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Marketing Tools
Gixar makes an argument that Halo 3 is over-hyped, based on the discrepancy between user and industry scores for it… and wonders about the objectivity of game reviews. (Louis Wu 16:05:55 UTC)
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When life gives you lemons, make cubist art
Wow. Thos looks like he might be facing a video card failure in his Xbox 360 – but he’s making the best of a bad situation, by snapping some pretty cool screenshots! (Louis Wu 15:29:34 UTC)
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Johnson Bust – Pictures
Joerhyno let us know that the Johnson bust he bought a little while ago arrived – there are pictures of it over at the Spawn forum. Unfortunately, the head broke off in shipping… but it’s still a pretty cool looking piece! (Louis Wu 15:27:56 UTC)
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Hail to the king. Duke Nukem Forever.
I could argue that Duke Nukem Forever is the most anticipated first person shooter of all time. Since there are many Halo fans on this website, I won’t do that…
until later. However, this is some of the biggest gaming news in years.
From 3drealms: a video teaser of Duke Nukem Forever will be posted online tomorrow. For now, check out the screenshot found above.
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Pod TV: Guardian Tips
Download this videoCryptoflix is back with another Pod TV episode: this time to give us some sweet tips on how to pwn on Guardian. This episode also marks the triumphant return of Freak in a Box! (Ouch, they get me pretty good on this one! 😀 ) Also available in Hi-Res at Gametrailers.com.
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Sponsored by Dew?
Another Halo Comic Strip contains a gag about last week’s Spike Video Game Awards – maybe it answers some lingering questions?(Louis Wu 16:48:40 UTC)
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HALOMEN2
In September, we mentioned HALOMEN, a Halo Flash animation at Newgrounds. HALOMEN2 is now up – once again, it’s probably not really safe for work. (Explicit audio, mild adult themes, excessive violence, according to Newgrounds’ rating system.) Where else can you see characters from Halo, Starcraft, and Half-Life all in one place? Thanks, swearingmonk.(Louis Wu 16:44:58 UTC)
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I need a weapon. …wait, wrong game…
Halo 3 appears on MTV’s Great Gaming Moments of 2007 – I’m not sure I’d agree with their choice of moments (story spoilers in there), but hey. It’s on the list. (Louis Wu 16:16:35 UTC)
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Back to the Beta
Obienator has put together ‘Little Red Adventures Episode 1: Back to the Beta’ – and it’s pretty funny stuff! Nice filming, nice comedy, nice references! You can watch this on YouTube, or you can download higher-res versions from us: WMP9 version is 73.7 mb, QuickTime version is 57.2 mb. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:49:15 UTC)
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Podtacular 139
JustyB let us know that Podtacular 139 is out now – it focuses on the new maps. 1:15 long, 36.4 mb. Pretty funny!(Louis Wu 13:18:59 UTC)
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Clank
iN00B found a Halo-related episode of SNAFU… and it’s a weird thing. A very weird thing.(Louis Wu 13:16:09 UTC)
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Halo 3: Absurd Attach Rate
A bunch of articles have come out recently, talking about how Halo 3’s sales are dropping off – but the real story might be that there aren’t that many more people to BUY the game. GameDaily pointed out yesterday that according to NPD’s numbers, there have been 4.1 million copies of Halo 3 sold in the US – for an installed base of just under 8 million Xboxes. When 52% of the people who CAN buy your game, HAVE bought your game… you can pretty much accept that you’re a success.(Louis Wu 13:12:34 UTC)
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Send in Stuff for This Week’s Show: Multiplayer Tips and Map of the Month: Standoff!
How do you do it? I get my butt kicked all the time in Halo, and I’d really like to know how you got to such a high level. Now’s your chance to help out the Halo Nation to level up and stay there! We’ll read general tips, but in particular we’re looking for tips on Standoff. Got a good use for the door switches? Know a good assault strategy? Know how to lock down the map on Team Slayer? We want to know! Just click the big green button on the right and send in your tip with your gamertag so we can give you credit. Deadline is Tuesday night at about 6pm EST, which isn’t long. Get your tip in quick!
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RT: Grifball Tournament Results
It was fast and it was fun, but the First Annual Inaugural Grifball Tournament of America.com is now officially on the record books. I want to thank everyone who participated, especially the team captains. For a first time event, it went much more smoothly…
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Seventeen.
Today’s One One Se7en Advent offering is a friendly wish. Well… maybe not so friendly. (Louis Wu 22:16:13 UTC)
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7 on the 7th – Heroic Edition
This should have been done a week ago, but hey… HBO doubles as the offices for the Procrastination Society. (We meet every Tuesday, but meetings are almost always postponed.) Bungie was nice enough to give us a bunch of codes for the Heroic Map Pack download… and we want to give them to you. If you’re interested in winning one, swing by the 7 on the 7th page, and read the rules!(Louis Wu 21:50:02 UTC)
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Sketch Interviewed on Major Nelson’s Podcast
Brian ‘SketchFactor’ Jarrard was interviewed on the latest Major Nelson podcast – he talks a lot about the new maps, the ingenuity of the community, and more. It’s a great listen – thanks, owlalf.(Louis Wu 21:46:53 UTC)
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The Over-Achiever
Smooth Few Films whipped up The Over-Achiever for the Ziddio Machinima Contest – you can watch it in high-res at their website, or stream it from YouTube. Yea, verily, does it ring true! (That means it’s pretty funny. And well-filmed.)(Louis Wu 20:44:49 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft