Category: HBO

Gixar makes an argument that Halo 3 is over-hyped, based on the discrepancy between user and industry scores for it… and wonders about the objectivity of game reviews. (Louis Wu 16:05:55 UTC)

Wow. Thos looks like he might be facing a video card failure in his Xbox 360 – but he’s making the best of a bad situation, by snapping some pretty cool screenshots! (Louis Wu 15:29:34 UTC)

Joerhyno let us know that the Johnson bust he bought a little while ago arrived – there are pictures of it over at the Spawn forum. Unfortunately, the head broke off in shipping… but it’s still a pretty cool looking piece! (Louis Wu 15:27:56 UTC)

Another Halo Comic Strip contains a gag about last week’s Spike Video Game Awards – maybe it answers some lingering questions?(Louis Wu 16:48:40 UTC)

In September, we mentioned HALOMEN, a Halo Flash animation at Newgrounds. HALOMEN2 is now up – once again, it’s probably not really safe for work. (Explicit audio, mild adult themes, excessive violence, according to Newgrounds’ rating system.) Where else can you see characters from Halo, Starcraft, and Half-Life all in one place? Thanks, swearingmonk.(Louis Wu…

Halo 3 appears on MTV’s Great Gaming Moments of 2007 – I’m not sure I’d agree with their choice of moments (story spoilers in there), but hey. It’s on the list. (Louis Wu 16:16:35 UTC)

Obienator has put together ‘Little Red Adventures Episode 1: Back to the Beta’ – and it’s pretty funny stuff! Nice filming, nice comedy, nice references! You can watch this on YouTube, or you can download higher-res versions from us: WMP9 version is 73.7 mb, QuickTime version is 57.2 mb. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:49:15 UTC)

JustyB let us know that Podtacular 139 is out now – it focuses on the new maps. 1:15 long, 36.4 mb. Pretty funny!(Louis Wu 13:18:59 UTC)

iN00B found a Halo-related episode of SNAFU… and it’s a weird thing. A very weird thing.(Louis Wu 13:16:09 UTC)

A bunch of articles have come out recently, talking about how Halo 3’s sales are dropping off – but the real story might be that there aren’t that many more people to BUY the game. GameDaily pointed out yesterday that according to NPD’s numbers, there have been 4.1 million copies of Halo 3 sold in…

Today’s One One Se7en Advent offering is a friendly wish. Well… maybe not so friendly. (Louis Wu 22:16:13 UTC)

This should have been done a week ago, but hey… HBO doubles as the offices for the Procrastination Society. (We meet every Tuesday, but meetings are almost always postponed.) Bungie was nice enough to give us a bunch of codes for the Heroic Map Pack download… and we want to give them to you. If…

Brian ‘SketchFactor’ Jarrard was interviewed on the latest Major Nelson podcast – he talks a lot about the new maps, the ingenuity of the community, and more. It’s a great listen – thanks, owlalf.(Louis Wu 21:46:53 UTC)

Smooth Few Films whipped up The Over-Achiever for the Ziddio Machinima Contest – you can watch it in high-res at their website, or stream it from YouTube. Yea, verily, does it ring true! (That means it’s pretty funny. And well-filmed.)(Louis Wu 20:44:49 UTC)

Gamasutra listed Bungie in its Top 5 Developers of 2007 list.(Louis Wu 17:37:57 UTC)

Heh – unlucky17 was forging away, when suddenly he was attacked – by a totally random grenade. Thrown by nobody. Pretty funky! Thanks, Morpheus.(Louis Wu 16:31:31 UTC)

Back in July, we pointed out It’s a Halo BETA, a teaser for a full-length Halo parody in Flash. The creator, AlmightyHans, has released the first of four parts over at Newgrounds. (R-rated for situations, I guess.) Thanks, swearingmonk.(Louis Wu 16:27:19 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue has posted the next episode of Reclaimer – Chapter Two, Part Eleven adds color-coded balloons for easier differentiation, and a plan of action that would do ME proud.(Louis Wu 13:16:07 UTC)

Halo Wars made TeamXbox’s Most Anticipated Games of 2008 feature – thanks, Planet Halo.(Louis Wu 13:09:49 UTC)

PFG stopped by to show off snapshots of his newest Halo acquisition – original sketches for the Halo Graphic Novel. Wonga.(Louis Wu 13:08:04 UTC)