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The 40 Most Memorable Aliens
geophf let us know about a piece at the London Times – the 40 most memorable aliens. The Covenant came in at Number Nineteen. He found this link on the IMDb Hit List.(Louis Wu 21:15:56 UTC)
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Red Bull and Sour Patch Kids
Bad Clown pointed out a story at ESPN’s Page 2, on pro Halo players – it’s a great read. (Pretty long… but a lot of fun.) (Louis Wu 21:11:09 UTC)
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Havok is proud of Halo 3
Havok, the middleware physics engine that was incorporated into Halo 2, was carried over to Halo 3; it hasn’t been mentioned very often (a couple of Weekly What’s Updates have incidental references), and it didn’t make the credits this time around… but it was definitely used; Havok put up a press release last week. Worth getting credit, when a product sells $300 million dollars worth in a week… (Louis Wu 18:30:31 UTC)
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More Strategy Guide pages
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned some sample pages of the official Halo 3 strategy guide, available at Xbox.com. Piggyback (the copublisher) has put up their own collection of sample pages; they’ve fleshed out the 8 pages of actual content at Xbox.com with an additional 6 pages. Nice!(Louis Wu 16:16:02 UTC)
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Sell your friends, win an Xbox
Huh. If you’re a member of Facebook, you have a shot at winning one of 4 Halo 3 Xbox 360s (well, 3 now – the first week’s over) from Goozex. Invite your friends to play their game, and if you’ve invited the most people for the week, you get the Xbox. Check their contest page for full details. I have no clue what their game is about – I’m simply letting you know about the contest. (Louis Wu 15:55:39 UTC)
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I bet Frankie’s getting tired of interviews…
A couple more Bungie interviews about the split (and about Halo) – GameInformer interviewed Frankie (it’s a little disturbing in parts, but mostly it’s Frankie saying “nothing’s changed”), and FiringSquad also talked to Frankie – their writeup is a summary of the conversation, but it includes the news that Harold Ryan is now Bungie’s President. I found both of these at Rampancy.net – thanks, Narcogen.(Louis Wu 14:36:18 UTC)
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The Bungie Story, Reader’s Digest Version
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CVG has posted up The Bungie Story, an excerpt from Halo 3 – The Ultimate Companion book, free with Xbox World 360 issue #58 on sale this month.
It’s more of a Bungie Summary than a Bungie History, running quickly from Minotaur to Monitor, but it’s a nice primer for those who have been brought into the Bungiefen fold by Halo 3.
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Brazilian voice actors – now counted
Marcelo Vega, of Xboxtoday.com.br, sent us word that they’ve posted a list of the voice actors and technical staff that worked on the Brazilian version of Halo 3. This is why fansites rock – this info isn’t anywhere official. Microsoft Brazil doesn’t have it, the Halo 3 manual doesn’t have it – the ONLY place these folks get credit is on a fansite. (Louis Wu 14:12:21 UTC)
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I’d ride that.
DXL540 pointed out a cool new bike from Yamaha – he thinks it seems an awful lot like a real-life Mongoose.(Louis Wu 13:50:42 UTC)
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StatsReloaded updated for Halo 3
Z let us know that StatsReloaded has been updated for Halo 3; faster updating, new signatures, leaderboards, and more. Go check it out – and sign up!(Louis Wu 13:48:18 UTC)
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Halo 3 – a possibility for WCG 08
Last year, Halo wasn’t part of the World Cyber Games lineup – this year, they’re asking for fan input on the games that will be used. Halo 3’s one of the candidates; go vote. Thanks, LegendaryMark. (Louis Wu 13:45:35 UTC)
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The titles keep getting better.
Elnea has posted Halo Action Figure Theater 91… along with a video parody of the Believe ads. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 13:42:51 UTC)
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Memories, of the way we were
DiscipleN2k noticed a new Pixelated Pupils – as he points out, they’ve done the same joke RvB did yesterday, but not quite as funny.(Louis Wu 13:40:11 UTC)
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So incredible, you almost don’t mind dying
I am really, really loving saved films. Check out this vid at MLG’s Gameroom; when I first watched it, I thought the guy must have twitched over and shot the wall right in front of him – but the saved film showed it was no such thing. Amazing. Thanks, corjello.(Louis Wu 13:38:02 UTC)
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Teabags
The most recent episode of Two Sides Wide is Halo-related, and shows how misunderstandings can start – thanks, Ross Mills. (Louis Wu 13:35:11 UTC)
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Halo comic coming out in hardcover, too
Onebitrocket found a listing for a hardcover version of Halo: Uprising – it’s listed in the US version of Amazon, too. Release date is January 9, 2008, which seems unlikely, since Uprising #4 has been pushed back to February already. Still – if you can’t get your hands on the comic book forms, this might be an alternative next spring. (Louis Wu 13:31:59 UTC)
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Monday Morning’s Review Lineup
A few reviews for you from around the web:- Lancaster Online says Halo 3 is a good reason to buy an Xbox 360.
- Something Awful gave it a 26/50, campaign was a moldy potato to go with the multiplayer steak (thanks, Ross Mills)
- Talk Xbox did a video review, and gave it an ‘enjoyable’ – the highest category the reviewer had.
- The Village Voice gave it a 9/10 – they weren’t thrilled with the graphics, but they loved the gameplay.
Wide-ranging…(Louis Wu 13:26:27 UTC)
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The Blue Skittle Issue 4
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Hey, It’s that time of month again… Yes The Blue Skittle is releasing another issue of this exciting online magazine with a bunch of cool articles in it. This time the magazine brings an article by me, your very own Dialpex from podtacular. As many of you know I’m part of the writing staff over at The Blue Skittle and it’s been a great experience getting along with Ooopy, Kiki and the whole TBS staff. Its a great team to be part of.
But anyway, check out the magazine and don’t forget to check out my article… There were a couple of you here in podtacular that are mentioned there for your help.Here’s the LINK.
Check it out now!!!!
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A Weapon For All Seasons
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The second item in Meyeselph‘s Halo 3 weapon guide is that all-around performer and MLG favorite, the Battle Rifle. Almost makes people forget the Halo 1 pistol.
Almost.
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Trickity Trick 6. Video pushing H3 to its limits. Devin, Goatrope, and jayWHY.
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Maybe the campaign is more fun than multiplayer? Video from MLGPro:
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft