Category: HBO

A new Average Joe article went up on Bungie.net yesterday – Go read about BigCountry1369, a Bungie.net denizen and member of the Halo in the Work Place group. Go see what makes him Average Joe fodder! (Louis Wu 13:45:44 UTC)

Bunch of new comics for you today:2501 – Episode 46 is out – thanks, urk.Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 65 (By any Other Name) is live – sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.TTL Demag0gue is still on break – but guest artists continue to stand in for him. Yesterday, he…

The Running Riot is hosting another live podcast, kicking off tonight at 9:30 EST. Insane54 and Shock Theta from Forge Hub will be the guests. Swing by to participate! Thanks, Kete.(Louis Wu 17:16:07 UTC)

Bryan Simon continues his guitar tutorials – the latest one covers how to play ‘I Bought My General’. Check it out! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:51:48 UTC)

Chuck’s got a cat? Oozer3993 noticed a Halo 3 Legendary helmet in the background of a shot during last night’s episode of Chuck – I guess that increases geek cred!(Louis Wu 16:07:21 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy continues her look back at the high points of Halo 3’s multiplay – today’s article covers her Top Ten Interactive Features on Halo Multiplayer Maps. Great list – lots of thought! Go discuss. (Louis Wu 13:06:58 UTC)

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)