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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Promotional Video Contest

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    A fan-run contest on the Bungie.net forums asks for your best promotional video of a Bungie product – prizes are cold, hard cash. ($50, $30, and $20 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd respectively.) Three of your options (Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3) are Halo-related, warranting this news post. Thanks again, KP. (To be clear: Bungie…

  • Scribblings on your Chest

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    Looks like you can now buy that Mister Chief shirt that’s been visible in a few places recently… i hear Frankie gets a cut of every sale, to be used for art lessons. Thanks to KP at Bungie.net for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 13:21:41 UTC)

  • Not To Be Confused With Winnebagogh.

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    Stuntmutt’s getting delusions of grandeur… go read today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 12:07:54 UTC)

  • There’s something wrong with those…

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    NeuroKoNeza stopped by to point out a rather bizarre HaloCE creation… evil Teletubbies in a death arena. Wow.(Louis Wu 11:56:31 UTC)

  • She’s gonna need help.

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    Rooster Teeth has posted Out of Mind Part II for sponsors; if you don’t have a 360 and haven’t seen this on XBL Marketplace, this episode begins to give you real background on Tex’s origins. It’ll be available to the general public later this week. Burnie was first, on the RvB forum, but Hawaiian Pig…

  • Pink: it’s the New Black

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    Briar’s Armor has ANOTHER helmet for sale on eBay right now – starting bid is $200, you’ve got a week, and this one’s bright pink. (And when I say bright, I mean it.) To folks offended by the sight of Halo paraphernalia for sale being mentioned here… apologies. No, we don’t get a cut; we…

  • Numb/Encore

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    Purebredbrute set Linkin Park/Jay z’s collaboration, ‘Numb/Encore’, to Halo action – and the MPRRS gave it a thumbs-up. Grab it in WMP9 format (43.3 mb) or QuickTime format (39.2 mb).(Louis Wu 18:28:38 UTC)

  • The Real Halo 3 Trailer – now downloadable

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    You may or may not remember a video we mentioned at YouTube, about a month ago – it was a live-action version of the Halo 3 trailer, with the Best Cortana Evar. (No offense to Jen, of course.) It took a little while, but we finally got hold of the original video from its creator,…

  • Dream On Dreamer

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    darthbob100 found a really impressive image at DeviantART yesterday… wow. (DeviantART’s version5 design just went live, as well; looks pretty nice!)(Louis Wu 12:43:19 UTC)

  • IAC – Nearly Physically Complete

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    Stephen Loftus has been working on his ‘In Amber Clad’ model – he posted another couple of pictures last night. (We’ve added them to his local progress article.)(Louis Wu 12:34:09 UTC)

  • VGL Hits Indianapolis

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    The next Video Games Live concert is happening in Indianapolis this weekend – press release is here.(Louis Wu 17:57:53 UTC)

  • Misc Art – and lots of it

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    It’s been a month since the last Miscellaneous Art update – today’s flood includes spectacular images from established community contributors like Edli, Darkneshasfallen, Marathon GTi, plus many, many other folks – both new and old. 30 entries, 36 images. Sketches, paintings, cartoons… I’m thinking it’s time to start putting together more individual galleries again. Unfortunately,…

  • Lots of new stuff at UNSCDF

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    Major Silva pointed out that UNSCDF is back up with a boatload of new content, including articles about items and locations in the Halo universe, and an interview with AnubisUK of Broken Console. Check out his forum post for links and descriptions!(Louis Wu 15:48:36 UTC)

  • Capture The Lag.

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    Ever feel like others on Xbox Live have faster response times than you do? Stuntmutt feels your pain… check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 13:37:40 UTC)

  • At least I have chicken.

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    Heh – thesoffish noticed a fun little egg in one of the gallery images in the Halo Graphic Novel… brought a smile to my face. (If you don’t know who Leeroy Jenkins is, try googling.)(Louis Wu 11:55:14 UTC)

  • Halouvre Happenings

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    prometheus posted a note on our forum about an update at the Halouvre – a bunch of new HUDless shots available for your viewing pleasure. Some pretty spectacular stuff!(Louis Wu 11:45:08 UTC)

  • DropShock Ep 21

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    DropShock Episode 21 is now released – 2 hours, 57 mb. That’s a lotta talk!(Louis Wu 11:42:49 UTC)

  • Midi Music for the Masses

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    More midi goodness from Davis ‘BlueDingo5’ Beutler (there were six pieces yesterday) – four tidbits: Under Cover of Night, the bass from Heretic Hero, the choir from Covenant Dance, and the bass from Covenant Dance. All four are packaged up in a tiny (4k) zipfile.(Louis Wu 11:39:21 UTC)

  • Monster

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    FireDragon04 submitted ‘Monster’, a music video set to the song by The Automatic – quite small (14 mb), and the MPRRS gave it a thumbs-up. Take a look! Grab it in WMP9 or QuickTime format.(Louis Wu 22:55:36 UTC)

  • Mute Radio 02

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    Mute Radio 02 (the evolution of MLG PwnCast) has been released – they’ve got an interview with xXx, the coach of Carbon. 25 mb. Go grab a copy. Thanks (and condolences) to Bluestrike2 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 22:50:37 UTC)