Category: HBO

IGN has reviewed McFarlane’s Series 1 figures – go read what they thought!(Louis Wu 18:43:38 UTC)

Joystiq snagged a couple of clips off the Conan O’Brien show – one of ’em is ith SNL’s Jason Sudeikis, who calls Halo his ‘first love’, and then demonstrates Halo 3 teabagging… in front of a national audience.(Louis Wu 18:24:05 UTC)

Elnea stopped by to point out that not only is the next Halo Action Figure Theater out (I’d say it’s probably not recommended for our youngest viewers, because at heart Elnea is a little twisted), but she’s posted a review of the new Halo Action Figures she picked up yesterday – good stuff. Go read…

Major Silva was the first to point out that Deus Ex Machina Episode 7 is now available on Machinima.com. DigitalPh33r’s series continues in its odd progression… the numbers on the machinima.com page aren’t right (they list a size of about 120mb, and a length of 27:31, when the episode is actually about 30 mb, and…

Last night, Bungie posted their Weekly What’s Update on Bungie.net – it contains an interview with a bunch of Bungie guys about Bumper Jumper, a control scheme you may or may not have tried out… and a Q&A with questions culled from Bungie.net. Our forum is full of griping this morning about how Bungie keep…

Luke has posted a note on Bungie.net asking for questions they can answer in tonight’s Weekly What’s Update. Swing by their forum and add your burning query to the thread!(Louis Wu 19:53:10 UTC)

PEZ wrote to say that halowiki.net has kicked off ANOTHER new page – this one is called ‘Surprise Your Enemy’. It will help you identify places where you can use the element of surprise against your opponents. There are a few entries up already, but they could certainly use your help. (PEZ also wanted to…

Hawty McBloggy kicked off a new feature in her blog – Friday Caption Fun. She grabs screenshots from her OTHER blog, i <3 halo 3 screenshots, and presents them for captioning. Go check out the first one – and add your own witticism!(Louis Wu 19:44:35 UTC)

Trigger119 let us know that the first Frag a Friend night (mentioned a couple of days ago) went down as planned last night – and though it was broadcast live, it’s up now for anyone who wants to watch it. (Louis Wu 19:42:15 UTC)

I wonder what the most common question Bungie is asked on a daily basis? Stuntmutt has an idea – check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:53:51 UTC)

TheShadyGnome pointed out the newest ForgeHub Video Tutorial – #6 covers Effective Spawn Placement. Tons of good information to help you think about when to spawn (or respawn) your players WHERE… but I never, ever, EVER want to see an armed Elite doing the Macarena again. Ever.(Louis Wu 15:28:49 UTC)

Bungie played their Halo Humpday Challenge against the crew from Fyreball, a startup founded by a number of Ex-Bungie employees. They planned to whip the Fyreballers soundly… and the plan worked out. It’s not all bad news, though – read the writeup for details on how you can snag a suit of the elusive Recon…

OS eco419 stopped by with word of a Halo 3 FFA Slayer tournament in Roanoke, VA on March 8 – $20 to register, top player wins $200. For full details, visit the GameUpNow website and click on ‘Events’.(Louis Wu 14:58:04 UTC)

Five new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 14:56:52 UTC)

Eurogamer has put together a good-cop, bad-cop analysis of Halo 3; Eurogamer staffers have taken up opposing positions to point out the high points – and the lows – of Halo’s impact on the industry. It’s well-written, though I’m sure that folks with strong opinions will find one side or the other to be full…

MLGPro.com is hosting a Halo 3 Film Festival, presented by the U.S. Army. There are $3,000 in cash prizes plus some nice schwag, awarded to the top three finishers in each of three categories (Best Skill Video, Funniest Video, Most Creative Video). You’ve got until March 26 to submit – winners will be announced on…

Toy News International has information and pictures of Gentle Giant’s Kubrick Series 2 4-Pack, coming out in September. Green, Steel, Gold, White… with a rare Orchid chase version available. $20 list price.(Louis Wu 20:28:11 UTC)

PEZ let us know that halowiki.net kicked off a new section today – it covers Halo 3 Strongholds. There’s information about easily-guarded locations on Valhalla… but the rest of the maps need your help! Go see what you can add.(Louis Wu 20:23:58 UTC)

Wow. This is a sad story – mostly because it didn’t have to happen this way. Thanks, Hawty.(Louis Wu 20:13:57 UTC)

The Halo Wars website has put up an interview with Lance Hoke, Art Produer for the game. He talks about how he got to where he is, and how Halo Wars is coming along. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 15:16:47 UTC)