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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Outpost Isil Episode 1

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    Treeskunk Productions has posted Episode 1 of Outpost Isil: Rekindle the Flames. We get a chance to meet three of the characters of the series, and the storyline has begun to be unveiled. It’s available in a bunch of different formats; you can pick the one you want from Treeskunk’s page (thanks, Bzerker), or Twilkey SRT has kindly provided direct download links to all versions (plus GamingTV mirrors) on our forum. Go see!(Louis Wu 12:35:54 UTC)

  • Xbox Solution – believing again

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    I haven’t posted too many Halo reviews recently; there were so many, coming so fast, that trying to process them all was pointless. They’ve slowed down, though, so new ones, usually written by people who’ve taken some time to digest the offerings of the game, are probably worth pointing out. Xbox Solution just put one up – Halo 3 reaffirmed the writer’s faith in Bungie (lost after Halo 2). Give it a read.(Louis Wu 12:31:43 UTC)

  • Getting closer to Halo…

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    This weekend, BobFlop pointed out a video on LiveLeak which showed off a new exoskeleton being tested by the US Army. It’s similar to other vids (and other human assistive tools) discussed in the past; I thought it was fun, but not really Halo-related. Well, that video made it to CNN yesterday, and our mailbox was flooded. Almost every person who sent it to us pointed out that it could be seen as a precursor to MJOLNIR armor. So… in the interest of keeping the mail at a reasonable level, I’m posting this; go watch the vid, and decide what you think. Even if it’s not Halo-related… it’s pretty amazing tech.(Louis Wu 11:57:15 UTC)

  • RT: Comic and the Store

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    Rooster Teeth News
    Sorry for putting up the comic so late today everyone. We’ve been hard at work on some stuff, and this was my first break away to post it. Also, as it’s the season, I feel obligated to mention that we have about a billion new and awesome items in the store…

  • Dung Beetle Beats Elephant

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    narcogen

    …because just like tanks, dung beetles beat everything.

    Or so Michael Mann would have you believe in his latest blog entry at the Huffington Post. Mann has bee providing updates on the monstrous menagerie of characters that inhabit Wideload Games’ upcoming political party game, Hail to the Chimp. The latest entry talks about how the studio narrowed down the potential cast of characters.

  • Marty made the Under 90 list.

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    IGN points out that Details magazine has rated the top 50 men under 45… and Jason Jones comes in at #43. I guess heading the studio that released Halo 3 is worth something… thanks, Wolverine Monkey.(Louis Wu 23:26:22 UTC)

  • Foo Mo sez “I’m Easy!”

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    CapnKrunk

    WTF?!With a keen eye and ever-sarcastic gaze, the folks over at Sarcastic Gamer have just discovered a stunning, earth-shattering truth about our great leader, Foo Mo Jive.

    He plays Halo 3 on Easy. Yeah, really.

    Also known as Baby Mode, or in the parlance of the streets, Sucka Mode. Yeah, REALLY.

    Why, you ask? Well, as far as the rest of us at Podtacular headquarters know, he was probably just looking to boost his ‘cheevo score and find some skulls buried deep in the bowels of the Cortana level (who knows what’s up in there) but we all know that there’s no acceptable reason to be playing Halo 3 on Easy. Not unless you’re going head-to-head with Mr. T, Chuck Norris and Ahnuld all at once and the only way to escape with your life is to start up campaign in true sissy fashion. Even then, it might be best to take the pummeling and at least go out like a man.

    Either way, here’s hoping that one Mr. Foo Mo Jive can show his face and we can all rest easy that this was just a case of mistaken identity, or some other semi-believable circumstance that would keep the world from collapsing upon itself. Please?

    More at Sarcastic Gamer

  • Buying Spree.

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    ViralSyris found a bunch of new stuff at the Bungie Store – swing by his post for direct links. Just in time for Christmas!(Louis Wu 19:06:15 UTC)

  • Be My Monitor

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    Eep, almost missed this. Hawty McBloggy has put together a list of the Top 10 Romantic Halo 3 Lines Useful for Forge Proposals. Some of them actually seem like they’d work better as pickup lines (if they worked at all)… but hey, whatever. Go check ’em out! (She takes no responsibility if using them gets you covered in stickydooms.)(Louis Wu 17:15:49 UTC)

  • TTL Tuesday – it’s that time again

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    Today’s Tied the Leader update from XerxdeeJ mentions some, but not all, of their new content. In addition to a genteel challenge issued to anyone who hasn’t faced the TTL Gunslingers, there’s a piece describing an AP article on gaming as social networking; deeJ was interviewed for it, and has quotes in it. (It’s definitely the beginnings of a new type of interaction, and it’s interesting to see how Halo is participating at the start.) And there’s a reminder that Gamertag Radio has made its nominations for this year’s Xbox Community Awards (TTL is up for Team Community of the Year). Go read!(Louis Wu 16:45:37 UTC)

  • In Good Hands

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    ZZoMBiE13 seems to be trying to outpun Stuntmutt in today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. To make up for the awful punchline, he’s providing you with some killer artwork. Seems like a fair trade.(Louis Wu 16:10:53 UTC)

  • Halo3X – a Stats Manager for OS X

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    This looks pretty cool – an open-source stats manager for OS X. Unfortunately, I can’t get it to work on my machine; maybe it’s PowerPC only?(Louis Wu 14:01:01 UTC)

  • Create-A-Hero contest at Halopen

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    Halopen is hosting a Create-A-Hero contest; come up with a Halo-based superhero, right down to the costume, and you might find him (or her) featured in Halopen’s upcoming ‘Superheroes’ movie. (Winners will also get some prizes from Gamestop.) Go read all the details, and get to designing! (Louis Wu 13:59:32 UTC)

  • Toms recommends the helmet

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    Looks like the Legendary Edition made it into Toms Hardware Holiday Buyers Guide this year – thanks, RVideo.(Louis Wu 13:57:06 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Helmet Edition now $60. That’s $70 off the reg price of $130.

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    Update from Amazon: the Halo 3 “helmet edition” is $70 off at Amazon right now. It’s $59.99 with free shipping. The regular price for this thing is $130.

    This is a Amazon special offering. I don’t expect the price to stay this cheap for longer than a day or two.

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  • Awesome Price on Halo 3 Legendary

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    Whoa. Don’t know how long this is going to last… but today’s Gold Box Deal of the Day at Amazon.com is the Halo 3 Legendary Edition… for $59.99. If you want the Cadillac for the price of a Taurus… go buy. Now.(Louis Wu 13:12:17 UTC)

  • Send In Stuff for Episode 137: Tsavo Highway Campaign Show

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    It’s time to take a step back and focus on campaign to help you guys get all that cool armor.

    We’ve got reinforcements, Marines!

    This month’s campaign show is all about Tsavo Highway, one of the coolest campaign levels in Halo 3 bar none. Lots of vehicle driving, defending a base against waves of covenant on drop ships, It’s a desperate race to Voi to accomplish the mission and vanquish the evil covenant.

    The prophet of truth doesn’t know it yet but he’s about to get kicked right off his throne.

    What we’re looking for this show is tips on how to kick butt at this level on the higher difficulties. How do you deal with the bridge that’s out with the wraiths and choppers? How do you handle the scarab? How do you defend the high ground when the drop ships are attacking you? How do you take out the anti-air gun? Let us know what works for you!

    Deadline is Tuesday night at about 6pm EST. Just click the big green button on the right and send in your tips with your gamertag so we can give you credit. It won’t be long until it’s too late, so get your tips in fast!

  • RT: Cyber Monday Blues

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    Rooster Teeth News
    Just a quick note to anyone who is trying to purchase merch from our store and is having a frustrating time with checkout: Apparently all Yahoo-hosted stores (including ours), are experiencing “difficulties” at the moment. Since Yahoo stores…

  • $20 off the Halo 3 Covenant Controller. Now $40. Reg. $60.

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    With this deal, I now have both Halo 3 controllers for the XBOX 360.  In our Amazon store, the XBOX 360 Wireless Covenant Controller is $39.99 shipped.  That’s $20 off the regular price with no tax and free shipping.  This is actually $10 cheaper than the standard XBOX 360 controllers.  Our store:  http://astore.amazon.com/hushedcasket-20/detail/B000S1C1LC

  • Halo 3 Track Available in Guitar Hero 3

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    The MJOLNIR mix of the Halo Theme, first heard in Halo 2 is now available for the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero 3.