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TPP: Playing Well Without Others
Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team is back with another set of tips to keep you on your feet longer – this week, they’re discussing how to play best in FFA lists. Check ’em out – then go practice in the Mythic Brawl list!(Louis Wu 17:00:46 UTC)
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Should game companies charge extra for online play?
Whee… fun. Michael Pachter, a well-known games industry analyst, is suggesting that the decline in game software sales in the US is due to ‘the replay value of titles such as Halo 3 and Call of Duty’ – and that gaming companies should move to charging extra for online play to counteract this problem. Sounds like a win-win! (Well, for someone. Not gamers, obviously.)(Louis Wu 16:56:28 UTC)
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Dutchy Montage 2
RVideo pointed us to Dutchy’s Montage 2 (edited by ExuS) at Halo3Forum.com – he described it as “easily the highest quality montage I have ever seen on H3F.” Now, I’ve watched a LOT of montages, and I have no idea if I could make such a statement at this point… but I will definitely agree that the overall quality is amazingly high. Everything from the gameplay to the montage timing to the editing effects is professional-quality. It’s long (11 minutes or so)… but absolutely worth a watch. There’s a streaming link – but if you’ve got the bandwidth, you really want to download the half-gig HD WMV. It’s gorgeous. (Louis Wu 16:21:22 UTC)
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Hilarious Achievement Hunting
A couple of days ago, pete_the_duck decided to organize a little Achievement-gathering party, for folks who were interested in some of the Waypoint-offered Reach Armor but who hadn’t finished the required Halo 3 Achievements. (This is not normally a condoned way of getting Achievements… but Halo 3 is now a 3-year-old game, and some of the Achievements become very, very difficult at higher skill levels.) Last night, the event went off, as planned (there were actually multiple groups participating)… and much fun was had. You can browse a couple of threads on our forum (this one, and this one, so far) – pictures, videos, and reminiscences abound. Thanks to everyone who played – and to Bungie, for the playground!(Louis Wu 13:10:01 UTC)
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Headhunters, Finished
Halochief89 stopped in with a link to his entry to the Halo Evolutions art contest – check it out!(Louis Wu 13:09:21 UTC)
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Droid Falls… Today
ManKitten saw some Halo themes in the latest Droid commercial – others disagree. What do you see? (Louis Wu 13:08:53 UTC)
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O HAI
Hawty McBloggy has posted Friday Caption Fun Round 101 – witty responses to the 100th round last week, plus a new image just dying to be captioned. Go play!(Louis Wu 13:08:00 UTC)
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RT: Coincidence?
All kinds of weird shit happens when you work in a tech heavy office (or just a heavy office – hit the treadmill Brandon. Sheesh), but the latest thing (highlighted in today’s comic), is really started to get under our skin.
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RT: The Recollection Trilogy DVD Set
In addition to Red vs. Blue Revelation, we are releasing The Recollection Trilogy Set that combines Reconstruction, Recreation and Revelation (Seasons 6, 7 and 8). The Trilogy set will ship the same day (9/14) as Revelation!
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AH: The Day the Music Died Achievement Guide
I’m back bitches. Here’s my first video in Deathspank. It gives some tips on how to get the The Day the Music Died Achievement. enjoy.
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RT: The Recollection Trilogy DVD Set
In addition to Red vs. Blue Revelation, we are releasing The Recollection Trilogy Set that combines Reconstruction, Recreation and Revelation (Seasons 6, 7 and 8). The Trilogy set will ship the same day (9/14) as Revelation!
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Get your hands on some Halo stuff
DocOctavius is selling off some his Halo schwag – he wanted HBO readers to know about a relatively rare Joyride action figure (you’ve got a day and a half). Other stuff coming… so keep an eye on his account!(Louis Wu 20:51:52 UTC)
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Does Coors need a new spokesman?
What does Master Chief need after shooting one too many ugly bugs? A little frosty brew, of course.(Louis Wu 20:49:44 UTC)
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Hey Chief, let’s do it again
bs angel noticed a blog called ‘Master Chief Off Duty‘ – it’s a lot like Halo Action Figure Theater, except without the plotlines. Master Chief cleans up his house, takes a break by the pool, has a picnic with a friend, gambles a bit. Pictures are great! Looking forward to future updates.(Louis Wu 20:05:56 UTC)
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AH: Next Gears Of War 2 extra XP event with a twist.
Just recently Rod Fergusson (Executive Producer of the Gears of War) stated on his twitter:
Ok, here’s my bribe. The SDCC XP event will be # of my followers divided by 500. So 4000 followers means 8x XP.
That means we should get this man a metric TON of followers! I think we can get his account up to 10k don’t you think?
Rod Fergusson’s Twitter Account is at 4,027 right now! (as of 7:15 PM EST he is now at 7,048 followers!)
Rod Fergusson’s just set the limit to 10,000 followers, so a maximum of 20x XP. And we hit that limit at around 11:30 AM EST! Congrats! We now have a 20s XP Event in Gears 2 starting around next Friday!
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AH: DeathSpank: Menu Hero Achievement Guide
Greetings, citizens!
Knuckles here with a special, if not a little simple, DeathSpank video. There are a few things going down behind the scenes that make this video more special than meets the eye. First off, Adam Pisani, of Fallout 3 and Force Unleashed video fame, moved in with me at the end of June, which means I have a wingman for my video voice overs. Secondly, because of the move in, I get to use a Hauppauge HD PVR to capture my Achievements, emphasis on HD. So this is my first (of many) HD videos for Achievement Hunter, and (first of many) VOs done with Adam. (Let me say that capturing in Standard Definition, and having to play SD on a 67′ HDTV is really off putting.) Either way, good things are on the way from the Great White North. Stay tuned, and enjoy this first HD vidjo from yours truly, albeit a quickie.
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Details on Halo Marketplace changes
TCKaos pointed out that in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Spotlight, there’s a video called ‘Add-ons, Avatar Gear, Arcade’ that details some of the new goodies coming on July 22. The Legendary Map Pack drops in price to 160 MS Points (that’s just over a buck!), while the Mythic Map Pack is reduced to 400 Points. (For comparison, those prices are currently 600 and 800 Points, respectively.) The new avatar goodies are also revealed (screenshot here) – note the ‘Helmet not available until game releases’ warning at the bottom.(Louis Wu 19:03:01 UTC)
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AH: DeathSpank: Menu Hero Achievement Guide
Greetings, citizens!
Knuckles here with a special, if not a little simple, DeathSpank video. There are a few things going down behind the scenes that make this video more special than meets the eye. First off, Adam Pisani, of Fallout 3 and Force Unleashed video fame, moved in with me at the end of June, which means I have a wingman for my video voice overs. Secondly, because of the move in, I get to use a Hauppauge HD PVR to capture my Achievements, emphasis on HD. So this is my first (of many) HD videos for Achievement Hunter, and (first of many) VOs done with Adam. (Let me say that capturing in Standard Definition, and having to play SD on a 67′ HDTV is really off putting.) Either way, good things are on the way from the Great White North. Stay tuned, and enjoy this first HD vidjo from yours truly, albeit a quickie.
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RT: Coincidence?
All kinds of weird shit happens when you work in a tech heavy office (or just a heavy office – hit the treadmill Brandon. Sheesh), but the latest thing (highlighted in today’s comic), is really started to get under our skin.
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This Spartan Life – New Season Details
This Spartan Life has posted a press conference (in-game, natch) to announce their new season on Waypoint. Swing by ThisSpartanLife.com to watch it! (There’s a written press release that goes along with it – this, you can find at Gamasutra.)(Louis Wu 16:37:25 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
