Category: HBO

Stephen Loftus used Guerilla (part of the Halo Editing Kit released for use with HaloCE) to overhaul some of the information in his Uniforms on the Pillar of Autumn article. Go check out what’s there now!

Whoa. Now THERE’S a deal. Australian Halo’ers can buy a Halo 2 Xbox Live Kit – for $99.99 (about $75 US) you get the Halo 2 Limited Edition (pretty hard to find these days!), plus 12 months of Xbox Live and a communicator. Sounds like a great deal! Thanks, AussieXbox.

Well… I was planning on gussying up the interface a bit (my php skills are just SLIGHTLY better than they were last year at this time…), but time is an omnibus. (Don’t even ask.) The deadline for entries to our 343 Guilt O’ Lantern pumpkin carving competition came and went last night… and when the…

Marty Wells sent along a couple of pictures (this one and this one) showing 2 months of work for the Halloween costumes they wore last night, a “fun night of costume contests and bar hopping.” The original filename of the first one was “My name is Michael J Caboose and I hate BABIES.JPG” – do…

Ben Hollis writes to let us know that XBList has been updated to version 2.0; it’s now compatible with the new Xbox.com, has the ability to load XBL Gamer Tiles as well as Halo 2 emblems, and can popup notifications when your friends sign on and off. It’s a Windows program. Check it out!

MLGPro has completely overhauled their site and forums; the focus is much more on user interaction. I could live without some of the Flash… but it’s certainly more powerful from a community-building standpoint. Reaction on their forums is split between folks who love it and folks who hate it. Video on Demand, while still not…

There’s a writeup of Saturday night’s Video Games Live concert in Seattle over on Bungie.net; sounds like the Bungie guys had a pretty good time! Marty says I shouldn’t give up on the concert series… Marty’s a pretty nice guy. I can definitely get behind Frankie’s call for more cowbell! (His ‘First’ post on our…

CROSSFIRE submitted his vid, ‘Hell Quarters’, to the MPRRS last night – and it passed with flying colors. Reviewers liked the camerawork, the ambience, the action-driven story. You can grab a copy in WMP9 format (49.6 mb) or QuickTime format (51.1 mb). Worth watching!

Overswarm has submitted a slew of articles for his ‘Not So Common Sense’ Strategy Guide – you’ll find a pair of interviews (Hotshy and Gh057ayame), a video walkthrough of Midship, and an article called ‘Relearning Instinct’, talking about habits that can trip you up. Check ’em out!

Z dropped us a note about a couple of vids to be had over at halo2forum.com; some great FFA gameplay filmed by ItWasLuck (quality is superb, and the gameplay is intense, especially as the game gets going), and a frenetic montage from HockyFreak22, with lots of sticks, snipes, and effects. (Z also wanted to point…

splode, a site devoted to gaming swag, has generously kicked in to the prize packs for the 343 Guilt O’ Lantern contest – we’ve got bumper stickers and t-shirts for all three prizewinners. (This is one set of prizes you can snag for yourself, even if you don’t win – the tees are about $15,…

Stuntmutt goes with a holiday-themed Monday strip for today’s One One Se7en. I hear moaning already!

Two more notices about Stephen Cawood’s Halo 2 Hacks book popped up today – Game News says it’s ‘totally fresh’, and an official press release (with links to sample text and info about the author) can be found at gameindustry.biz. Check it out!

Fourteen new stories in the Fan Fiction section over the weekend. Go read!

devildeggs owns a set of Nightmare Armor, and is considering selling it. No prices yet… but it looks like he’s feeling out interest. Let him know if that’s you!

Over at IGN, there’s a pretty interesting article on the matchmaking system on Xbox Live that will be ushered in with the Xbox360. The current system in place for Halo 2 is used as a comparison throughout the article (from here on in, all games will use the same system, rather than leaving matchmaking up…

In what is easily the most dedicated attempt to get a movie out to the Halo Community, PajKajJL submitted his ‘Bulletspeed’ to the MPRRS this morning… for the 8th time. It took two and a half months, and 8 iterations, to get through the rating system with a passing grade… but the work was worth…

MrHen pointed out today’s Unshelved, a webcomic about libraries – it takes a funny shot at videogamers (and Microsoft, I suppose). Go read!

Over on Stuntmutt’s blog, you can find a bunch of guest One One Se7en strips sent to him recently (including one he did himself, but decided was a bit too uncouth to include in the normal collection). He also pimps the Blow Me Away Charity Auction – especially his contribution. You’ll make him feel really…

Jillybean sent word that there was a ‘small’ Halo Story Page update. Dunno… looks pretty meaty to me! Go read.