Category: HBO

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)

Split-Screen has an article about Rob Adams – he’s the Senior Environment Artist on Halo Reach. If you’re wondering what his bona fides are… he was Lead Environment Artist on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune before this. Some pretty nice artwork in that game… portends well for Reach! Thanks, Domino Theory. Update: urk pointed out that not…

TTL Demag0gue dropped in to announce that voting is now open in the Reclaimer Halo 3 ODST Contest – swing by the site and pick your favorite ODST-themed screenshot. There are 45 entries – and many of them are doozies! Go vote.(Louis Wu 17:24:43 UTC)

Bungie’s Comm Chatter (woohoo) has some fun stuff for you today:Facility B5D will be releasing a podcast a day leading up to the release of Halo 3: ODST – starting Friday. You can submit questions for the shows, and get more info about what’s in them, on their website.Mini Waz created a 20 minute montage…

Sean Bradley let us know about a collection of photos from his visit to the ODST Firefight Roadshow in Pennsylvania yesterday. There’s a discussion and some photos in this 405th Forum thread – and his full gallery of shots is available at Photobucket. That dude was tricked out! (This will be the only time you’ll…

McCann Erickson won another prestigious advertising award based on the Halo Believe ads – check out this press release. Agency Network of the Year: 2009 for a campaign started in 2007? Wow. (Louis Wu 16:43:32 UTC)

Gadget Republic is giving away a copy of Halo 3: ODST – swing by to see how you can win it! (Louis Wu 16:43:08 UTC)

Wow, looks like we missed a fun event for Canadian Halo fans; Tuesday night, the Vancouver armoury was hosting an evening of Firefight – sounds like a day with the ODST Roadshow, except no truck (but they DID have Canadian Forces members handling security). Here’s hoping HBO readers in Vancouver made it there without us!(Louis…

Hawty McBloggy is giving away a PAX Swag Bag – if you couldn’t make it to Seattle at the beginning of the month, here’s your chance to get a box containing all the stuff you’d have picked up if you DID (plus a very cool signed Cortana-themed faceplate, to boot). Minimal Halo content – but…

LazerBlader sent along a PDF containing all the Gamestop stores hosting a midnight opening for Halo 3: ODST on the 22nd. I couldn’t find it on their website, so we’ve got a copy here for you. Nearly 3000 stores on this list… Update: found a link on this page – swing down to the ‘Interact’…

Vast Inspiration wrote a short review of Halo 3: ODST over at NeoGAF that could have been from my head. No spoilers – just impressions about the game itself. And opinions that are mine, except that I’ve never even read a post from this person before. Check it out. (Louis Wu 12:20:44 UTC)

More and more people are getting early copies of Halo 3: ODST – Newegg sent out a bunch of orders early by accident, some countries are less rigid about street dates than others, and even in places where street dates are taken seriously, mistakes are made by employees who might not be paying attention. This…

Minime noticed a new video at IGN – Firefight Starter Tips. It’s a spoiler-free discussion of ways to maximize your survival, at least in the early rounds. (Decent advice, even.) I was pretty amused by the comment at about 1:30 that “teamwork is essential for success”… spoken as the player we’re watching throws a grenade…

Giantbomb discusses Halo 3: ODST in their latest weekly podcast – swing by to listen to the two and a half hour discussion. (Halo content spans the stretch from 7:40 to 18:10.) Thanks, Minime637. (If you’re reading this near the time it’s posted, their server is having trouble with direct podcast links; you can get…