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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Category: HBO

  • Spending Time with your Family

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    The World Series of Video Gaming is hosting an exhibition All-Star game at CES this week; MoB will face FBI (yes, the teams were picked for the real-life juxtapositions of their names). Read the details at Amped eSports.(Louis Wu 13:50:10 UTC)

  • 2006 MLG Retrospective, Part 1

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    MLGPro.com has a retrospective on 2006 (or at least the first part of one); walk through the season with them. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:45:33 UTC)

  • Halomega Weekly Update

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    Thanks to Conor Mahoney, who sent us the latest Halomega update; you’ll find montages here, here, and here, along with info about a 4v4 league, a video of the week competition, and more – check their news section for details.(Louis Wu 23:25:51 UTC)

  • Beta Max

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    Paul Maestri tosses in his two cents about the Halo 3 beta program in the latest Halo Heads comic. The man has a sharp wit.(Louis Wu 23:18:09 UTC)

  • Last year called… it wants its update back.

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    Wow. Is it 2007 already? If you’re just waking up from a dream about gods bowling, and you’re wondering what happened in the Halo universe since 2005… check out the new top story at Bungie.net. KP’s laid down all the important happenings for 2006. Well, except for all my eBay purchases – where are those,…

  • Streaming Live.

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    Stuntmutt got a 360 for Christmas. And he’s happy. But there are still some issues… check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:02:48 UTC)

  • H2Vista – Achievements Supported

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    In an official press release from Microsoft at CES, there’s a comment about Halo 2 Vista, and its Live capabilities:”Halo® 2″ for Windows Vista (Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Studios) will also support Live, including enabling Windows gamers to communicate with Xbox Live gamers and earn Achievements in the famed “Halo 2” campaign – a first for…

  • The CovieCast

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    Zukan pointed out The CovieCast, a podcast (of sorts) – a radio program done by Axel, inspired, it seems, by Tom Leykis (I’d hoped I’d heard the last of him when I left the West Coast). in it, modders and non-modders debate the subject of modding in Halo. I can’t tell if this is supposed…

  • Campaign Panoramas

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    RVideo is back, with four new panoramas from Halo 2’s campaign. Gorgeous work! I’m lovin’ Activated, especially. He’s made these available in png format – they’re huge. I’ve added local jpeg mirrors – much smaller. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 14:02:53 UTC)

  • Halo Zero – soon for PSP

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    Zukan pointed out that Halo Zero, a fanmade PC Halo sidescroller, is being ported to the PSP; there are a few screenshots linked in his post. More platforms = more better!(Louis Wu 13:41:36 UTC)

  • The dangers of overhype

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    Back in December, when the Halo 3 ad premiered on Monday Night Football in all its CG glory, some fans worried that the general public was going to think that this ad showed Halo 3 as it looked, in-game, and be disappointed when they finally saw the actual product. (I was one that didn’t worry…

  • Lost: Halostyle Ep 12

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    HaloPlayer stopped by yesterday to point out Lost: Halostyle Episode 12 – “The Plunge: Part 1”. Treading a fine line between comedy and drama, this series continues to please – solid story, solid humor, solid characters. Solid action in this ep, as well – great ideas! Definitely worth the download. (I’d suggest using our local…

  • R.net updates Halo 3 FAQ

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    Narcogen, over at Rampancy.net, has organized all the Halo 3 info he can find into a new Halo 3 FAQ (with a new format) – took a few days to become visible to the masses, but go take a look now!(Louis Wu 11:44:53 UTC)

  • Escape Station – Online Tourneys

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    Bungie.net had word of a new website devoted to online tournaments – Escape Station brings people together to kill each other in lots of games, including Halo 2 (their favorite). Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 11:41:12 UTC)

  • CMT adds Halo 3 Weapons

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    Stealth_1000 stopped by with news of some new Halo 3 weapons incorporated already into new work from the Custom Map Team – good stuff!(Louis Wu 11:38:47 UTC)

  • Worst Game Endings Ever

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    Yesterday, Paul found an article on ComputerandVideoGames.com entitled ‘The worst game endings ever’ – and yes, Halo 2 is on it. (They call it a crime.) (Louis Wu 11:34:40 UTC)

  • The Riot 30

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    Sigafoos writes to point out The Riot 30 – community discussions, and the announcement of Community Awards for 2006. Voting opens Wednesday, but you can discuss stuff on their forum now. 23 minutes, 9 mb. Go listen.(Louis Wu 20:40:43 UTC)

  • Arbiter model project

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    The More Deluded has been working on a bust of the Arbiter – pretty impressive-looking! Check it out.(Louis Wu 17:29:20 UTC)

  • Halo on a DS – another view

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    leprecaun90210 noticed a writeup on HaloInformer, speculating about the Halo on a Nintendo DS story that popped up a couple of days ago. HaloInformer doesn’t know anything more than the rest of us – but the reasoning is solid. If it turns out to be true, Matt Cassamina’s going to have to rethink how he…

  • ODST Test

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    Laird whipped up a test video showing an ODST ready for use in machinima. It’s tiny (about 800k, in either WMP9 format or QuickTime – it’s only 12 seconds long, with no sound) – but the potential is fantastic. Check it out.(Louis Wu 14:53:03 UTC)