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And… more.
sqorck pointed out a bunch of new Reach footage at Joystiq, and 2900d4u pointed out a bunch of new movies at GameTrailers. I’d expect this to continue all day. (You might want to keep an eye on our forum, since I may or may not be able to stay on top of stuff all day long.) Update: IGN has video too – thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 14:06:35 UTC)
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The Video Onslaught Commences… Now
GiantBomb has posted a bunch of footage (35 minutes!) they grabbed during the press event they attended last week – this is the first real (full-game-by-randoms) gameplay we’ve seen. They start off playing Network Defense, but move into other gametypes, and there’s commentary from a couple of attendees and some people asking him questions. This is FULL of interesting information! Thanks, DEEP NNN. (The embargo on video footage ends today, so it’s likely we’re going to see quite a bit.)(Louis Wu 14:00:23 UTC)
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Great time to pick up ODST
CVG has a short newsbit about the prices of Halo 3: ODST in the UK, and how game sellers are using the Reach Beta as a chance to sell a bunch of extra copies. Current prices range from £15-20 (US $23-$31). Do you have YOUR copy?(Louis Wu 13:59:54 UTC)
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Why you should love Firefight
PopMatters has an article entitled ‘Team Economics in Halo 3: ODST‘ – it’s an ode to coop play. (Louis Wu 13:59:25 UTC)
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The Ad Onslaught Commences… Soon
GrimBrother One noticed a new website, Welcome to Noble Team, with a teaser image that makes it clear that content will begin arriving on Wednesday – and onebitrocket found a note on Facebook describing an upcoming Spartan ad that launches tomorrow (on television – not on the web until Wednesday). Birth of a Spartan? Sounds intriguing!(Louis Wu 13:59:01 UTC)
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He’s all wet.
Marcus posted a quick note up on the Reach Developer Log – looks like water algorithms still rely on older code, so building water elements requires knowledge that newer engineers might not have. Lucky Marcus!(Louis Wu 13:58:27 UTC)
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ASE – Administrivia
Rampancy.net has rearranged the way it presents the various versions of its podcast – the mp3 is now available in streaming format (because more browsers can handle that), while the enhanced AAC can still be grabbed from iTunes. Go listen your way!(Louis Wu 13:57:56 UTC)
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Halo Reach multiplayer: Hands-on preview
Wired (UK) published its Halo Reach Beta Hands-on writeup this morning – go see what they thought! (Louis Wu 13:57:26 UTC)
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AH: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing – Fore! Achievement Guide
Hello ladies and gents, I got a good 4 or 5 The Passing DLC videos lined up for you guys and for
estarters I have the FORE! Achievement, which requires you to knock off 18 heads with the new Golf Club, which is par for the course. Enjoy!
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AH: Raise the Roof!
We’re half way through with the coop story in Splinter Cell: Conviction and we’re still going strong. Here is the last chapter in the 2nd coop mission, Rooftop!
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AH: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing – KESTTS & Kite Like a Man
Hey guys, back again with more Left Fo’ Dead 2, this time covering the *deep breath* “Killing ‘Em Swiftly To This Song” Achievement, which is actually based on the Easter Egg Geoff found way back when. Also, throwing in “Kite Like a Man” which requires you to kill a Tank by doing nothing.Anyway, enjoy and more to come soon.
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AH: DAY 3: AHTV Fallout 3 + All DLC Continues & LIVE Gamers Rapport Tonight
So, Today, April 25th, AHTV is back with some Fallout 3 including all of the currently released DLC, as those who listen to Gamers Rapport know, Fragger, 8bit and I all had backlogged games we wanted to play that listeners voted on. For me, Fallout 3 won, so Fallout 3 I shall play this weekend. Things should start today very shortly at 9:30 AM PT/12:30 PM ET/8:30 PM GMT. As for Gamers Rapport, that will be recorded LIVE on AHTV tonight at 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET/11:00 PM GMT
So, drop on by the Achievement Hunter TV page embedded in our site, or conversely, check out the Ustream page. If you want to view the video or accompanying chatroom in their own individual pop up windows, those links are for that.
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AH: Uncharted 2 DLC: The Siege
Geoff and I sat down and played some of the new Uncharted 2 DLC (The Siege). It introduces two new maps (The Highrise and The Museum) and introduces a new gametype called…um…Siege. Think of it as horde mode meets crazy king of the hill. I just cut together a short video showing some highlights from the new maps as Geoff and I play a couple games of Siege. Check it out!
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AH: Weekly Recap – April 24th
Community
–Episode 8 of Gamers Rapport
–Skate 3 contest details
–Community links
–Condemned 2 Weekend Hunt today
–Fallout 3 AHTV today
Videos
–Garage, Russian Embassy, Public Building, and Rooftop co-op video walkthroughs in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
–Frank West and Midnight Riders Tour Bus Easter Eggs in Left 4 Dead 2
–Fore!, Kite Like a Man, and Killing ‘Em Swiftly To This Song video guides in Left 4 Dead 2
–Dr. Pepper DLC walkthrough for Battlefield: Bad Company 2
–The Siege DLC walkthrough in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Achievements
-Added achievements for Alan Wake
-Added achievements for Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
-Added achievements for Plain Sight
-Added achievements for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
-Added achievements for Dark Void PC
-Added DLC achievements for Battlefield: Bad Company 2
-Added DLC achievements for Left 4 Dead 2 360 & Steam
Trophies
-Added trophies for Dead to Rights: Retribution
-Added trophies for Skate 3
-Added trophies for ModNation Racers
-Added trophies for After Burner Climax
-Added trophies for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
-Added trophies for Puzzle Chronicles
-Added trophies for The Secret of Monkey Island: SE
-Added DLC trophies for BioShock 2
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RT: Two Tickets Please
Some people would question releasing a DVD when the movie is still in the theater, but are you going to tell Cameron that? I dare you. He’ll buy your house, street, town, state, country, and possibly planet – then kick you the fuck off.
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Note To Podcast Listeners
Just a quick note; the podcast pages have been slightly reorganized to clear up some things that were confusing.
We’ve always uploaded an enhanced AAC file in an M4A container first; ASE is authored in GarageBand, and this format, readable by iTunes, supports features like embedded links, chapters and chapter images. If you use iTunes, the best way to get this version of the podcast is through iTMS or you can manually add the feed in iTunes’ advanced menu.
If you’re not using iTunes then you may want to download individual episodes or just use the embedded flash player on the site. For this, you want the MP3 version. Many times in the past these versions were uploaded much later, and the only way to find them was to find the AAC version first and then find a cross-link. No more. The podcast block on the front page, as well as the podcast’s own page, will now prioritize the MP3 versions, which should mean no more problems with the Flash player not working (it can’t handle the AAC files) or wonky downloads (Safari seems to add an extraneous .mp3 extension onto the .m4a files when downloading those versions directly.)
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Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 15: Reach Beta Preview Pt. 1 (MP3)
Narcogen and Blackstar, together with Miguel Chavez, look forward to the Halo Reach Beta coming May 3, 2010; wrap up some final thoughts on Halo 3: ODST, and reminisce about the retirement of Halo 2 multiplayer on Xbox Live.
Show Highlights:
Look, Wendy, I Can Fly
What Is The Primary Main Objective
These Are Not Gilbert’s Arenas
The Promise Of Firefight
Should Bungie Listen To Fans?
For Every Arena There Is A Season
Have A Nice Trip (Mine)
Reach’s Rolling Rank Resets
3rd Party USB Sticks On Xbox 360
*Not By Bungie
DLC vs DRM
Halo Public Betas
Farewell To Halo 2
Politically Incorrect Custom Games
Conclusion
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Around The Ring – Left 4 Dead: The Passing Submissions
Now that I have some free time between finals and my summer course I can do a few more shows. Recording this Saturday is a show on the new campaign “The Passing” (lol). Send your stories and thoughts on the campaign to atr@podtacular.com or you can use the submission form under the contact tab above.
Oh, and we have some pretty nice guests in the lineup! Of course I’m gonna hang it over your heads as to who it is, but lets just say they’re from Rooster Teeth.Get those submissions in now!
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ASE Episode 15: Reach Beta Preview Pt. 1
Rampancy.net continues their Anger, Sadness, and Envy Podcast with Episode 15 – Reach Beta Preview Part 1. 75 minutes of discussion among Narcogen, Blackstar, and Miguel Chavez about the upcoming beta (along with some final comments about ODST and Halo 2). Go listen!(Louis Wu 23:47:01 UTC)
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Weaponology? That’s not a word.
Gamespy has Ten Things You’ll Love About the Halo: Reach Beta – they’ve taken a look at some of the coolest factoids about next week’s big drop.(Louis Wu 23:16:49 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft