Category: HBO

Compass stopped by with word of an alpha release of Halo: Slayer Edition, a mod for Madness Interactive. Fun stuff!(Louis Wu 15:51:18 UTC)

Despite the melodrama, the WSVG finals went off as planned this weekend – and Str8 Rippin took the first-place title (and $20,000). MoBDeep.net took second, and XiT WoundZ grabbed third. You can read a writeup at TeamXbox.(Louis Wu 15:46:30 UTC)

The second interview done by This Spartan Life for the 2006 SpikeTV Video Game Awards (the first went live last month) is now up – Damian talks to Jared Palomar, of the band Augustana. Band talk, a discussion of the whole Game with Fame program, and trap shooting… with fusion cores. Fun stuff! (To find…

Evil Avatar has interviewed Eric Nylund – some Halo stuff, some general writing stuff, some questions about his other writings. Good stuff! Thanks to all who mentioned it – 3Suns was first.(Louis Wu 15:39:22 UTC)

Chad Souter wrote to point out 2 tournaments at violatedgaming.com – a 4v4 MLG-rules tourney on December 14, and a 4v4 SWAT tourney on the 21st. Swing by for more details!(Louis Wu 18:13:29 UTC)

Z wrote to point out Abusedgoat’s Megamix – a montage that includes 10 different maps (it’s not just Lockout and Midship!) and some nice editing. Abusedgoat’s pretty darned good with the stickies… and he’s a master spawnkiller on Turf. (Heh – he’s a pretty good sniper all around, but there’s a Kilimanjaro or two that…

PEZ wrote to point out that halowiki.net has a new Issue of the Week – it’s Waterworks. (You can find it on their front page – look for the yellow Highlights box.) Check out basics, tactics, tips and tricks… and add your own!(Louis Wu 17:53:42 UTC)

In today’s One One Se7en, Stuntmutt dares to ask the tough questions that come up in the dark.(Louis Wu 16:59:28 UTC)

The staff at High Impact Halo wrote down a bunch of questions about running a fansite, and I did my best to muddle through ’em. It’s not strictly Halo-related, though most of the questions are about HBO… but if you’re thinking about getting into the fansite arena, it might have a few useful tidbits for…

Monday’s here, so Halomega’s CiphA sent another weekly update. You can find two new gameplay vids – not montages, but full games (TalenT, WMP9, 265 mb, and Bradddddddd, WMP9, 164 mb). You can find the results from last week’s Snipe of the Week contest, and a page for the next contest. (you should really check…

Yesterday, gunluva stopped by our forum to say that he’d stumbled across some pictures of a woman done up in Cortana bodypaint – but that he was reluctant to post the URL, because there was artistic nudity involved. (I’d like to go on record that I appreciate his hesitance; while Halo is a Mature-rated game,…

Wow, is the weekend over already? I guess it’s time to get back to work… we got mail from Bitter Irony, the host of this week’s episode of The Riot (Sigafoos and Brathnok are MIA). It’s a short one – 12:30 long, 4.5 mb – but it covers lots of stuff. Go listen!(Louis Wu 14:52:30…

Injured Knee Productions has released Episode 11 of their Lost: Halostyle series. I know I said last month that I like this series – I’m upgrading that. I LOVE this series. Great cinematography, great storyline, great voices. And it makes me laugh. Go watch it. We’re hosting copies for them – WMP9 (48.3 mb) or…

xiLeF[i] writes to point out a Halo PC LAN coming up in February – the 23rd to the 25th, specifically. It’s taking place in West Yorkshire, UK, and entry fee is £15 for competitors, or £5/day for spectators (or £10 for the whole weekend). They’re working on sponsors right now for prizes, but if there’s…

Rockslider updated his Two Betrayals page with a bunch of new challenges – if you’re bored, try to complete them all!(Louis Wu 18:08:06 UTC)

Week five of MLG Pro Circuit went live on USA Networks yesterday – but if you missed it, you can see it online at MLGPro.com. MLG Orlando was a watershed; Carbon settled on the roster that would eventually win the National Championship, and Str8 Rippin dropped Defy for Captain Anarchy. Check out the action! Thanks,…

Yesterday, we got mail from TheForerunner, who submitted a bunch of pictures he’d rendered using 3dsmax. I thought they were great. I put them up on this page. Give ’em a look!(Louis Wu 22:33:04 UTC)

Cool. Jamie98s whipped up a version of the Halo 3 ad using the Halo 2 engine (well, with a little help). Good stuff! 6.6 mb in WMP9 format, 6.x mb in QuickTime format. Grab a copy!(Louis Wu 22:31:17 UTC)

Heh – did you know Geoffrey Chaucer had a blog? And that he played Halo? Me either. Thanks, Anton P. Nym.(Louis Wu 21:59:52 UTC)

watchwood sent word that Halo Wars Heaven has opened – it’s a Halo Wars fansite. (The first?) Check it out – they’re already running a fan-fiction contest.(Louis Wu 21:57:39 UTC)