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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
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?
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
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
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.
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)
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The Riot 64
It’s Sunday, so it must be time for another episode of The Riot – swing by Second Foundation to see. 35 minutes, 14 mb, this one’s focused on machinima (and music). Thanks, Sigafoos.(Louis Wu 19:41:12 UTC)
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Halo Short Credits
chewpathingy found a couple of fun pages at Halo3.msn.com – credits for the two Neil Blomkamp Halo shorts, Arms Race and Combat Part 1. Wondering who was responsible? Now you know!(Louis Wu 19:28:52 UTC)
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Top Whatever
More ‘Top’ lists – PSU has the Top 10 games you must have before 2008 (thanks, Avateur), and the Edmonton Sun has a list of the top 5 most overhyped games (thanks, chewpathingy). (Narcogen has some choice words to say about that second list, at Rampancy.net.) I’m sure there are gonna be more of these in the next couple of weeks…(Louis Wu 19:23:24 UTC)
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To The End
Yesterday, we got word from Lucko that his clan, Mystic Studios, had finished up a new music video. Set to the song ‘To The End’ by My Chemical Romance’, it uses some interesting video effects to tell its story. I liked it, although I didn’t get the plot at all. This morning, his clanmate Fragg3d posted a link on our forum – replies suggested that my impression (great visuals, maybe not as coherent as it could be) was held by others. Worth watching, just for the visuals. Give ’em some feedback! it’s available in WMP9 format from Mythica.org (check this thread at Halo Front for a link), or in WMP9 format (41.1 mb) or QuickTime format (47.5 mb) from us. (Louis Wu 19:19:00 UTC)
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Right up there with Felix and Oscar.
Hmm… this is sort of weird. World Wrestling Entertainment’s website has put up an ‘Oddest Couple’ list – and MC and Arby make it. Thanks, Yo5lut.(Louis Wu 14:19:36 UTC)
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Sig Generator
Grunts R Us has put together a Halo 3 signature generator. Go take a look.(Louis Wu 14:17:12 UTC)
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Only 275 pounds?
Coolpengwn was the first to point out the press release announcing the uveiling of the Master Chief statue at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas – read it for the skinny on this pretty amazing sculpture. And check out this rather massive pic (1812×1200, 320K) for some hi-res lovin’.(Louis Wu 13:42:46 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
