Category: HBO

Ian White stopped by to point out a new game blog he’s started up; A couple of his recent articles discuss Xbox Live, and Halo. (He also mentions that an interview with a Bungie employee is coming soon…) Give it a look!(Louis Wu 14:10:08 UTC)

Couple of nice montages over at halo3forum.com – Don Miguel’s The Real has some great multikills (though I could have done without the acid-trip effects in the middle), and Halzred’s editing a new trailer for Talent (apparently his last) – full montage is due out in the fall. Go watch! Thanks, Z.(Louis Wu 22:48:31 UTC)

If you uploaded an entry to our Faceplates contest in the last 3 days… we need to ask you to upload it again. AAAAAAUUUGGHH! We had a disk meltdown, coupled with a backup failure; the last (good) backup is from a ways back. I have SOME of the entries – but the vast majority didn’t…

Interesting – one of the panels at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo, coming up in about a month, looks at videogame fans, and how they influence PR budgets:Forums, Blogs and Fanbois: The Role of Community and PR in the Game IndustryThe hardcore community (yes, our community) is cranky and unpredictable yet is still the most…

Defy Logic has just released an old-school-style variety tricking vid called ‘Epidemic’. Lots of tricks – not too many explained, so you might have trouble figuring out what’s ‘tricky’ about certain segments, but there should be interesting stuff nonetheless. I held off posting this last night, because the High Impact Halo thread referenced by FooFoo…

Stuntmutt takes a look at the serial Halo comic (announced for next year) in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:38:55 UTC)

Luke McKay whipped up a really nice little sketch of an ODST – we’ve added it to his gallery page here. Thanks, Laird.(Louis Wu 12:41:12 UTC)

Scaraby posted a note about an upcoming Halo-themed paintball game in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Be ready – event takes place on August 19!(Louis Wu 12:26:33 UTC)

How did this make it onto Kotaku?(Louis Wu 12:24:27 UTC)

The admins of XBConnect and HaloMods have gotten together to put together a list of all active servers playing modded Halo 2 games; you can check this list out if you’re interested in playing one of these. You don’t need to be registered at HaloMods to see the list. Thanks, Excal.(Louis Wu 18:22:26 UTC)

Chairleg Productions has released Episode 3 of their MPs series – you can grab it at their site in WMP9 format (38.3 mb), or you can use our mirrors (WMP9 version | QuickTime version). Humor remains dry, storyline remains snappy, effects remain polished and slick. Benedict is certainly the CO you can love to hate!(Louis…

Veegie’s raving. (Louis Wu 14:38:02 UTC)

Laird posted a plea for voice talent on our forum, for an upcoming machinima project; give his post a look if you’ve got an authoritative voice!(Louis Wu 14:35:22 UTC)

Yesterday was spent in the pursuit of the perfect Halo kill; a really fun lanfest hosted by a (relatively) local RvB fan. As such, news was… on hold around here. Time to clean out the queue. First up: Klind posted his interview with Eric Nylund – Eric talked a little bit about the different vehicles…

Pinkuh continues to turn out beautiful pieces of Halo-related art – today she posted a rendition of PMS PsychoSKitty, a member of her online clan. Gorgeous work! (We’ve added it to her gallery page, as well.)(Louis Wu 02:21:44 UTC)

Another egg – marked off. Check High Impact Halo for the details about Miranda’s scar!(Louis Wu 02:07:27 UTC)

It’s been a while since we heard from Briar’s Armor – but he’s back, and he’s got a Master Chief helmet (orange) for sale on eBay. Starting bid is $200, auction runs for another week – take a look!(Louis Wu 01:23:24 UTC)

1UP’s video blog, the 1UP Show, put up a new episode focusing on Comic-Con – and there’s a great interview with SketchFactor and Frankie from about 23:40 through 28:20. (There’s a bunch of other Halo-related content strewn throughout the vid – Luke Smith’s drive to get as many Halo action figures as he can, an…

Podtacular is celebrating its one-year anniversary – stop by and wish ’em well! (Grab their anniversary montage while you’re there…) Thanks, Laird and KP.(Louis Wu 01:03:50 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update was posted a little bit ago; it’s got some great coverage of Bungie’s involvement with Comic-Con last week, along with some XBL playlist info (more of that coming soon), and of course a few choice whaaambulance entries. And a Zidane/Mister Chief animation that would have been even funnier if Zidane’s head…