Category: HBO

Capt 0bvious noticed that Gametrailers has a video review of the Halo Graphic Novel (Thanks, Mr.Cynical); it’s chock-full of spoilers, so don’t watch this unless you’ve read the HGN already. Nicely put together!(Louis Wu 12:36:39 UTC)

Hehe – it’s a stretch, but demus points out an article at Videogamesblogger.com, which writes about Halo: the beer! (It’s Widmer, and it’s an IPA – how bad could it be?)(Louis Wu 11:05:48 UTC)

demus found an editorial from the folks over at Game Overdrive which suggests that the Halo Graphic Novel is the key to understanding the current story arc in the Halo series. (Some of our forum denizens disagree – read the rest of the thread for details.)(Louis Wu 11:01:15 UTC)

As I’m checking out some of my favorite Mac haunts, I see that the decent folks at Destineer/MacSoft have *rewritten* the entire Halo Mac code and made it a Universal Binary, meaning it’ll work natively on Apple’s Intel-powered Macs. Niiice! It’s a paid upgrade ($5 or $10, download or shipped CD) but for a 3…

Stuntmutt looks at the evolution of gaming language in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 11:47:08 UTC)

Heh – Laird lives in Vancouver, where there are tourist statue bears all over the city – and a new one he just noticed is a Master Chief bear (in RvB Tucker’s colors, no less!). Adorable!(Louis Wu 11:38:03 UTC)

Halo-Videos.com is asking for your help – they’ve been kicked off their host. Swing by their temp page for more details.(Louis Wu 11:37:28 UTC)

Podtacular was up for Gaming Podcast of the Year… and it looks like they won! Congrats, guys. Thanks to KP at bungie.net for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 11:20:18 UTC)

Tied the Leader has a couple of bits for you this week – there’s a private message to a hacker, detailing ways to get to Bungie, and there’s a virtual walkthrough of the loft that will be used for their upcoming lanfest early next month. Thanks, XerxdeeJ.(Louis Wu 10:50:15 UTC)

Another writeup of LANbex (including video of the opening of the Tijuana Mama eating contest) was put online last night by Mintz, who’s altogether too full of himself and his Halo-playing abilities. Don’t be too hard on him, though, he’s only got a few hours to live.(Louis Wu 10:46:53 UTC)

dgcrawford decided to run through Halo and Halo 2 in one marathon play session… and write up his thoughts. The Halo section took him almost 5000 words! (He’s looking for feedback about whether it’s worth writing up the Halo 2 section.)(Louis Wu 10:44:41 UTC)

Dojorkan has posted another two pics in his ongoing Caption Contest – swing by the thread and toss your ideas into the pot! (No prizes, just fun.)(Louis Wu 02:49:31 UTC)

Rooster Teeth’s Out of Mind Episode 3, ‘It’s the one that comes after Part 2’, is now available for direct download by sponsors. (Yes, it’s been available on XBL Marketplace for almost 2 weeks… but this does nothing for those of us without a 360.) Thanks, Psychophan7.(Louis Wu 02:45:28 UTC)

FireDragon04 writes to point out his final 2 maps for HaloCE – nearly finished. You can find a preview video in this Gearbox forum thread – and more info at FireDragon04’s website.(Louis Wu 02:42:16 UTC)

Cybiotik found a blog with a lot of Halo content and some really cool fan creations… check multiple posts!(Louis Wu 02:39:27 UTC)

KP has written up his version of the events in Atlanta this weekend – swing by Bungie.net for text and pictures (including a shot of Schooly D’s butt) of LANbex, which sounds like a truly old-school lanfest.(Louis Wu 02:36:18 UTC)

Looks like Cody Miller’s Legendary No-Deaths Halo 2 run (which won the Twin Galaxies Halo 2 Bounty earlier this year) has made the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records! Very cool. Thanks, Grande Carne.(Louis Wu 22:44:27 UTC)

Incogneto45 submitted to the MPRRS a trailer for ‘The Last Judgement’, a machinima project coming soon. The subject matter isn’t very new – a small band of survivors, attempting to stave off destruction by the legions of Hell – but the cinematics are quite good; this one looks to be worth waiting for! The trailer…

SESpider decided to repost the earlier strips of his Miniature Halo series with the style developed in the most recent episodes; we’ll replace the old ones with the new ones as they come in. (Pages 1-4 are already up.)(Louis Wu 20:19:30 UTC)

Gah. Yesterday, I posted a note about Wahttehhog’s ‘Ancien Regime’, a large vid that passed the MPRRS with flying colors. I’d forgotten, as I promised, to point out their blog, where you can comment on this piece – and where, if you’re in the mood, you can download a much, much less compressed version (nearly…