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Has Bungie nailed the 90 feet?
MTV reporter Stephen Totilo and Newsweek reporter N’Gai Croal have begun a new ‘Vs. Mode’ – a discussion of the pros and cons of a particular game. The game, in this case, is Halo 3. Part 1 is up now. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 15:24:55 UTC)
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Halo: Pramape AotCR
Yesterday, EwoudCP stopped by to point out a Flash video he’d created at Newgrounds – Halo: Pramape AotCR. Take a look!(Louis Wu 15:22:12 UTC)
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Zune Giveaway – folks are shooting themselves
Wow. Sometimes… I gotta wonder. So we’re offering folks the chance to win one of four free Zunes, right? And there’s a page we’ve put up that contains rules and regulations. They’re pretty simple rules and regulations… or so I thought. I looked into the uploads directory today, to get a sense of how much work we were going to have ahead of us when this contest ends – and there were 62 uploaded entries. Thinking that I could get a jump on the sorting, I downloaded them and began to look through them… and commenced pounding my head against my desk.- 11 entries were commercially-released songs
- 4 entries were previously-released material (songs or movies)
- 18 entries did not meet our format/size requirements
- 2 entries weren’t even Halo files
Folks – if you want to participate in this contest, read the rules. File types, file sizes, SCREEN sizes – they’re all defined. And the rules state that if you can’t bother to meet those requirements, your entry will be discarded. Why waste your time – and mine? Check before you submit. Thanks.(Louis Wu 14:50:32 UTC)
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So Easy a Spartan Could do it
Mister Froggy takes a look at the vehicles in the Halo 3 Beta in the latest Halo, Articulated.(Louis Wu 14:06:32 UTC)
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Spartan Laser, Evolving
On Saturday, we mentioned CitizenErased27 and the work he’d begun on a Spartan Laser replica. Over the weekend, there were a pair of new updates – Saturday night saw some dimension calculations, and this morning we were treated with pictures of the basic frame, completed. Progress is continuing apace!(Louis Wu 12:06:51 UTC)
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More Beta Playlist Updates
Logon to the beta now and you’ll see that Big Team Battle has moved from training to ranked, and Double Team Training has taken its place in the social playlists. Check Bungie.net for the list of currently active playlists.
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Ambient Audio Imbues Beta With Aural Atmosphere
Lukems has a new top story up at Bungie.net; this one is about the exceptional audio in the Halo 3 beta. Sound and music have always been strong points of the series, but I have to say that I think so far Halo 3 is taking it to a whole new level; possibly as high as eleven.
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Ranks, Medals And Weapons, Oh My
Sorahn has set up a sort of halo mini-site at halo.sorahn.net; within that there’s a Halo 3 beta subsection where he’s laid out all the ranks, weapons, and medals.
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Beta Matchmaking Update
The Halo 3 Beta matchmaking has gotten some shaking up – there’s a new ranked Big Team option, along with a Double Team unranked playlist. Go read full details at Bungie.net – thanks, sorahn.(Louis Wu 19:40:03 UTC)
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RT: Episode 98
Red vs. Blue Episode 98 “Same Old, Same Old”, is now appearing on an Internet near YOU. Early buzz has it breaking box office records and dominating the overseas market. Take that, Pirates of the Caribbean 3. You do not…
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Tickling Ears
Ever wonder about how sound is integrated into Halo games? There’s a great new article up at Bungie.net about this. Give it a read – it’ll open a door or two.(Louis Wu 18:44:21 UTC)
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Double Team Arrives, Ranked Big Team Goes Live
Big Team Training grows into Big Team Battle and Double Team Training emerges in this week’s Matchmaking Playlist Update.
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Zune questions – now with answers
We’ve gotten quite a few questions about our Zune Giveaway Contest – some of the most common have been added to a new Frequently Asked Questions page on the contest site. As more come up, we’ll add them, too. Please check this page first if you have questions. Thanks!(Louis Wu 18:12:31 UTC)
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Bang Bang: Audio in the Halo 3 Beta
When the Beta came out, the kids were like, “OMG that sounds kewl.” Meet the kewlmeisters.
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From Russia, with Pixels
Almost missed this – Funkmon noticed a cool pic at Destructoid – tiny Halo reference, but lots and lots and lots of other videogame references.
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Deus Meus (Spartan Battle Prayer)
A couple of years ago, Elnea created a beautiful song for inclusion in a machinima series being created by some friends. Things changed, and the machinima got shelved… so she now has permission to release this song to the public. It’s powerful moving. Go listen. (As always, if this note does something terrible to her bandwidth, we’ll put up a local copy.)(Louis Wu 16:21:17 UTC)
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Blam! Blam! Blam!
Stuntmutt took at look at the detachable turret in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:20:43 UTC)
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Complaining about complainers
411mania.com has a rant about the people complaining about the Halo 3 Beta.(Louis Wu 16:18:53 UTC)
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The Return of the King
Anton P. Nym found a 360Prophecy comic strip on Xbox.ca that might resonate with our audience. Jman pointed out that the most recent episode is also Halo-related (and if you follow the Archives link, you’ll find even more).(Louis Wu 16:12:29 UTC)
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Halo 3 Wishlist
Gamespy has a Halo 3 Wishlist (thanks, The Lamontser). Our forum isn’t very impressed with it.(Louis Wu 16:08:03 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft