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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Stories you shouldn’t believe

    Cracked.com put together a collection of fake news stories that fooled the media – number 7 on the list is the 13 year old kid who hired hookers to play Halo with him. (We posted it, without checking, back in May 2008.) Some of the other stories are hilarious. Thanks to Alekat for the heads-up.(Louis…

  • Better question: where did her clothes come from?

    Looseneck wrote to point out a relatively new Coca Cola Zero ad – the extraction team is carrying weapons that look distinctly Halo-like. (You can see a shot here.) Hmm…(Louis Wu 19:30:10 UTC)

  • Tag and Release: Laser

    The latest Tag and Release feature that Bungie’s put together looks at shots marked with the term ‘Laser’. And dang they found some pretty ones! Go look for yourself, and see if you can find others that are better.(Louis Wu 19:20:48 UTC)

  • 1000 runs in less than a week

    HaloCharts received a boatload of submissions for their most recent Campaign Challenge – swing by Bungie.net for all the numbers. Don’t stop killing Covenant!(Louis Wu 19:17:21 UTC)

  • Casting Halo

    Hawty McBloggy let us know that there’s a new discussion going on her website, courtesy of RandomSauce – they want to know who you’d cast in the Halo movie, if it ever gets made. (This sort of discussion has happened in many places around the net already – including our own forum, more than once…

  • Monday Comic Roundup

    Only a couple of new comics that we know of – Bloogyo released Rat’s Nest Episode 12 1, and TTL Demag0gue is back with Reclaimer 181 (Sideways Retreat). If you missed the last couple of Reclaimer Guest strips, Episode 7 is here (from HolyJunkie), and Episode 8 is here (a second from xSOB a DooBy).…

  • Intergalactic Balloons

    nomis78 put together a video from Halo 3 cutscenes and Nena’s ’99 Red Balloons’ – it works surprisingly well. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:57:36 UTC)

  • Taunting Kills in Waverly Hills

    Duncan was the first to notice that in last night’s episode of The Simpsons, Homer was playing Halo… and teabagging his opponennt. You can watch it for yourself at Hulu.com. (Mirel grabbed a few screens, as well.) (Louis Wu 14:52:04 UTC)

  • Teaching an old dog new tricks

    It’s amazing what’s still being done with the Halo CE engine… The Custom Mapping Team is working on adding vehicle boarding to their SPV2 mod, and have released a preview movie showing off some cool Banshee boarding. Check it out! Thanks, AvatarAang.(Louis Wu 23:02:13 UTC)

  • Arby ‘n’ the Chief S3E11:

    There’s a new Arby ‘n’ the Chief up at YouTube – thanks, urk. Arbiter gets tired of being bossed around…(Louis Wu 21:07:51 UTC)

  • ASE Episode 7: The Ark, Part 1

    I guess it’s Halo Day in Narc’s house – Anger, Sadness, & Envy (the irregularly-produced Rampancy.net-based podcast) has a new episode out, this one focused on The Ark. 45 minutes long, 40 mb. Go listen!(Louis Wu 18:59:46 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Partnership – a Guide in the Making

    Narcogen looks to be interested in starting a guide to partner-based multiplay; if this doesn’t mean anything to you, go read the Rough Draft of the idea at Rampancy.net.(Louis Wu 18:48:54 UTC)

  • Where is Master Chief?

    Suicidal Stickman sent along ‘Where is Master Chief’, a 4.5 mb Flash game he built with PrimeGhost548 that asks you to find MC on 15 screenshots. It’s a pretty basic game (you just have to find him, there are no time limits, or even time milestones), but if you’ve got a few minutes to kill,…

  • Now THAT’S Mythic – Winner Picked

    The “Now THAT’S Mythic” submission period came to a close last night – and Domino picked a winner from the 577 names we in the hat. (That’s a MUCH lower number than the last few go-rounds – I’m wondering if this is due to the fact that we only had submissions open for a couple…

  • G.I. Joe suits have a MJOLNIR feel

    zofinda noticed similarities between the Spartan MJOLNIR armor in Halo… and the Delta Six Accelerator suits worn by the G.I. Joe crew in the new Rise of Cobra movie coming this summer. See if you agree! (Best shots I could find were here and here.)(Louis Wu 10:32:14 UTC)

  • Lost Levels: Episode 6: Otherwordly Trials

    Slim30 stopped in with word of Lost Levels Episode 6 – this mashup of Dead Space, Halo 3, and live footage is an interesting piece of work. Nearly 10 minutes long. (Louis Wu 10:26:34 UTC)

  • Go Go Gadget Warthog!

    Hehe – very cool. BootStrap Boon created a warthog animation for his first year Animation class at Uni – I’d give him top marks!(Louis Wu 20:42:03 UTC)

  • Top 10 Series Episode 30: Mythic Kills

    Anoj is back with Episode 30 of his Top 10 Series – this one focuses on Mythic Kills. It starts slow, but the last few are great! Thanks to urk for the heads-up on this fine Saturday.(Louis Wu 18:40:11 UTC)

  • Panorama Bonanza

    radiant penguin stopped in with a bunch of new panoramas – great work! Check ’em. (Louis Wu 12:17:58 UTC)

  • Of quilts and cow teats

    The Bungie Weekly Update went up a bit early today – it’s not too earthshaking, but has a few interesting bits, including some LIVE boasting, a behind-the-scenes look at playtesting, and a cool Recon armor contest for the weekend. Go read! (As always, it is also available in our Weekly Update Archive.) Jordan117 gets either…