Category: HBO

For folks worried about what’s been said (or, more accurately, what HASN’T been said) about Halo 3: Recon – Luke Smith stopped in to the NeoGAF forum with a couple of notes – he and Brian Jarrard have a bunch of interviews lined up tomorrow, so we should be getting more info then, and he…

Sgt_Hartsock let us know that This Spartan Life has been nominated for two Mackies (the Machinima Film Festival awards) – it’s up for Best Series, and Best Original Music. If you want to learn more, he’s set up a club for the show at 1UP.com. Other Halo content up for Mackies this year: Smooth Few…

onebitrocket was the first to let us know about a new trailer at GameTrailers.com, showing off the Halo Wars demo at TGS (including the Flood reveal). Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:30:23 UTC)

Warm Machine, over at NeoGAF, noticed that Amazon is listing a book entitled ‘Art of Halo 3’, to be released next month. No real details yet (other than that it’s hardcover, written by Fernando Bueno, and is being published by Prima). The Prima site itself lists a publication date that’s one week later than Amazon’s.(Louis…

The discussion continues about the Halo 3: Recon trailer – but other Halo news doesn’t stop when big stuff shows up. Yesterday, Gizmodo posted an article about a Dutch study that linked quick reflexes (in, say, video games like Halo) to premature ejaculation – maybe fodder for the losers in a postgame match? Some entertaining…

A few weeks ago, the KEEP IT CLEAN teaser was released on Bungie.net – and then there was nothing. No comments from Bungie, no explanations… nothing. Until tonight. The Tokyo Game Show keynote kicked off at noon, October 9 – which translates to 8 PM PST October 8, or 11 PM EST October 8 (about…

One thing that Halo 3 lends itself to very nicely, what with the saved film feature and built-in screenshots, is storytelling. Over at the NeoGAF forum, GhaleonEB has been entertaining the troops, weaving fascinating tales of heroism and carnage. (Here’s a recent one.) On our very own forum, pete_the_duck has been doing the same thing…

In a surprise return to comic-making, ZZoMBiE13 sent me Another Halo Comic Strip #113 today – it’s a funny take on the RvB: Reconstruction machinima series. This doesn’t mean AHCS is coming back regularly – but it DOES sound like there’ll be one now and then – great to hear!(Louis Wu 19:24:19 UTC)

Woody Tondorf let us know about the HBOlab web series, ‘Hooking Up’ – a “college comedy series about relationships and communication.” Episode 3 is now online… and Halo plays a hefty role. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:49:21 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy points out a pretty nice Top Kills video – she’s really harsh about the audio, but it’s worth watching either way; the kills are great.(Louis Wu 16:59:48 UTC)

Bryan Simon continues his musical outpouring of love for Halo 3 – his newest piece is called ‘My New Home in Halo’, and it looks at some of the multiplayer environments with a distinctly non-military eye. If you’d rather listen to the MP3, we have that, as well (2.9 mb).(Louis Wu 13:50:55 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 97 is now online – looks like Ferial isn’t as on top of things as he thought!(Louis Wu 13:48:28 UTC)

Yesterday, TOR Books put out an official press release for The Cole Protocol, the new Halo novel due soon from Tobias Buckell, and S043 brought news of it to our forum. There was cover art in the release – but we’d mentioned the cover art back in July. There was a release date for the…

Chris Bryan was most recently in our news with new content more than three years ago – but his Master Chief suit has inspired many to build their own, and now he’s back with shots of a pistol he created. Take a look – great work!(Louis Wu 13:28:18 UTC)

Ouch. Joystiq points out a smear ad being used in the political fight for Maricopa County (AZ) District 1 Supervisor… incumbent Fulton Brock points out that while he is credited with “bringing new, high-quality jobs to the East Valley”, his opponent is a “[s]killed player of popular video game Halo” and that Hermes was quoted…

Norway’s S1l3nt V1p3r let us know that he’s been working on a wooden Battle Rifle – he posts his pictures over at the 405th forum. (That’s the whole thread – you can see a recent update here.) Looking pretty snazzy! Too bad his real name isn’t Roland…(Louis Wu 17:45:00 UTC)

The next installment of our Mythic Walkthrough – Crow’s Nest – is now online. Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris will provide tips and tricks to get you through what might just be the hardest level in the game (at least in this particular configuration). The video portion of this level is massive – all told, there are…

Clefton Twain posted a new Halo Funniez on our forum (cute, though I’ll tell any copycatters that that sort of joke only works once), and Raulboy continues his series, The White Space.(Louis Wu 13:45:39 UTC)

Yesterday was Monday, so the Rooster Teeth team posted a new Halo-based video. No, it wasn’t the next chapter of Reconstruction, allowing you out of the cliffhanging you’ve been doing since last week – it was a new PSA, this one aimed at explaining the current financial crisis America faces. These guys scare me -…

Don’t forget that today is your first chance at the 7 on 7 Achievement – you simply need to enter a matchmaking playlist with 7 EXP in that list. (If you have a list with exactly 7 NOW, you’ll unlock the achievement as soon as you load the playlist.) Don’t leave it too long; apparently…