Category: HBO

MLG has posted a story (thanks, 3Suns) with some feedback from the gamers who recently scored quarter-million-dollar contracts… as you might expect, they’re a pleased bunch. This article, however, in the Californian (local paper for Karma’s hometown) suggests that Karma might be looking for more of a challenge. Of course, with this new contract, and…

trigger119 wrote to point out a teaser vid, from SodaGod – it’s a project called Machines of War, and the teaser is fantastic. (SodaGod is turning into one of my favorite machinimists – if that’s a word.) Check this out at GamingTV.org – the WMP9 version is 18.5 mb, the QT-compatible .mp4 is 7.3 mb.…

Over at Bungie.net is a writeup of Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity auction and dinner – and Bungie’s part in it. (The Halo 3-related prizes were to die for… and the money they raised… well, go read.) RvB – you guys rock. Thanks to jman571 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 02:43:53 UTC)

PEZ writes to point out that the Issue of the Week this week at halowiki.net is the Banshee. If you know stuff about it – go see if it’s already there. If it’s not… add it!(Louis Wu 22:08:45 UTC)

Paul Maestri has a bone to pick with EA – check it out in the latest Halo Heads. (Me, personally – I know where my first 300 points would go…)(Louis Wu 20:12:15 UTC)

Looks like MLG is expanding the number of pro gaming contracts it’s offering; 6 months ago, they laid out $1.25 million for 5 players, and today there’s another $1.75 million up for 7 more players – the full teams of Final Boss, Carbon, and Str8 Rippin are now fully covered by MLG contracts. Thanks (again)…

JeBr0nie found a tournament in Fremont, California, coming up this Thursday at the Irvington High School. If you’re in the area, you might want to check this out!(Louis Wu 19:38:02 UTC)

Stuntmutt finishes up (for now) his analysis of the Halo 3 ad in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 15:12:00 UTC)

RVideo swapped out some other biped models, again demonstrating that the lip-synching is stored with the dialogue, and not strictly with the character model. (There’s a more complete description in this post.) As RVideo says – it’s not really hard to do this, but the results are pretty cool!(Louis Wu 14:34:57 UTC)

GothicSlayer stopped by to show off the beginnigs of his Halo tattoo – I gotta say, that’s dedication! It’s just an outline right now (even so, it’s pretty impressive), but as he gets the time/money for more details, he’ll post updates. (I would suggest that he NOT try Stuntmutt’s 4th pickup line suggestion.(Louis Wu 14:15:18…

CiphA sent in his regular weekly update from Halomega – lots of videos for you this time around. Montages: nAhtA/Epilogue, NNastYY/ConoR. Dualtage: BigMike/BloodyPingu. Gameplay: SmallParrot vs Brohan 1v1 Lockout, Qwikstrik3 vs Sly Fox 1v1. They’ve also got a Signature contest running.(Louis Wu 13:18:00 UTC)

Over at the Edgeworks Entertainment website, you’ll find a new wallpaper for download, created by Major.Dump for the upcoming Heretic video series. It’s called ‘The Spartans’, and it’s a pretty nice render!(Louis Wu 13:10:33 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, spartan182 and young kaos have transcribed the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer piano solo, and it’s available for download in Finale Notepad format. Nothing else, right now, and don’t forget you’ll need to be logged in to see the download link – but if you’ve got Finale Notepad, and a Rampancy.net account, go…

Okay, I had to fight with myself about whether or not to post this – it’s an eBay auction I’d love to win myself, but it might be out of my price range. (Not front-paging it would significantly increase my chances of winning – but if I can’t afford it, why keep it from those…

RVideo swapped Cortana’s biped model into a cutscene for a couple of other characters… and the really odd thing is that Cortana lip-synchs nicely along with the dialogue. This is dialogue she was never intended to speak, mind you – it belongs to other characters (they identify themselves, fergoshsakes). Pretty cool to watch! Available in…

Sigafoos writes to point out The Riot #29 – he and Brathnok are back. lost of community updates, plus Halo news from around the web. 19 minutes, 7.5 mb. Go listen.(Louis Wu 22:17:47 UTC)

Z wrote about Reid 18’s fifth montage – worth watching. Great gameplay, great quality… and really nice synching (especially the second song). Check it out – WMP9 format, 138 mb, over at Halo3Forum.com.(Louis Wu 16:20:21 UTC)

You thought it was over – but WSVG wanted a chance to tell their side of the WSVG Finals confusion. Amped eSports has all the details. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 16:18:02 UTC)

According to Kotaku, the winner of the Child’s Play auction for the chance to have a line in Halo 3 was someone from the Red vs Blue crew – nice! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 14:55:52 UTC)

John Cannon posted a link to some pictures showing off the beginnings of his Spartan III costume helmet. Just a few pics so far – but if he continues updating, we’ll let you know.(Louis Wu 14:52:20 UTC)