Category: HBO

Bungie Weekly Update is live – mostly, it’s urk, trying to weasel out of his promise to offer Grunt Plushies at a reasonable price. There’s a nice interview with a US soldier in Iraq. Go see! (It’s in our Weekly Update Archive, too.)(Louis Wu 01:59:54 UTC)

Just a quick reminder: voting is still open for the Guilt O’ Lantern entries; we’ll likely close it on Sunday afternoon, so that we can sort through the stats for the winners to announce on Monday morning. If you haven’t voted yet, do it soon!(Louis Wu 21:03:05 UTC)

It’s been on hiatus for almost four months – but the second edition of Tyrant’s Halo 3 Mythic Guide (Solo, Legendary, All Skulls On) marches forward with a brand-new chapter for Sierra 117! This contains tips and tricks not included in the first guide – techniques that will shave minutes, nay, HOURS from your mythic…

Were you missing Friday Caption Fun over at Hawty McBloggy’s? Don’t worry, there’s a new one up today! Good stuff from the fans on Dare’s Dramatic Chipmunk image from last week, plus a shot just BEGGING for a caption… check it out!(Louis Wu 18:42:09 UTC)

Teabag Prevention is back with a new Firefight guide – this one focuses on Lost Platoon. Go read it for tips on staying alive! Thanks, Brian Gilmore and Jake108.(Louis Wu 18:40:20 UTC)

QuickTactical pointed out a new trailer for Infiltration (a film in the works for a year and a half) – looks like the final product has a fixed release date (coming in a week). Go see!(Louis Wu 18:39:36 UTC)

New videos, courtesy of urk and Bungie’s Comm Chatter this Friday: IGN’s Top 10 Halo 3 Kills for the week of October 28 has some fun moments (I especially like 3 and 4)Volcomsocom has a five-minute montage called ‘Lifeline’ – decent gameplay, not too heavy on the editingWafflebrains and Tropical Punch put together a dual…

Mark Turcotte, a host with the Avault Podcast, let us know that the latest episode of that Podcast (#54) has a hefty interview with Bungie’s Joseph Staten; it starts about 11 minutes in, and runs for nearly half an hour. Joe discusses motivations, inspirations, and inside tidbits from the Halo development world – go listen!(Louis…

Four new (accepted) pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 16:34:05 UTC)

iMonkey777 noticed an ad on TV for the Droid, an upcoming mobile device coming out from Google and Verizon – the delivery system for the units have more than a passing similarity to ODST drop pods. (You can see the ad on your computer at DropaDroid.com – just pick someone to drop one on.)(Louis Wu…

ElusiveEagle519 dug up quite a bit of new information about Halo Legends, the series of anime pieces coming out from 343 Industries. The schedule for LIVE broadcasts is posted (up to February) – looks like 4 of the 7 pieces will be available on LIVE. And a new preview hit Waypoint yesterday – and is…

It’s Thursday, so a new Double XP Playlist is live for the weekend – it’s the only one for a while that doesn’t require the purchase of Halo 3: ODST, so go enjoy some Grifball!(Louis Wu 22:54:36 UTC)

Three new vids for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Killomainiac whipped up “Big Bang Theory”, with pictures and video set to BNL’s song.americanista123 put together “Mythic Photographers ODST Pictage”, a screenshot montage featuring ODST goodness.Twixtor edited a dualtage called ‘Anthropy’, featuring gameplay by himself and Miizmo (really heavy on the effects).Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:34:09 UTC)

Looks like Halo Legends (the full DVD) has a release date – February 9, 2010. You’ll be able to watch each episode on Halo Waypoint (on LIVE) for a 24-hour period each… but if you want repeat viewings, or if you miss one (or more), they’ll be available in February. (That press release suggests that…

Vincent noticed that Waypoint is now available to the general public on Xbox LIVE – for a limited time, it’s available to ALL users (Gold and Silver), though eventually it’ll be Gold-only. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 13:09:23 UTC)

We missed this on Friday – I’m not sure how – and then again on Wednesday (when we posted its successor). We’re not missing it again. Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater 187, showing the beautiful (though not quite tearful) reunion of Lois and Steve in more detail – check it out! (Louis Wu 13:08:16…

Leviathan seems to be taking over the ‘find cool customized stuff on eBay’ job from Hawty McBloggy; he’s pointed out a pair of auctions you might be interested in. The first is a custom-painted Romeo figure, and the second one is the whole dang squad. Check ’em! (Louis Wu 13:05:13 UTC)

Lt Col Hurd won an ATV customized to look like a Mongoose at the Halo 3 Launch Event in New York City two years ago; he’s never used it offroad and it’s still in mint condition. He needs to sell it – if you’re in the Seattle area, it’s up on Craigslist right now. He’s…

Laird let us know that the Halo Child’s Play auctions he hosted this past week brought in $2,373.06 in cash for the charity! Not too shabby – go, Halo fans!(Louis Wu 13:03:46 UTC)

Morpheus stopped in to announced HaloContest’s October montage – contains top clips and screens from October. Winner gets a 1600 point card – but the more views they get, the more they can afford to spend on future prizes!(Louis Wu 13:03:00 UTC)