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Frank and Sketch Interviewed
MthdDirector did an interview with Sketch and Frankie; go read what he’s found!(Louis Wu 08:43:32 UTC)
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No Achievements for you!
GamingBits.com point out that Halo 3 Achievements are locked util Launch Day.(Louis Wu 08:41:40 UTC)
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Halo 3 Stats
dtweaponx has built yet another Halo 3 stats section – can you use it?(Louis Wu 08:40:04 UTC)
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player model maker/finder
Nick Smith has put together a script that will work with Elite models now, and Spartan models soon – it can build them from B.net pieces(Louis Wu 08:37:51 UTC)
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I worry a little about air flow
Samir Patel found a really impressive-looking 360 case mod at Maxconsole.net.(Louis Wu 08:34:50 UTC)
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Halo 3 Emblem Generator
oriol zertuche let us know that Grunts R Us has posted a Halo 3 Emblem Gnerator.(Louis Wu 08:31:28 UTC)
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Halo 3 Reviews Hit The Web
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With the embargo date now past, reviews of Halo 3 are going up all over the web. Rather than flood the front page with them, there’s now a separate Halo 3 reviews page and a menu item in the left hand column.
Have you played Halo 3? Want to submit your own review? Go to your Halo 3 User Reviews section to do it (registration and login required).
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Gentle Giant mini-bust
Remember the Gentle Giant mini-bust we mentioned a while ago? Brian Curry noticed that ToyWiz.com has it available for pre-order, with a nice pic to check out.(mnemesis 05:39:31 UTC)
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Blogging, Forerunner-style!
MangTru7h found a cool Forerunner Wordpress theme available for download. Check out the sample pic here. Schweet!(mnemesis 05:34:01 UTC)
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Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 6
Ibeechu and DHalo have been extra hard at work, crunching to bring you Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 6. They now think there will be an episode 7, but it won’t be out for a while. In the meantime, check out their latest!(mnemesis 05:33:02 UTC)
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Halo 3 doesn’t always win…
The Halo 3-themed NASCAR entry in the Dover 400 didn’t fare so well, apparently. It only completed 287 of the 400 laps, and to add insult to injury, the Nintendo Wii car came in 2nd place. Ouch! Thanks to Manny Valdez for the note.(mnemesis 05:20:49 UTC)
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HAFT Loves You
Elnea confirms that she is, indeed, a crazy person, with a reminder that she isn’t taking time off of Halo Action Figures Theater this week, so those who can’t play yet will have something to do. She’s a giver. A crazy giver, but a giver nonetheless. She also sends along this one-shot in sympathy with all of us who AREN’T playing yet. Check out those tiny controllers!(mnemesis 05:11:01 UTC)
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Halo Toy Box 95, and a bonus promo
Sane Intolerant did a little Halo 3 promo, and a behind-the-scenes comic on the promo itself. Gah! Bansh… (mnemesis 05:09:37 UTC)
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Reviews!
We got your reviews, right here:- Kotaku loved the AI, didn’t so much love the cutscenes. He gives it an 87.5 percent in a further piece.
- Ars Technica gives the single-player aspect of the game a 7 out of 10.
- Digital Journal likes it a lot.
- PC World has a few thoughts on both single- and multiplayer.
- Tech Republic lays out a bunch of good info, and a solid opinion to boot.
- Xbox Fanboy seems to have a lot of good things to say.
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Bungie in NYC for Launch Event Extravaganza
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Members from the Bungie team have been dispatched to New York City for a massive launch event, check out the details within.
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Halo 3 getting very high reviews
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The game industry is buzzing about Halo 3. It’s lowest score from any major magazine is 9.0 from Yahoo! Games and Game Daily. But do reviews really matter for this game? Check out what others have to say about the this giant:
- 1up: 10/10
- Gamespot: 9.5/10
- IGN: 9.5/10
- Gametrailers: 9.8/10
- TeamXBOX: 9.7/10
- Eurogamer 10/10
- GamerNode 9.5/10
- Gamer2.0: 8.8/10
- Yahoo! Games: 9/10
- GameSpy 5/5
- Gamedaily 9/10
- GamePro 5/5
Don’t want to take their word for it? Then hang around. The THX staff will write a review of the game soon.
Still want more reviews? Go to MetaCritic. They have a detailed list of all the important H3 reviews. Also note that the gamers are giving this game about an 8/10 while the press is giving the game a 9/10. More on why the gamers might not see this as a 90+ game later.
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Bungie’s flaming Halo 3 armor
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Work for Bungie? Then you can wear this sweet flaming armor.
Here’s betting that we’ll see armor DLC in the future. Would you pay money to download custom armor for your character?
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Fan Love: a look at the premium discs
Eventually, HBO will publish a full review of Halo 3 – but that’s still a little way off, because life has been pretty insane. We do, however, have a full, in-depth review of the extra discs that come with the premium editions of the game; if you want to see what you’d be getting if you bought them, this is the review for you.(Louis Wu 21:42:20 UTC)
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Rapidfire Reviews
Zeouterlimits has sent us a tidy summary of other reviews around the net, here they are:- Eurogamer gives it a 10/10.
- GamerNode gets all deep n shiz with its 9.5/10.
- GameSpy provides us with our third IGN-owned review, giving it a 5/5.
- Gamedaily is offline due to traffic but gave Halo 3 its lowest review thus far, a 9/10 (heretics!).
- GamePro endorses the hype with their 5/5.
That’s it for now, though I’m sure you can expect more throughout the day.(KP 19:48:00 UTC)
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Halo 3 Reviewed
Alright, the embargo is up and what was considered an onslaught of news in the past week will appear a steady trickle. Gametrailers has their video review, giving it a 9.8/10. Team Xbox has also posted their review, giving it a 9.7/10. Thanks to Zeouterlimits for both of those. Gamespot has also posted their review (with video), giving it a 9.5/10. IGN’s review is up as well, they’ve marked it a 9.5/10. At this point the line between spoiler and common knowledge is becoming blurred. If you’re worried about them, just take solice in the high numbers and don’t read them until after you’ve got your hands on a copy. Update: 1up has also posted their review, giving it a 10/10 (both Gamespot and 1up don’t rank by tenths of a point, only by halves, in case you were wondering). (KP 19:06:35 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
