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  • Pete Cooper discusses OC with CoQ

    NeoGAF’s Willeth had some time to sit down with Pete Cooper and discuss Operation Chastity; he’s written it all up for his blog, Continue or Quit. It’s a deep look at the movie, the motivations for making it, and the team that’s been assembled – if you’ve been curious about the project, this article has…

  • Let’s Get Cereal

    John_117 let us know about a new collection of clips – nothing spectacular, and the quality’s a little shaky… but overall, it makes you want to jump into Matchmaking. (Well, a lot of the clips were from customs, but you get the idea.)(Louis Wu 13:54:40 UTC)

  • Is that Green Thumb…? No, wait…

    Frankie stopped in to announce that he was affronted by the bad simulated Halo playing on an episode of Glee, a Fox drama. You can watch the clip yourself – it starts about 11:20 into the episode. Can you get vaporized in Halo 3? (Louis Wu 13:53:14 UTC)

  • Finders Keepers

    It’s Wednesday, so there’s a new Chronicles of ODS Steve at Hawty McBloggy’s – Episode 46 discloses a… disturbing side of Steve.(Louis Wu 13:52:42 UTC)

  • How many achievements have YOU unlocked?

    G4TV talked to Jason Pace, of Halo Waypoint, and discovered that only a tiny percentage of Halo fans have unlocked every achievement across Halo 3, Halo Wars, and Halo 3: ODST – “significantly less than 1%”. Are you one of the few? Check the G4 article for contact information – and let them know!(Louis Wu…

  • Full Author List for Halo: Evolutions

    We’ve known some of the bigger names in the Halo: Evolutions short story collection for a while now – but Kotaku has just posted the full list, and it’s intriguing. Go check it out! Thanks, dCon V.(Louis Wu 18:06:17 UTC)

  • Average Joe: Dropship dude

    Today’s Average Joe over at Bungie.net is Dropship dude, a guy who discovered Bungie when Halo: Combat Evolved was released, and has been a huge Halo fan ever since. Go learn more.(Louis Wu 18:06:00 UTC)

  • Zoxin It Up! LIVE – Episode 6

    Zoxin It Up! LIVE is hosting another (live) podcast this Thursday, October 29, at 9 pm EST – special guests are staff from HaloTech.org. Swing by and join ’em! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:47:02 UTC)

  • Tuesday’s Video Offerings

    Videos available today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:The Lighthouse is a machinima from Euphoria Films – a spooky story just in time for Halloween. (Nice Forging!)Laser-Tek 3000 is an ad for a big laser. Could use better voice-acting.ForgeHub has a new map – The Hollow – with a video showing it off. Go play Conquest!Go…

  • Printable Warthog Poster

    Boxer stopped in with a printable Warthog poster that he’d originally created for Pete Cooper’s Operation Chastity unveiling at the MCM Expo – now you can have one for YOUR wall!(Louis Wu 14:15:18 UTC)

  • Star Fell

    FireDragon04 wrote to let us know about a machinima/CG hybrid project that’s been in the works for quite a while – it won’t be released until later this year, but a teaser poster went live today. Looks pretty nice! (Louis Wu 13:53:09 UTC)

  • Helljumpers Pumpkin… and shoes.

    Hawty McBloggy has a very cool ODST-themed pumpkin on her front page today – go check it out! (I haven’t looked yet to see if it’s been submitted to our Guilt O’ Lantern contest… but it would be a real shame if it’s not!) While you’re over there, check out the pretty slick-looking Nike Dunk…

  • Where would Halo be if…

    The Toronto Globe and Mail have used Halo as a jumping-off spot for a discussion about gaming on the Mac, and where it might be going in the future. The article’s title is ‘What if Halo had launched on a Mac?’ – but really, that’s pretty much the extent of the Halo content of the…

  • Think You Know Someone

    The finale of this season of Red vs Blue: Recreation is now up for sponsors on the Rooster Teeth site – it’ll be live for the public in just a couple of hours. Lots of violence… not that many answers! Looks like Recreation is not over yet! (While you’re there, you might want to check…

  • Tag and Release: Rally (Night)

    Today’s Tag and Release offering at Bungie.net looks at shots taken on Rally (Night). Great shots!(Louis Wu 19:14:22 UTC)

  • ODST

    Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte has created a new render – this one based on an ODST model created by Nate Rogers. Very nice work! Go see it in his gallery here.(Louis Wu 18:44:57 UTC)

  • THI Montage Competition

    The Halo Insider is running a montage competition – win and you get $300 in cash, plus a bunch of intangible goodies, too. Go read the full details at TheHaloInsider.com! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:53:43 UTC)

  • Monday CC Video Offerings

    New vids for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter: MLG Requiem v3 Teaser promotes a new map available at Forge Hub (map link is in the post, too), and The Chronicles of Lyle: Chapter 3 (Part One) is a new episode of the Lyle saga, in which Lyle loses some friends. Go watch!(Louis Wu…

  • Halo Love in Music Awards

    The Hollywood Music in Media Awards & Conference is happening next month – November 19th, in Hollywood, CA. Lots of Halo content in the Video Game categories: both Stephen Rippy (Halo Wars) and Martin O’Donnell (Halo 3: ODST) are up for ‘Best Original Score’, and Marty’s also up for ‘Outstanding Music Supervision’. (These final nominations…

  • Monday Comic Roundup

    Stuntmutt sent along one final strip, for posting yesterday – I managed to screw up and forget it. You can read it now on the One One Se7en page. There was also a new grin + bear it posted at Hawty McBloggy’s yesterday – I think it was Punday! Go read ’em both.(Louis Wu 15:55:24…