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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • A Halo 3 Beta Tourney?

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    Bizarre – Escape Station is trying to set up a Halo 3 Tournament, using the beta test. (Since there are no custom games in the upcoming beta, scheduling play is going to be…tough.) Thanks to RevDotNed for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 12:23:13 UTC)

  • Multiply your fun

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    Now that Bungie has made public the fact that there are ‘deployables’ in Halo 3 (we know of the bubble shield, the trip mine, and the portable grav lift, and Bungie’s made it clear that there’s more stuff we’re not being shown yet), folks are having a blast speculating on what happens when you mix these up. Blow up a trip mine inside a bubble shield? Launch one from the portable grav lift (or the Mancannon)? Place a grav lift at the place where Mancannon launchers LAND? The possibilities are endless, and the discussion is fun; try this thread, and this one.(Louis Wu 12:20:16 UTC)

  • Episode 109: Halo 3 vidoc/beta Special

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    IMHO this is one of the best episodes we’ve had in a while. We’ve _finally_ got some concrete info about Halo 3 and the beta, and we waste no time getting right to the point with some fascinating detailed conversation about the vidoc and what Halo 3 might be. Joining us this week are *Kimo23* from the art forums and *Beasting* from the podtacular crew. It’s a long one but I think you’ll agree it’s worth it. Halo 3 is coming, and Podtacular is all over it!

  • Episode 109: Halo 3 vidoc/beta Special

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    foomojive

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    IMHO this is one of the best episodes we’ve had in a while. We’ve finally got some concrete info about Halo 3 and the beta, and we waste no time getting right to the point with some fascinating detailed conversation about the vidoc and what Halo 3 might be. Joining us this week are Kimo23 from the art forums and Beasting from the podtacular crew. It’s a long one but I think you’ll agree it’s worth it. Halo 3 is coming, and Podtacular is all over it!

  • Lots of new art from Bryn Casey

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    Bryn Casey stopped by to let us know he’d updated the Halo Art page at Yayap.com – we’ve added the 8 new shots to his gallery here, as well. (Scroll down to the bottom; I’ve really got to set up a better navigation system on that page, there are WAY too many pictures now).(Louis Wu 21:04:04 UTC)

  • More Tombstone/Desolation goodness

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    We finally got our hands on the actual press pack Certain Affinity sent out yesterday; turns out, we’d already put a good deal of it online with the stuff we stole off the CA website. We’ve added a couple of dozen first-person shots to the collection.(Louis Wu 17:06:13 UTC)

  • ESRB Notice

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    Archie Gates is at it again – if you visit his MySpace page, you’ll find his newest audio creation, ‘ESRB Notice’; it’s streamable for free, or downloadable for a buck. Anyone who has spent ANY time on Xbox Live playing Halo 2 will relate – instantly. Hilarious stuff!(Louis Wu 14:36:13 UTC)

  • Sound Arguments Posts 2 More

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    Over at MLGPro.com, there are two new episodes of the Sound Arguments podcast – Episode 10 looks at gametype changes for the 2007 season, and Episode 11 makes predictions about this weekend’s opener in Charlotte. Go listen! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:34:20 UTC)

  • Halo 2 Auto-Update Now Live

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    The Halo 2 Auto-update, mentioned (and described) in last Friday’s Bungie Weekly Update, is now live, according to sawnose at Bungie. (He quotes the weekly update in the rest of his post; the only new content is the fact that it’s live.) Thanks to The Vector Kid for noticing.(Louis Wu 13:17:44 UTC)

  • What would you rather play?

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    HALO 2 with Hang 'Em High and Derelict
    100% (1 vote)
    Gears of War with the Annex gametype and bug fixes
    0% (0 votes)
    Total votes: 1

  • Squeezing the Customers

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    Over at The Age Blogs (commentary from an Australian newspaper) there’s a rant about the two new maps coming next week, and how they’re an example of Microsoft’s money-grubbing policies. The argument is that since the maps will show up in most matchmaking playlists, and if you don’t have them, you won’t be allowed INTO those playlists, they constitute an unfair twisting of the purse strings; you MUST pay an additional $4 to continue to play Halo 2 matchmaking. Heh – when the maps were announced, and it was suggested that they might be for the 360 only, I remember complaining that it was unfair that I would be required to pay an additional $400 to buy a 360, just to continue playing Halo 2 Matchmaking. I’m not sure I could line up against an identical argument, even though the money required has dropped by two orders of magnitude (to $4), without sounding like a hypocrite… but the truth is, $4 just doesn’t seem like a huge price to pay, to me. Make up your own mind – read the article.(Louis Wu 12:57:44 UTC)

  • Art Analysis and Alliteration

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    Last night, Bungie put up a pretty nice interview with Chris Wood, Certain Affinity’s Art Lead – they discuss the making of the two new maps being released next week. Worth a read – these look to be a blast! Thanks, masterchief2829.(Louis Wu 12:45:45 UTC)

  • X-Plane Shortsword, textured

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    DuBbLe continues his work on his X-Plane Shortsword – it’s now textured, and there’s a short vid. Give it a look!(Louis Wu 12:38:55 UTC)

  • Still more Vidoc Breakdowns

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    The Vidoc analyses continue – Advanced Media Network gave it a shot (thanks, sgtsmiles), They drew a counterpoint from Daniel Pervan (thanks, Samir Patel). 1Up created a (30 minute) video analysis (thanks, White Rabbit). Remember – those guys actually PLAYED the version that footage comes from; they might know a thing or two. Computer and Video Games took a short look – 3Suns noticed this on MLGPro.com. And Mr Vociferous raked over the entire thing, frame by frame, at the Halo 3 Data Archive. Coupled with the suite of articles we mentioned yesterday, this should really pretty much cover these 7 minutes of footage. (Louis Wu 12:11:33 UTC)

  • John Romero Is Batshit Crazy

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    Doing one of my regular turns around gaming news sites, I came across an interview with John Romero, of Doom and, dare I say it, Daikatana fame, now Founder/President of Slipgate Ironworks. You can find it over at Adrenaline Vault. Slipgate is supposedly working on a new MMO for the PC.

    What I found interesting is this particular exchange:

    3. Where is it all going? What do you see happening in the next five years and beyond?

    JR: Right now MMOs, mobile and PC episodic are really polarizing into the newest most important segments in gaming. Next-gen console is big but its future isn’t too bright with the emergence of cheap PC multi-core processors and the big change the PC industry will go through during the next 5 years to accommodate the new multi-core-centric hardware designs. My prediction is that the game console in the vein of the PS3 and XBOX 360 is going to either undergo a massive rethink or go away altogether. The Wii has the perfect design for a console that doesn’t pretend to be a PC and is geared more toward casual gamers than hardcore gamers. The hardcore gamers are going to either be playing on their PCs or a new PC-like platform that sits in the living room but still serves the whole house over wifi, even the video signal.

    This answer struck me as wrong in almost every important respect possible. Where it isn’t wrong, it’s self-contradictory. Let’s take a closer look.

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  • Halo 2 Auto-update is up

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    The Halo 2 auto-update is now available. Read more for a refresher on Sketch’s summary of it.

  • An Affinity for Art

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    We chat with Certain Affinity’s art lead, Chris Wood, about the visual look and feel of the new Halo 2 Multiplayer Maps.

  • Podtacular Episode 108

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    ImmortalThree let us know that Podtacular Episode 108: Round Table Show is now available – guests are Robert Summa (of destructoid.com) and Anjo Banjo (wife of Uncle Gamer‘s Liquilife). 1:19 long, 72 mb. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:52:14 UTC)

  • New Map Shots from CA

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    Wonga. Certain Affinity has posted a large batch of screenshots and concept artwork for Tombstone and Desolation (and there’s more if you poke around… at least until they decide to close off directory browsing – thanks, MasterChief2829 and pillar of awesome). Gorgeous stuff – and you can get a really good sense for how they’ve laid these two levels out! Only a few more days until we can play them ourselves… Update: Heh – directory browsing turned off now. Sorry. (That took less than 15 minutes…)(Louis Wu 17:45:49 UTC)

  • X-Plane Shortsword

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    DuBbLe has gotten inspired by the posts he’s seen of Mid7night’s X-Plane work; he posted some shots of a Shortsword he made a while back. Looks good!(Louis Wu 17:41:45 UTC)