Category: HBO

gunluva whipped up a pretty funny little sketch – go check it out.(Louis Wu 14:04:50 UTC)

Zeouterlimits pointed out the latest Listen Up podcast (09/18/2009) from the 1UP guys – lots of discussion about ODST. They liked it a lot, apparently. Timestamp of ODST discussion: 0:36:30 – 0:49:00.(Louis Wu 14:04:33 UTC)

kabu let us know that The HBOFF Feet First into Hell contest is closed – next up… judging!(Louis Wu 14:04:15 UTC)

ODST drops in 3 days, but the web content has already begun to explode. (Full reviews are still embargoed until midnight (eastern) tonight, so any that you see today will be from folks who weren’t at press events.) Stuff we’ve heard about in the last half-day or so:Kombo.com has a campaign hands-on – no spoilers,…

The Bungie Weekly Update is (not surprisingly) full of information about Halo 3: ODST – the launch date, the party on Monday, some AMAZING artwork, tales of debauchery and derring-do in the Bungie offices, and more. And, of course, a bunch of fun-making at the expense of some of the less well-spoken fans… go read.…

We forgot to mention it – but this week’s Double EXP Weekend playlist is Rocket Race – and it’s been live since yesterday. Thanks, urk!(Louis Wu 17:52:53 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has a bit on a really nice-looking groom’s cake that a really cool woman had made for her husband-to-be. She based it on the Special Edition Halo 3 Xbox 360. You KNOW he picked well…(Louis Wu 17:32:48 UTC)

Uman pointed us to a thread on Bungie.net’s forum in which he’s announced Agent 404, Episode 1, a 22 minute Halo 3 machinima filmed in HD and available for download (it’s 1.2 GB!) or stream (same file). It has both a French and an English soundtrack, though after watching the first 10 minutes of the…

GameDaily talked to Lars Bakken and rustled up a few tips that might keep you alive in Firefight a little longer. Give ’em a read! (Louis Wu 14:45:37 UTC)

Just three new pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – shouldn’t take you too long.(Louis Wu 14:44:29 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is back with another round of Friday Caption Fun – the last image (from two weeks ago) is up with highly-rated responses, and a new image, maybe saying goodbye to the Master Chief, is live for your titling pleasure. (While you’re there, check out a couple of tidbits on ODST service tags -…

If you can’t wait for the HD version of GTTV’s latest episode to be posted on GameTrailers (it’ll happen in the next couple of hours, most likely), Impervium collected a roundup of YouTube clips showing off the Halo Legends material debuted on the show last night. Quality’s decent (though I’m still looking forward to the…

MirageDwarf, over at NeoGAF, noticed a channel on Hulu that (at the moment) is completely devoted to Halo 3: ODST videos. It’s an ‘Xbox’ channel, so I’d guess that in the future there’ll be other game videos there – but for now, it’s all Halo. Check it out!(Louis Wu 12:32:26 UTC)

John_117 found a local game seller that was a bit fuzzy on the concept of ‘street date’ – he’s played the game through, and you can read his spoiler-free review on our forum. (Louis Wu 12:31:37 UTC)

BBC has posted a hefty writeup of their first experience with Halo 3: ODST – a 4 minute interview with producer Alex Cutting, plus a sizeable description of the game itself, makes this a pretty meaty preview from a top-flight news site. Update: Mr Danger points out that there’s a minor story spoiler visible in…

Anoj, not satisfied with a ‘best of’ collection every five vids or so, has created an ‘all-time best of’ video for his Top 10 Halo 3 series – this one is All Time Kills, collected from the first 42 episodes. Go see if you agree!(Louis Wu 12:29:58 UTC)

Joystiq [Xbox] pointed out that AOL Radio is showcasing the Halo 3 ODST Official Soundtrack on their Video Games Scores station – tracks are mixed in with tracks from other soundtracks, and you can only skip a limited number of songs, so if you go this route, you’ll be listening to a LOT of video…

Smiley wrote with news that after a few months of delay, the Master Chief 3000 Season 3 Finale is online. Swing by YouTube to watch it.(Louis Wu 12:28:38 UTC)

ElusiveEagle519 posted the second in his series of ODST Wallpapers – this one focuses on Dare. There’s also an unrelated piece called ‘Contemplation’ you might enjoy, as well. If you’re looking for 1680×1050 versions, you can find them in this post.(Louis Wu 12:27:48 UTC)

Morpheus pointed out a PAX panel called ‘Story Matters’, moderated by G4 and populated by story guys from a bunch of studios – including Bungie’s Joe Staten. G4 has posted the hour-long discussion on their website – though you could just watch the embedded version in Morpheus’ post. Great discussion!(Louis Wu 22:05:35 UTC)