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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • History circling back upon us!

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    CapnKrunk

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    I just received this email this morning, and it clearly looks like what’s becoming another alternate reality game revolving around Halo 3.

    It reads:

    Quote:
    HISTORY CIRCLING
    BACK UPON US.

    The gears of the Universe spin further
    and further apart.
    Ever greater grows the gulf between souls,
    And distance gives false hope of safety
    But for the grim tidings this messenger bears:

    The enemy is almost upon us

    Closing in from all sides,
    Moving faster than the light
    it snuffs with its passage,
    Time echoes with the news of destruction.
    History winding back upon itself.

    Waves of an army march this way in unison, Suffering and corruption are its battle cries.
    For I have known this darkness
    and felt its embrace once before-
    Horror best laid to rest

    Yet a Journey must commence

    Look for the signs, the keepers of the flame.
    They will lead you to war, and perhaps, to victory.

    While the fine folks over at HushedCasket have already built a fine summary of happenings to date, it looks like this is just the tip of the iceberg if the “I Love Bees” ARG was any indication of what to expect.

    That said, there could very well be a tip-off that comes in the form of an obscure, nearly-hidden detail in any Halo 3 related material (like the brief flash of a URL in a trailer). So, if ARGs are your thing, or you just missed out on I Love Bees, keep your eyes open and be on the lookout for clues!

  • NCAA 2008 Roundtable.

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    JVB

    I had a chance to sit down with Feelz_Good(GamertagRadio.com), Vicious696(UncleGamer.com, and Tony Hynes(Gamerscoreblog.com) in the Tiburon building, in Orlando Fla, to share our view on the latest incarnation of Electronic Arts famous NCAA football series.


    We also talk about the Xbox Live community, and more.

    Here is the link to the audio from www.unclegamer.com:

    http://www.unclegamer.com/interview/ncaa_08_community_day_audio/

  • NCAA 2008 Roundtable.

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    JVB

    I had a chance to sit down with Feelz_Good(GamertagRadio.com), Vicious696(UncleGamer.com, and Tony Hynes(Gamerscoreblog.com) in the Tiburon building, in Orlando Fla, to share our view on the latest incarnation of Electronic Arts famous NCAA football series.


    We also talk about the Xbox Live community, and more.

    Here is the link to the audio from www.unclegamer.com:

    http://www.unclegamer.com/interview/ncaa_08_community_day_audio/

  • NCAA 2008 Roundtable.

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    JVB

    I had a chance to sit down with Feelz_Good(GamertagRadio.com), Vicious696(UncleGamer.com, and Tony Hynes(Gamerscoreblog.com) in the Tiburon building, in Orlando Fla, to share our view on the latest incarnation of Electronic Arts famous NCAA football series.


    We also talk about the Xbox Live community, and more.

    Here is the link to the audio from www.unclegamer.com:

    http://www.unclegamer.com/interview/ncaa_08_community_day_audio/

  • Post-mortem: The Halo 3 Public Beta

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News
    Designers Tyson Green and Lars Bakken are joined by Producer and famous griefer Joe Tung to reflect on the Beta that was.

  • Halo Zune Contest Update

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News
    The Halo 3 Zune contest being held by our friends at HBO has entered the public judging phase after a few weeks of submissions. The first wave is for  the best original song and you can cast your vote now by going HERE.

  • ARG forum opened

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    halo@bungie.org
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    In order to keep traffic on the main HBO forum to tolerable levels, we’ve opened a forum specifically designated for ARG discussions. If you’re interested in the Adjutant Reflex mystery, args.bungie.org is the place for you! Thanks a million to Webshift and the rest of the crew for volunteering to keep up with you guys.(Louis Wu 22:03:30 UTC)

  • Lightish Red Vs. Blue.

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Today’s guest One One Se7en looks at life in Blood Gulch Outpost, as seen by some not-so-tough soldiers. Red vs Blue characters courtesy of Luke McKay. (Louis Wu 21:14:56 UTC)

  • ONI SpecWeps – yeah, baby

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Some very nice hi-res pictures of Halo 2 weapons in this post… check ’em out.(Louis Wu 20:48:08 UTC)

  • The Forsaken (a Halo 3 Horror Film)

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Time Glitch stopped by to point out ‘The Forsaken’, a new machinima from Flem Productions – it’s a cool little story about MIAs/KIAs, nicely filmed in the Halo 3 Beta. Lots of links in the forum post. Go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 20:46:28 UTC)

  • Multiplayer Achievements For Gears Of War.

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    JVB

    Ever wondered what happened to the rest of the achievements for Gears Of War? Well, Epic is updating the multiplayer portion of the game, so that we can now get the rest of those points by playing the popular Annex gametype.

    Here is the full press release:

    Thursday, June 14, at 2 a.m. GMT, the stakes get even higher as “Gears of War”, rated M for Mature, releases eight new Achievements for the “Annex” gametype and the “Hidden Fronts” Multiplayer Map Pack on Xbox LIVE.

    In addition to adding new Achievements, worth a total of 250 points, “Gears of War” developer Epic has improved the Roadie Run controls so players have greater control of their movement and can better annihilate their pestilent enemies. The title update will also help squash multiplayer exploits and provide general housekeeping.

  • Ode to Mongoose

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    halo@bungie.org
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    GamePro has announced the winner of their Halo 3 Zune Haiku contest – I like it, I like it a lot. Thanks again, Dry Ice.(Louis Wu 19:05:18 UTC)

  • A third of a petabyte

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Ginormous numbers… that’s what Major Nelson is reporting today, about the Halo 3 Beta. Thanks, Dry Ice.(Louis Wu 19:03:33 UTC)

  • TrustedReviews looks at H2V

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    halo@bungie.org
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    TrustedReviews put up a review of Halo 2 Vista – 6/10, good but not great.(Louis Wu 18:55:02 UTC)

  • MLG Finals Breakdown

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    halo@bungie.org
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    MLG has a great writeup of the final battle between Carbon and Final Boss at MLG Meadowlands last weekend. Check it out! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 18:50:10 UTC)

  • A Higher Power

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Today’s Ctrl+Alt+Del has a small Halo mention – if you don’t understand what the rest of the strip is about, read this article. Thanks to Mattgcn for letting us know, last night.(Louis Wu 17:34:45 UTC)

  • Vista H3 Countdown Widget

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Pedro the Penguin found a Halo 3 countdown widget for his Windows Vista sidebar. Gotta keep up!(Louis Wu 16:14:20 UTC)

  • Lego Zanzibar Progress

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    halo@bungie.org
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    A while back, we mentioned a Lego rendition of Zanzibar, by Kooberz. Recently he was contacted by the folks putting together some fan-related content for the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 – so he got back into it, and posted some links to the newest work. I gotta say… wow.(Louis Wu 16:05:31 UTC)

  • I wouldn’t use it for a melee…

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Obliticutter put together an Assault Rifle (MA5B) using K-NEX bricks. Nice!(Louis Wu 15:22:55 UTC)

  • Try, try again

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Screen Play, a column in The Age (a Melbourne, Australia newspaper), has a post up today that suggests that the Halo 3 Beta had nothing whatsoever to do with beta testing, and everything to do with hype-building. (The main argument is that since you haven’t been contacted by Bungie for feedback now that the beta is complete, they clearly didn’t WANT your feedback… so how could this be a ‘beta’?) It sort of ignores everything Bungie’s ever said about the beta’s purpose – that it was specifically set up to test their backend stuff, the stats reporting, the tools for measuring validity of spawn points, etc.) Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, I suppose. Thanks, Brett Cunningham.(Louis Wu 15:14:34 UTC)