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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Jaw-droppers from the MLG community

    Thanks to backflip10019 for noticing that the MLG/ESPN Top Ten #13 is live over at MLGPro.com. Some truly amazing gameplay in there… I mean, really. You should watch it.(Louis Wu 12:43:48 UTC)

  • Show a lotta things, happening at once

    Yesterday was Montage Monday on B.net, apparently – two they covered that I missed were SniPinAtoR’s Immortal, and Bagel’s Merry Christmas Montage (in HD, even – thanks, Avateur). Great gameplay! (Louis Wu 12:43:17 UTC)

  • Flame On

    The ‘Tag and Release’ series on B.net continues – with a look at some great Flamethrower pics. Go find your own!(Louis Wu 12:41:50 UTC)

  • Best of Stickies – 08

    Halcylon put together a stickytage – a montage composed entirely of stickies. It’s available in HD. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:36:56 UTC)

  • Monthly Mythic Challenge – January 2009

    Daniel “Tyrant” Morris let us know that the next Monthly Mythic Challenge is being kicked off a little early – it starts on December 26, and finishes on January 1. You have those seven days to complete Halo 3 on Mythic difficulty – if you’re the first to do so, you’ll win 4000 MS points.…

  • Hard Justice: Episode 7

    Episode 7 of DigitalPh33r’s Hard Justice series was released a few days ago – thanks to urk for the heads-up. High-tech surveillance doesn’t always mean high quality surveillance.(Louis Wu 18:05:38 UTC)

  • Carnivore

    Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 46 is now live – there’s even worse stuff in that valley than the marines thought. (Louis Wu 18:05:20 UTC)

  • Update on a disturbing shooting in Ohio

    I… wow. I don’t know what to say about this. Cleveland.com has an update on a court case that began last October, when a 16-year-old boy was barred from buying Halo 3 by his parents. In retribution for this, the boy shot both of his parents in the head, killing his mother and wounding his…

  • 2008 Best of Halo Awards: Accepting Nominations

    Hawty McBloggy is taking on the massive task of running a ‘Best of Halo’ awards ceremony for 2008 – and is currently accepting nominations in a variety of categories. Swing by and make her job easier! (Louis Wu 16:45:51 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Webcomics – Free Hosting for Halo comics

    More from TTL Demag0gue – he’s kicked off Halo 3 Webcomics, and is providing a home for anyone who wants to publish a Halo-based webcomic. Nice! (Louis Wu 16:45:21 UTC)

  • Master Chief, Oil on Canvas

    mendicantbias00 let us know about his nephew, who created a pretty cool Halo-based oil painting… at age 12. Swing by the thunder and the surf for full details. (Louis Wu 16:44:34 UTC)

  • Halo Wars Facts

    MTV’s Stephen Totilo has a few previously-unknown tidbits to share about Halo Wars – one of the hero units available will be a female spartan, for example, and the Halo Wars story will explain how canon is not broken between Halo and here. Go read the rest! (Louis Wu 16:43:36 UTC)

  • Halopen Pencast Episode 03

    Firestorm12 let us know that the HaloPen Pencast Episode 3 is now online – comments can go on their forum. Discussion revolves around their newest projects – Quixotical and Quixotical: {CITIZEN TRANSFER} (you can contribute here, or learn more here).(Louis Wu 16:43:00 UTC)

  • Turnkey

    TTL Demag0gue stopped in to point out Reclaimer 124 – and more of Ferial’s machininations become clear.(Louis Wu 16:42:26 UTC)

  • Halo Sheet Music For Sale

    Halo music fans have been waiting for Halo sheet music for a long, long time – and it looks like it’s finally coming. (There’ve been fan-arranged releases… but it’s not quite the same thing.) Marty O’Donnell pointed out that One Final Effort (from Halo 3) is now available from Sheet Music Plus – and he…

  • Halo 3, Nintendo-style

    Hawty McBloggy has spotlighted one of her readers in her latest article – CrazedOne1988 has put together a series of images that represent various Nintendo games… using Halo screenshots. Interesting concept!(Louis Wu 15:18:28 UTC)

  • Last year was better.

    GamesRadar has a piece explaining why 2008 sucked compared to 2007 – and the hoopla that accompanied the launch of Halo 3 is part of what they liked.(Louis Wu 15:16:38 UTC)

  • Silent Cartographer SPV2 gameplay, with commentary

    Wow. The team working on the campaign modifications for HaloCE has released a video showing off SPV2 Gameplay footage, specifically the beginning of the Silent Cartographer level. I must say, I’m stunned. Go watch (the commentary is great). Thanks, Botolf.(Louis Wu 22:09:26 UTC)

  • Duel with the Duo

    Whoa… urk is working weekends? World domination is nigh! A new entry in the Bungie Blog highlights a newish movie from The DuoGroup, called ‘Duel with the Duo’. Awesome choreography, and some funny situations. Check it out!(Louis Wu 21:58:19 UTC)

  • What’s Vital to You?

    DASH wrote to us to point out that the promotional website for the movie ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ contains a list of the earth’s 12 most vital items (as judged by what people who visited the site thought they needed to keep). Number one on the list? Halo 3! (Huh? The Bible comes…