Category: HBO

Jase let us know that Sci Fi Weekly (the weekly newsletter of SciFi.com) has reviewed the Halo 3 Original Soundtrack – they say it has “replay value that hoists it above the usual game soundtrack.” (They say a lot more than that – go read the whole review.)(Louis Wu 22:12:34 UTC)

2phast let us know that another Larry the Marine comic is online – Larry needs to learn a few things.(Louis Wu 19:10:33 UTC)

A number of fans have gotten annoyed at the huge delays in the Halo comic from Marvel; it was supposed to bridge the gap between Halo 2 and Halo 3. Today, Stuntmutt shows you why it might not matter in the latest One One Se7en. Go read.(Louis Wu 15:59:27 UTC)

Cat Richards really wanted the ‘Fear the Pink Mist’ Achievement – on her shirt. So she made a full-sized version (rebuilt in Adobe Illustrator) for printing. And then passed it along so that you could make your OWN shirt. Grab it in .PNG format, or .PDF. Your call.(Louis Wu 13:10:22 UTC)

Darkphibre has updated his Statistics Tracking Utility to work with Halo 3 – it’s a client-side tool, meaning you don’t have to access a website (other than Bungie.net) to view the stats. It requires the .NET 2.0 framework – not sure which Microsoft operating systems that includes, but it’s probably most of them. Take a…

trigger119 let us know that blackouTT has his own GTV channel now – if you want to watch all blackouTT, all the time… now you can.(Louis Wu 12:37:42 UTC)

Wow. Just… wow. G4’s X-Play has a video called ‘Tyler Perry’s Halo Family Reunion’. Thanks (I think) Grey Wolf.(Louis Wu 12:33:13 UTC)

Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 83 is now up – not long (20 minutes, 8 mb), but full of stuff. Go listen!(Louis Wu 20:47:25 UTC)

Jammerfer [MunKy] created a video reproduction of the Serenity trailer, using cutscene footage. Pretty well-done!(Louis Wu 19:07:56 UTC)

Halo Action Figure Theater Episode #116 is now up – that Elnea is getting more and more feisty, if you ask me. Keep an eye on her…(Louis Wu 19:05:11 UTC)

BootStrap Boon put together a Mongoose Transformer video in Halo 3 – nice!(Louis Wu 19:01:47 UTC)

Sparticus noticed a ‘Geek ABCs’ alphabet… and the ‘F’ entry has Halo overtones. Borderline relevant, sure… but it’s a funny list.(Louis Wu 18:57:29 UTC)

Tied the Leader has posted the winners of its 117 Day Contest – congratulations to the 21 soundtrack winners! And thanks to EVERYONE who participated; apparently, more than $500 was collected for the TTL Foundation, all of which will be donated to “assist in the rehabilitation of wounded combat veterans of the Unites States Armed…

I’d hoped that I would have a high-resolution version to host for you before posting this news, but I need to leave, so it’s better you know about what’s out there than that you know what COULD be out there. DigitalPh33r has released part 4 of his Deus Ex Machina series (check our news for…

Today’s Another Halo Comic Strip contains Halo story spoilers, though by now they’re mild ones. It also points out a similarity you might not have noticed before now… but which you’ll probably never be able to forget.(Louis Wu 16:10:18 UTC)

Rooster Teeth has put up a couple of videos you might be interested in watching; both pertain to Grifball. One is an entertaining explanation of the rules, complete with lots and lots and LOTS of GrifDeath. The other is a highlights reel from the first week of play, complete with cool graphics and everything. It’s…

OddGodHMK also noticed that Halo got a brief mention in today’s Ctrl+Alt+Del comic… it might not make sense unless you start at the beginning of the current arc.(Louis Wu 15:45:24 UTC)

GAME.co.uk gave out their 2007 Awards – and Bungie came home with ‘Best Developer’, for Halo 3 (which also won Best Multiplayer Game). Nice! Thanks, OddGodHMK.(Louis Wu 15:38:01 UTC)

Master NOODLE noticed that Gamestop is selling the Halo Legendary Edition for $79.99 – not a bad price at all!(Louis Wu 15:03:49 UTC)

Podtacular Episode 144 is up – an hour and 20 minutes, 38 mb, focuses on the crazy things that happen to you when playing Halo. Go listen!(Louis Wu 15:01:41 UTC)