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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Not To Name Names…

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    Last week, Bungie explained how 4-player co-op was going to work – right down to naming the two elites that play as the third and fourth characters. Will those names be a problem? Stuntmutt thinks so… check out today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:05:34 UTC)

  • When you have too much money…

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    So, if you didn’t make it to San Diego last week for ComicCon, but you really, really want one of those huge ActionClix Halo 3 Scarabs they sold last week for $250… there are currently six for sale on eBay, with current prices ranging from about $150 to $300, including shipping. Go see what you can find!(Louis Wu 15:44:43 UTC)

  • MLG Goodies

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    3Suns was kind enough to summarize some of the most interesting new content on the MLGPro.com website for us; there’s a look at the new goodies in Halo 3, a discussion of how Forge might affect pro gaming, an interview with Cpt. Anarchy, and an interview with Carbon about their Dallas win a couple of weeks ago. If you missed anything else, the featured article archive is here.(Louis Wu 14:20:47 UTC)

  • Play Halo – with your Wiimote

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    Roger Wilco was the first to tell us about an interesting hack to the Wiimote controller; someone went to a lot of trouble to allow it to play Halo. (Actually, the Xbox 360 Input Machine can do more than that, but Halo looks like it was the proof of concept.) I’m not sure I could handle remembering all the button mapping… but man, it looks pretty cool.(Louis Wu 14:12:08 UTC)

  • RT: The Dorkness Part 3

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    What’s up everybody. Today’s comic continues the epic saga that is “The Dorkness”. Check that out belizzow. Also, if you are in Chicago this weekend, I recommend heading over to Wizard World Chicago, and saying “what’s up” to Jason, Kathleen…

  • Canadian price cuts even things a little

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    Nice. Canadians have been complaining for a while that the price of an Xbox in Canada is unreasonably high, due to the strength of the Canadian dollar; Microsoft seems to have acknowledged that, with the latest price cuts. As of tomorrow, the price of an Xbox 360 Premium in Canada is CAD$399 – $100 less than it was previously. (That’s still 8% more, in US dollars, than US residents have to pay – but it’s better than the 19% extra they were paying last week.) The Elite ‘surcharge’ drops from 8% over US price to 5% over, and the Core drops from 11% over to 1.5% over. The price of the upcoming Halo 3 Xbox 360 will be CAD$449.99 – 6.6% more than US residents will pay. Life’s getting fairer – but maybe it just means temptation? Thanks, Anton P. Nym.(Louis Wu 21:38:22 UTC)

  • Fireteam Bravo

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    QuickTactical posted word of a monster film on our forum a couple of days ago – Fireteam Bravo is the story of a small squad fighting on after their entire side is wiped out. It goes on a bit long… but the cinematography is quite good. Nice battle scenes! Check it out, in a lot of different flavors and sizes, in his forum post.(Louis Wu 17:41:48 UTC)

  • The Tied the Leader donates funds to support veterans

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    Just got this email from Paul Hooper from Tied the Leader:

    The Tied the Leader gaming community recently announced their first donation to the Azalea Charities, which support combat wounded war veterans. Within only seven months, TTL has been able to raise $500 from planned events, direct donations, and profits from sold merchandise.

    The announcement was posted up on the Tied the Leader Blog, the vocal outlet for the TTL Community. In this announcement, David Dague [XerxdeeJ], talks about the Tied the Leader Foundation, and it’s mission and goal. “The Tied the Leader Foundation was created to give back to those from whose culture we borrow so very frequently. It’s a means of offering our humblest thanks to the people that make the safety of our couches their personal responsibility,” said David.

    The TTL Foundation is not politically driven, and has no political affiliation. As mentioned by David, “We seek not to make a statement about the virtue of war – or the ones currently being fought. Instead, we seek to recognize the sacrifice of the people who march when the order is given, and to help them when they fall.”

    For the full announcement, mission statement for the TTL Foundation, and information about the Tied the Leader community, and the Azalea Charity visit the following links.

    Announcement: http://blog.tiedtheleader.com/article/772/from-gunslingers-to-gunslingers
    Tied the Leader Foundation Mission: http://foundation.tiedtheleader.com/mission.html
    Tied the Leader Community: http://www.tiedtheleader.com/
    Azalea Charities AWS: http://azaleacharities.org/pages/aws_home.htm

    About Tied the Leader (www.tiedtheleader.com)

    Started almost two years ago, Tied the Leader is an online community of gamers committed to honorable conduct and fair play. Our goal is share with our allies and our opponents a gaming experience of the highest possible quality. It’s members find community sharing the pastime of playing online war games. From its origins, it has evolved as a meeting ground for the digital sportsman in search of honorable allies or opponents for various electronic contests of skill and wit. As a gesture of altruism, the strength of our numbers is being leveraged to drive this charitable endeavor. Rather than glorify violence, the TTL community seeks to communicate an understanding for its repercussions in the real world.

    currently playing: Shadowrun
    on the back burner: Catan, Guitar Hero II, HALO 2 (PC)
    Shadowrun rocks!

  • Blue vs Green Ep 3

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    Spartan Erik let us know that Blue vs Green Ep 3 is up at Newgrounds; seemed sort of weak, but the grand larceny section was well done.(Louis Wu 16:51:29 UTC)

  • Podtacular 123

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    Big Goalie Dan points out that Podtacular 123, Part 1 is now up – 40 mb of discussion about the EGM info.(Louis Wu 16:48:33 UTC)

  • Do not drink while in a non-visible state.

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    Heh – We got word from Andrew that Fire Team Charlie has a promo for the MLG Canadian Open on the MLG Canada website. (Even if you’re not planning on entering the tourney, it’s a funny vid.)(Louis Wu 14:56:36 UTC)

  • Tied the Leader Tuesday

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    XerxdeeJ stopped by last night to point out new content at Tied the Leader; there’s a readers’s poll asking about whether you plan to try out the HaloClix tabletop game stuff, and an update on the TTL Foundation, a non-profit organization kicked off last year, and actually giving away money as of June of this year. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 14:38:00 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Xbox 360 Priced

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    Major Nelson has announced a price on the Halo 3 Xbox 360 (and some price drops on the other 360 SKUs) – that puppy will cost you $400, which means you’re paying $50 for the goodies that come exclusively with the Halo 3 box. Doesn’t sound too terrible… thanks, Duncan.(Louis Wu 14:32:57 UTC)

  • Director vs. Halo 3

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    Apparently, there was (is?) an Xbox 360 Soundtrack Competition – and the Irish band Director has entered it with a song set to video of the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer. Nice work! Thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 14:29:42 UTC)

  • Three Little Words

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    Mister Froggy pointed out that Halo, Articulated #63 is now up. Trust me – you don’t want to be taking courting lessons from the MC.(Louis Wu 14:22:53 UTC)

  • HALO 3 Zune – Military Edition announced

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    Jobby Boy: Hey, if you want me to slap a HALO 3 sticker on a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer’s sake, for your daughter’s sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.

    Oh Zune. I want to own at least two of you. But I can’t. You won’t allow me to take my TV recordings with me on a plane. You won’t even play your own “Plays for Sure” music. At one time, you didn’t even work with Vista. All of my iTunes music won’t work with your device. Same goes for Yahoo! and Napster music. And although you have Wi-Fi, you won’t sync with my PC’s.

    Come on, Zune. You aren’t working for me. Just release some new firmware, change a few settings, and I will buy a HALO 3 Zune in a heartbeat.

    currently playing: Shadowrun
    on the back burner: Catan, Guitar Hero II, HALO 2 (PC)
    Shadowrun rocks!

  • Tied the Leader Foundation

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    The chivalrous, gunslinging guys over at Tied the Leader have just recently made a contribution to Azalea Charities, which support combat wounded war veterans. We should thank them for supporting our troops, but also for helping shed a kinder light upon the gaming community as a whole.

    TTL, you guys rock.

  • Xbox 360 Price Cut; Halo-Themed Xbox 360 Priced

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    Starting Wednesday, the Core system will retail for $279 (a $20 price cut), the Premium will retail for $349 (a $50 price cut), and the Elite system will be available for $449 (a $30 price cut).

    The Halo-themed Xbox 360 is coming in September for $399, and the Halo 3 wireless headset will debut at $59.99.

    Xbox.com Statement

    Currently Playing: Rainbow Six: Vegas, Guitar Hero: Rock the 80’s

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  • Episode 124: New Halo 3 Hotness part 2 of 2

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    It’s part deux of the new Halo 3 hotness show. the2cheat was still here with us but we also got vicious696 from the Uncle Gamer podcast to talk with us about some of this recently revealed info.

  • Episode 123: New Halo 3 Hotness part 1 of 2

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    We’re back again with another 2-parter! This week the2cheat joins us to talk all about the recently revealed Halo 3 info in EGM and other magazines. Be sure to check out the outtakes at the end!