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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Post-mortem: The Halo 3 Public Beta

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    Designers Tyson Green and Lars Bakken are joined by Producer and famous griefer Joe Tung to reflect on the Beta that was.

  • Halo Zune Contest Update

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    The Halo 3 Zune contest being held by our friends at HBO has entered the public judging phase after a few weeks of submissions. The first wave is for  the best original song and you can cast your vote now by going HERE.

  • ARG forum opened

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    In order to keep traffic on the main HBO forum to tolerable levels, we’ve opened a forum specifically designated for ARG discussions. If you’re interested in the Adjutant Reflex mystery, args.bungie.org is the place for you! Thanks a million to Webshift and the rest of the crew for volunteering to keep up with you guys.(Louis Wu 22:03:30 UTC)

  • Lightish Red Vs. Blue.

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    Today’s guest One One Se7en looks at life in Blood Gulch Outpost, as seen by some not-so-tough soldiers. Red vs Blue characters courtesy of Luke McKay. (Louis Wu 21:14:56 UTC)

  • ONI SpecWeps – yeah, baby

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    Some very nice hi-res pictures of Halo 2 weapons in this post… check ’em out.(Louis Wu 20:48:08 UTC)

  • The Forsaken (a Halo 3 Horror Film)

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    Time Glitch stopped by to point out ‘The Forsaken’, a new machinima from Flem Productions – it’s a cool little story about MIAs/KIAs, nicely filmed in the Halo 3 Beta. Lots of links in the forum post. Go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 20:46:28 UTC)

  • Multiplayer Achievements For Gears Of War.

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    Ever wondered what happened to the rest of the achievements for Gears Of War? Well, Epic is updating the multiplayer portion of the game, so that we can now get the rest of those points by playing the popular Annex gametype.

    Here is the full press release:

    Thursday, June 14, at 2 a.m. GMT, the stakes get even higher as “Gears of War”, rated M for Mature, releases eight new Achievements for the “Annex” gametype and the “Hidden Fronts” Multiplayer Map Pack on Xbox LIVE.

    In addition to adding new Achievements, worth a total of 250 points, “Gears of War” developer Epic has improved the Roadie Run controls so players have greater control of their movement and can better annihilate their pestilent enemies. The title update will also help squash multiplayer exploits and provide general housekeeping.

  • Ode to Mongoose

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    GamePro has announced the winner of their Halo 3 Zune Haiku contest – I like it, I like it a lot. Thanks again, Dry Ice.(Louis Wu 19:05:18 UTC)

  • A third of a petabyte

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    Ginormous numbers… that’s what Major Nelson is reporting today, about the Halo 3 Beta. Thanks, Dry Ice.(Louis Wu 19:03:33 UTC)

  • TrustedReviews looks at H2V

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    TrustedReviews put up a review of Halo 2 Vista – 6/10, good but not great.(Louis Wu 18:55:02 UTC)

  • MLG Finals Breakdown

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    MLG has a great writeup of the final battle between Carbon and Final Boss at MLG Meadowlands last weekend. Check it out! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 18:50:10 UTC)

  • A Higher Power

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    Today’s Ctrl+Alt+Del has a small Halo mention – if you don’t understand what the rest of the strip is about, read this article. Thanks to Mattgcn for letting us know, last night.(Louis Wu 17:34:45 UTC)

  • Vista H3 Countdown Widget

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    Pedro the Penguin found a Halo 3 countdown widget for his Windows Vista sidebar. Gotta keep up!(Louis Wu 16:14:20 UTC)

  • Lego Zanzibar Progress

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    A while back, we mentioned a Lego rendition of Zanzibar, by Kooberz. Recently he was contacted by the folks putting together some fan-related content for the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 – so he got back into it, and posted some links to the newest work. I gotta say… wow.(Louis Wu 16:05:31 UTC)

  • I wouldn’t use it for a melee…

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    Obliticutter put together an Assault Rifle (MA5B) using K-NEX bricks. Nice!(Louis Wu 15:22:55 UTC)

  • Try, try again

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    Screen Play, a column in The Age (a Melbourne, Australia newspaper), has a post up today that suggests that the Halo 3 Beta had nothing whatsoever to do with beta testing, and everything to do with hype-building. (The main argument is that since you haven’t been contacted by Bungie for feedback now that the beta is complete, they clearly didn’t WANT your feedback… so how could this be a ‘beta’?) It sort of ignores everything Bungie’s ever said about the beta’s purpose – that it was specifically set up to test their backend stuff, the stats reporting, the tools for measuring validity of spawn points, etc.) Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, I suppose. Thanks, Brett Cunningham.(Louis Wu 15:14:34 UTC)

  • Forum Floodage – and Halo Unyielding

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    Wow. So the whole AdjutantReflex thing (looks to be another ARG, this time with possible Bungie input) is taking over our forum – it’s cool, but it’s drowning out all other content. (It’s hard to find tidbits now. I’d be willing to put up a temporary forum specifically for this discussion, if I could get some volunteers I trusted to admin it… please let me know if this appeals.) In the meantime, I’m going to try and tease out the goodies that are buried between AR-related posts. The first thing I noticed was an announcement by Laird that a new trailer for Halo Unyielding Part 2 has been released; nice space battle scenes! Take a look. WMP9 format, 15 mb (with a QT coming soon, apparently).(Louis Wu 15:05:17 UTC)

  • Limited edition HALO 3 controllers and wireless headset

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    H3 accessories

    A load of HALO 3 accessories and merchandise is headed our way. The controllers and headset are designed by Spawn and McFarlane Toys creator Todd McFarlane. Here’s a look at what is in store (geddit? “in store”?).

    * Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo 3” Wireless Controllers. Two new Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers will be available starting Sept. 18 and can be preordered today at select retailers. Designed with original artwork by legendary Spawn artist Todd McFarlane, they will be available in either the Covenant Brute or Master Chief themes. Each controller will be packaged with a limited edition “Halo 3” collectible figurine created by McFarlane Toys will sell for an estimated retail price $59.99 (U.S.).

    * Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo 3” Wireless Headset. For the “Halo 3” enthusiast who enjoys wireless mobility while playing with friends on Xbox LIVE, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset will sport the Spartan green and gold and provide high-quality voice connections over Xbox LIVE for an estimated retail price of $59.99 (U.S.). Available in early September, this accessory can be preordered today at select retailers.

    * “Halo: Contact Harvest.” “Halo” fans can look forward to the latest book in the “Halo” saga, “Halo: Contact Harvest,” published by Tor Books and due Oct. 2, 2007. Written by Joseph Staten, the Bungie Studios cinematic and writing lead for the first two “Halo” games, the newest piece of fiction precedes the current New York Times’ best-selling book series, telling the tale of the first encounters between UNSC forces and the alien Covenant race that threatens to destroy all humanity. The trade paperback will cost $12.95 (U.S.).

    * Marvel Comic miniseries. Bungie Studios has teamed up with Marvel Comics to release the monthly miniseries “Halo: Uprising.” The four-issue miniseries, featuring original storylines and artwork from the Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev, will launch with issue one on July 25, 2007 and cost $3.99 (U.S.) per issue.

    * Zune™-Halo 3 edition. Encased in collectible packaging, the Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player comes preloaded with artwork, trailers and music from all three “Halo” games, as well as an exclusive new episode of “Red vs. Blue” from the fan-adored machinima creator Rooster Teeth Productions LLC. The Zune-Halo 3 edition will be available exclusively at GameStop starting June 15 for an estimated retail price of $249 (U.S.).

    I’m Zune-less right now. Unless more features are added (maybe even some removed) to the Zune, I won’t be getting one. I would probably rather have a brown-colored Zune anyway.

    The wireless headset looks really cool. However, I’m not sure I could put up with the static interference that it transmits. Here’s hoping that bug gets fixed.

    I’m totally down with the Marvel comic book series. Actually, I’ve already gotten my stash reserved at a local comic book store. Here’s hoping I can get hooked up with a special edition version of the first comic.

    The book is a no-brainer. I own all of the HALO novels. I will own the next one.

    The wireless controllers are a tough call for me. They look cool. They are very collectible. I want one or both. But $60 for a controller is a little steep. $120 for two is not going to go over well with the Mses. I’ll definitely have to think this one through.

    Via Gamerscore blog: http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/06/13/551258.aspx

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    currently playing: Shadowrun
    on the back burner: Catan, HALO 3 beta, Guitar Hero II, HALO 2 (PC)
    rest in peace: GoW, CoD3,
    Shadowrun rocks!

  • Halo Zune Giveaway – Start Voting!

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    Voting is now open for the first category of the Halo Zune Giveaway – swing by and grab the 7 finalists for the Original Song category, and then pick your favorite!(Louis Wu 12:07:13 UTC)

  • Marathon 2 Coming To XBLA?

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    According to XBLArcade.com, German website xbox-arkiv says that the German ratings board, the USK, has been asked to rate Marathon 2: Durandal, indicating that a port of the Bungie shooter classic, already open sourced and available as Aleph One will be making its way to Xbox Live Arcade sometime in the future.