Category: HBO

The Codex Series, Episode 19, is now online – ‘Power Plays’ is the second-to-last episode, and has some great scenes in it. Great action, nice suspense… go watch! The final scene will be posted at 7 PM Central time (that’s midnight, UTC) next Friday night… they want as many people online as they can get.…

That Weasel dropped a note letting us know that the Third Annual Rockets on Prisoner Awards has officially kicked off. There are 9 video categories and seven sub-categories – and the public is encouraged to participate by nominating videos of their choice. (Each person gets 1 nomination per day for the next 7 days -…

Bytesector has posted an interview with the 2005 Canadian Halo 2 Champion (from the Worldwide Halo tour tourney concluded this past June. Some of his answers threw me for a loop – but overall, it’s an interesting read.

OperationMEDUSA points a new stats program, currently in beta-test, called ZenStats, being coded by JonathonZenith. (The front-page interface isn’t done yet – but the stats themselves are pretty impressive!) Give it a look.

There’s a really interesting article over at the Economist, looking at how games have become a major form of entertainment in our society. It touches on the controversy surrounding some games, and explores some of the uses that games can have. (It also points out, in a stark graph, the inverse trends in the US…

Yeah, that’s the lesson in the most recent Weekly What’s Update, posted over at Bungie.net. Pretty simple, eh? Looks like there are still lots of people who don’t understand what that means. Oh – and if nobody solves the ‘Hi, Ben’ thing by next week, Frankie says he’ll spill the beans. Get to work -…

The Halo CE Chronicles episode 14, ‘Searching’, has been released – a description of the episode can be found on the website, and the video is available for download in WMP9 (24.5 mb), QuickTime (22.6 mb), and streaming Flash (9.3 mb) formats. This one reveals some of the motivation driving the Station Commander, and sets…

My kids and I have been going through the newest Harry Potter novel in the evenings – I think Stuntmutt may have permanently scarred me with today’s One One Se7en.

Samir Patel pointed out Incoming, a mod for Half-Life 2. (It was a mod for Half-Life first, and we mentioned it about 3 years ago.) It’s not a Halo mod – but it DOES ‘feature elements from [Halo] as a token of appreciation’ (specifically the Warthog and the Spartan armor). Go check it out.

imSuck created a new music video, using the Halo 2 engine, for the song ‘Blurry’ by Puddle of Mudd. Video quality is really high, and cinematography is far from the madding crowd. One reviewer for the Movie Peer Review Rating System wrote that “this should be the quintessential piece that wannabes watch.” (I’m not sure…

Halo Babies has a new strip up today (of course they do – it’s Friday)… but they also have a new contest: come up with a Red vs Blue-themed plot for a Halo Babies strip, you could win a copy of the Red vs Blue Season 3 DVD. Nice! (For those keeping track, ‘A Changing…

Dyslexia sat down with Str8 Rippin after their win in Philly – read the interview over at MLGPro.com. Thanks, 3Suns.

Seraphim writes that the Metroid Online Mapping Team is hosting a new logo contest – winner will get his/her alias stamped on the bottom of Samus’ boot. You’ve got a bit under 2 weeks – results can be posted on their forum.

Dicehead Games in Cleveland, Tennessee will be hosting 2v2 tourneys (August 11 and 25), $5/person to get in. Their website includes driving directions. Thanks, Sir Wilshire.

Ajay points out that he’s put together a physics demo for the physics engine he’ll be using for Halo2D, a project he’s been working on. A screenshot can be seen here, and the demo can be downloaded here (4.9 mb). Hold down the left mouse button to move the MC.

Zeke points out an auction on eBay for a patch from the Boy Scouts National Jamboree this year (4 days left, currently at $42) – and in a second post, shows an alternate version. Interesting use of the Master Chief!

In an effort to stem the flood of email, I’m mentioning the GameFAQS Character Battle IV – today, they’re asking you to vote for Master Chief vs CATS, from All Your Base. Later on, the winner will be up against a number of other competitors; I really, really doubt we’ll mention this again, so if…

TeamXbox has put up a review of the Max Shooter, another Keyboard/Mouse adapter for your Xbox. They loved it, especially for Halo 2 – they felt it was the best adapter on the market at this point. If you’re looking for a way to improve your accuracy (for only $20, as compared to a $30…

Anton Ferraro pointed us to a thread on the MLG forum (registration required to see it) about a newly-released mod for Halo 2 – it’s an attempt to recreate Halo on the Halo 2 engine (gameplay-wise). Auto-aim removed, pistol is back to a 4-shot kill, rockets don’t lock, field of view is expanded, and so…

Foo Mo dropped us a note about Podtacular, a Halo 2 podcast focused on gameplay. They’re up to Episode 2 (the project started a week ago) – they cover strategy, map-specific tips, and the like. (Episode 2 starts out with a discussion about Major League Gaming, and how the hosts don’t really know anything about…