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  • Happy Birthday Marty

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    It’s only 53 years since science unfroze him, so we’re calling that his 53rd birthday. Marty O’Donnell, self-proclaimed King of Underpants.

  • Happy Birthday Marty!

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    Go Marty, it’s your birthday!

  • Dale!

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    Bungie’s latest Double XP Weekend just started – since Cinco de Mayo is coming up, the theme is Fiesta gaming. Random weapons ftw!(Louis Wu 20:35:55 UTC)

  • Get Better Fast

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    Want to get better at Halo… fast? Go visit MLGPro.com. Thanks, trigger119.(Louis Wu 20:33:25 UTC)

  • Deadly Papercraft

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    Wow, coolness. Hawty McBloggy found some new Halo-related papercraft, and whipped up some weapons for her figures to use. Plenty of pics. (Louis Wu 20:31:57 UTC)

  • Pan-tacular

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    nomis78 got hold of some new editing software, whipped up some new panoramas. Gotta say, I thought I’d be tired of these by now… I’m not, yet. They continue to amaze.(Louis Wu 20:23:15 UTC)

  • Cinco De Mayo Fiesta Madness Begins!

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    If you thought Legendary Brawl was crazy, you aint seen nothin’.

  • Most Intimate Secrets

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    Today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip will make you wonder a little bit about the Master Chief. (Or it might just explain a few things…)(Louis Wu 15:55:54 UTC)

  • Room to grow

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    Whoa. Remember when we mentioned a large area outside of Blackout that could be used by Forgers to build new open-field layouts? It’s been hard to get a sense of how big that area really is; you can’t see it, after all. pete_the_duck made things easier for us by outlining the edges with boxes… and yeah, it’s pretty huge. Wow.(Louis Wu 15:13:19 UTC)

  • The Thunder and the Surf

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    Cocopjojo let us know that you can find The Thunder and the Surf, the third and final part of vociferous’ examination of the Halo 3 terminals, over at Ascendant Justice. (If you haven’t read the first two parts, they’re linked here.) It’s a fantastically in-depth look at Mendicant Bias, one if the primary players throughout the terminals, and the role he’s played throughout the game, and it’s a must-read for anyone looking to understand the deeper implications of the Halo storyline. It’s peppered with gorgeous panoramas, as well. All in all, a very impressive piece. Go read it!(Louis Wu 15:03:47 UTC)

  • I’ve Got Wood.

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    On March 3, Stuntmutt reached a milestone for his One One Se7en comic – 777 main-category strips. He was torn – it was time to wrap up the strip, and he was two months shy of his fifth anniversary… but 777 was too good a number not to stop on. He did, however, plan a release on April 30, to commemorate that five year stretch. I wish I could say that I chose to hold off a day in posting news of that strip in order to emphasize the punchline… but that would be giving myself too much credit. Go read One One Se7en, and pretend it’s yesterday. And don’t forget to wish Stunt a Happy Anniversary!(Louis Wu 12:16:54 UTC)

  • Republican Space Rangers

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    A million and one people are pointing out the TV show ‘Republican Space Rangers’, an egg of sorts in GTA4. (It’s one of the shows available on the TV in your room.) gunluva started a thread about it a couple of days ago, and opinions range from ‘it’s obviously a total parody of Halo’ to ‘it has nothing at all to do with Halo’. (Personally, I’m leaning towards the “not so much” end of that spectrum. The marines wear armor that bears a superficial resemblance to Mjolnir armor, and there IS an obvious tip o’ the hat to Halo with the ring-shaped environment shown at one point… but past that, nothing.) In any case, it’s now been duly noted, so you can stop sending email, okay?(Louis Wu 11:25:55 UTC)

  • Forge Contest at ModHalo

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    Thanks to Phil, who let us know that ModHalo.net is having a Halo 3 Forge contest this month, with $95 in prizes. Go read the details on their forum!(Louis Wu 11:17:14 UTC)

  • Try Team Fortress 2 for free this weekend. Gold Rush Update now available.

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    The Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush Update is now available, free to owners of Team Fortress 2 via Steam. The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic.

    In other TF2 news, a worldwide Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend will begin Friday at noon PDT, and will include access to the new content released today in the TF2: Gold Rush Update. Using the functionality made available through Steam and Steamworks, all of the files needed to join the Free Weekend are available for pre-loading now.

    The Free Weekend is open to players around the world, and there is no obligation to purchase to participate; all that is needed is a Steam account to join.

    To start pre-loading everything you need to play on Friday and learn more about Team Fortress 2, please visit www.steamgames.com/goldrush

  • Major Pain

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    Digikid pointed out that Spriggs Episode 9 is available for download. It’s getting hard to keep some of these series apart… but there were some funny moments in this one. Go watch! (Louis Wu 22:41:43 UTC)

  • Season News Semi Fnals – Week 5

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    Well everyone welcome back to the season update.

    This week will be a short update as we’re approaching the end of the season one more time. I just would like to take the time to congratulate the 4 semi finalists Your Team, Team SBG Exodus, Team Krunchy Gets Carried and 2 Shakes and A Zip.

    And with no further delay here at the games for the this week.
    The match will be played in a Series of 5 games (Best of 5).

    • MLG TS on Onslaught
    • MLG Ball on Guardian
    • MLG TS on Construct
    • MLG GB CTF on Narrows
    • MLG TS on The Pit

    Again good luck to everyone and thanks to everyone who’s been participating on this tournament.

  • Halo Screen Shots – new code, and a new home

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    Sorahn’s Halo Screen Shots is a great place to store your Bungie.net screenshots – all the thumbs show up on a single page, there’s no rigamarole involved in viewing the large versions, and you can see many collections quickly. And now, Halo Screen Shots is part of the bungie.org family – we’re hosting them. (This doesn’t mean their old hosting was unreliable – it simply means that as long as we’re around, they have a home.) If you haven’t visited, now’s a good time! We’ve added a random screen, along with some statistics on the collection, to our Spotlight box over on the right; keep an eye on the growth!(Louis Wu 18:11:15 UTC)

  • L’Excursion Grande

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    Bzerker01 let us know that Outpost Isil: Episode 5 is now available at Treeskunk Productions, in about a gazillion formats. Almost 10 minutes long, there’s weird stuff going on in both bases. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:54:50 UTC)

  • Panoramas of the Ark

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    BlueNinja continues to put out new panoramas – I really like these views of The Ark. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 15:11:45 UTC)

  • Weapons Training

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    TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer Episode 42 is online – more history, and some nice effects.(Louis Wu 15:10:23 UTC)