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  • Silver MC and Arbiter – now up on eBay

    If the MC and Grunts one-of-a-kind silver statue from Weta isn’t to your liking, another option is now on eBay. Master Chief and Arbiter is a glorious pose from The Covenant, and it’s all done up in silver plating. Nine and a half days left on the auction, current bid is already $898. (Reserve has…

  • Campaign Moments

    mendicantbias00 pointed out a note on Ascendant Justice, apologizing for a lack of updates, and offering a gallery of gorgeous ‘Campaign Moment’ screenshots to fill the waiting time. There are new thought-provoking articles from them coming soon – but in the meantime, check out the pretty pictures! (Louis Wu 12:54:16 UTC)

  • Calendar Followup

    Remember that calendar we mentioned yesterday? agdtinman (who worked on some of the images used) pointed out an eBay link with a lot of them for sale, and thumbnails of all pages. He also included a little inside info about the images themselves.(Louis Wu 12:53:46 UTC)

  • Reality

    Firestorm12 stopped by yesterday with links to ‘Reality’ Parts 1 and 2 – it’s a new Halo 2-based machinima project from Halopen Films. His forum post contains links to the Halopen website and a site for the series itself, as well, if you’d like more information about what you watched. (Spoilers on the Reality site,…

  • Halo 16 month calendar

    eddie m found a 2009 Halo 16 month calendar – and Stephen Loftus added a bit of info. Nice!(Louis Wu 20:52:31 UTC)

  • BTB Clan Support Tourney Update

    TruthPastor SBG let us know that the first two rounds of the SBG Gaming BTB Clan Support Tournament (we mentioned it last week) are finished, and it’s down to the final four teams – Tied the Leader, Outcast Reborn, Swat Krue Marines, and Saved by Grace Gaming. Good luck to all four! Full details on…

  • Mix’s Picks, Week 10

    xMixMasterX has posted Week Ten of Mix’s Picks over at The Social – new maps, plus the winner of a Story Board contest. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:59:59 UTC)

  • Breaking AotCR

    Heh – Ash continues his Assault on the Control Room antics. Way back in July 2002, someone discovered that you could alter the ending cutscene (but not the final outcome, actually) to this classic Halo level by bringing a baddie with you as the scene ended. Lennox did it with a Hunter, Warbow did it…

  • New Halo CE Maps of Note

    Dennis Powers sent us an update of new stuff posted over at the Halo CE Map Archive in the past week – there are 43 new maps, but the ones he wanted to highlight were Seclusion (a small winter map) and Highlands (a small impenetrable valley). Browse – check ’em all out!(Louis Wu 14:15:23 UTC)

  • Games that Moved

    Gamesradar listed 10 Industry-Shattering Stolen Exclusives – and Halo makes the list, for its yanking from the Mac platform back in 2000. Thanks, elessar787.(Louis Wu 14:12:33 UTC)

  • 3v3 Objective Tourney in WA

    kuroni13 stopped by our forum to announce a 3v3 objective tournament at GAMEBREAKERZ in Bonney Lake, WA on August 16. The full details are not up on their website yet – but they should be soon.(Louis Wu 14:10:37 UTC)

  • MC Armor for sale on eBay

    Urban Reflex found a pretty nice fan-made Halo suit on eBay yesterday – it’s in the UK, and the auction ends in just under 2 days, with the current bid at £670 (a bit under $1300 US). If you’re in the market – take a look! (While at eBay, I swung by the Weta MC…

  • What If, Halo Style: Round 2

    What if you had a website with a regular Friday update, but you forgot it was Friday? Hawty McBloggy has posted her latest ‘What If’ scenario (which has nothing to do with the day of the week, really) – she wants to know about map remakes. Go check out the post (which has some great…

  • Master Chief Theater 3000 Ep 10

    mrsmiley let us know that Part 1 of the Master Chief Theater 3000 season finale is now available on YouTube – info is up on Pyrosmile.org. (They’ve also added an Extras section, containing outtakes from production – you have to register to get a link.)(Louis Wu 09:38:28 UTC)

  • McFarlane 12 inch figure info

    The McFarlane 12″ Figures have been hinted at for quite some time – we mentioned them indirectly over a year ago, then more directly in November, then more concretely still in April. Toy News International finally has details about these – including points of articulation, accessories, and release dates. Check it out! Thanks, Littlebigman.(Louis Wu…

  • Bungie Weekly Update: Informative AND Tasty

    The Bungie Weekly Update went up later than usual (about 7 pm PT) Friday night… but it’s full of stuff that’ll keep the geekiest among us busy for a while. The Bungie Publications section of their website has been updated with five new talks – well, with five talks it didn’t have before. (At least…

  • Fighting the Covenant for the Savior

    Sarcastic Gamer has an informational piece on the Vatican City Olympic Halo 3 team, gearing up for domination this month in Beijing. Will they win? Only time will tell!(Louis Wu 23:04:05 UTC)

  • Grind Rider – Official Trailer

    JustAnotherFan pointed out a post on Bungie.net advertising the Grind Rider trailer – a Halo-based Western. Looks fun… but you’ll have to wait until October for the actual machinima!(Louis Wu 22:57:04 UTC)

  • In Search of Truth

    Over at NeoGAF, Cocopjojo posted a Halo-inspired piece called ‘In Search of Truth’, written by his buddy musicman117. I think it’s great – you should go listen to it. It’s being hosted currently at Ascendant Justice.(Louis Wu 17:06:24 UTC)

  • Wooden Sniper Rifle

    S3NATOR stopped in with pictures of a wooden sniper rifle, made by Socket29 over at Bungie.net. Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:57:49 UTC)