They are models created as part of a submission portfolio/test when the artist was seeking contract employment with Bungie.
Oops! Guess Split-Screen has some egg on their faces! (Louis Wu 13:04:12 UTC)
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Reach concept art surfaces
serpx pointed out some concept art by Gary Huang, showing off an in-game model for a human soldier. Awesome work! (Apparently, these came to light yesterday, when Split-Screen used them as evidence that Reach can’t even match Killzone 1’s head poly count, much less Killzone 2’s… there are a lot of reasons why that argument is silly, but bringing the artwork to light is enough to thank them for.) Update: in a funny turn of events, SketchFactor pointed out that Gary’s models aren’t Reach game assets at all:
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Halo 3 Trophy Update
Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work!(Louis Wu 13:03:27 UTC)
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Halo 3 Trophy Update
Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work! Update: Cody posted another large batch of pics here. I WANNA GO!(Louis Wu 13:03:27 UTC)
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~B.B.
FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)
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~B.B.
FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)
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Some mods are FUN.
Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)
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Some mods are FUN.
Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)
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Podtacular 217: Halo vs Call of Duty Roundtable
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It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these so called roundtables, so we thought we would pit the two top shooters in the ongoing Halo vs Call of Duty debate. Both have their highs and lows, but with the constant development of these two series, it is good to re-evaluate the situation. Joining us for this episode is the former host of Podtacular: foo mo jive, forum mod Painkilla05, My Halo Life’s JakFireDragon, and TTL Gunslinger Xerxdeej. Enjoy
[podcast]http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://libsyn.com/media/podtacular/podtacular217.mp3[/podcast]
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Robot Voices and Silly AI
Bungie’s Dev Blog has been updated with a short summary of the beginning of the ‘first full campaign mission play-test’ – Marcus looks at what’s still missing, and how things have changed over the years. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:59:29 UTC)
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More Machinima, in a nice format
James Potts let us know about VirtualFlicks, a new machinima site – swing by to see some exclusive machinima. Swing by and try it out – see what they’re offering, and how you can contribute!(Louis Wu 18:59:12 UTC)
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Grin + Bear It – I am.
Today’s Grin + Bear It, at HMB, moves away from tasteless jokes and into the realm of tasteless disability jokes. At least it’s consistent…(Louis Wu 18:58:53 UTC)
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Wait, wait… killikatari?
Morpheus put together a quiz that asks you about the names of Halo series medals. How good is your multiplayer memory?(Louis Wu 18:56:59 UTC)
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AH: Aliens and Predators and Marines (Oh my!)
Just a reminder that the AvP Community Playdate will be kicking off in a few hours (9PM GMT, 10PM CET, 4PM EST, 3PM CST, 1PM EST). If you’ve already signed up in the group you’ll be getting a message from me, if you haven’t and still want to join in, just send me an XBL message, GamerTag: Tudor VII
Gonna be a slight delay in me getting online, but if you’re looking for people to lobby up with, here’s just a few Gamertag’s you could try.
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AH: Weekly Recap – February 27th
Community
–Aliens vs. Predator Community Playdate TODAY
–New Mass Effect 2 DLC announced
–Top 5 useless items
Videos
–Night Terrors video guide in Resident Evil 5
–Bonfire of the Vanities DLC walkthrough in Assassin’s Creed II
–Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the Harsh Language achievement video guides in Aliens vs. Predator
–Happy Birthday and Interactive Drama video guide in Heavy Rain
–Private Eye and White Knight video guide in Heavy Rain
–Good Father, FBI Investigator, Good Friends, and Got to Remember! video guides in Heavy Rain
–Hoth Mission Pack DLC walkthrough in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
–All Weapon Upgrades video guide in BioShock 2
–Masterpiece and Poetry in Motion video guide in Dante’s Inferno from BrownMan
–Marine Audio Diaries (Part 1), Marine Audio Diaries (Part 2), and Let’s Rock video guides in Aliens vs. Predator from TudorVII
–Impossible Difficulty Tips in Dead Space from milesprower
–6 Achievements in Sonic & Knuckles from milesprower
–Venetian Gladiator video guide in Assassin’s Creed II from iScreamx
–Lazy Bastard video guide in Fairytale Fights from death2271
–Robbed Zombie video guide in Left 4 Dead 2 from death2271
Achievements
-Added achievements for Supreme Commander 2
-Added secret achievements for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
-Added achievements for After Burner Climax
-Added DLC achievements for FIFA Soccer 10
-Added achievements for Deadly Premonition
-Added secret achievements for Major League Baseball 2K10
-Added secret achievements for Metro 2033
Trophies
-Added secret trophies for Heavy Rain
-Added trophies for Mega Man 10
-Added trophies for God of War III
-Added trophies for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing\
-Added trophies for Greed Corp
-Added trophies for MLB 10: The Show
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Brokeback Time
Yesterday’s Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection is called ‘Brokeback Time‘, and there are some AMAZING screenshots in there. I think ‘Fractured’ and ‘Demoralized’ are my two favorites – but there’s really not a bad shot in the group. Go look.(Louis Wu 21:48:16 UTC)
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Update on BerserkerBarage
AngelicLionheart heard from Logan’s brother Tyler – info is here. If you want to help out the family, or you’re interested in attending the funeral, stop in.(Louis Wu 21:38:48 UTC)
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MadAtoms: Video Game Speed Dating
There aren’t a lot of comics being updated regularly any more, so fixed-day updates make less sense. GandhiArnold stopped in with a link to MadAtoms, a humor blog. Video Game Speed Dating takes a funny look at various video game characters, and the trials they might have to endure. Master Chief is present.(Louis Wu 21:33:07 UTC)
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AH: Weekly Recap – February 27th
Community
–Aliens vs. Predator Community Playdate TODAY
–New Mass Effect 2 DLC announced
–Top 5 useless items
Videos
–Night Terrors video guide in Resident Evil 5
–Bonfire of the Vanities DLC walkthrough in Assassin’s Creed II
–Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the Harsh Language achievement video guides in Aliens vs. Predator
–Happy Birthday and Interactive Drama video guide in Heavy Rain
–Private Eye and White Knight video guide in Heavy Rain
–Good Father, FBI Investigator, Good Friends, and Got to Remember! video guides in Heavy Rain
–Hoth Mission Pack DLC walkthrough in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
–All Weapon Upgrades video guide in BioShock 2
–Masterpiece and Poetry in Motion video guide in Dante’s Inferno from BrownMan
–Marine Audio Diaries (Part 1), Marine Audio Diaries (Part 2), and Let’s Rock video guides in Aliens vs. Predator from TudorVII
–Impossible Difficulty Tips in Dead Space from milesprower
–6 Achievements in Sonic & Knuckles from milesprower
–Venetian Gladiator video guide in Assassin’s Creed II from iScreamx
–Lazy Bastard video guide in Fairytale Fights from death2271
–Robbed Zombie video guide in Left 4 Dead 2 from death2271
Achievements
-Added achievements for Supreme Commander 2
-Added secret achievements for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
-Added achievements for After Burner Climax
-Added DLC achievements for FIFA Soccer 10
-Added achievements for Deadly Premonition
-Added secret achievements for Major League Baseball 2K10
-Added secret achievements for Metro 2033
Trophies
-Added secret trophies for Heavy Rain
-Added trophies for Mega Man 10
-Added trophies for God of War III
-Added trophies for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing\
-Added trophies for Greed Corp
-Added trophies for MLB 10: The Show
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AH: New Mass Effect 2 DLC Announced
Fragger here, just a few minutes ago Bioware announced that they will be releasing the next bit of DLC for Mass Effect 2 in late March. It is titled: The Hammerhead & Firewalker Mission Pack. This will be FREE to all that have the Cerberus Network! Here is the official blerb from their site:
“Download the Firewalker pack and gain access to 5 new missions featuring the Hammerhead. The Hammerhead is a heavy assault vehicle that hovers over the battlefield at up to 120 kilometers per hour and features a guided missile system ensuring accuracy even during aggressive maneuvering. Coming late March, free to all Cerberus Network members!”
No achievements announced for it but none the less, more Mass Effect 2 is good news. And to close this out here is a picture!
