My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • A Labour of Love

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    Next Generation has posted a review of the Halo 3 Beta – written by Edge magazine. They’re overwhelmingly positive; they feel Bungie has taken the lessons of Halo 2 (and Halo) to heart, and are on track to release a game that will surpass both. High praise from a magazine that has given only 5 10/10 reviews in their history – one of those to Halo.(Louis Wu 12:24:45 UTC)

  • Attack of the Factoids: Halo 3 Beta

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    Games.net is hosting what has got to be the most bizarre gaming news feature I’ve seen in a while: a video of gameplay on the Halo 3 Beta (nothing special), coupled with ‘factoids’ – info about laser weapons developed in real life, the definition of a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’, who we’re fighting in Halo and what kind of war it is… It’s odd. (Louis Wu 12:21:00 UTC)

  • Metroid Online Update

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    Seraphim wrote to say that work has continued apace on the Metroid Online mod for Halo CE (no, they’re not switching to Vista); swing by their site for the latest news. There’s a movie up at Gametrailers, showing off their newly coded morphball – press the flashlight button, and you turn into it – anytime, anywhere. Nice!(Louis Wu 12:20:12 UTC)

  • THX JuLAN – July LAN Party

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    mintz

    General Info
    Who: THX – Up to 34 people can comfortably fit
    What: Halo 1 LAN
    When: July 28, 2007
    Where: Rayne’s Houze outside of Huntsville, Alabama – Directions (coming soon)
    Why: It’s been a while since the last LAN. It’s time to fire it up again. Keep your thumbs warm. Bring your controller.


    Equipment List

    Spreadsheet of Equipment

    Attendance (3)

    Rayne
    1 – House
    1 – HDTV

    Mintz
    1 – HDTV
    1 – Xbox
    2 – Halo Software
    1 – Chair
    1 – Boatload of food

    Slayer
    1 – Xbox
    1 – Monitor
    4 – Controllers
    1 – Halo Software
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    Currently Playing: Shadowrun, GHII (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2)

    10 Step Guide to Online Gaming ›

  • The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition

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    JVB

    The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition will be presented in a customized Grand Theft Auto metal safety deposit box. The box will contain:

    • Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system or the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, both with special packaging

    • The Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book, featuring never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV

    • Selected soundtrack CD from Grand Theft Auto IV, featuring new material from top artists, only available on this release

    • An exclusive Rockstar keychain for the safety deposit box keys

    • Completing the collection is a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag

    All of the items have been created with the utmost attention to detail to create a unique Grand Theft Auto IV experience for any fan of the series. The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition is available for pre-orders today and will retail for $89.99 in North America.

  • Halo-Themed Forza Cars: A Winner is Who?

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News
    Not three, but four winners in the “make a sweet Halo-themed car in Forza 2” talentacular.

  • Calamity

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    Heh – we got word from Trevor Mack that there was a monster montage at Halo3Forum; 22 minutes, 350 mb, gameplay from a host of players. I told him that we generally don’t front-page H3F montages unless the request comes from the site owner – and that 22 minutes is pretty ridiculous for a montage anyway. Curious, though, I downloaded it; I mean… 22 minutes? I gotta say – I was floored by the gameplay. Some INSANE kills. Tweak is astoundingly good with noscopes from the back of a Mongoose. Not too long after that, I got a note from Z, asking if we’d announce this very montage – so there you go. If you love montages, and have the time (and disk space) to grab a 350 mb movie… go get Calamity.(Louis Wu 20:14:52 UTC)

  • WA 2v2 Tourney

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    Relentless Azn stopped by to point out an upcoming 2v2 Slayer tournament this Saturday in Kent Washington – check his link for more details. (Hint for folks posting updates like this on our forum – at least say WHERE your tournament is! The location of the game store in question was not only not in his forum post, but it was nowhere on the front page of the website!)(Louis Wu 20:03:13 UTC)

  • Halomega Updates

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    Mike, from Halomega, let us know that there’s lots of new content up at their site. There’s a new videos section up (they’ll host your member vids, as well), they’ve got a new Sig of the Week contest, and they’re looking for your opinion on Halo 3 as a hype-killer.(Louis Wu 19:59:35 UTC)

  • Halo 2 on XP – you’re on your own

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    So, we mentioned a hack recently that will let you play Halo 2 Vista on Windows XP – and today, a group known as Razor 1911 released their own crack (I read about it here first, but Cody Miller saw it at Next-Gen) – in response, Dennis Powers, of HaloMaps, has issued a statement. He believes that playing the game through buggy emulation, with no support, is a bad idea; he’s not going to be hosting any of the cracks. Finding them won’t be hard, if you want them – but as one of the largest sites for PC-based Halo creations, he’s saying it’s not worth it. (Louis Wu 19:51:05 UTC)

  • RT: Getting closer

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    Rooster Teeth News
    I just wanted to take a quick break from Episode 100 production (which should be out tomorrow night, barring any unforeseen tsunamis, alien invasions, or meteors crashing into the office) to post today’s comic. As previously noted, site member Gavino has…

  • HBO’s Zune Contest Winners Announced!

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News
    Halo.Bungie.Org’s Zune giveaway has found four winners. Now their entries are up for your perusal.

  • Gamers, Geeks, and Google . Episode #1.

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    rapture

    It is interesting how internet users find our website. Most all of our traffic comes from Google searches. How people end up here is sometimes quite funny. I am afraid that my leet search engine optimization skills have owned your internets.

    Allow me to further assist you. If you came here and didn’t find the information for which you were looking, take a look below. You’ll find my replies to your search terms. All of these searches occured in the last 12-hours.

    How to sabotage a vehicle? See you in court…

     


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    currently playing: Shadowrun
    on the back burner: Catan, Guitar Hero II, HALO 2 (PC)
    Shadowrun rocks!

  • Hello, Iris? Are you still there?

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    CapnKrunk

    Over the weekend, I thought maybe I was just too busy to keep up and would come back to a whole new wealth of info on Iris, but after some checking… has nothing really happened in the last five days? Did I miss something? After all the excitement of the last couple of weeks, it seems like the game really has come to a full stop.

    Is there something we’re waiting for? Are we expected to find new clues and get the game going again?

  • Hello, Iris? Are you still there?

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    CapnKrunk

    Over the weekend, I thought maybe I was just too busy to keep up and would come back to a whole new wealth of info on Iris, but after some checking… has nothing really happened in the last five days? Did I miss something? After all the excitement of the last couple of weeks, it seems like the game really has come to a full stop.

    Is there something we’re waiting for? Are we expected to find new clues and get the game going again?

  • Hello, Iris? Are you still there?

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    CapnKrunk

    Over the weekend, I thought maybe I was just too busy to keep up and would come back to a whole new wealth of info on Iris, but after some checking… has nothing really happened in the last five days? Did I miss something? After all the excitement of the last couple of weeks, it seems like the game really has come to a full stop.

    Is there something we’re waiting for? Are we expected to find new clues and get the game going again?

  • HBO Zune Giveaway: Results

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    Took us a little while to reach everyone, and get all our ducks in a row… but the results for the HBO Zune Giveaway are now online! On top of the 4 Zunes we promised when this whole thing started out, we’ve convinced Bungie to provide some extra prizes – second place in all four categories will receive an awesome metal Carnage Zone street sign, and we’ve provided a special Judges’ Choice award for one entry that we felt had not been properly recognized by the public. (Yes, we can do that. We run this place.) Check out all the details, and download high-resolution versions of the winning movies, on the Contest Results page.(Louis Wu 12:01:07 UTC)

  • More info (and pics) about Master Replicas guns

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    A week ago, we mentioned the new stuff coming from Master Replicas – a pair of weapon replicas – but at the time, the only info about these could be found on store sites. Last night, ODSTAdrianFii noticed that some info – and a pair of photos – are now up on the Master Replicas site itself… and man, do those look good. I’m still waiting to find out how big they are – but I must say, they’re gorgeous.(Louis Wu 11:33:50 UTC)

  • RvB in Wired

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    Wired has posted an article commemorating the 100th episode of Red vs Blue (due to be released tomorrow evening), and looking back over what RvB has stood for (and inspired in others) over the past 4 years. Good read. Thanks, MC_Leprechaun.(Louis Wu 11:29:27 UTC)

  • Frag Fest T

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    Tango pointed out a new Halo t-shirt (also available in 2XL ) available at Hot Topic – sort of elaborate, but interesting.(Louis Wu 11:23:23 UTC)