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Monday Comic Roundup
Just a couple of tidbits today: Grin + Bear It makes an obvious connection with a humorous outcome, over at Hawty McBloggy’s… and also at Hawty’s, HolyJunkie has created some fan art inspired by ODS Steve. Go read! (Louis Wu 20:49:45 UTC)
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No Monks Allowed – Another Free Soundtrack
Hey – want another chance to win a Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack? Domino Theory wants to help you! Swing by the ‘No Monks Allowed’ contest page and fill in your info – he’ll be picking a winner later this week! How can you go wrong?(Louis Wu 15:55:26 UTC)
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Controlling access… or buying good reviews?
There’s an interesting article over at Ars Technica about gaming reviews, and how the circumstances under which they take place might affect their conclusions. It focuses on an event sponsored by Activision, in which reviewers were put up at a resort in Santa Barbara, airfare and lodging included, in order to play Modern Warfare 2 for a couple of days straight – but did the perks affect the reviews themselves? Halo is mentioned, since Microsoft hosts its own play sessions for reviewers – though transportation and lodging are NOT part of that deal. Microsoft says Halo is tested this way to control access to copies of the game – but is putting reviewers up in a resort for the weekend, as Activision did, really necessary for that? What do you think? Sound off in our forum!(Louis Wu 15:14:51 UTC)
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Out of This World
Halo 3 Screenshots has another Top 10 list for you this week – this collection is called ‘Out of This World‘, and contains some really cool alien-looking shots! Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 14:08:24 UTC)
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Reborn Relic, Transcribed
Over at Rampancy.net, The Halo-Dragon has submitted a transcribed version of Reborn Relic, as heard in Halo 3: ODST. The download includes a PDF, a .MUS file, and a midi version of the piece. (Halo: Reborn appears on the Halo 3 soundtrack; the piece appears only in-game in ODST.)(Louis Wu 14:07:56 UTC)
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McFarlane announces Series 7 Figures
A press release from McFarlane went live on Toy News International on Friday evening – Halo Series 7 contains some interesting figures. Sgt. Forge from Halo Wars, Dare from ODST, and Tartarus from Halo 2 are joined by some standard Halo 3 figures. Swing by and take a look! (A discussion thread on our forum kicked off yesterday, if you want to share your opinions.)(Louis Wu 22:54:13 UTC)
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RT: Revisiting the Classics
It’s every guy’s dream to have a girlfriend or wife that gets into gaming… until they actually do. One minute they’re bitching at you for hogging the TV because Will and Grace is on, the next, they’re hogging the Xbox and insisting you play Fable 2 with them for three hours even though Left 4 Dead 2 JUST FUCKING CAME OUT.
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AH: Weekly Recap – November 22
Ok, you caught me. I’m a few hours late. But better late then never, amirite?
Community
–Episode 29 of Respawn Radio
–Achievement Hunter Gaming Nights
Videos
–The Pit, Sniper Fi, and O Cristo Redentor Spec Ops video guides in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
–Stache Whacker, Gong Show, Guardin’ Gnome, Wing and a Prayer, and Bridge Over Trebled Slaughter video guides in Left 4 Dead 2
–Septic Tank, and Head Honcho video guide in Left 4 Dead 2
–High Dive, Red Light Addict, Fly Swatter, Man of the People, and Perfect Harmony video guides in Assassin’s Creed II
Achievement
-Added achievements for Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny
-Added achievements for The Gun Game
-Added PC achievements for DiRT 2
-Added DLC achievements for Peggle Deluxe
-Added secret achievements for Lego Indiana Jones 2: TAC
-Added achievements for Blood Bowl
-Added achievements for Gyromancer
Trophies
-Added trophies for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
-Added DLC trophies for Magic Ball
-Added DLC trophies for Savage Moon
-Added trophies for NCAA Basketball 10
-Added trophies for Crash Commando
-Added trophies for Lego Indiana Jones 2: TAC
-Added trophies for Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
-Added trophies for Peggle Deluxe
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AH: High Divin'
Hey! It’sa me! Jackio! Today I present our first Assassin’s Creed 2 video. I’m currently at work on the maps for all of the feather/glyph locations, and I could use your help!
Jump in to the AC2 forum and you can lend a hand in finding all of the feathers and everything else. I’m using it while I’m playing.
Looking forward to it. This game is pretty badass.
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AH: Left 4 Dead 2 vids
So Left 4 Dead 2 is out, and we’ve got you covered with four videos (and plenty more to come). First up, is a guide to Stache Whacker. Next up is the hilarious Gong Show. Followed by a double guide, covering Septic Tank, and Head Honcho. And last but not least, the awesome, awesome Achievement Guardin’ Gnome. I hope these help, and keep on the lookout for more to come.
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AH: Respawn Radio – 029: So. How 'bout them CoDs?

Modern Warfare 2 has hit the streets and Respawn Radio is there for all your CoD needs. We spend the entire episode discussing Launch Events, Single Player, Spec Ops, and Multiplayer. What more could you ask for?
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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[Listen now below]
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RT:
I don’t know if you’ve played Left 4 Dead 2 yet, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that you probably have (about 200 times by now). Truly awesome game, but some of the Achievements are really bizarre. Like the “Gong Show” one, which requires you to play the strong man game in the middle of the apocalypse. Priorities I guess.
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AH: AH Gaming Night
Hey AHers,
Don’t worry there’s more videos coming to you later today. Jack is working on maps for Assassin’s Creed 2, while I’m knocking out some more Left 4 Dead 2 vids as we speak… or type… or whatever.
But in the meantime, I wanted to talk to you about an idea we’ve been kicking around the office for a long time (it’s also one that gets suggested a lot by users). How would you like to have an AH Gaming night?
I was thinking one night next week, we could all get together and get some Achievements. We could obviously play something new, like Modern Warfare 2, or L4D2, buuuut, what if, instead of that, we tried an older game no one is currently playing? I for instance, need the MP Achievements in Castle Crashers, but cannot find an MP game to save my life these days. And I’m sure I’m not the only one with this problem.
So, what game would you like to try? Anything you are missing Achievements in that no one still plays? If so, leave the game title in the comments for this post. Arcade, retail, it doesn’t matter. It would help if it was a game you think others might still have though.
Once I get a good list going, I’ll make a poll and we can vote on it.
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AH: Left 4 Dead 2-fer
First up is Wing and a Prayer, a tricky, but easy little Achievement in Swamp Fever. Next up is the awesomely titled Bridge Over Trebled Slaughter. Both Achievements seem tough at first, but are totally doable if you follow these quick and easy guides.
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AH: Assassin's Creed Too!!!
Alright folks, I’ve been busting my ass trying to build up the maps in Assassin’s Creed 2, but while those are coming to fruition, I’ve got a few videos for you. Enjoy!
The first is one of my favorites, Red Light Addict:
From there we get airborne and pick up the Fly Swatter achievement.
After flying around, we walk around town, droppin’ dollahs like they are hot, picking up the Man of the People achievement:
And finally we grab the Perfect Harmony achievement by buying some new dye for our duds…dude.
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RT: Revisiting the Classics
It’s every guy’s dream to have a girlfriend or wife that gets into gaming… until they actually do. One minute they’re bitching at you for hogging the TV because Will and Grace is on, the next, they’re hogging the Xbox and insisting you play Fable 2 with them for three hours even though Left 4 Dead 2 JUST FUCKING CAME OUT.
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AH: AH Gaming Night
Hey AHers,
Don’t worry there’s more videos coming to you later today. Jack is working on maps for Assassin’s Creed 2, while I’m knocking out some more Left 4 Dead 2 vids as we speak… or type… or whatever.
But in the meantime, I wanted to talk to you about an idea we’ve been kicking around the office for a long time (it’s also one that gets suggested a lot by users). How would you like to have an AH Gaming night?
I was thinking one night next week, we could all get together and get some Achievements. We could obviously play something new, like Modern Warfare 2, or L4D2, buuuut, what if, instead of that, we tried an older game no one is currently playing? I for instance, need the MP Achievements in Castle Crashers, but cannot find an MP game to save my life these days. And I’m sure I’m not the only one with this problem.
So, what game would you like to try? Anything you are missing Achievements in that no one still plays? If so, leave the game title in the comments for this post. Arcade, retail, it doesn’t matter. It would help if it was a game you think others might still have though.
Once I get a good list going, I’ll make a poll and we can vote on it.
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AH: Left 4 Dead 2-fer
First up is Wing and a Prayer, a tricky, but easy little Achievement in Swamp Fever. Next up is the awesomely titled Bridge Over Trebled Slaughter. Both Achievements seem tough at first, but are totally doable if you follow these quick and easy guides.
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AH: Assassin's Creed Too!!!
Alright folks, I’ve been busting my ass trying to build up the maps in Assassin’s Creed 2, but while those are coming to fruition, I’ve got a few videos for you. Enjoy!
The first is one of my favorites, Red Light Addict:
From there we get airborne and pick up the Fly Swatter achievement.
After flying around, we walk around town, droppin’ dollahs like they are hot, picking up the Man of the People achievement:
And finally we grab the Perfect Harmony achievement by buying some new dye for our duds…dude.
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RT: Revisting the Classics
It’s every guy’s dream to have a girlfriend or wife that gets into gaming… until they actually do. One minute they’re bitching at you for hogging the TV because Will and Grace is on, the next, they’re hogging the Xbox and insisting you play Fable 2 with them for three hours even though Left 4 Dead 2 JUST FUCKING CAME OUT.












