Category: HBO

jonny12guage stopped by to point out a clan montage he put together with the help of his 2old2play buddies – quality’s nothing to write home about, but gameplay’s fun, and the timing on some of the clips is great. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:53:04 UTC)

Wow. I don’t know how long this deal is going to last… but Amazon is having a huge sale on Halo goodies; if you haven’t bought Christmas presents yet, now’s a good time. Some figures are as much as 70% off. Go look!(Louis Wu 18:43:02 UTC)

AnTi PRO let us know that Arm The Flag is hosting a t-shirt design contest – if your design wins, you get some cool prizes. Visit their forum for full details.(Louis Wu 18:33:47 UTC)

Wanna keep your employees happy and productive? Let ’em play games! redOrbit has an article about how gaming can keep employee motivation high and turnover low. Halo makes your employees work better!(Louis Wu 18:14:37 UTC)

mrsmiley is pretty unhappy that the second round of Halo Babies’ Happy Halodays art contest has exactly ONE submission so far – the deadline is tomorrow night at midnight, and all you need to do to win 1600 MS Points is turn in the coolest Traffic Cone screenshot! If you’re interested in participating, swing by…

Bungie’s blog highlights a montage of fun driving clips – check out Silver 772’s Major League Driving.(Louis Wu 17:44:43 UTC)

GamesRadar put together a list of non-playable characters they wish they could play… and a major NPC from Halo 2 made the list. Thanks to NickLee808 for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:43:51 UTC)

MTV’s Stephen Totilo is going to be playing Halo 3 against rapper Soulja Boy next week – so he went to Bungie’s Luke Smith for some pointers. We’ll have to wait until the showdown to see if Luke’s advice can turn the tide! Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 17:43:24 UTC)

The Weekly What’s Update is up – and while it’s not really loaded with info about what the Studio’s been doing this week, it DOES have some interesting info about Halo 3: ODST, as well as a bunch of Questions asked by B.net regulars with answers given in Bungie style. As usual, it can be…

Darknesshasfallen suggested a holiday-themed emblem for your Spartan – and Shishka liked the idea enough that he’s going to give Recon armor to the emblem he likes the best by the end of today. Read his post for full details.(Louis Wu 21:13:11 UTC)

MTV’s Stephen Totilo has a heartwarming story of two lovers brought together by Halo – who will celebrate that connection by working the game into the wedding. It’s part of the invitations, it’s part of the cake, they’ve even got a website. The wedding day? January 17, of course (117). Halo attire is strictly optional…

I’d rather not explain all the details on the front page, because doing so would require adding a spoiler tag to this post – but The Handmade Hero found an example of AI activity in Halo 3 that isn’t particularly common. Go read his post for details – it’s pretty interesting to see how it…

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 123 is now online – we’re finally getting some straightforward information.(Louis Wu 16:42:04 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another round of Caption Fun at Hawty McBloggy’s – she’s got the pick of the last batch posted, along with a new pic.(Louis Wu 16:37:07 UTC)

Lando Griff1n, from Halo3montage.com, let us know about FROSTBITE, a new montage edited by HAZMATV2 and featuring gameplay by A Yellow Snowball. If you like your montages with tons of effects and fast cuts, you’ll love this. (I found the editing a bit overdone; I had trouble following the action.) It’s eight and a half…

The Bungie blog highlighted a new montage from T3h Goose King – Major Leage Goose’n is almost six minutes of cool Mongoose action. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:29:24 UTC)

Not really Halo news, per se – but it’s pretty intriguing for Bungie watchers; RotaJota pointed out an article in the Kirkland Reporter that suggests that Bungie might be leaving that town. They’re outgrowing their current digs – and apparently the space they need is simply unavailable nearby. The amazing part of all this is…

Over at GotGame, there’s an article discussing the idea that game trilogies might not be the best thing for fans. It compares games to books and movies, and explains why a story arc spread over three games can cause problems down the road. Halo is used as a prime example. (Louis Wu 16:27:34 UTC)

Nine new pieces were posted to the Fan Fiction section this week – looks like a good batch! Go read.(Louis Wu 16:25:45 UTC)

The ‘Breaking In’ series at Bungie.net continues with Nick Gerrone, a Software Test Engineer. Read the interview and you’ll get a glimpse into the insanity that is Bungie – right down to the glowing blue ice cubes.(Louis Wu 21:03:24 UTC)