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RT: Episode 100 and Season 5 Pre-Order
In case you missed the news, Red vs. Blue Episode 100 is now available to everyone. You can watch it right now and join in the discussion about it here. Also, sponsors can now pre-order the Season 5 DVD, along with two other brand new, never-before-seen,…
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A Grizzled Ancient Speaks
GameCritics.com has put up a great interview with Shi Kai Wang, 3D Art Lead for Halo 3. Everything from how to get into the industry, to what Halo 3 means to the crew, to Transformers past and present are covered – well worth the read. Thanks, Chi Kong Lui.(Louis Wu 13:08:00 UTC)
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Nylund on videogame stories
Cody Miller noticed that there was a short piece written by Eric Nylund in the current Game Informer magazine – he discusses writing stories for video games, and Halo’s story comes up. (Louis Wu 12:36:17 UTC)
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Items On Normal
Sane Intolerant let us know that there’s a new ep of Halo Toy Box up – his 360 is busted, so content for the next while will focus on Nintendo stuff. (He’s still using Halo action figures, which makes it semi-relevant here.)(Louis Wu 12:34:36 UTC)
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Blood Gulch Chronicles Ep 100
The final episode of Red vs Blue’s Blood Gulch Chronicles was released this morning – it’s up for everyone now (sponsors and the general public alike). It answers some questions, wraps up some storylines, and, well… go watch it. No spoilers here. (Lots of good lines, though.) Congrats to the Rooster Teeth crew – amazing job! (There’s also a really short interview with Gus over at 1Up.com.)(Louis Wu 11:54:48 UTC)
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RedvsBlue Episode 100 – The End
The 100th and final episode of RedvsBlue is now available for everyone to watch.
__________________________Currently Playing: Shadowrun, GHII (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
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RT: Episode 100 Available for real
Episode 100 is now available to all sponsors. Go here to download it. Sorry about those website problems…it freaked out under the huge load you all were placing on it and it took me a while to get it straightened out. –edit– The episode can now…
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RT: Presenting Episode 100…
Haha, just kidding. We just finished our final proof viewing of Episode 100 of Red vs Blue, and all thats left now is to render it, encode it, then upload it…this part of the process takes a while unfortunately. Everyone in the office has put in about…
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Send in stuff for this week’s show: Forza 2 special!
Wow, slow week in Halo land. The ARG came to a screeching halt, no significant Halo news… I guess it’s the calm before the storm that will be Halo 3. So we were thinking: what should we talk about this week? The answer came from what everybody on the friends list is playing: Forza 2!
If you have the game, we’re looking for your comments! We want to know what you think, what you like, what you don’t like, a quick review, a description of some cool features, whatever. If you don’t have the game, we’re looking for your comments too! What do you want to know about the game? Got any questions about how it plays, how it compares, how multiplayer is, etc? Let us know! Just click submit news & tips on the right side and send in your comment with your gamertag so we can give you credit.
Deadline is Friday night, a day later to give you some time to type. The sooner you get your comment in, the more likely it will be read on the show. Countdown starts… now!
In related news… Podtacular PC minicast is born
Babam the Grunt and friends are looking for people to send in reviews of their favorite maps for this short format podcast they’re starting up about Halo CE, which still gets thousands of people playing it daily. They’re looking for you to review your favorite map and send it in so they can talk about it on the show. To participate, send a PM to Babam.
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Batteries Not Included.
BOLL, unhappy with the idea that ZZoMBiE13 got a full week’s worth of guest strips for One One Se7en, while he only got a single day, has submitted extra strips for your viewing pleasure. Check out today’s strip and see if you approve!(Louis Wu 15:08:55 UTC)
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HAFT – Shut yo’ mouth!
We already follow a couple of comics done using action figures – the first was Miniature Halo, hosted right here. More recently there’s been Halo, Articulated and Halo Toy Box. But one we haven’t covered specifically has been unfolding in Elnea’s Red vs Blue Journal for a little over a year. (The first official episode of ‘Halo Action Figure Theater’ showed up on May 16, 2006 – but the name appeared a month earlier, and she’d been using the figures for do-it-yourself comics for a year before that.) She’s collected all the actual episodes of this story (which is pretty darned convoluted, but quite funny at times) on her mac.com webspace – you can read the entire thing without needing an RvB account. Let her know what you think! (Louis Wu 14:18:52 UTC)
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Wait… was that Pinkuh?
Luke McKay has done another drawing of Cortana – and I think you can tell, his style is changing a bit…(Louis Wu 13:32:19 UTC)
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LE Helmet up for grabs on eBay
Wow, that didn’t take long. PFG noticed a Legendary Edition Spartan Helmet for sale on eBay – current bid (with just over four and a half days left) is a bit over $50. These helmets will eventually house Halo 3 discs – but not for a few months.(Louis Wu 13:15:08 UTC)
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Halo 3 Forza Winning Entries Posted
Bungie has posted the winners of their Forza car modification contest (they originally announced it here) – all four winning cars are pretty danged cool! Check ’em out. Thanks, Radiago713.(Louis Wu 12:37:16 UTC)
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H2V review from 411Mania
411Mania.com has reviewed Halo 2 Vista; overall, they liked it. (They gave it a rating of 8.1/10, with high marks for Sound and Fun Factor.) They did gripe that using a keyboard/mouse combination results in definite lag – this is the first time I’ve heard this.(Louis Wu 12:26:14 UTC)
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A fresh coat of paint, but not much else
On the other end of the spectrum, Exclaim tried out the Halo 3 Beta – and were pretty much unimpressed. Too many 14-year-olds teabagging the reviewer’s corpse, apparently.(Louis Wu 12:25:32 UTC)
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A Labour of Love
Next Generation has posted a review of the Halo 3 Beta – written by Edge magazine. They’re overwhelmingly positive; they feel Bungie has taken the lessons of Halo 2 (and Halo) to heart, and are on track to release a game that will surpass both. High praise from a magazine that has given only 5 10/10 reviews in their history – one of those to Halo.(Louis Wu 12:24:45 UTC)
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Attack of the Factoids: Halo 3 Beta
Games.net is hosting what has got to be the most bizarre gaming news feature I’ve seen in a while: a video of gameplay on the Halo 3 Beta (nothing special), coupled with ‘factoids’ – info about laser weapons developed in real life, the definition of a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’, who we’re fighting in Halo and what kind of war it is… It’s odd. (Louis Wu 12:21:00 UTC)
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Metroid Online Update
Seraphim wrote to say that work has continued apace on the Metroid Online mod for Halo CE (no, they’re not switching to Vista); swing by their site for the latest news. There’s a movie up at Gametrailers, showing off their newly coded morphball – press the flashlight button, and you turn into it – anytime, anywhere. Nice!(Louis Wu 12:20:12 UTC)
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THX JuLAN – July LAN Party
General Info
Who: THX – Up to 34 people can comfortably fit
What: Halo 1 LAN
When: July 28, 2007
Where: Rayne’s Houze outside of Huntsville, Alabama – Directions (coming soon)
Why: It’s been a while since the last LAN. It’s time to fire it up again. Keep your thumbs warm. Bring your controller.
Equipment ListAttendance (3)
Rayne
1 – House
1 – HDTVMintz
1 – HDTV
1 – Xbox
2 – Halo Software
1 – Chair
1 – Boatload of foodSlayer
1 – Xbox
1 – Monitor
4 – Controllers
1 – Halo Software
__________________________Currently Playing: Shadowrun, GHII (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
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