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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Category: HBO

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    whizkid64 pointed out some WhiteNinja Comics Fanart that’s Halo-related.(Louis Wu 19:55:07 UTC)

  • She’s not Mrs. Cart… Yet.

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    In a move guaranteed to startle the cynical among you, I’ve managed to keep on top of the Miscellaneous Art queue – here are 30 more entries (more than 40 individual images), clearing it out through today. Sketches, cartoons, scans of everything from pencil drawings to oil paintings, composites… there’s something for everyone in here,…

  • You Got Questions? Yeah, well.

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    KP has posted on our forum (and on lots of other forums) that Bungie is looking for questions to answer in this week’s Weekly Update – don’t bother asking about unreleased/unannounced stuff, but if you see this soon after it’s posted, go ahead and toss your question into the hat!(Louis Wu 18:08:19 UTC)

  • News from Halo Orbit

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    Xerxes, from Halo Orbit (one of the Old Guard – a German Halo website that’s celebrating its 6th birthday today) wrote to point out a few things. They’re running a contest right now – submit artwork and win special ranks on their forums or a place on their team for a Bungie Humpday Challenge. There’s…

  • Grunt Costume

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    Awesome. Norumu stopped by to post some pictures of a Grunt costume he created a year ago for a ‘nerd convention’ (not my words). Cardboard and duct tape for the win!(Louis Wu 14:42:07 UTC)

  • When Artists Want to Mess With Your Head

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    Wow. Bungie fans are nuts. Omega was scanning over some hi-res promo pics, pixel-by-pixel, it seems, when he ran across a Marathon logo tucked into a corner of the Halo 3 Assault Rifle. On an image that’s almost 2500 pixels tall, the logo takes up a square that’s 18×18 pixels… meaning that on a 720p…

  • MLG Playoff Preview Coverage

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    There are a couple of stories out there about the MLG Playoffs – a big one at MLG’s own site (thanks, 3Suns), and a smaller one at Amped eSports. Lot of money on the line!(Louis Wu 10:19:52 UTC)

  • The Mackies – 2006 Nominations

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    The Mackies (annual machinima awards) nominations have been posted – and a few Halo projects are up for stuff. CROSSFIRE’s ‘Desolate’ has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, and Best Independent Machinima, Red vs Blue are up for Best Voice-Acting Performance, Best Writing, and Best Series, and This Spartan Life is…

  • A Bankable Franchise.

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    It’s Comic Day, apparently. And if you’re going to have Comic Day at HBO, you have to remember One One Se7en, right? Stuntmutt goes back to the motherlode that was X06 for today’s strip.(Louis Wu 18:51:32 UTC)

  • Golf Evolved

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    goatrope noticed that today’s Penny Arcade also has a Halo reference – nice shot at EA.(Louis Wu 12:51:08 UTC)

  • More Fanboys

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    Pixellated pointed out another couple of Halo-related episodes of F@NBOY$ – we mentioned one two days ago. I suppose it’s not surprising if one of your three main characters is a 360 Fangirl that you’d use the Master Chief a lot…(Louis Wu 12:49:12 UTC)

  • Halo Assault – Teaser

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    Slimby noticed a Halo Flash vid that will act as the intro to an upcoming game – looks promising! Check it out.(Louis Wu 12:46:11 UTC)

  • B.net Intervwu

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    More Bungie.net content for you today, an extensive interview with everyone’s favorite admin, Louis Wu. It’s done in a new format for the Spotlights, via instant messenger, so it’s a bit more relaxed and insult-laden. Alright, a lot more insult-laden. I’d really like to see some feedback on this format (though all you Wu-ites are…

  • Full Playlist Overhaul

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    Silly me… I didn’t bother to check online when I read that Team SWAT had gone ranked; I’d have found that there were other changes, as well. As KP explains on Bungie.net, Team Carnage has changed, as well – this time, the list comes from the fine crew at Real Custom Games, a 7th Column…

  • Halo 2 XBL Change – Team SWAT Ranked

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    Interesting – in what seems to be a stealth playlist update, Team SWAT is now ranked. When an explanation shows up from Bungie, we’ll point to it. Thanks to Paul, on our forum, for the first local heads-up.(Louis Wu 19:22:19 UTC)

  • I don’t need a weapon – any more.

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    Pixellated pointed out that Pixelated Pupils (a webcomic, no relation) was celebrating its 100th episode – and nicely linked all the Halo-related episodes. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 17:54:25 UTC)

  • Sore Loser

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    Paul Maestri points out that Halo Heads 16 is now live; a look at modders, and the reactions they engender. I’d forgotten how much I hate Monopoly!(Louis Wu 17:44:11 UTC)

  • Chief and Cortana

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    Luke McKay put up another Halo-related doodle today – we’ve added it to his gallery here. Love the hair!(Louis Wu 16:37:14 UTC)

  • Briar’s Armor Rocks.

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    KP dropped by our forum this morning to show off a new toy he’d picked up. Yes, you probably want one, too. No, he won’t send you this one. Yes, he’s a poopyhead.(Louis Wu 15:34:55 UTC)

  • Halo and the Aeneid

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    Interesting. The Escapist has an article up now which tries to find an entertainment medium which can be compared evenly to videogames… and ends up correlating the Master Chief to Virgil’s Aeneas. Nicely done! Thanks, Hanchen Lu.(Louis Wu 15:25:12 UTC)