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Tafiti – Halo-themed search
Microsoft has kicked off a Halo-themed version of Tafiti – go check it out. Tafiti is a search front end from Microsoft; it uses Silverlight (Microsoft’s Flash-like layer) and Live Search to bring you lots of Halo search goodness. It requires Silverlight, which is available (for free) for both Macs and PCs, and it currently doesn’t work on Safari 3 (though it does, for some reason, work fine with Safari 2) – but other than that, it should be a piece of cake to use. HBO’s content, for the most part, isn’t indexed yet (there was a mixup on the URLs they trawled, I think), but there’s plenty of other Halo content out there on the web – and this is one pretty way to find it! Thanks, Jamey.(Louis Wu 12:08:01 UTC)
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Halo Helmet – High Quality, High Price
The frenzy for high-quality Halo armor continues. (Remember that suit of armor we mentioned on September 11? The auction closed yesterday… for a mind-boggling $21,149.00. I mean… Wow.) Cpl. Fin Aeros points out another auction containing material from the same artist – this time it’s just a helmet, and the bidding currently stands at a bit over $1000, with almost 9 days to go. Read up on how he did the work, watch his videos… and if you’re wealthier than the average bear, toss in a bid!(Louis Wu 10:32:37 UTC)
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Believe Ad Satire
karebearstare put together his own parody of the Believe ads – it’s short, it’s cute, it’s available at MLG’s Gameroom and YouTube. Go see what you think.(Louis Wu 10:26:58 UTC)
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Friday’s Fanfic
Even the Fan Fiction writers are pumped up this week – fifteen new pieces for you. Now, I’ve looked at all of them, and made sure that none are OVERTLY full of spoilers for Halo 3… but I can’t be positive that nobody’s snuck in a one-liner somewhere just to be obnoxious. (Seems unlikely, but since I don’t have the time to read every story carefully, I need to make the warning.) You’re PROBABLY safe, but if you want to be 100% sure, you might want to hold off for a few more days.(Louis Wu 10:21:02 UTC)
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Painting the Controllers
Littlebigman found a cool little article on Spawn.com which shows how Todd McFarlane created the artwork that graces the two Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers. (Louis Wu 10:12:15 UTC)
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Evoking Emotion in Halo 3
Over at Music 4 Games, you’ll find a great interview with Marty O’Donnell – tons of info about how he works, how the music for Halo 3 was created, what’s next for him. Mike Salvatori sometimes gets left out of the equation when discussing Halo music, because he works in Chicago, instead of Kirkland… but Marty reminds us that he’s an integral part of the equation. Go read. Thanks, Greg.(Louis Wu 10:09:05 UTC)
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A Construct Isolated In The Pit
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Rapture at The Hushed Casket has posted three videos from GameTrailers showing the Halo 3 multiplayer levels Construct, Isolation, and The Pit.
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Can Halo 3 Sell Xbox 360s?
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That’s the question posed on the latest podcast at C|Net. With Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 vying for the spot of top dog among next generation consoles, Microsoft has to be counting on their flagship franchise, Halo 3, to provide that final push to original Xbox owners to pony up for a 360. Will it be enough? We’ll know soon.
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Master Chief Play Doh Crotch Armor
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Hawty McBloggy figured yesterday should be the day everybody makes a Master Chief out of play doh, and that’s the part she started with, apparently.
Thanks Louis Wu at HBO.
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Relief And Satisfaction For Bungie’s O’Donnell
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Music 4 Games interviews Bungie maestro Marty O’Donnell about the soundtrack for Halo 3, and the news is all good for fans: more music, better fidelity, more orchestral arrangements and a more interactive feel this time around, not to mention another two disc soundtrack set due out sometime.
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Enjoying Your Mom For Over Two Hours
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The latest Bungie Podcast is up and ready for your listening pleasure (and your mom’s); get it from Bungie.net or from iTunes. (Editor’s Note: I don’t see it available in iTunes yet, but I’m sure it’ll be there soon.)
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Pirated Halo 3 Hits Teh Intarwebz
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Play.tm reports that images of Halo 3 retail discs have been seen online. Of course, they’re no good to owners of unmodified consoles, and modified consoles are of no use on Xbox Live, but still…
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Ferrex Puts You In Isolation
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IGN talked to Tyson “Ferrex” Green about the Halo 3 multiplayer map, Isolation.
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Xbox Live By The Numbers
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Next-Generation has a passel of interesting statistics about the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live— software sales, subscriber totals, the works– if you’re interested in that kind of thing.
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High Definition A Quantum Leap For Bungie, Halo 3
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Digital Journal interviews Bungie environmental art lead Mike Zak about the challenges of designing the incredibly detailed environments of Halo 3.
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Games That Fit Into Your Life
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Wideload Games’ Alexander “The Man” Seropian will keynote the Indie Games Conference in Eugene, Oregon on October 10-11. He’ll be giving a talk on the mission of the new Wideload Shorts division of his company.
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Master Chief Is Ready For His Closeup
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Bungie.net has a new VIDOC available– this one, called Cinema Paradiso, is about the Saved Films features of Halo 3.
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Podcast Schmodcast.
In case you haven’t had ENOUGH new content today, Luke Smith posted the latest Bungie Podcast, weighing in at a ridiculous 2 hours long, and 123 mb large. Doesn’t he know the internets are made of tubes? BUNGIE’S CLOGGING EVERYTHING! It’s an exhaustive discussion of the new Bungie.net, plus discussion about the next Halo novel, plus… well, plus lots of stuff. It’s really long. Go listen to it. If you play your cards right, you’ll be done with it right about the time Halo 3 is released.(Louis Wu 21:58:32 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft