Category: HBO

prometheus stopped by to point out a bunch of cool new stuff at the Halouvre – there are some SPECTACULAR new shots in the various galleries. (He also mentioned that they’re coming up on their second anniversary… wow, it really doesn’t seem like that long ago! Happy Birthday, guys!) Check out the links in his…

Koethe, from the MjR37 Team, wrote to say that Episode 2 of their series, Species, is now available for download from Mythica.org. QuickTime format, 14 minutes, 37 mb. Funny stuff, nice use of mods (though I’d have to say, if HaloNinja was anywhere near me, I’d stuff a rocket launcher in his mouth). If you…

PEZ writes to point out that over at halowiki.net, they’ve started up a new feature – Issue of the Week. This week’s focus is the Halo Turret – go read about it!(Louis Wu 17:06:34 UTC)

At bit-tech.net, there’s an article entitled ‘Goovies: Why games’n’movies don’t mix’ – and they look at Halo for insight into the future of this genre. Thanks, JPOGDNA.(Louis Wu 16:49:12 UTC)

Issue 73 of the Escapist covers Microsoft, in detail – every major article is about them. Two hit Halo in more than a passing note – The Number of the Beast discusses the I Love Bees campaign, and The Perception Engineers talks about Human Factors psychologists, and how they helped Bungie make Halo more fun.…

I hate it when real life gets in the way of fun. Sorry for the update delays. Last night, KP posted a new Community Spotlight on Bungie.net – this one focused on LordGideon, the guy behind PraetoriaGuard, Halo2Cheaters.com, Halo2Gametypes.com, and the soon-to-be-opened HaloEverywhere. (Okay, so his friends do all the work – he just makes…

It’s Tied the Leader Tuesday! That means XerxdeeJ stops by our forum to point out all the cool new stuff you can find at TTL this week. This week contains a 22 Questions interview with Dolbex (who’da thunk he wanted to be a tour guide?), a clan profile of the Halo2Junkies (stats rule), and a…

Mukelo, from Invalid Mob, wrote to point out a new 2D scroller created by allbowdown, and downloadable from their site. Has features like weapons zoom, grenades, and sword lunging. Executable for Windows – 2.5 mb, go grab a copy.(Louis Wu 15:57:54 UTC)

IGN did a one-year retrospective on the Xbox 360 – high and low points of its first year, as well as a look at what’s coming. Halo gets a number of mentions, as you might expect. Thanks, Grey Wolf.(Louis Wu 15:53:53 UTC)

Wow, seems like the ‘offer some cash for video content’ idea is getting around – Halomega is running a contest to produce a video intro for their site, with a $50 prize. (They’re also offering video hosting for any vid – check this page for details.)(Louis Wu 15:21:41 UTC)

Everybody’s getting into the ‘videogaming is a sport’ thing, it seems – the Tampa Bay Fox affiliate covered Storm Ventures’ Legit last week in a personal interest piece. I chuckled when they got to the part where his dad put his foot down… go watch. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:18:57 UTC)

Halopen Films is celebrating their one year anniversary (it was yesterday, actually, but I didn’t get this posted in time) with the Halopeno So Hot Editing Contest. This is an editing contest using stock materials – Halopen Films is supplying the soundtrack, and the video footage will come from our Cutscene Library. $70 in Gamestop…

Mintz writes to point out some updates at Halo: Portable, including the latest podcast, and portable versions of the Lego Halo 2 trailer. Go look!(Louis Wu 22:13:03 UTC)

Ever since Bungie teased us with the comment that the X button now does something new (and cool), folks have been dying to know what it is. Speculation has run rampant on our forum, and on other forums – but nobody’s really sure. Of course, it’s Stuntmutt to the rescue! Check out today’s One One…

Podtacular is running their Season Tournaments – sign up, and play some competitive Halo! Thanks to ImmortalThree, who noticed this at Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 21:06:26 UTC)

If you missed the MLG Pro Circuit Episode 3 on USA this weekend, go visit MLGPro.com – they’re streaming the entire episode from their front page. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 21:03:00 UTC)

Interesting. Robbie Bach, Microsoft’s President of Entertainment and Devices, was recently interviewed by Dean Takahashi – and he suggested that if Microsoft doesn’t find an outside backer for the Halo movie, they won’t make it at all. (He doesn’t think it makes sense for Microsoft to be in the movie business, so if they can’t…

Sigafoos writes to point out The Riot #26, posted yesterday. Lots of community news, lots of word discussions, and the dark side of fanboyism – go listen! (21 minutes, 8.5 mb)(Louis Wu 18:22:27 UTC)

Yesterday’s Pixellated Pupils contained a Halo nod – I gotta say, it might be fun to PREPARE, but I wouldn’t be interested in EATING the meal those guys are making. Thanks, AngelicLionheart.(Louis Wu 17:23:36 UTC)

Laird stopped by our forum last night to announce the release of the trailer for Halo: Unyielding Part 2. It’s 47 mb in WMP9 format, 20 mb in QuickTime format – certainly made ME want to see the final product! Update: This movie is mirrored at GamingTV.org, as well.(Louis Wu 17:17:21 UTC)