Category: HBO

Adam Grumbo let us know that the first official podcast of the 405th is now online. (This is not the same as his video podcast; it’s an audio podcast, and it’s specific to the 405th website.) This covers the community, a bunch of projects, Dragoncon, and more. 50 minutes, 46 mb – go listen!(Louis Wu…

Bungie’s Blog highlighted a new racetrack last night – this one is put together by the crew at HaloEvolution, and it’s called ‘Triton’s Twist’. Attached YouTube vid looks pretty nice! If you’re new to racing, you can download a good Racetracks gametype from the folks at HaloTracks. (Louis Wu 13:05:07 UTC)

Looks like someone created a map based on High Ground for the online game ‘Roblox’; it’s Windows-only, and I don’t have a PC nearby to test it with, but if you feel like it, swing by and check it out!(Louis Wu 20:44:40 UTC)

The newest Tag and Release is now up at Bungie.net – the tag was ‘Arbiter’ this time around, and the shots range from awesome to weirdly funny. Go look!(Louis Wu 17:50:32 UTC)

Hard Justice Season 2, Episode 3 is now live – things are pretty odd. Hairballs in corn flakes… ew. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:50:14 UTC)

Lando Griff1n let us know that Halo3montage.com has posted a new video montage as a farewell for a soldier in the United States Air Force. H3M Nomi had a series of clips left on his fileshare that he wanted to share before he shipped out; the resulting montage, as edited by HAZMAT v2, is heavy…

Hawty McBloggy has put together a list of her Top Ten Halo Multiplayer Maps, culled from all three games. Go see if you agree with her reasoning!(Louis Wu 14:39:08 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 has been beaten up by life a bit recently… but he’s starting to get back into drawing Halo stuff. Check out Sangheili sketch, over at DeviantART!(Louis Wu 14:38:38 UTC)

Pete Cooper stopped by with an update about the release of Operation Chastity, his fan film. Shoot dates are being pushed back to March-April 2010, which means a Winter 2010 release for the film. They’re doing this to ensure they get it right.(Louis Wu 14:36:46 UTC)

We got a couple of folks dropping by last night with word of new panoramas – there’s some great stuff to look at! 2good4u2 has some very cool shots with a bit of photoshopping after the fact. And Decadence Night took advantage of a playtest of Outlawed (nee ‘High Noon’) to create some very nice…

Just a few for you: The Catfish posted 2501 Episode 45 – Agreement – thanks, urk. Bloogyo let us know that Rat’s Nest Episode 11 1 is live. (So is 11 2 – remember to click ‘Next’.) Halo Action Figure Theater 172 – Ace Up His Sleeve – and things just got real. Or at…

IGN put together a list of their readers’ 10 Most Overrated Videogame Characters. Who made Number One? Why, your favorite green-suited Spartan, of course! (The rationale: most of what makes Halo popular is the multiplayer mode, not the Chief himself. And the rest is the music.) Thanks, Dax.(Louis Wu 11:34:05 UTC)

xmixmasterx noticed a new Developers Blog over at the Halo Wars website; Aloysius details the last couple of months of the Halo Wars development process. An interesting glimpse inside a a gaming studio!(Louis Wu 11:33:05 UTC)

Halo 3 Fails: Episode 17 is now up – there are some great clips. (I loved the ‘Clear the Base’ fail.) Go watch… and laugh! Thanks, as almost always, goes to chris10023 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 23:07:02 UTC)

We’ve switched over to announcing Halo-based comics three times a week – but this one seems to be a little special. As we mentioned yesterday, TTL Demag0gue is on vacation… but he’s got guest artists filling in, and first up is Elnea, who brings her own crazy brand of Halo Action Figure Theater to a…

InsaneViking115 ran across a recent interview with Hamilton Chu, Producer for Halo and Halo 2, over at A Softer World. It’s a great read, even if the Halo content is pretty slim (and by slim, I mean nearly nonexistent). Fasincating discussion on the role of the individual in game creation. Go check it out! (Louis…

Yesterday, Marvel released the cover art for the upcoming first issue of Halo: Helljumpers (scheduled for July 22). Nice! Thanks, LoneRanger 2.5.(Louis Wu 16:29:05 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update went up early this week – it contains some news bits, an interview with the maker of Punishment (one of the two user-created maps to make it into May’s Matchmaking update)… and details about that update. Give it a read! (It is, of course, also available in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis…

Hawty McBloggy was skeptical when she ran across a new zombie-based machinima… but upon watching it, was won over. I’d agree – it’s pretty nicely done! Check out ‘Infection’, by XxFreakFighterxX.(Louis Wu 20:06:03 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in to let us know that Reclaimer is going to be on vacation next week – but he’s accepting submissions for guest comics while he’s gone. Also, there’s a pretty cool screenshot, along with the method for creating it – see what you can do with the technique!)(Louis Wu 20:03:55 UTC)