Category: HBO

The Halo Wars website has been updated again, with a new piece of concept art, and some rationale behind its creation. Go read ‘What’s behind a concept…’ on the front page now. Thanks, Marcus-626.(Louis Wu 17:27:49 UTC)

Zaam pointed out a school philosophy project he created using the Halo 3 engine – it’s called ‘The Philosophy of Control’, and it looks at various forms of government, and some problems each might face. It’s in two parts, on YouTube (One | Two). I don’t know what grade it earned.(Louis Wu 17:15:41 UTC)

Halo Action Figure Theater #119 has been posted – there’s hope! Well, sort of. Things rely on Spartan 212 and his team… and that might not be a really good thing.(Louis Wu 16:51:39 UTC)

1UP.com sat down with Brian Jarrard and Tyson Green and talked for a LONG time about what worked, and didn’t work, in Halo 3. There’s a huge amount of information, covering what happened at the end of Halo 2, how they made decisions about Halo 3 content, why they’ve chosen some of the things they’ve…

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from Madda Cheeb, the trash-talking action figure that lives at Xbox Ottawa. Looks like that might be because he’s been globetrotting. Swing by the site for a huge collection of photos of Madda Cheeb, all over the world! (Andrew says he got some pretty odd looks taking some…

Deekor let us know that he’s released a trailer for his upcoming film ‘Infected’. It’s short, nicely filmed. (No real content.) Take a look.(Louis Wu 15:12:42 UTC)

If you live in Europe (well, some parts of Europe), Microsoft wants to see what you can do with the Master Chief. They’re looking for “short movies that show the unseen adventures of Master Chief and the Halo crew.” Send in a movie – you might find yourself in Hollywood for a 4-week Film School.…

bryboy remix wrote to let us know that the Create-a-Hero contest being run by Halopen Films (we last mentioned it in November) has had its deadline extended until February 25, 2008. Check the contest page for full details.(Louis Wu 14:51:14 UTC)

Halo Babies’ mrsmiley sat down with DigitalPh33r, the machinimaker behind Arby ‘n’ Chief, Deux Ex Machina, and a number of other projects. Go read about what makes him tick!(Louis Wu 13:40:42 UTC)

Quiet week in the Fan Fiction section – only five new pieces. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:37:58 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy continues her Rorschach Inkblot Tests – today, she’s got a summary of the Last Resort results, and an image from Valhalla. What do YOU see?(Louis Wu 13:37:20 UTC)

gloob.tv put together what they call the ‘Best Fan-Made Halo 3 Videos’ (seems sort of silly, given that the game’s only been out for 4 months, but…). Go see what they’ve picked. (Nice collection, actually.)(Louis Wu 13:35:03 UTC)

This week’s Halo Humpday Challenge was against the SBG clan – and it shows how flexible Halo 3 really is. The first game was a straight slayer game… and Bungie got DEMOLISHED. Pummeled. Beaten into the ground. Crushed like grapes in a winemaking machine. How did they come back? Heh – they used a technique…

Whoa, very cool. LEGO Artist Nathan Sawaya built a Master Chief bust out of LEGO… and documented it via time-lapse photography. Go look at pictures on his website, and follow the link to MTV’s site for the video. Thanks, Decommissioner.(Louis Wu 21:02:13 UTC)

Bah. Hawty McBloggy sent this to me last night – somehow I forgot about it. Which is silly, because it’s pretty darned cool. She found a stainless steel Energy Sword on eBay – starting bid is $125, and there are 6 days left in the auction. It looks pretty deadly!(Louis Wu 18:54:10 UTC)

Over at the 405th, Sean Bradley noticed that the US Army Sniper Training Videos are now online on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. (Thanks to Xavier for the heads-up on this.) To download them for yourself (they’re free), go to the Marketplace blade on your 360, then select ‘Spotlight’. Scroll over to ‘Free Stuff’ – you should…

Wow. Looks like teabagging – the act, virtual or otherwise, of lowering one’s crotch on the face of another – is being blamed on Halo, at least according to one New Jersey school board. Never mind that the practice has existed for far, far longer than Halo’s been around… thanks, Charley117, who found it at…

Many people noticed a new notice linked from the main page of mythica.org – Brian Towne is closing things down next month. Mythica.org has been a (maybe the) primary hosting site for Halo media content since there’s BEEN Halo media content. He hasn’t required logins, or made you jump through hoops, or made you watch…

ZZoMBiE13 takes another shot at the poor Arbiter in today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip. What a meanie!(Louis Wu 15:16:47 UTC)

Next Generation has posted a story from Edge Magazine which looks back on Stubbs the Zombie, the first creation of Wideload Games and the only game, so far, to utilize a licensed Halo engine. Was it successful at what it set out to do? Well… what DID it set out to do? Read the article…