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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Halo Genecide v1.3 for PSP

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    This is pretty cool. Zion, from the 1timeuser.com forums, posted a version of Halo for the PSP. It’s a 2D side-scroller, and it seems similar to Halo Zero. Give it a download and lemme know what you think!

  • Pod TV: Famine Skull

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    Cryptoflix gives us a brief run through of how to get the famine skull, in halo 2 on the oracle in legendary mode. The skulls effect is that it makes any weapon that you pick up have less ammo in it. Thanks Crypto!

  • Zune – Halo 3 Military Edition

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    Interesting. Microsoft has decided to release yet another Halo 3 Zune – this one is brown, and is labeled “Zune – Halo 3 Military Edition”, and will be available exclusively at military retail stores in August. 300 of them will be given to soldiers in USO care packages. You can read the full press release at GameDaily BIZ.(Louis Wu 21:53:26 UTC)

  • He needed massive damage.

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    He’s on a roll! Warbow has submitted another new Calvin and Halo for your perusal… poor Calvin.(Louis Wu 21:05:35 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Runthrough Preview at WP

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    WorthPlaying put up a review of the Halo 3 Level 1 runthrough they watched at E3 a couple of weeks ago – give it a read.(Louis Wu 20:40:09 UTC)

  • Outback – in Hi-res

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    As mentioned earlier, last week we were sent a high-res version of ‘Outback’, a fun live-action video created by Westerfield Studios. Because I was out of town, there was no way to reencode this until today – but now you can grab WMP9 or QuickTime versions of this film (about 40 mb each) – check it out!(Louis Wu 20:31:50 UTC)

  • MLG Halo Boot Camp Sweepstakes at GS

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    Dojorkan seems to be unhappy about a new sweepstakes he noticed at GameStop – you’ve got a chance at winning a grand prize package consisting of a training session with one of the Ogre twins, a copy of Halo 2, an Xbox 360 Elite, a Halo 3 headset, a poster, and a t-shirt. All for filling in your name and address. (You’ve got to be a US resident and 18 to participate.) Doesn’t sound like such a bad deal…(Louis Wu 20:27:32 UTC)

  • Personal Spaces

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    thePheonix9 noticed that the second of five Retail Exclusive Red vs Blue vids is now available at GameStop. Sarge tries to teach the Red Team about trust. Red Team fails.(Louis Wu 19:24:32 UTC)

  • Doodoo Chile (Slight Return).

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    Stuntmutt returns to a theme from last week (sort of) in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 19:15:15 UTC)

  • Alexander Winn talks to GTV

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    trigger119 sent word that another in GamingTV’s Interviews in Machinima series has now been posted – go read about Alexander Winn, of Edgeworks Entertainment. He talks about The Codex, the Heretic, and moviemaking in general. Good read!(Louis Wu 18:36:37 UTC)

  • Hexic 2 coming to XBOX Live Arcade in August. Over 100 XBLA titles before the end of the year.

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    The wife acceptance factor keeps going up. Hexic 2 with multiplayer support will launch on XBOX Live Arcade this month along with Ecco the Dolphin. Other mediocre titles also launch this summer. From the Microsoft press release:

    Hot August games also releasing this month:

    * “Ecco the Dolphin” (Sega) Cool off with this fun, whimsical update of the classic undersea exploration game featuring everyone’s favorite bottlenose dolphin, Ecco!
    * “Hexic 2” (Carbonated Games) The highly anticipated sequel to the popular puzzle game “Hexic HD” will have gamers racing to solve brand new challenges, including an all new two player Battle mode.
    * “War World” (Ubisoft) A pure adrenaline rush, War World features powerful armored mechanoids battling head-to-head in all-out savage single and multiplayer battles that combine action and strategy.

    Sizzling summer launches hitting in the coming weeks:

    * “Geon: Emotions” (Eidos) Engage in the unique sport of Geon, where you must master a diverse range of emotions to best your opponents.
    * “Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords” (D3Publisher of America, Inc.) Addictive and easy-to-learn, this game integrates story and character progression elements found in RPGs delivering a brand new type of game that pushes the puzzle genre to a whole new level.
    * “Space Giraffe” (Llamasoft) Created by genre-defining game designer Jeff Minter, “Space Giraffe” is a psychedelic shooter that spans 100 levels, all set against vivid, pulsating backgrounds that synchronize with any custom music selection.
    * “Streets of Rage 2” (Sega) One of the most popular side-scrolling beat ‘em ups of the 90’s gets the Xbox LIVE Arcade treatment, complete with enhanced graphics, sound, Achievements and multiplayer modes.
    * “Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix” (Capcom) This game combines addictive puzzle action with favorite Capcom fighting characters including Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Morrigan.<!--break-->

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

  • I’m almost ready for a film of my own.

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    When I got home yesterday, a box was waiting for me; in it, I found a gift from someone who wishes to remain anonymous. I don’t know much about it – but it looks a lot like it was made by Westerfield Studios – you can see a couple like it in use in their ‘Outback’ film released recently. (In fact, that reminds me – Dustin Fecera sent me a high-resolution version of that film while I was out of town; I forgot to encode it yesterday, so downloadable QT/WMP9 versions will be available for download later today.) And no, Dustin didn’t send me the helmet.(Louis Wu 17:05:19 UTC)

  • Perceiving the Dimensions of Iris, Episode 2

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    Three weeks ago, DHalo and Ibeechu released a video recap of the Iris ARG, giving you a way to watch what had been learned in the early days of the game. They’ve released a second episode, now – this one goes in-depth into the whole process, covering the two-week period from June 14 to June 29. Worth watching if you haven’t been keeping up, but are intrigued by the whole concept! Thanks to Avateur, who posted a heads-up last week.(Louis Wu 16:55:12 UTC)

  • Piano Solo – now for Finale

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    Rampancy.net posted a Finale version (put together by a fan) of the piano solo from the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer. Grab it and start practicing!(Louis Wu 12:29:28 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Beta review from Planet Halo

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    Planet Halo has posted a (slightly belated) review of the Halo 3 Beta, compiled from PH community member comments. It’s not too hard to figure out which comments are useful criticism and which ones are just plain whining.(Louis Wu 12:03:26 UTC)

  • Introducing: Halo 3 Brutes

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    Ure Paul let us know that ActionTrip has posted a new Halo comic – sometimes it’s hard to be Covenant!(Louis Wu 11:37:14 UTC)

  • Access Not Always Granted

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    Hawty McBloggy posted a Top 10 Halo Pick-up Lines article, in an attempt to raise the quality bar of lines she has to listen to when she plays Halo 2. Really – don’t try these yourself… but they’re funny to read1(Louis Wu 11:30:43 UTC)

  • New McFarlane Pics

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    Littlebigman (with some help from Radiago713) pointed out some new pics of McFarlane’s Halo 3 action figures – prototype only at this point, but man, they look detailed!(Louis Wu 11:28:17 UTC)

  • Halo: Genocide

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    Random Year Old pointed out a homebrew PSP game available for download – screenshots can be seen at his 1timeuser link.(Louis Wu 11:27:10 UTC)

  • Eurogamer Plays Halo

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    Eurogamer has written up a First Impressions article based on the level they played in Amsterdam last week; there are, of course, campaign-based spoilers in there (you can’t write about a campaign level without giving SOMETHING away), but it’s all stuff Bungie’s okay with you knowing.(Louis Wu 11:11:16 UTC)