Category: HBO

This bust of Avery Johnson showed up on eBay today – very, very cool. Thanks, Joerhyno (who either is bidding on it, or just bought a duplicate, I couldn’t tell from his email). You’ve got until tomorrow (or until someone pays the ‘Buy it Now’ price) to snag it.(Louis Wu 17:41:48 UTC)

The third offering in Stuntmutt’s One One Se7en Advent Calendar is now up. It made me giggle. Maybe that’s just the insanity peeking through.(Louis Wu 17:00:42 UTC)

Spriggs Episode 2: House Call A week or two ago, we mentioned a new machinima project called ‘Spriggs’ – it was pretty funny. Episode 2 is now online – visit their website (or view it on YouTube), and this one’s pretty funny too. Go watch. (If you’re at work, make sure you’re wearing headphones.)(Louis Wu…

1UP.com has posted their nominations for Best Games of 2007 – Halo 3 is up for Best Shooting Game, Best Multiplayer Game, and Game of the Year. Go vote!(Louis Wu 16:36:40 UTC)

Matt ‘Traize’ Hyne posted Skies Edge, a Halo story in graphic novel format, back in September. Feedback was pretty positive – so he’s back with Skies Edge Issue 2; you can download a copy of it at Britxbox.co.uk.(I had some trouble with Preview, Mac OS X’s default PDF reader, but Adobe Reader handled it just…

TTL Demag0gue continues his Reclaimer storyline – Chapter Two, Part Six has both good news and bad news.(Louis Wu 14:15:51 UTC)

Paul Tassi, of the Michigan Daily (the paper of the University of Michigan) has written up a list of six things he’s learned from Halo 3. Agree or disagree, some are pretty funny. (Louis Wu 14:14:06 UTC)

iN00B told us that Podtacular Episode 137 is now online. Tsavo Highway is discussed. Just under an hour long, 25.7 mb. Grab a copy! (Louis Wu 13:53:08 UTC)

oriol pointed out that the Armor Permutation Guide at Grunts R Us is now the most complete one online. (Apparently that’s because they’ve added information about Bungie’s chestplate, used by employees showing off the flaming helmet.) I don’t know where this information comes from… but you’re welcome to judge its value for yourself. (Louis Wu…

TrueDarkFusion let us know that The Forge Hub, a home for Halo 3 map modifiers, is now community-driven; there’s a forum, and lots of ways to interact. Go see! If you have your own Forged creations… join them. (Louis Wu 13:49:16 UTC)

It’s Sunday, so it must be time for The Riot – this time it’s #76, 13 mb, 33 minutes of community/clan/chocolate milk discussion. The live video show is being replayed continuously all week. Thanks, Sigafoos.(Louis Wu 21:35:37 UTC)

A week or so ago, we posted a tip for getting through one of the tougher areas of Tsavo Highway – it involved bringing a Warthog across the broken highway, and required a gravity lift to work properly. Today, YaYap the Great sent us a trick that gets you a Chopper in the same area…

Day Two of Stuntmutt’s One One Se7en Advent calendar is now up. I’m guessing that by the time you get to Twenty Five, you’re going to be begging for mercy.(Louis Wu 17:15:33 UTC)

Because Bungie likes BOLL better than you, they sent him a really, really cool present. Take a look: (front | left | back | right) Yes, it’s okay to be jealous. (I am.)(Louis Wu 15:45:57 UTC)

Hmm… when I saw this in my email this morning, I figured there was no way I was front-paging it. But then I read Hawty McBloggy’s intro, and watched the film in question… and I changed my mind. Joshua Garrison has used the Halo 3 engine to make a video about the Virginia Tech Massacre…

ZZoMBiE13 takes a look at the secret life of plasma grenades in today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. The things you never knew…(Louis Wu 19:08:19 UTC)

trigger119 let us know that there’s a new interview with blackouTT up at GamingTV. Get a sense for where he came from, what he’s been up to, and what’s coming next!(Louis Wu 19:06:16 UTC)

IGN reviewed the Halo 3 Official Soundtrack – they weren’t very impressed. They found it repetitive:Without a doubt the best elements of the album are delivered early on as part of Disc 1 and with each passing movement and section the music begins to lose a sense of wonder, the album itself running out of…

Ross Mills found a very cool speed painting of the Master Chief, created by Nico di Mattia. If you like Nico’s work, check out his website!(Louis Wu 18:36:25 UTC)

Dustbunny27 pointed out a bunch of Halo-related artwork he’s done over the past few months – they’re all hosted at DeviantART, and they’re pretty cool!(Louis Wu 18:34:17 UTC)