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Energy Episode 4: The Aeros
Simply Greg stopped by to point out Energy Episode 4: The Aeros – we’re getting a glimpse at the bigger picture. This is available in quite a few formats – check his forum post for details.(Louis Wu 14:47:55 UTC)
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FS2H Weekly Update 2.5
Mini-update from Devrous about FS2H, his Freespace 2 Halo project. Dangerous day for mini-updates…(Louis Wu 14:15:13 UTC)
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Halo 3 P.I.M.P. Edition
Team Xbox has a story about the ‘Power In My Platform’ edition of Halo 3, estimated retail price of $999.99 – instead of just a helmet, you get the whole Spartan. Comes with pretty special content – read the story. Thanks, Spec_Ops_Assault (and Wayward Spleen™).(Louis Wu 14:12:06 UTC)
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Halo Zero: Even the name is taken
Game Stooge has an article about Halo Zero, an upcoming prequel to the Halo series starring the I Love Bees cast. Joystiq cries foul. Thanks, Spec_Ops_Assault.(Louis Wu 14:07:21 UTC)
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Cops and Robbers: Robbers Unite
We got word from bndud that a trailer for ‘Cops and Robbers: Robbers Unite’ has been released – swing by their website to grab a copy (2:19, 22 mb, WMP9 format). THe ywant to make clear they’re not an RvB ripoff, even though their color scheme is Red and Blue. Cinematography looks good – release is on April 5, here’s hoping for a good run!(Louis Wu 13:50:57 UTC)
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War of the Web Semi-Finals Set
MLG held a Halo 2 Online Tournament last week – the writeup is now available, with some cool stats at the end. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:31:23 UTC)
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When Pranks Go Bad
Mister Froggy tries to let you know to be careful when playing April Fool’s jokes on your friends, in today’s Halo, Articulated.(Louis Wu 13:28:15 UTC)
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Let’s Split Up, Gang
Sane Intolerant sent word of a new Halo Toy Box – looks like things are getting violent.(Louis Wu 13:27:00 UTC)
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New Gears of War patch with new Gametype and bug fixes
Epic’s Mark Rein announced on their forums that GoW is getting patch with some promising gameplay enhancements. There’s a new gametype called Annex and some bug fixes. He promises more details next week. The patch is currently going through certification. From his post on the forums:
The next title update for Gears of War is currently going through the certification process. We’ll have more detail about the update next week but I can tell you that in addition to fixing a whole bunch of glitches, and providing 720p for VGA users running at 1280×1024, it will contain a brand new multiplayer gametype called Annex.
Some folks who got to play it a few weeks ago said they think it is our best multiplayer gametype yet but I’ll leave it for you fans to decide what you think for yourself when it shows up soon on Xbox Live. More details next week.
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Hi-Res CA Screens
Phan7om noticed that Certain Affinity’s website is hosting very high resolution versions of the two new screenshots – 3480×2106 pixels apiece, to be exact. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:45:03 UTC)
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Pod TV Episode 9: Superjumps and Glitching
iPod version | YouTube version
This episode is a little different. It’s kind of an instructional montage on how to superbounce and perform certain glitches, with a really sweet soundtrack. Thanks to the crew that put it together: Cryptoflix, Molers, Darqnight, and Paradox. Check it out!
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Pod TV Episode 9: Superjumps and Glitching
iPod version | YouTube version
This episode is a little different. It’s kind of an instructional montage on how to superbounce and perform certain glitches, with a really sweet soundtrack. Thanks to the crew that put it together: Cryptoflix, Molers, Darqnight, and Paradox. Check it out!
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Biting the Hand
Red vs Episode 93 has now been posted for sponsors. (As always, it’ll be up for the general public in a few days.) This won’t make a lot of sense if you’ve never watched the Out of Mind series they posted on Marketplace last year; all 5 episodes are available in their video archive, if you haven’t seen them yet. Also, the Reds find some stuff. And accidentally make fun of Bungie’s storytelling techniques.(Louis Wu 12:07:45 UTC)
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Fan-made HEH
NeuroKoNeza had been working on a remake of Hang ‘Em High for Halo2Vista – he was shooting for a Colossus-type environment. You can see a couple of shots of his work in progress over on the Gearbox forums – looks like he’s not sure whether to continue work, or simply let the Bungie version step in.(Louis Wu 12:01:04 UTC)
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A cautionary tale…
A high school student in Michigan spent 9 months organizing a Halo tournament to be held on school grounds. He did everything right; he talked to school officials, he organized parents and teachers to act as chaperones, he advertised both in school and out. All was copacetic – until 4 days before the event, His dad contacted the local police to inquire about the availability of a uniformed officer to provide security (they were expecting in excess of 300 people); with just a couple of days to go, and $650 out of pocket for the teenaged organizer, the tournament was shut down. Ouch! Read the details in the Ann Arbor News.(Louis Wu 11:34:38 UTC)
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Blast from the Past
Teen Ink has reviewed the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Volume 1. At least, it LOOKS like a new review… (Louis Wu 11:29:47 UTC)
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When Bloggers Get Bored
Last weekend, we posted a link to an article at Unconfirmed Sources – it was clearly parody, but at the time I thought it was a one-off. I was wrong. They’ve got a followup.(Louis Wu 11:25:58 UTC)
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DPAD looks at MLG 2007
GotFrag posted an article looking at the changes in the MLG rules and gametypes, and how those might affect the standings in the upcoming season. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:23:02 UTC)
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The Voices Trailer
QuickTactical pointed out a trailer for ‘The Voices’, a machinima series coming out in a few months. It’s… odd.(Louis Wu 11:18:44 UTC)
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MLG Interviews XiT
XiT Woundz is one of the pro squads that did some major rearranging with their roster after the end of last season – they’re back, and rarin’ to go for Charlotte with two new players, and you can see what they’re thinking in a new interview at MLGPro.com. Thanks, Tyger.(Louis Wu 11:14:44 UTC)
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