Category: HBO

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…

Hehe – it looks like Howard Ryan has a new title. The Kirkland Reporter has a Police Blotter for last week – and the incident involving the sniper model made the list. The funny part? “The president of Halo was contacted after…” It’s like he’s a king or something! (Quick screenshot, in case they fix…

Bungie.net posted a new Community Spotlight late yesterday – this one focuses on Forge Union, a group of (duh) Forge enthusiasts who do a lot of playing together. Check out Bungie Favorites for some of their stuff.(Louis Wu 12:11:46 UTC)

ElusiveEagle519 whipped up some Johnson-flavored wallpaper for you, in an awful lot of different sizes – you should take a look. He knows what the desktops like.(Louis Wu 19:36:56 UTC)

shiruken let us know that Outpost: Isil Episode 13 – “Clash of the Titans” – is now available for viewing; visit the Treeskunk site for a billion different links. Classic AR vs BR matchup in this one… if the vid is anything to go by, it would seem they’re BOTH useless weapons. Go watch.(Louis Wu…

Swing on by Bungie.net to see the gawjuss new makeover – for once, the old links still work! (While you’re there, check out Kampy’s Top Ten Montage Moments – fun fighting.) Update: One side benefit of the site overhaul is that all ODST Achievements are now listed; visit your Bungie.net stats page to see them.…

Captain Spark spent some time with our friendly neighborhood lightbulb – check out the Dialogue Databank for a bunch of new Guilty Spark snippets!(Louis Wu 16:50:11 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte continues to render cool scenes – his latest is called ‘Take Down’, and MAN it would be fun if you could use a katana like that… If you like it, check out the rest of his gallery here.(Louis Wu 16:49:18 UTC)