Category: HBO

Spartan Jag was the first to notice that DigitalPh33r’s Arby ‘n’ Chief Episode 4 was up at Machinima.com (you can also find it on YouTube – thanks, Vincent). Topical – it focuses on melee attacks, and how they work (or don’t). Arby’ll probably take less verbal abuse by the end of the month…(Louis Wu 13:38:07…

The Bungie Weekly Update is up – there is in-depth info about the fixes to the Melee system in Halo 3 (coming later this month to an AutoUpdate near you!), with some fascinating behind-the-scenes numbers that should really help people looking for ways to maximize damage to others (and minimize their own death). There’s also…

Frank O’Connor, in a fit of charity, decided to create an honest-to-goodness real-media-on-canvas rendition of Mister Chief… and give you a chance to buy it. Not only that, but the money that you spend on this masterpiece will be going to the Brian Morden Foundation, which fights Ewing’s Sarcoma and other childhood cancers. (If you’d…

Another ‘you have to laugh, even though it’s mean’ Sarge-related, spoiler-laden One One Se7en today. Go read.(Louis Wu 20:12:13 UTC)

More cool concept art, and an interview with Ensemble’s Thunder, can be found over at the Halo Wars website. (Man, I wish they had permalinks on their news stories.) Good stuff! Thanks, Mike Hector.(Louis Wu 20:04:12 UTC)

MLG Canada is doing a great job of keeping you updated on the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit Ladder – swing by to see where your favorite team is sitting!(Louis Wu 12:37:54 UTC)

Wired interviewed Shane Kim at DICE recently, and Halo came up a few times. It really sounds like Microsoft is working hard to dispel the notion that your Xbox is for playing Halo, alone. (In fact, more than once, it sounds almost like he’s complaining about it.) They’re trying to grow their market, and the…

There are only four new pieces to read in the Fan Fiction section this week – you should be able to knock ’em off before breakfast.(Louis Wu 11:22:21 UTC)

It’s Friday, so TTL Demag0gue is back with a new Reclaimer comic. Chapter Three, Part Six shows that Viper might have a surprise waiting…(Louis Wu 11:20:58 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is back with another Rorschach Inkblot Test – this time, it’s from The Pit. What do you see? Does it tell me about your childhood?(Louis Wu 11:19:21 UTC)

This week, the Halo Humpday Challenge was put forth to the Tied the Leader Gunslingers. They’ve never faced Bungie before – but a nicer bunch of players you just ain’t gonna find. Luke did his best to find reasons to talk smack about these guys… but he just couldn’t do it. Maybe it’s because TTL…

The March 2008 issue of EGM contains an article on some Forged maps – you can see the ones highlighted in their Extras section on the EGM website. Thanks to AlkalineProdigy for the heads-up (his Pac-Man map was one of those featured).(Louis Wu 21:44:38 UTC)

Wow. x1zero pointed out some new (to us) shots at the Weta Workshop website – there are a bunch of action shots, clearly taken from the Halo 3 shorts filming done last year, but there are also a bunch of weapons pics. Go look! (Several of these weapons were seen in a recent Bungie Weekly…

In January, we mentioned a new book from the Guinness World Records folks – looks like it’s out now, in the UK, and will be out in the US next month. I still wonder whether any of the records mentioned will still be standing by the time I see the book…(Louis Wu 20:06:45 UTC)

There are a couple of new videos available at grifball.com, for you Grifball enthusiasts – there’s the first 5 minutes of a heavily anticipated match from last night (American Dream vs Cannonball – both undefeated going in), and there’s a highlight reel from last week’s gameplay around the league. If you’re like me, watching these…

evildoctorwill pointed out a Player Match Commentary from Tsquared over at MLGPro.com – he played a random Double Team matchmaking game to a Perfection, and walks you through his gameplay choices. I’ll never be able to match the skill… but I bet my game improves if I pay attention to the strategy. Go watch!(Louis Wu…

ZZoMBiE13 takes a look at what drives us in today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. Can you honestly say you’re above this?(Louis Wu 15:02:32 UTC)

Whee! Two weeks ago, Call of Duty 4 took over the Top Live Title spot – and then was bumped down again by Halo 3 last week. They’re up again – see-saw! Thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 14:46:39 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy pointed out a ‘Halo 3-themed Spartan Shield’ she found on eBay – interestingly enough, it’s exactly the same listing as we posted back in June 2007. I guess it never expires; the guy just keeps making them as people buy them. I suppose that’s a good thing; if buyers were unhappy, it would…

Rampancy.net has posted another piece of Halo sheet music – Sacred Icon for Piano/Keyboard was transcribed by Jonathan Churchill. Package contains a PDF file and an MP3. Go grab it! (Remember, you must be logged in to see a download link.)(Louis Wu 14:09:50 UTC)