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Cool art from Alex Chu
Hrm. Der Flatulator turned up some pretty cool bits of concept art I don’t think I’ve seen before on the blog of Alex Chu – Check out an early campaign scene on Reach, an imagining of Forge World, and a very green Reflection. In fact, going through his…
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Big Numbers, Big Coverage
Bungie’s farewell-to-stats infographic (we mentioned it on Saturday) got coverage in a pretty big mainstream outlet today – USA Today ran a piece about it. Go Bungie! (Thanks, Billy Spurgeon.)(Louis Wu 13:53:02 UTC)
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Breaking In: Jim Levasseur
Jim Levasseur is a new hire at Bungie (he’s been working there since January), so he doesn’t have any Halo development experience under his belt… but if you’re interested in getting into the video game industry, the Breaking In series that Bungie po…
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Practical Jumping on Reach Ep 2: MLG Zealot v7
Tashi’s released the second in his series of practical jumps videos – this one focuses on useful ledges and such on Zealot (the MLG v7 version). Worth a watch!(Louis Wu 13:41:45 UTC)
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CC Spotlight: Phoenix
Hyokin stopped in to point out a new interview of Reaver Phoenix over at the Community Customs website – if you play customs with this group, get to know your fellow players!(Louis Wu 21:14:15 UTC)
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Drunken Halo: Episode39
Justin and a special guest host a new Drunken Halo podcast – the main topic is Halo 4. Go listen! (Louis Wu 17:43:00 UTC)
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Thassalottacodes
Greenskull has 75 avatar helmet codes to give away – if you want one, watch this video to learn how to get one.(Louis Wu 17:41:40 UTC)
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Panicked voices needed
Looks like a casting company in the UK is looking to cast people for a Halo commercial – upcoming Halo 4 advertising incoming? Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 14:30:35 UTC)
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Sorry For Armor Locking
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Bryan Simon, but Halo 4 has re-excited him, and he’s got a new musical parody for you. Sorry For Armor Locking is some pretty funny stuff! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:21:23 UTC)
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The Spartan Force
We got word from gunn3r1 that if you’re interested in community gaming, you should check out The Spartan Force – blogs, podcasts, tournaments, and weekly Halo custom games to boot! Take a look. (Louis Wu 14:16:24 UTC)
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Halo Anniversary Campaign Series
CMNeir and Tacoriffic decided to run through Halo Anniversary, in sort of a mash-up of nostalgia-tinged gameplay and MST3K-style commentary. You can find the first segment here.(Louis Wu 14:11:38 UTC)
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The World is Your Oyster
Not to be overlooked in all the news today is a brand new community site based on the Calamity Clam and Beach map variants. From the Community Custom cohorts comes Calamity Clams, the next evolution in Halo custom carnage. Get out of your shell and che…
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Yes, it’s true. Bungie loves you.
I definitely have to question Sawnose’s timing… but I tip my hat to his attitude. Over on Bungie.net, he posted a tutorial showing how you can keep your Reach player model updated on Bungie.net, even though Bungie no longer has access to any of the b…
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Keep it alive!
uberfoop played some Halo 3 yesterday. He made a 4-minute clip from a Social Big Team CTF game on Standoff. For nearly 3 minutes, the flag (and the action) remains in a 20-foot radius… and yet the entire clip is eminently watchable. Makes me want to …
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Making ODST Armor
robofin117 let us know about a new update from DaFrontlineTrooper – lots of tutorials for making ODST from EVA foam coming soon!(Louis Wu 16:11:07 UTC)
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MLG Anaheim 2011 – WB Finals
If you enjoy watching pro Halo events, but don’t have the money for MLG VoD, swing by Halo Waypoint this morning – the Winners Bracket Finals from MLG Anaheim last year are now available (all three games). Watch Status Quo take on Instinct! (This champ…
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End of another era
Forward Unto Dawn, a stalwart member of the Halo fan community and supplier of some great fan content, has shifted directions; they’ve kept their acronym (FUD), but the focus is quite different. Go see.(Louis Wu 15:48:15 UTC)
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2,394 days of carnage, codified
Bungie has posted a massive infographic summarizing some of the myriad of stats built up over the past several years – it’s a truly fascinating image. (It weighs in at 2.4 mb, so be careful!)(Louis Wu 22:14:37 UTC)
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Arby ‘n’ the Chief – Bytes S01E01: Well Hung
joncgj has started a new series of random adventure shorts for Arby ‘n’ the Chief – the first one is up now. Bathroom shenanigans… thanks, Ogan Panavo. (Louis Wu 19:31:09 UTC)