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You, Me, Them, Everybody, Everbody…
Plenty of recycled jokes in today’s One One Se7en… but anything that references the Blues Brothers can’t be all bad. (Wait, shouldn’t that be the Blue SISTER?)(Louis Wu 15:09:45 UTC)
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Halo Wars – on 360 and PC?
The Angry Pixel claims to have inside information that Halo Wars is being developed for the PC as well as the Xbox360 – and that the two versions will be able to play together. Pretty cool, if it turns out to be true! Thanks, ActionTrip.(Louis Wu 15:02:35 UTC)
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Installation Disintegration Part 3
ZZoMBiE13’s week-long trip around the galaxy continues… this time with some old friends from across the pond. Go read Another Halo Comic Strip.(Louis Wu 14:11:28 UTC)
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Halo 3 vs Call of Duty 4: IGN Grudge Match
If you’re an IGN Insider, you can watch a Halo 3 vs CoD4 Grudge Match – a pair of IGN editors describe why one game is better than the other. IGN fans chose CoD4 almost 2:1 over Halo 3, but some of the arguments seem… weak. (The CoD4 advocate ends the match with “Enjoy your six year old game, suckas!” – I guess Call of Duty is better because it’s only four years old?)(Louis Wu 13:45:33 UTC)
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Halo – it shows up EVERYWHERE
Mister Tortoise picked up a copy of DC’s Metamorpho Year One Issue 3, and found a panel with some tributes to Halo. Fun!(Louis Wu 13:38:44 UTC)
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New Halo 3 Panoramas
Shadowfax1007 let us know that he and Ecthelion have put a collection of Halo 3 panoramas online, with more coming in the next week or two. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:11:15 UTC)
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Well, THAT didn’t last long.
Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, and Avateur, on our forum, both noticed that Call of Duty 4’s reign on the top of the Xbox LIVE charts lasted… one week. As of the week of January 21, Halo 3 is back at the top of the charts, according to Major Nelson. It’s a good bet that these two games will trade the lead in coming weeks… but it’s amusing to look at the pattern: Halo 2 was on top for 105 weeks, Gears of War held the spot for 45 weeks, Halo 3 was up there for 16 consecutive weeks, and CoD4 stood at the top for… a week. (Louis Wu 11:49:22 UTC)
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HBO News Widget, from a Fan
Terminator182 created an HBO News Widget for Mac OSX’s Dashboard. Get your news fix without touching a browser! Download url (with a screenshot) is in the forum post.(Louis Wu 11:40:08 UTC)
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Forge The Foundry Winners Announced
evildoctorwill noticed that the MLG Forge the Foundry contest winners have been posted; we mentioned the contest back in December) – looks like there are some awesome downloads waiting for you!(Louis Wu 11:36:46 UTC)
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Podtacular 146
Podtacular #146 has been released – guest hosts are the guys from Forge Hub. Go listen! Thanks, Samus 117.(Louis Wu 11:32:56 UTC)
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Build a Spartan
Raulboy stumbled across a ‘Build a Spartan‘ Flash app while perusing the B.net forums – add your own helmet and armor, change the color, and outfit your weapons! Doesn’t look totally finished yet, but it’s a nice start.(Louis Wu 11:28:43 UTC)
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ActionClix LE figures now up at Target
Nevan let us know that his local Target was selling the limited edition ActionClix figures you could get for preordering Halo 3 at that store. If you’re looking to collect these, swing by your local branch and see if they’re there too!(Louis Wu 11:24:33 UTC)
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Midnight on NPR and in a book
Midnight’s blog has been around the web a back. Recently one of his blog posts was selected to be published in a book. A portion of his blog post was recently read on National Public Radio with the book’s author, Sarah Boxer. When asked about exceptional blogs, she said that Midnight’s blog is “especially good” and an example of a post that will not spoil – which is why it works well in a printed book. You can listen to the interview with Sarah Boxer here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17597712
“Ultimate Blogs: Masterworks from the Wild Web“ by Sarah Boxer will be released on February 12, 2008. Amazon is selling it for $10.17 with a regular list price of $14.95.
For reference, the blog post that’s going to make the book can be found here: http://midnight.hushedcasket.com/2006/02/27/panties-for-a-dime/
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Steel Spartan Kotobukiya, coming soon
Gryphonosiris noticed a Steel Kotobukiya statue for preorder at Urban Collector – shipping in March. Go look!(Louis Wu 22:06:56 UTC)
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Get stuff for your screenshots
ThisIsSpartan117.com is running a small contest – submit a cool screenshot, and the winner will have their shot made into the background of the site, as well as gathering up 500 Microsoft Points. Thanks, Alacaboose.(Louis Wu 22:05:25 UTC)
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Awesome.
kilaMOMjaro sent us a note about her middle son – he’s building cool things in Forge. My question is, though… does it walk?(Louis Wu 21:43:23 UTC)
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A bug by any other name…
The Escapist looks at game glitches, and how they can enhance your experience, rather than degrade it. Halo 2 and Halo 3 both play a role.(Louis Wu 15:56:14 UTC)
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Rocket Race Montage
Z sent us a link to a Rocket Race montage at Halo3Forum; if you haven’t played a lot of this gametype, swing by and watch!(Louis Wu 15:47:15 UTC)
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Soundtrack Analysis, Part 1
Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen wrote up an article that examines the Halo 3 soundtrack, and how it reinforces gameplay and your emotional ties to the action that happens onscreen. It’s a great read – I can’t wait for Part 2!(Louis Wu 15:28:37 UTC)
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Installation Disintegration: Part 2
ZZoMBiE13’s weeklong Halo destruction series continues – today’s Another Halo Comic Strip has a cameo from a DIFFERENT Halo comic. (And one of the best UNSC ship names EVAR.)(Louis Wu 13:45:37 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
