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It’s all about flow.
Edge Online has an article covering Jaime Griesemer’s talk at the GDC about extending the rate of fire for the Sniper Rifle – and about balancing games in general. It’s a pretty interesting read, even if there are some obvious inconsistencies at the end. (it was time between shots that was extended, not shots per second, and it was 0.5 to 0.7, not 0.5 to 0.75. Which is more than the 10% that Griesemer recommended – but maybe that’s a number they learned FROM this, rather than one that drove this change.) Thanks to NeoGAF’s JaggedSac for the heads-up.
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Top 10 Halo 3 Lucky Kills
Anoj is back with Episode 50 of his Top 10 Halo 3 Kills – this one is Lucky Kills. Some of ’em are SERIOUSLY lucky. Go watch! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:24:23 UTC)
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AH: Blur Beta Code Giveaway
Let’s have some quick fun this Friday, I’m giving away my 3 Friends Blur Beta codes to you guys. To win, just find the missing digit in the codes below by entering them at blurgame.com/beta and post here if you manage to get one correct so people can stop guessing on that one, not only will successful winners get access to the Blur Beta, they’ll also receive 48 Hours of XBox Live for free!
3JFV-A6N2-FX23-6?N9
All gone now, congrats to the winners! If anyone has some XBL or even PSN codes for things we could give away, let me know and we’ll try and make this a regular thing.
FTP7-LTAX-YY3Z-T?P9
R3KN-D7?M-NEKZ-W2MD3D_Max just gave us some more
7VMT-F97L-YZPC-JKWM
K62W-DC4A-R3RM-R4L9
VFZQ-4PUZ-Y9GE-RZQMAnd even more from LuciferMD
3EKP-6ZFF-24M7-D7VX
FNRT-WKEP-JZPM-2VWQ
QXTX-V9XP-Z4MK-2G9AMore from Archer
CJHK-QL32-XYA7-UJ2R
MRRR-EZNG-43PM-QKN9
XZQY-RCXQ-6H3X-KHQAEven more from ToAsTsLaYeR
7UUE-JELT-YPWR-2MDN
K49P-D76D-C6KQ-V772
VF4U-JMM6-AVGM-KNNXCan someone say more? From LOWlifeSpIdE
43TC-MGWW-KVTD-4XJ4
GEN9-KT9F-XPDT-7PNW
RNL9-URXJ-F7EL-RLL4
One last bunch from starcom30273
3FAV-9EWW-CXCN-YZJJ
FPKX-3HUD-V7GG-L4EM
QYM9-J2Q2-YL4H-CU6Y
K7JX-QWWE-LKTN-2KG6
VHEK-HRTD-7XJZ-RLVD
Cheers guys!
Last update: 9:49 PM PST
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Spring Elite Bundle – now at Gamestop, too
Bryan4208 sent word that the ‘Spring Bundle’, containing an Xbox 360 Elite, Halo 3: ODST, and Forza 3, which went live a week ago at Amazon, is now also available at Gamestop. It’s available in-store (he has it in his store), or online (starting tomorrow). (Louis Wu 14:00:13 UTC)
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Spring Elite Bundle – now at Gamestop, too
Bryan4208 sent word that the ‘Spring Bundle’, containing an Xbox 360 Elite, Halo 3: ODST, and Forza 3, which went live a week ago at Amazon, is now also available at Gamestop. It’s available in-store (he has it in his store), or online (starting tomorrow). (Louis Wu 14:00:13 UTC)
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I just want to hug these guys.
Antithesis is back with more cool clay figures – this time it’s Engineers, Flood, and a Hunter! Awesome stuff – swing by Hawty McBloggy’s for pics.(Louis Wu 12:58:55 UTC)
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ODST In My Pants
Mike, of Mike and Cheese, let us know that they’ve posted ‘ODST In My Pants‘, a parody of a famous Lonely Island tune. Go listen at YouTube!(Louis Wu 12:42:01 UTC)
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Charity Action Figure Auctions – Now Up
Seraph XXVII has gotten the remaining action figures he’s selling for a couple of good causes online at eBay – you can see all the links in this post. There’s still a ton to buy – go grab something!(Louis Wu 12:41:41 UTC)
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AH: Weekly Recap – March 13th
Tuesday, March 16th will be the last day to get the online achievements for Def Jam: Icon and The Lord of the Rings: Conquest. Click here for information and to organize achievement boosting teams.
Community
–BioShock 2 review from Iceman4264
–Episode 2 of Gamers Rapport
–Get your face in Dead Space 2
–Modern Warfare 2 map pack release date
–Massive Blur beta code giveaway!
Videos
-Insanity difficulty tips Part 1 and Part 2 in Mass Effect 2 from Fragger
–Shiva Sisters and Odin battle walkthroughs in Final Fantasy XIII
Achievements
-Added achievements for Final Fantasy XIII
-Added secret achievements for Prison Break: The Conspiracy
-Added achievements for Crash Time III
-Added secret achievements for Supreme Commander 2
-Added achievements for Puzzle Chronicles
-Added achievements for Metal Slug XX
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RT: Grifball Mini-Series Outtakes and Behind the Scenes at RT on Halo Waypoint
Outtakes from “Expansion: A Grifball Mini-Series” along with a behind the scenes feature on Rooster Teeth are now available on Halo Waypoint. The Outtakes video shows off some dumb goofs that took place while the team was filming the series.
Then we have a behind the scenes feature with the crew at RT which sheds some light on the evolution of Grifball and the Expansion mini-series. It also provides some insight into the new RvB Season. Enjoy.
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AH: New Mass Effect 2 DLC (Officially) Announced!
Fragger here:
I know this news has been kicking around for a little while now but I was waiting for BioWare to officially announce it and they did! Today! So it seems that soon we will have a new squad member but I will let BioWare explain her better:
The galaxy’s most enigmatic thief Kasumi has enemies everywhere, but only a few could put a face to her name. Not much is known about her, other than Cerberus has contracted her to assist Commander Shepard in the mission to save mankind. In exchange, she requires help with a dangerous heist to infiltrate the vault of a deadly criminal known as Donovan Hook. Kasumi is master of stealth and eluding her enemies, her unique skills and technical expertise will be a valuable assets to Cerberus and Commander Shepard.
Sounds like there are sneaky things afoot! Now based on other info that has been gathered this will be the first of the Paid DLC (Note: that means everyone can get it even if you don’t have the Cereberus Network) but that is unconfirmed at this time. And since the last time we got a new Squad Member (Zaheed) we got a new Acheievement I assume this will be no different.
One final bit of rumorness: It has been said that this will hit April 6th but that is currently not confirmed at this time. More will be revealed later I guess.
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AH: AHWU #3!
AHWU #3! It’s here! You can all calm down now.
We go over all the releases this week as well as some other fun news. Also, keep an eye out for Achievement Hunter / Rooster Teeth’s own Count 3d!
I’m off to find more free alcohol at SXSW. Chow!
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AH: Blur Beta Code Giveaway
Let’s have some quick fun this Friday, I’m giving away my 3 Friends Blur Beta codes to you guys. To win, just find the missing digit in the codes below by entering them at blurgame.com/beta and post here if you manage to get one correct so people can stop guessing on that one, not only will successful winners get access to the Blur Beta, they’ll also receive 48 Hours of XBox Live for free!
3JFV-A6N2-FX23-6?N9
All gone now, congrats to the winners! If anyone has some XBL or even PSN codes for things we could give away, let me know and we’ll try and make this a regular thing.
FTP7-LTAX-YY3Z-T?P9
R3KN-D7?M-NEKZ-W2MD3D_Max just gave us some more
7VMT-F97L-YZPC-JKWM
K62W-DC4A-R3RM-R4L9
VFZQ-4PUZ-Y9GE-RZQMAnd even more from LuciferMD
3EKP-6ZFF-24M7-D7VX
FNRT-WKEP-JZPM-2VWQ
QXTX-V9XP-Z4MK-2G9AMore from Archer
CJHK-QL32-XYA7-UJ2R
MRRR-EZNG-43PM-QKN9
XZQY-RCXQ-6H3X-KHQAEven more from ToAsTsLaYeR
7UUE-JELT-YPWR-2MDN
K49P-D76D-C6KQ-V772
VF4U-JMM6-AVGM-KNNXCan someone say more? From LOWlifeSpIdE
43TC-MGWW-KVTD-4XJ4
GEN9-KT9F-XPDT-7PNW
RNL9-URXJ-F7EL-RLL4
One last bunch from starcom30273
3FAV-9EWW-CXCN-YZJJ
FPKX-3HUD-V7GG-L4EM
QYM9-J2Q2-YL4H-CU6Y
K7JX-QWWE-LKTN-2KG6
VHEK-HRTD-7XJZ-RLVD
Cheers guys!
Last update: 9:49 PM PST
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RT: Sarge's House Beat Ringtone now on Itunes on the iPhone
So we just got the ability to make ringtones for the iPhone. Clearly, the only logical next step was releasing Sarge’s House Beat from the sponsor version of Reconstruction Episode 2 / Reconstruction DVD deleted scene. While complaining about Sister, Sarge lays down a beat that draws everyone else in. If you haven’t seen it, you can probably find a clip of it.
We thought we would try this service out and see if it’s something you guys like. You can preview it before you buy but you can only find it when you are looking in iTunes on your IPhone.
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RT: Grifball Mini-Series Outtakes and Behind the Scenes at RT on Halo Waypoint
Outtakes from “Expansion: A Grifball Mini-Series” along with a behind the scenes feature on Rooster Teeth are now available on Halo Waypoint. The Outtakes video shows off some dumb goofs that took place while the team was filming the series.
Then we have a behind the scenes feature with the crew at RT which sheds some light on the evolution of Grifball and the Expansion mini-series. It also provides some insight into the new RvB Season. Enjoy.
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