Category: HBO

Shadowfax1007 let us know that he and Ecthelion have put a collection of Halo 3 panoramas online, with more coming in the next week or two. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:11:15 UTC)

Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, and Avateur, on our forum, both noticed that Call of Duty 4’s reign on the top of the Xbox LIVE charts lasted… one week. As of the week of January 21, Halo 3 is back at the top of the charts, according to Major Nelson. It’s a good bet that these two…

Terminator182 created an HBO News Widget for Mac OSX’s Dashboard. Get your news fix without touching a browser! Download url (with a screenshot) is in the forum post.(Louis Wu 11:40:08 UTC)

evildoctorwill noticed that the MLG Forge the Foundry contest winners have been posted; we mentioned the contest back in December) – looks like there are some awesome downloads waiting for you!(Louis Wu 11:36:46 UTC)

Podtacular #146 has been released – guest hosts are the guys from Forge Hub. Go listen! Thanks, Samus 117.(Louis Wu 11:32:56 UTC)

Raulboy stumbled across a ‘Build a Spartan’ Flash app while perusing the B.net forums – add your own helmet and armor, change the color, and outfit your weapons! Doesn’t look totally finished yet, but it’s a nice start.(Louis Wu 11:28:43 UTC)

Nevan let us know that his local Target was selling the limited edition ActionClix figures you could get for preordering Halo 3 at that store. If you’re looking to collect these, swing by your local branch and see if they’re there too!(Louis Wu 11:24:33 UTC)

Gryphonosiris noticed a Steel Kotobukiya statue for preorder at Urban Collector – shipping in March. Go look!(Louis Wu 22:06:56 UTC)

ThisIsSpartan117.com is running a small contest – submit a cool screenshot, and the winner will have their shot made into the background of the site, as well as gathering up 500 Microsoft Points. Thanks, Alacaboose.(Louis Wu 22:05:25 UTC)

kilaMOMjaro sent us a note about her middle son – he’s building cool things in Forge. My question is, though… does it walk?(Louis Wu 21:43:23 UTC)

The Escapist looks at game glitches, and how they can enhance your experience, rather than degrade it. Halo 2 and Halo 3 both play a role.(Louis Wu 15:56:14 UTC)

Z sent us a link to a Rocket Race montage at Halo3Forum; if you haven’t played a lot of this gametype, swing by and watch!(Louis Wu 15:47:15 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen wrote up an article that examines the Halo 3 soundtrack, and how it reinforces gameplay and your emotional ties to the action that happens onscreen. It’s a great read – I can’t wait for Part 2!(Louis Wu 15:28:37 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13’s weeklong Halo destruction series continues – today’s Another Halo Comic Strip has a cameo from a DIFFERENT Halo comic. (And one of the best UNSC ship names EVAR.)(Louis Wu 13:45:37 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy spent a lot of time perusing screenshots collections at Bungie.net, and put together fifteen of her favorites. (Three came from Bungie’s Favorites list, but the rest were all dug out by her.) Some really cool shots in there! (Louis Wu 13:37:52 UTC)

James Center is selling off a bunch of his Halo paraphenalia; swing by his eBay auction for the details. Books, cards, posters – it’s all in there!(Louis Wu 13:35:59 UTC)

Avateur noticed a relatively new feature on Xbox.com – it’s an article suggesting ways to grab some of the Halo 3 achievements. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 13:34:50 UTC)

Elnea’s posted Episode 120 of her Halo Action Figure Theater. Protip: do not let drugged people near Zombo-O-Tron 9000s. (Louis Wu 13:33:12 UTC)

Keegan came by with some pictures of his low-budget Halo 3 armor – looks great!(Louis Wu 13:27:25 UTC)

J23 pointed out that Major Nelson has announced the next entry from the US Army – Heavy Weapons. I couldn’t find a consistent way to navigate to this, but the ‘Heavy Weapons’ banner is in heavy rotation (no pun intended) on the LIVE blades of your 360; it shouldn’t be hard to find. Once you…