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Proposing, Halo 3 Style
Swing by Xbox.com for a heartwarming story of love and acceptance among the rocket launchers. Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 18:50:30 UTC)
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That was probably enough guitar.
Marty O’Donnell (bearded? Must have been a busy month!) sat down with Eurogamer just before the Video Games Live concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London a few weeks ago. They talked about the evolution of music through the Halo trilogy, and how Marty approaches music creation, be it for advertising or video games. Great read! Thanks, kapowaz.(Louis Wu 18:31:54 UTC)
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Fixing Bad Habits
PEZ let us know that there are a couple of new articles at halowiki.net you might be interested in – they deal with bad habits in multiplayer, and how to overcome them. Read Bad Habits in Team Games, and Bad Habits in FFA Games, and make your gameplay better!(Louis Wu 18:29:47 UTC)
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Astronomic sleuthing
RVideo found some interesting pictures at NASA – go see what you think! (There are minor story spoilers in these pics – don’t look if you haven’t played Halo 3.)(Louis Wu 16:49:42 UTC)
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Podtac gets Bungiefied.
Ouch – looks like Podtacular was the next group to take on Bungie in the weekly Halo Humpday Challenge – and lose. The writeup’s not on B.net yet, but CapnKrunk has posted details on the Podtacular website. Thanks, Samus 117.(Louis Wu 16:46:50 UTC)
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Harold talks about the future
A couple of days ago, Anton P. Nym found an interview with Marty O’Donnell at Develop Magazine, and they were supposed to be posting a second interview with Harold Ryan yesterday. Looks like it went up today (thanks again, Steve). It’s a really interesting read – Harold talks about how the decision to split came about, and what it means for Bungie, in a depth I haven’t seen in other places. There’s some fascinating news for Bungie fans, tucked away between statements about how great this is going to be for everyone… check it out carefully!(Louis Wu 16:37:21 UTC)
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SUCKTACULAR
ZZoMBiE13 looks at the downside of Halo 3’s Saved Films feature in Another Halo Comic Strip. I feel for ya, buddy.(Louis Wu 16:17:35 UTC)
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Weapons Guide – Plasma Rifle
Rampancy.net’s Weapons Guide expands to include the Plasma Rifle. Go see why you need it.(Louis Wu 15:52:07 UTC)
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Halo Pelican in Flight Simulator X
gijake noticed a movie showing off a Halo Pelican checking out the Battlestar Galactica fleet in FSX. Sort of low-res… but fun, nonetheless.(Louis Wu 15:50:45 UTC)
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Plasma Rifle
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Today’s entry in the Halo 3 weapons guide is the Plasma Rifle. (Halo 3 only has the single, blue Covenant plasma rifle, as the red Brute plasma rifle has been removed.)
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Podtacular vs Bungie Humpday Challenge: The Sequel!
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Well, it looks like it’s time to rekindle a friendly rivalry and go head to head with none other than Bungie themselves for another Humpday Challenge! If you recall (and here’s a link if you don’t), Podtacular flew the glorious flag of victory after beating Bungie back in June 2006. It was a hard and well-fought battle, but now we’re back to do it again in Halo 3! Wish those members of the Podtacular community that will be playing tonight luck!
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Marine Armor, and a Rocket Launcher
Joey Rantz created a suit of UNSC Marine armor last year, after being inspired by Chris Bryan’s work. Great stuff – go look at the pics!(Louis Wu 20:13:45 UTC)
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Try this in real life, you’ll die.
Whoa. EGG0S has put up a video in the MLG Gameroom that shows some astounding exploits of a physics glitch in the Halo 3 engine; I’m not positive, put it looks like what’s happening is that when you toss equipment, it can actually provide support for a short (very short) time; if you’re in the air, and you throw it down, you can actually JUMP OFF IT. This makes pretty amazingly long jumps possible. Go watch. Thanks, trigger119.(Louis Wu 19:33:04 UTC)
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Humday Challenge.
Stuntmutt speculates about the Covenant heirarchy in today’s One One Se7en. You can smack him later.(Louis Wu 16:54:16 UTC)
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Co-op Cutscenes – Take One
Cody Miller, with help from Simpsons Rule and Psychophan7, has finished going through the Halo 3 cutscenes while playing Co-op. There were 8 changes they found, most pretty subtle. We’re putting up the first half of those today: you can find co-op scenes from Sierra 117, Tsavo Highway, Floodgate, and The Ark in our Halo 3 Cutscene Database.(Louis Wu 15:49:19 UTC)
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The Other Project
TTL Demag0gue has posted the next episode of his comic series – Reclaimer: Chapter One, Part Five can be read on his website. The relationship between the Reclaimer Project and the Viper Project becomes clearer…(Louis Wu 14:21:07 UTC)
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Halo 3 Dialogue Databank – Now Open
Folks have been asking when the Halo 3 Dialogue Databank is going to come online – and as usual, it’s simply been a matter of finding time. I think it’s been found, though; the first batch of snippets, from Captain Spark and Hellhawk, is now online. Go listen. (And if you feel like recording… do so!)(Louis Wu 12:48:54 UTC)
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Wait… HOW long did it take her to write that?
Hawty McBloggy looked at the case of the five-star general we mentioned yesterday… and came up with some other activities he could have been doing instead of boosting. (She also came up with a new medal for him; it’s probably not safe for work.)(Louis Wu 12:45:16 UTC)
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Tally Ho, What?
Obienator is working on a new machinima project (search our news for older ones; they’ve gotten some pretty nice feedback), but he’s despairing of ever finding the perfect voice actor for a specific part. He needs someone who can do a believable “distinguished English gentleman” voice – if he can’t find someone, he’s going to have to cut a special scene. If you think you can help, contact him through his website, or better yet just drop him an email. (Louis Wu 12:41:40 UTC)
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Fight Like a Girl – a Success
Cayote stopped by to let us know that the Fight Like a Girl tourney was a success – 256 participants, and $4300 raised to fight breast cancer. The forum post even contains a couple of thank-you vids. This community ROCKS!(Louis Wu 11:55:25 UTC)
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