:03 UTC)

A+E Interactive has posted an article looking at past winners of the Game of the Year title, and how it breaks down across gametype and geographical boundaries. Interesting stuff!(Louis Wu 22:02:43 UTC)

WikiCheats (part of GameTrailers) has posted their SUPER MEGA GAME AWARDS 2009… and ODST went home with ‘Most Generic Game of the Year’. Sadface… (Thanks, Gtag=Reluctant Chaos)(Louis Wu 21:54:34 UTC)

Remember those freaky Spartans from yesterday, who participated in the Mummers Parade in Philly a few days ago? Well, it turns out they participated in the Mummers show that night – and won. I missed the transforming motorcycles the first time through… Thanks, PhillySpartan.(Louis Wu 21:39:28 UTC)

urk’s filling the airwaves with Halo-related videos:Blasting Off for Christmas is a 7-minute Rocket Race Double EXP Weekend Montage – kaboom.360Cinema’s Top 10 Halo 3 Kills shows off… well, the top 10 kills as picked by the crew of 360Cinema. Duh. (Quality could use work, but the kills are fun.)What’s Going On? is a 30…

Microsoft is hosting the Imagine Cup 2010 student competition – win and you’re $25,000 richer. Registering can win you $10,000 instantly, which is cool… or you could be one of 100 winners of a copy of Halo 3: ODST just for entering! What are you waiting for?(Louis Wu 13:42:56 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a fan who built an entire Halo environment… for his fish. Lucky Fish! Update: DOH! Chris101b reminded us that we posted pictures of this aquarium five months ago. WHERE’S MY STEEL TRAP?(Louis Wu 13:38:47 UTC)

Narcogen has had a chance to take Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode for a spin – and he has some bones to pick. Go read his critique, and see how much of it you agree with!(Louis Wu 13:38:24 UTC)

Zee-V70 stopped in to announce a trailer for ‘Division Zero’, a machinima he’s building with tie-ins to the Reclaimerverse (that’s the universe created by TTL Demag0gue and his “Reclaimer” comic). Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:37:37 UTC)

Minime637 pointed out an article over at IGN – a hardcore Halo fan discusses why, in his opinion, Halo 3: ODST doesn’t deserve the ‘Game of the Year’ title. Agree or not, the article is well-written; give it a look! (There’s a pretty lively discussion going on in our forum, as well.)(Louis Wu 13:36:56 UTC)

Co-Optimus wants to help you get through the Vidmaster Challenges in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST – this Friday is a ‘Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night’, focusing on the Vidmaster Annual, Vidmaster Endure, and Vidmaster Déjà Vu Achievements. Swing by to see how you can play!(Louis Wu 13:36:25 UTC)

hnc pointed out an academic article that looks at how our processing speed increases as we play video games (Halo gets a direct mention). It was published in Current Directions in Psychological Science (if you have a subscription, the article can be downloaded here), but it’s also available on the author’s website. Give it a…

The Girl Gamer posted their Top Ten Games of 2009 – Halo 3: ODST came in at #5. Who says girls don’t play first-person shooters? (Louis Wu 22:13:24 UTC)

Bungie’s also back with a new ‘Tag and Release’ – this one highlights screenshots grabbed on Chasm Ten. Great stuff!(Louis Wu 22:12:49 UTC)

Bungie.net has a couple of vids for you in the queue that built up while they were on break – Christmastage 2009 is a four-player montage with a yuletide flavor, and Firefight: One More Night is sort of a stylized ODST Firefight montage. Go watch!(Louis Wu 22:09:52 UTC)

What is this I don’t even(thanks, I guess, to gunluva) (Louis Wu 14:50:02 UTC)