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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Halo Wars – Not Dead

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    Thunder has posted a new Halo Wars Update – there’s not a lot of new info there, but there IS a promise of more to come in a week or two. Thanks to Mike Smith for letting us know.(Louis Wu 12:03:50 UTC)

  • iCommerce

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    The iPhone was available to the public yesterday – Mister Froggy took a look at the economics of the phenomenon in Halo, Articulated #51.(Louis Wu 11:54:00 UTC)

  • Spartan PMS Jokes

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    Sane Intolerant pointed out another pair of Halo Toy Box strips (1 | 2) – humor seems to be going downhill.(Louis Wu 11:51:02 UTC)

  • Veins of Ice and Poison. A convenient Matrix. For now. AReflex dead. Update 9.

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    Two new forum posts at Bungie.net from the Adjutant Reflex account.

    In a new thread titled “Veins of Ice and Poison”, one post and one reply from the Adjutant Reflex account has been made:

    (first) 

    |n|n|nROGUE PROCESS ghost.713>
  X.XX.713> POS/NAV < @ > <53LPH54.6JG62.1740><1………>
  X X5 > CONFIRM SECURE QUARANTINE - > qghost.713
  
  I do not require charity or alms
  But I did choose poverty
  And other darkness too
  Will you wait for me?

    (second)

    Adjutant Reflex is ended. This is a convenient Matrix. For now.


    So we have more cryptic messages from MSBungie. What in the world do they mean?

    Parting note: Two major entertainment events are happening in the next few weeks – summer movies and E3.

    Next week marks the busiest movie week of the summer. Could we see a HALO trailer before the Transformers movie next week? I Love Bees was kicked off with a HALO 2 trailer before the movie I, Robot which opened in July of 2004. However, I just don’t think we’ll see something at the movies. E3 is coming up.

    E3 starts July 11th. All eyes will be on the video game industry that week. New games will be announced. We will likely see HALO Wars multimedia. Will we see any presence of the Iris ARG at E3? I would be surprised if we didn’t. Microsoft will have a presense. A HALO property will have a presence.

    OMG I almost forgot event: Marvel is releasing HALO Uprising – a new comic book series. What a great way to reach the ARG fans! We’ve already seen an online comic. Will we see something hidden on a page of the HALO Uprising comic?


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

  • Looking for steaming logs

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    Frankie’s written up the latest Bungie Weekly Update, and it’s a combination of tantalizing tidbits and facets of frustration. TELL US MORE, you’ll scream. OMG IS IT SEPTEMBER YET? you’ll demand. And WOWZERS YOU HAVE A 71 TERABYTE DRIVE CAN I HAVE IT? you’ll whine. (Of course you won’t. Who wants a 71 terabyte drive? How on earth could you download enough porn to fill that?) Go read. AND HEY! MISTER CHIEF IS BACK! (He’s in our Weekly Update Archive, too.)(Louis Wu 01:36:24 UTC)

  • Bungie Weekly Update: 06/29/07

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    More terrabytes than you can shake a stick at. Where has Mister Chief been? And a mode one dood called “the greatest ever,” in multiplayer.

  • Fishy Trip Mine.

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    BOLL’s third guest One One Se7en goes up today… all I can say is, give it a few seconds to sink in.(Louis Wu 12:00:17 UTC)

  • Multiverse, in High Res

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    We’ll be posting the full collection of Zune Giveaway finalists in the not-too-distant future… but Jamie98s has released a high-res version of his ‘Multiverse’ vid over at GamingTV – check it out!(Louis Wu 11:55:38 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction

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    Just a small batch of Fan Fiction this week – only 6 pieces. Get ’em read!(Louis Wu 11:53:16 UTC)

  • Halo as art

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    Zerowind117 took a lot of inspiration from Halo this past year in his Practical Design class – check out this forum post for some of his projects!(Louis Wu 11:36:16 UTC)

  • Adjutant Reflex lives! Makes post at B.net. Update 8.

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    For the first time since June 19th, Adjutant Reflex has made a forum post. Over a Bungie.net the following was posted:

    A pulse

    Can you feel it?
    Beating at the heart of the Universe.
    Skin too thick to be sure.
    It’s alive though.
    I’m certain.
    What do I do with life?

    The post was made at 06.28.2007 10:17 PM PDT. Adjutant Reflex’s avatar has not changed.

    Was this Adjutant Reflex who previously had been overtaken by some entity? Perhaps AR is back to guide us to the next guide.

    Microsoft’s HALO 3 marketing campaign known as Iris has been idle for over a week now. Perhaps this posting by AR is a sign of things to come sooner rather than later.

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

  • Playing with that thing he likes

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    The most recent ‘Humpday’ Challenge at Bungie was played against a pair of guys who work on the TrueSkill ranking system – it was sort of a pickup match, and Bungie won it handily. (I think they like this “we can only play Humpday matches against internal people for the time being” stuff, because right now, they’re better than the competition. I’m wondering how whiny the tone’s gonna get when they’re playing against community members again, and having their collective butts handed to them on a regular basis.) There’s also some smack talk about Luke’s old employers, and how they couldn’t stand the heat… thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 11:24:34 UTC)

  • GamesRadar talks to Sketch

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    GamesRadar has posted a new Halo 3 Q&A – it’s an interview with Brian Jarrard about what the Beta did for Bungie, and how it played out in general. The tricking community should take note of this comment:

    There were definitely some areas that fans managed to reach that our designers either never intended or were aware of but couldn’t fix in time for the beta. The final game will not allow people to get outside of the map or break the way the game is meant to be played.

    Man… that sure sounds like a challenge to me! Thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 11:14:21 UTC)

  • Humpday Challenge: Cowardice and TrueSkill

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    Team EGM is in the house this week for the Humpday; but they pulled up lame. Thankfully, the folks from TrueSkill were willing to oblige.

  • Release date for Halo: Uprising #3

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    While attempting to answer a forum question, I came across a page we haven’t mentioned on Marvel’s website; it’s a details page for Halo: Uprising #3. There’s no new info in the summary (it’s roughly the same summary that the first two books had), but it DOES list a release date of September 26, which tells you that the comic series will NOT be finished before Halo 3 hits the shelves.(Louis Wu 22:36:34 UTC)

  • RvB Episode 100 is out!

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    The long awaited 100th and final episode of Rooster Teeth’s wonderful Halo machinema series, Red vs Blue (RvB), is finally available for the viewing pleasure of everyone (sponsor or otherwise).(Don’t worry, I haven’t put any spoilers in this.  I wouldn’t do that to you guys)

  • Clix – you’re it!

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    Bungie’s Luke Smith went to talk to Mike Elliott, Senior Game Designer with Whizkids, the guys making Halo ActionClix. He came back with some interesting information about the game, and about how games are developed in general. Give it a read! Thanks, Hellhawk.(Louis Wu 20:37:39 UTC)

  • Halo ActionClix: A Different Game Design

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    Finger-sized figures and the table top game you’ll play with them this fall. Meet the Halo ActionClix.

  • Cardboard Mjolnir Armor – Cheap!

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    DominoEffect noticed a pretty amazing Mjolnir armor costume on the Half-Life Fallout forums; amazing because it’s all made of cardboard (with some paint and LEDs) and the total cost is about $26. For anyone who’s dying for a cool Halloween costume – this guy shows it can be done in a few days, with stuff most of us have around the house. Wonga!(Louis Wu 18:33:55 UTC)

  • RT: Episode 100 Online

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    It is with great pride and personal pleasure that I present Red vs Blue’s 100th Episode, the final edition of The Blood Gulch Chronicles. It’s been a tremendous four years for everyone here at Rooster Teeth and every bit of that joy is due to the…