Category: HBO

FyreWulff whipped up another chart – this one compares Halo 3 Achievements you can get with and without buying Halo 3: ODST. He points out (rightly) that unless the last three Mythic maps are released at some point as DLC, you will NOT be able to finish all 1750 Halo 3 Achievement points without buying…

There’s been a lot of footage released recently showing off gameplay on the three new Mythic maps that are coming with Halo 3: ODST – but one of the big complaints has been that press representatives aren’t exactly the best Halo players out there. Complain no more – 8 top MLG Pros got their game…

Miguel Chavez pointed out a video from Mega64 discussing PS3 Exclusives – even Halo plays a part. (Not everyone approved of the quality.)(Louis Wu 14:22:44 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a pair of earrings that might make a nice present for that hardcore Master Chief fan…(Louis Wu 14:22:21 UTC)

Mid7night went to the San Diego ODST Truck visit with his wife – and took some pics. And Destructoid was at the LA stop, and THEY took pics (thanks, Minime637). Go look! (Louis Wu 14:21:49 UTC)

If you missed the live stream of ODST Firefight played by pros and a few fans at MLG Dallas last night, you can find the match on YouTube today (Part 1 | Part 2) – looks like pros are better against live opponents than they are against AIs. (Walshy gets totally owned by a suicide…

neoxdonut was present at the Los Angeles stop of the ODST truck, and took a bunch of photos. Nice shots of the truck, the crowd, and the mess they all left at the end. Check it out! Update: Arika Sato, from GirlGamer, was there as well, interviewing the crowd (thanks, Kibbles).(Louis Wu 16:06:40 UTC)

COL0NEL SANDERS sent along an interview with A Deaf Boy for the Aesthetic Artist Interview series – go read about how this guy got into the Halo screenshot world, and look at some of his work! (As is the case with some of his predecessors, his Bungie.net name (A Deaf Boy) doesn’t match up with…

ESPN’s Ray Carsillo interviewed Brian Jarrard about Halo 3: ODST – it’s an 8 and a half minute video, with discussion interspersed with stock ODST footage. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:02:31 UTC)

GamePro posted a preview of Halo 3: ODST – not much that hasn’t been said, but hey, it’s a preview.(Louis Wu 15:02:05 UTC)

Wanna see what the card that lets you play as Johnson in Firefight looks like? Stephen Loftus picked his up yesterday.(Louis Wu 15:01:02 UTC)

urk was kind enough to let us know about a new chapter in the Chronicles of Lyle – the guy is way, way out there, but the vids are funny. Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:59:54 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live – MLG Dallas, Firefight, PAX, playlists, and more. You can read it at Bungie.net, or you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive – your call, as always.(Louis Wu 00:22:26 UTC)

Halo0001 X is back with another segment of Mandlbaum: Core Tempature – it looks like we might eventually see the entire film! (Part 1 was released in May.) You can watch the standard version on YouTube (11 minutes), or the Extended Director’s Cut on Vimeo (13 minutes). Will Mandlbaum save the world? There’s only one…

Bigsauce got his hands on some early Halo 3 ODST action figures from McFarlane (Front (2048×1536, 689k) | Back (2048×1536, 688k) | out of packaging (2048×1536, 689k)) – if you’d like to buy one yourself, he’s offering three on eBay. Another interesting tidbit for collectors – the back of the card shows off a Spartan…

A bit later than usual, but TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 211 (Prey) – Tag’s looking for Jamie Lee Curtis, but finding… something else.(Louis Wu 18:31:24 UTC)

If you’re into metal impacting flesh, Top 10 Halo Splatters Episode 3 contains nearly 5 minutes of vehicular carnage – thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:10:11 UTC)

There are a bunch of new vids available on the Bungie Blog this morning… but I gotta say, the only one I found worth watching was the 3rd Mixtage, edited by Hemdall. Great gameplay and editing that doesn’t make you want to cry… have we forgotten how to make montages like this? (Louis Wu 16:32:25…

Eight new pieces are up this week in the Fan Fiction section, including some highly-respected names. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:25:40 UTC)

Dennis Wyman rediscovered the Halo 2 Official Soundtrack recently – and decided to write up a pair of reviews, just in time for the release of the Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack. You’ll find his thoughts on both Volume 1 and Volume 2 on the Zangaroa Blog. The short version – he liked Volume 2 MUCH…