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[Company] Rulez!
Zarathustra Studios and Krad Productions collaborated to create ‘[Company] Rulez!’, a humorous look at the Game Content Usage Rules published by Microsoft last month. Before they could release it, though, Microsoft made it clear that they were planning on revising the rules, and that things weren’t as gloomy as they first appeared. The movie’s still pretty funny, though, and can be seen in about 600 different formats (well, maybe not QUITE that many) linked off this page. Go read – it’s also got a nice collection of links to other articles about these rules. Thanks, Evan Ryan.(Louis Wu 19:30:40 UTC)
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Beyond Halo
Banshee_105 was the first to mention the latest 1Up Halo content – it’s an article entitled ‘Beyond Halo: The Apocrypha of Master Chief’, and it looks at the non-game Halo universe. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:12:38 UTC)
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Pimp Your 360
Hawty McBloggy found a replacement case for your Xbox 360 that brings to mind the original Xbox Special Edition case – and in her case, it’s more visually appealing than the OFFICIAL Xbox 360 Special Edition. Check it out to see if you agree – it’s currently under $45, so if you’d rather go back to the crystal green look, it’s WAY cheaper than a new Special Edition.(Louis Wu 18:52:24 UTC)
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Free Call of Duty 4 beta codes at Gamespot
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Gamespot is giving away 100,000 Call of Duty 4 beta codes (20,000 a day until Friday) on a first come first serve basis. THX Hubcap and I just got beta codes.
- Go to this link http://www.gamespot.com/event/codes/call-of-duty-4/.
- Make a Gamespot account or sign in if you have an account.
- Link your XBOX Live gamertag
- Hit submit. If they still have codes a page should load and show you the beta code.
I don’t know how long this offer will last.
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Carbine vs BR – another look
Gravemind wrote up a wordy rant about the accuracy of the Carbine as seen in the Halo 3 Beta. (The tone of the piece is “what a shame they didn’t fix this” – though how he can know whether they did or not without playing with the final version is beyond me.) Interesting analysis, whether you agree with his findings or not.(Louis Wu 17:00:27 UTC)
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Halo 2 Tourney in Southern Illinois
Lots of places will be open at midnight on September 25th (as we pointed out earlier this morning, as many as 10,000) – many of them will be doing special promotions. AfroRyan works at an EBGames in Illinois – read his post for details on what HIS store will be doing. (Louis Wu 16:58:24 UTC)
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Thump that Tub.
Hellhawk stopped by with a teaser for his latest project… looks like fun!(Louis Wu 16:55:31 UTC)
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What can be learned from Halo
We got word from Phil, at Sodaware, that he’d written an article about the gaming design lessons that can be learned from the original Halo. After reading it, I wonder how he’d interpret the changes made between Halo and Halo 2… but even on its own, it’s a fine read. (Louis Wu 14:32:27 UTC)
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Halo 3 Fans are so Tolerant…
Haloplayer let us know that Injured Knee Productions’ Countdown Comic #3 is now online. A range of opinions about the various versions of Halo 3…(Louis Wu 14:05:49 UTC)
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Lost in Time
Cap KEEZ let us know about a new Flash vid at Newgrounds – Halo: Lost in Time. Funny, Nice artwork, and it runs longer than you might expect. (Don’t close it when it says ‘End’.) (Louis Wu 13:15:01 UTC)
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The Ad Campaign Kicks into High Gear
Folks have wondered on our forum about the lack of TV ads for Halo 3 – wonder no more, BrandWeek explains how the ‘Believe’ TV ad campaign kicks off this week. 10,000 stores will be open at midnight for Halo 3 buying? That’s crazy! Go read.(Louis Wu 11:30:15 UTC)
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New Zealand to celebrate Halo 3
Sounds like there’s going to be a full-blown New Zealand Launch Party…(Louis Wu 11:29:33 UTC)
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Halo 3 Primer from CB
Cinema Blend has put together a Halo 3 Primer – there’s no single page to link you to, but the first content page is ‘Characters‘; all the other bits are linked at the bottom of this page.(Louis Wu 11:28:58 UTC)
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Cinema Blend Publishes Halo 3 Primer
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Cinema Blend Games has a series of pieces by Steve West they’re calling their Halo 3 Primer. It covers:
- Multiplayer
- UNSC weapons
- Covenant weapons
- Equipment
- UNSC vehicles
- Covenant vehicles
- Characters
- Story
- Community
- Editions/Accessories
A lot of information there– most of it not new, but it’s nice to have it all in one place.
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Why Nerf The Carbine?
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Jason “Gravemind” Goodman (also known as ShadowoftheVoid) has written up part one in a series on the history of medium-range weapons in the Halo series, this one focusing on the recent nerf of the Covenant Carbine between the Halo 3 beta and now.
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Halo 3 Delivers For Fans, Non-Fans Alike
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TrackZero at Evil Avatar got to see a closed-door demonstration of two campaign levels from Halo 3. His verdict? It’s a keeper if you like Halo, at least a rental if you don’t.
It takes all the best of the series and kicks it up a notch. I never encountered any issues during gameplay at all to speak of. The single player campaign missions that I saw merely came off as a tease, as I wanted to grab the controller and play the whole time. The multiplayer is a large improvement over Halo 2 (which I wasn’t a fan of) and hits a great balance that’s sure to please people.
Read the full post for more details about Halo 3, as well as impressions of several other games.
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Best Buy Locations Rumored To Hold Midnight Launches
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Kotaku has the story that says that eighty-eight Best Buy locations have been chosen to open at midnight to sell Halo 3 on September 25. See Kotaku for the full story or click the thumbnail on the left for the complete list.
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Website changes. Hang in there.
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New look? Hang in there. We’re working on the layout for the website. We’ve kept the website online so that you can still use it. Expect the website to look different in the short while ahead.
Trust us. On the backend we’ve done a lot of work.
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EW Goes Inside Bungie
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when we mentioned some new screenshots at Entertainment Weekly? Well, the article that made it into their print mag is now online, as well. A pretty good read!(Louis Wu 20:16:24 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft