Category: HBO

Ultimate Dragon let us know that Sniper vs Noob Documentary #3 has been released – it’s more a vehicle for showing off fun Forge ideas than a serious machinima, but it’s nicely presented. Take a look!(Louis Wu 10:59:02 UTC)

SketchFactor reminds everyone that the official playlist for the Halo 3 Championship sponsored by the Army and Xbox.com will be online starting tonight, at 9pm PDT. (That’s a little more than 15 hours from the time of this writing.) You’ve still got a few days to register, if you haven’t yet.(Louis Wu 09:49:42 UTC)

Yesterday, Bungie posted an in-depth interview with Todd McFarlane, focusing on how his Halo action figures are created. There’s an awful lot of info there… take a look!(Louis Wu 09:46:02 UTC)

Sigafoos let us know (late) that The Riot 90 is now up – it was broadcast last night, but it took them until this morning to get the recorded version up. 22 minutes, 9 mb, community news, clan challenges, news, and scotch. Go listen!(Louis Wu 15:27:14 UTC)

Sep7imus pointed out a list at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency in which Nick Sustana itemizes a collection of things that will destroy his heterosexual marriage long before gay marriage ever will – and yes, Halo 3 is one of those things. Time for a constitutional ban?(Louis Wu 15:22:49 UTC)

Sometimes Mondays are comic-heavy, even in this post-Stuntmutt age – today is one of those Mondays. TTL Demag0gue stopped by to apologize for the downtime, promise that it probably won’t happen again soon, and announce that Reclaimer Chapter Three, Part Ten is now up. He’s adjusted the look, and would like some feedback… he’s also…

Omega experienced a ‘feature’ of Xbox LIVE recently that he felt was worth sharing – what happens when lag keeps the host from knowing exactly where you are… even when you’re not moving? Now, I know it’s not the first time this has been experienced – it’s probably not even the first time it’s been…

Elnea’s posted Episode 134 of Halo Action Figure Theater – and the questions about the plot of the series are becoming subsumed by… well, all I’m sayin’ is maybe McFarlane should have given Cortana a bikini top. That’s all I’m sayin’. (Louis Wu 14:50:08 UTC)

Computer and Video Games wrote up an article about Mario Kart Wii, discussing why voice chat would be a bad thing for it to have… and most of the negative examples are Halo-related. Ouch! (Louis Wu 14:46:31 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy noticed that one of the Master Chief statues we helped auction off to benefit Katrina victims a couple of years ago is back on eBay – its owner needs to move, and it doesn’t fit. (Our original link is listed in her blog post.) Here’s your chance!(Louis Wu 14:44:59 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 got a bunch of requests for wallpaper renditions from yesterday’s edition of Another Halo Comic Strip – he supplied three different ones, which we’ve added to the Wallpaper section. (Louis Wu 14:42:56 UTC)

2phast pointed out that the next Larry the Marine is posted now – Larry discovers what DOES beat tank. (Louis Wu 14:40:45 UTC)

Gah. I managed to forget to post yesterday’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. Which stinks, because it’s really well-done, and funny. Go read it. (Sorry, ZZoMBiE13!)(Louis Wu 16:21:16 UTC)

Damien Isla was one of the Bungie employees who talked at this year’s Game Developer Conference – he described how the Halo 3 AI Objectives System made the game more fun for players. Over at Game/AI, he’s written about how he didn’t actually think this system would work, during development – its focus on end…

Rockslider continues to look for new ways to enjoy Halo 3 – today he’s come up with a marine-saving challenge, and a related rocket launcher preservation mission. (I’d love to see footage from the battle he describes.) Give it a read at Bad Cyborg!(Louis Wu 15:09:15 UTC)

1Up has posted an article called ‘Five Things We’ve Learned From D&D’ – a tribute to Gary Gygax. In each lesson, they point to current games that have taken inspiration from Gygax’s innovations. Halo pops up a couple of times (though not always in a positive light).(Louis Wu 14:37:33 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 pointed out that Prophecy Episode 3 has been posted on the 508th Brigade forum. 12 minutes long, it tells the story of the Covenant overrunning of Thermopylae – and the human resistance to overwhelming force. Nice battle footage, and a well-told story – this one’s shaping up!(Louis Wu 14:25:34 UTC)

Black Six noticed that GoGamer.com is selling Halo 2 Vista for $15 – for the next 41 hours or so. (He actually told us about this 8 hours ago… but hey, we all gotta sleep sometime.)(Louis Wu 14:08:08 UTC)

Getting into the screenshot-based comic game is Dennis Powers, who’s creating a graphic novella about a couple of characters you’ll see more of in the Season 5 machinima of The Halo CE Chronicles, currently in production. New episodes will be up once per week. (Details about the comic are here – the comic itself is…

The Halo 2 HD Cutscenes have been updated to include ‘Home Field Advantage’, setting the stage for both the Cairo Station battles and the birth of a new ‘Arbiter’. 150 mb, give or take (depending on which version you grab). Thanks again to HaLo2FrEeEk for capturing these!(Louis Wu 18:09:09 UTC)