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Want more details on the matchmaking algorithms, in laymans terms? Meet the Microosft researchers who helped develop the Halo2 as well as the XBox 360 matchmaking systems. Djof informed us of this video interview which was performed last year and just now presented by MSDN Channel9. Update: There was a small clarification by Chris Butcher…

Okay… this is pretty odd. About a month ago, mike0619 of Team Conquest submitted a vid to the MPRRS called ‘Outbreak’. It received high marks from every reviewer… except one. That one accused the team of plagiarism, and rated the film so low that it failed, even though everyone else passed it. It would have…

imSuck, of HaloGrid, hooked up with Burnie Burns of Red vs Blue in an XBL lobby, and asked him a bunch of interesting questions. (Kudos, Burnie, for sticking around even when some of the responses got… awkward.) Overall, lots of good info. Swing by HaloGrid to download this 30 mb podcast!

There’s an interview with xItwasluckx of XiT WouNDz over at the website for MLG PwnCast – thanks again, 3Suns.

Big news over at MLGPro.com; looks like they secured $10 Million in funding for the 2006 season, and picked up a new President/CEO – Matthew Bromberg, formerly general manager of Time Warner’s Moviefone and AOL Games properties. Not too shabby! This was in today’s Wall Street Journal (article will be visible for about a week,…

AnXplayFan noticed yet another full-sized M6D pistol for sale on eBay; if you want to see someone happy with their purchase, go check out Elnea’s RvB journal entry about hers last month. (Rooster Teeth just changed the site to allow unregistered people to see journal entries; I couldn’t get it to work in Safari, but…

Hrm… Slacker Entertainment posted a new tidbit, called ‘Heroes & Heretics Flashback #1: Flatulon the Uncorked’, on their website, recently. It’s… wow. It’s something else. I guess this is what happens when you put a bunch of psychologically unstable soldiers together in a remote location, without ammo. Available in lots of formats. Thanks, TheWereSloth.

Halogen, the C&C Generals Halo mod, has put up a new teaser vid; pretty nice footage. High-res is 22.5 mb, low-res is 5 mb (both are WMP9 format). Go grab! Thanks, Logical2u.

Eep – we almost missed this. Remember the Kings Cross Halo sign, that’s being auctioned off in pieces? Piece 1 – MC’s leg and arm – sold last week for AU$560; piece two – MC’s head – is up for grabs right now, for just two more days. Currently almost AU$1000, it’s quite possible it’ll…

Funky – a custom-cast Master Chief, for sale on eBay. Customized with GI Joe parts and Microman parts, this mini-MC is larger than the stock mini-MC, and far more detailed. Thanks, Joseph Ryan.

Yahoo Games has an interview with Peter Jackson, discussing the translation between video games and films and looking both at the King Kong game, taken from the movie, and the Halo movie taken from the game. Nothing too new, but probably worth a read anyway.

Walshicus was the first to first notice an interview with Shane Kim (MGS general manager) over on Next Generation. Amongst other things, he speaks about the release date of Halo 3, basically reiterating the “It’ll be ready when it’s ready” mantra we’re all so familiar with. Narcogen also picked this up on Rampancy.net and commented…

Narcogen has gone ahead and posted another in his series of impressions of Halo 2, this time dishing out Uprising. This time he goes into the story more than anything else, making some solid points.

One One Se7en has a little trouble with cause and effect in today’s comic. If Stuntmutt was referring to himself, then he either forgot all the bottles lying around, or that’s the strangest pub I’ve seen.

Dedicated newshound 3Suns noticed an article on game balancing over on MLGPro. Halo and Halo 2 are both mentioned, so you might want to go give it a look-see, then come back and argue strenuously about the old pistol or matchmaking or whatever you get the most fired up about. Or not! Maybe just read…

There’s an article up at Bungie.Net showing off a few of the more popular items available over at the Bungie Store. It’s all stuff that been there for at least a little while, but Alta’s showing off some upcoming hoodies, so it’s worth checking out. The prized forum “FIRST” award goes to none other than…

Vic De Leon writes about an upcoming tourney at Versus in New York City, on March 11. 2v2, Halo 2, max 16 teams, $400 for the number one finisher. More rules can be found at Halo2Tournaments.com.

Wow. Someone built a needler – and is selling the crystals for it on eBay. Pretty cool-looking! Thanks to BARBARIC RAGE, who pointed out the listing on eBay.co.uk – but it’s on the US version, as well. Currently at about $60, with a day and a half left in the auction.

Heh – you need an account at Red vs Blue to read this… but it’s worth it. Burnie wrote up a journal entry showing off one of the tricks they’ve figured out recently; it turns off dynamic shadows in Halo 2 multiplayer – or adds them, selectively, to characters not affected. He’s offered a reward…

Foo Mo Jive wrote to tell us that Podtacular has released their monumental 50th episode. This episode is completely devoted to various tips, including a few good ones regarding Terminal. They’ve also asked us to mention their new Podtacular Clan structure, which they’ve briefly outlined. Congratulations on your 50th episode, guys!