Category: HBO

At the end of May, a whole lot of TTL Gunslingers got together in Florida and partied for a weekend. They had fun, they raised money for charity, they played a lot of Halo. They filmed the whole shebang. Swing by Tied the Leader for a writeup, and a link to the video, either streaming…

Bootstrap Boon recreated the WALL-E trailer… with a more familiar cast of characters. Nice job!(Louis Wu 09:54:42 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 31 is up – the Guardians have taken an interest. (Louis Wu 09:54:25 UTC)

xupaosso found a slideshow on Maxim (pages aren’t SFW) showing off their choices for The Greatest Video Game Heroes of All Time. Master Chief is on the list.(Louis Wu 09:53:36 UTC)

Yesterday, SinisterSamurai asked about recommended reading – it started off as a ‘what are some books recommended by the Bungie dudes who worked on Halo?’, but has since branched off a bit – the thread is FULL of recommendations of all sorts of good Sci-Fi (and other stuff). Dave Candland tossed in a list he…

Over at Bungie.net, you can see a screenshot that recreates the very first Halo screenshot ever released – in a slightly updated engine. Go look!(Louis Wu 09:52:17 UTC)

K8lunch noticed that there’s a new Larry the Marine up – Larry needs to work on those instinctive responses.(Louis Wu 09:51:46 UTC)

The Red vs Blue website has a new PSA online – it’s currently up for sponsors, but it’ll be up for everyone in the near future. It’ll help you a lot in getting along with other internet users! Go watch.(Louis Wu 18:12:47 UTC)

You mght remember that last summer, Horus visited our forum with pictures of (and templates for) a Grunt Plushie. He’s back, this time wth an Engineer Plushie – and man, it’s cute. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:32:39 UTC)

Sparkypinball stopped by with word of a film he helped make, interviewing porn stars about their gaming proclivities. A lot of them, apparently, play Halo. The video is safe for work.(Louis Wu 14:25:08 UTC)

iGuardian managed to get a teleporter outside Guardian, to a place surrounded with just green. Why does this matter to you? Well, if you’re a machinima creator, this gives you a green screen for use with your Halo characters. Funky! Downloadable map is here, movie showing the effect is here.(Louis Wu 14:21:26 UTC)

Everyone’s seen those ‘Get a free Xbox 360 with a free copy of Halo 3!’ ads popping up on websites – most of us realize that there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. That doesn’t stop people from trying, though – and I read a writeup this morning that should help you decide…

TTL Demag0gue told us that it’s Reclaimer Monday – Episode 57 looks at how Viper plans to get control of their base back.(Louis Wu 14:18:05 UTC)

The Halo Wars Monthly Update was posted on Friday (thanks to Omega for pointing it out yesterday – I feel behind, now). There’s info about the upcoming E3 show (and what will be seen there), info on the Cyclops unit, some strategy advice, and word that the screenshots archive is going to be updated soon.…

Wow – this link was passed along to me tonight, and it’s one of the funniest vids I’ve seen in a while. A chunk of Halo footage makes it relevant – but I’d be recommending it anyway, even without the Halo connection. (Well, maybe not here, on HBO’s front page – but I’d be working…

Ouch. The New York Times has an article about Metal Gear Solid 4, and the hidden political and philosophical messages that it might or might not contain. (That’s not the ‘ouch’ part.) In discussing the importance of these elements, one of the people interviewed, Leigh Alexander (an associate editor at Kotaku), contended that it’s those…

Omega pointed out that as of right now (the critical point was passed sometime late yesterday or early today), the number of kills in Halo 3’s campaign exceeds the population on our planet, right now. That’s a lot of killing!(Louis Wu 13:48:14 UTC)

Dave Candland, Halo’s lead UI designer (you might know him as Evil Otto), decided to try his hand at guest-stripping for Another Halo Comic Strip – the result is actually quite funny. If ZZoMBiE13 can get enough submissions that conform to his guidelines, a Sunday Guest strip will be a regular feature – but they…

Smurfa noticed that DigitalPh33r has posted Episode 9, Part 2 (Act 2) of ‘Deus Ex Machinima’ over at Machinima.com. Lots of action, no dialogue. Make sure you’re up on the story before you watch this.(Louis Wu 13:37:00 UTC)

Today’s edition of Another Halo Comic Strip is an interesting look at Finders Keepers…(Louis Wu 22:36:42 UTC)