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End of an Era
Rod noticed that there’s an announcement up on MajorNelson.com stating that as of April 15 of this year, Microsoft will no longer be offering LIVE service for the original Xbox – or (more relevantly for readers here) for original Xbox games. This means that if you want to play Halo 2 on Xbox LIVE, you have just a bit over 2 more months to do it. Update: looks like there’ll be an actual farewell celebration… thanks, Sketch! More when we know about it.(Louis Wu 13:14:15 UTC)
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Scion is your Sword
Hedgemony found a page of pictures and text put up by cosplayer Scion, devoted to a costume of Cortana – she built her costume in time for the 2009 Canadian National Fan Expo, but this is the first we’re seeing it! Check it out! (Louis Wu 13:13:51 UTC)
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Becoming a Fanboy Again
IGN talked to Frank O’Connor about Halo Legends, and many other Halo-related things – swing by to read the details. (Did you know he thinks the Halo movie could be the next Avatar? Wait, maybe that’s not what he said…) Thanks, Gilver.(Louis Wu 13:13:22 UTC)
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Arbi7er
AssaultGodzilla is back – this time he’s created ‘Arbi7er‘, set to Link Park’s ‘Numb’. The music may be tired, but the clips are well-chosen, and the timing, as usual, is quite good. (I will say that although I’ve seen FAR too many Halo videos set to this song, it’s actually quite appropriate here.) (Louis Wu 13:12:56 UTC)
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Halo Legends Soundtrack
Jordan491 noticed that (at least for US residents) the iTunes Store contains previews of all the songs on the Halo Legends Soundtrack, and gives you the opportunity to preorder it. Many of the pieces are off the Halo soundtracks – but quite a number are not. (The $9.99 download price is considerably lower than Amazon’s $15.98 preorder price.) Go see!(Louis Wu 13:12:11 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction
Just three new pieces available for you in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em! (One of the pieces, Halo Clairvoyance Chapter 3, is also available at DeviantART, along with its cover art – thanks, Halochief89.)(Louis Wu 13:08:15 UTC)
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AH: XBox Live to be Discontinued for Original XBox
Major Nelson has just confirmed via his Twitter account that Microsoft will discontinue XBox Live for the original XBox, as well as original XBox titles playable on the XBox 360. The change will happen on the April 15th this year, with the first step being to remove auto-renewal for those gamers who only play on the V1 console.
How will this affect 360 owners? Well, supporting the original XBox has limited XBox Live’s potential, so once this change goes ahead we should notice changes to XBox Live for the better, though what exactly these changes will be is still unconfirmed.
For the whole story, check out MajorNelson.com.
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AH: Two more Mass Effect 2 vids
Hey everyone,
Gus and I have knocked out two pretty useful (if I do say so myself) Mass Effect 2 videos for you today. The first covers finding the hidden Sigurd’s Cradle Nebula… while the second is a guide to accessing the also hidden Titan Nebula.
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AH: Jack and Geoff go to Hell!
Hola amigos. I come to you today with a fantastic gift. The gift of HELL.
That’s right, we here at Achievement Hunter landed an early copy of Dante’s Inferno and have already started chipping away at the achievements laced throughout the game.
With the blessing of Viscreal Games and EA, we are releasing a few of these videos before the game is even available on the shelves!
I’ve had the game now for about a week and I’ve been having a blast with it. Serious fun in some crazy environments. Give it a shot when it hits next week.
Alright, without further ado, here is our first achievement video for Dante’s Inferno, “Burning Eyes.”
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AH: Respawn Radio – 040: Krogan Sexy Time!

Respawn Radio hits their mid life crisis with Episode 40. We discuss Battlefield Bad Company 2, GTA Chinatown Wars, tips for playing Mass Effect 2 and Knuckles makes it rain about a Krogan’s sexy phisiology. So, strap on a pair, get comfy, because its time for more Respawn Radio!
Your Hosts Are: Lono, Knuckles Dawson, & 8bitbass.
Don’t forget to join the RR Group for all the latest episode’s shownotes, news and discussion.
Download the show:
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Next week, Lono and 8 Bit discuss prostate health and aspirin regimens while Knuckles twiddles his youthful thumbs in blissful ignorance.
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AH: Return to Hell!
Ahoy kiddos, today Geoff and I return to Hell to face off against King Minos in Dante’s Inferno. He really is a lovely chap and is kind enough to give us the “Sentence the Judge” achievement after we dispatch him back to the underworld. Or, wherever someone goes when they die in Hell.
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RT: Thursday comic and exclusive preview
Hey Everyone,
Today’s comic is posted immediately to the left of these very words, just click on the image to see it in it’s full glory. Once you’re done, you might want to head over to Achievement Hunter and check out some exclusive videos we’ve got going on. We were lucky enough to get an early copy of Dante’s Inferno, and are cranking our a video a day until it releases. I’m pretty sure this is the only place in the world you will get such an extensive early look at the game.
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Jub Jub Revisited
There’s a fascinating writeup on Bungie.net right now – Steve Cotton looks back on the development process that brought Guardian into being. Give it a read to see where Guardian has been, and how it became what you play on today!(Louis Wu 21:58:23 UTC)
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Film Review – Halo Legends, Part 1
Alternative Magazine Online has a review of ‘Halo Legends, Part 1’ – pretty much all the episodes that have been shown in their entirety on Halo Waypoint. The second half is coming soon (I’d assume after February 16).(Louis Wu 20:41:29 UTC)
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First MLG Pro-Gaming Combine
If you’re someone who believes you could be a Halo pro, if only there were a way to break into the big leagues, MLG’s first Pro-Gaming Combine is for you. Amateurs who participate have a shot at the bright lights, big city. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:39:47 UTC)
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MC in da Halo
Hyokin stumbled across MC in da Halo, a two and a half year old Flash animation created by Renegade-Hamster. If you’ve ever thought some of the aspects of the beginning of Halo 3 needed a bit of ridicule, you’ll like this.(Louis Wu 20:35:08 UTC)
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ODST Character Model
Brighton stopped in with word of his work-in-progress ODST model he’s been making – swing by DeviantART to see the latest version, or Zbrush Central to see images showing the progress. (Louis Wu 20:33:02 UTC)
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Thursday Playlist Fun
FyreWulff pointed out that the Playlists page at Bungie.net has been updated – we’ve got info on playlists most of the way through February now. (Don’t forget – this week’s Double XP list is Maption Pack, loaded with community-built maps. It’s unclear at this point whether they’re updated versions or not – DEEP NNN let us know about a thread on the B.net forums discussing the list, where you can add your two cents about the playability.) Get on LIVE!(Louis Wu 20:18:39 UTC)





