My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Beta Blocker.

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    One of the new Matchmaking features you can experience in the Halo 3 Beta is the ability for a group to veto a map. What happens when you expand this idea? Check today’s One One Se7en for an answer.(Louis Wu 15:47:54 UTC)

  • FS2H Tour Video #1

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    Devrous has posted FS2H Tour Video #1, which (as you might expect from the name) is a tour of some of the assets in his Freespace 2 Halo mod. Looking great! (Louis Wu 15:18:19 UTC)

  • Banshees… In… SPACE!

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    Last night, JAY132 stopped by to say he’d gotten a banshee into space. What does that mean? Well, it means Bungie bothered to make the sky above Valhalla high enough that if you actually GET there (which you’re really not ever supposed to do), you can see the atmosphere fade away. Amazing. Jayshum’s vid is linked here (it’s on YouTube), plus there’s a similar vid from Clan Hat Trick both on YouTube and in higher res on Mythica. Cool stuff!(Louis Wu 15:16:03 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fanfic

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    Busy week in the Fan Fiction section – 14 new entries. (Including a scary film script from Dave Luck.) Go read.(Louis Wu 14:57:28 UTC)

  • Wait – the A10? No…

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    Okay, he’s getting out of control – Mid7night posted a new X-Plane import… a Warthog. THAT’S NOT A PLANE! Check it out.(Louis Wu 14:37:57 UTC)

  • Don’t Touch A…?

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    HookMeUpImLocal stopped by to post the latest acronym from Bungie – this one’s on the Halo 2 Vista box, and reads ‘DTARAGS’. He’s got some ideas about what some of the letters stand for – go see what you can add!(Louis Wu 14:30:08 UTC)

  • Gravemind looks at the Beta

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    You might remember Gravemind – when he decides to analyze a subject, he doesn’t hold back. (There was the Halo2/Halo comparison and a look at the graphical evolution of Halo, among others.) He’s back – and this time, he’s set his sites on the Halo 3 Beta. Read his exhaustive analysis at 1Up.com.(Louis Wu 13:34:06 UTC)

  • Partial nudity in HALO 2 (PC) forcing recall.

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    Amazing. Now we are getting reports that HALO 2 (PC) has been recalled do to partial nudity.

    “It has come to our attention that an unfortunate, obscure content error which includes partial nudity was included in our initial production of “Halo 2” for Windows Vista. As such, we have updated the initial game packaging at retailers with a label, so customers are aware before purchasing the game. Additionally, we’ve developed an online update which can be downloaded from www.halo2.com to remove the content.” (via Next-Gen)

    HALO 2 (PC) is getting off to a rocky start. My halo2pc.org forum is full of people complaining. Those that have the game are complaining about technical problems with the game and Games for Windows – Live. Those without the game are complaining that the game is delayed. Now this. I guess it will result in more sales, though. I mean…it’s going to get a ton of free publicity.

    BTW: I found an old Easter Egg the other day when playing through the campaign. Do Easter Egg’s like these HURT the game by causing the ESRB to think: “Hmm. They put this obscure graphic in the game. I wonder what else they can do. Better look really close. Decompile that source code!”

    Jason in shorts
    (click image for hi-res version)

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    currently playing: Catan, HALO 3 beta, Guitar Hero II
    anticipating: Shadowrun, HALO 2 (PC), HALO 3, Quake Wars (in that order)
    rest in peace: GoW, CoD3
    Shadowrun rocks!

  • Going Black

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    WolfSavior was the first to point us to an article at Gamespot about the projected financial impact of Halo 3 on Microsoft’s bottom line… Goldman-Sachs seems to be suggesting that Halo 3’s earnings in the first 5 days of release should be somewhere between $170 and $220 million dollars – a 50-100% increase over what Halo 2 made in the same timeframe. Scary numbers! And it sounds like this has been the plan all along…(Louis Wu 13:13:59 UTC)

  • Hot Coffee for the Master Chief

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    So the really big news in the Halo community this morning appeared on the Next Generation site yesterday – an email from a Microsoft representative read, in part,

    It has come to our attention that an unfortunate, obscure content error which includes partial nudity was included in our initial production of “Halo 2” for Windows Vista.

    They’re recalling boxes already on shelves so that they can put a warning label on the outside – and they’ve posted a patch online that will remove the content. More details about what, exactly, the ‘partial nudity’ refers to are unavailable – but hotly speculated. First I heard about this was from FyreWulff, on our forum.(Louis Wu 12:04:22 UTC)

  • BioShock Big Daddy Figurine Will Pwn Your Face Off!

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    Midnight

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    Check out what’s in store for those who purchase the limited edition on August 21st. It’s still a prototype, but man is it cool! I think I’ll use mine as a toothbrush holder for the master bath. That way I’ll really get some use and enjoyment out of it.

    Click here for more pics.
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  • In ur pockets, stealin ur lunch money

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    Bungie.net has a new Humpday Challenge writeup online – there aren’t any custom games in the Beta, so Bungie just went into BTB Training and kicked a whole bunch of patootie. Painful destruction – almost unfair. Fun writeup, though. Thanks, mercury.(Louis Wu 23:15:12 UTC)

  • Humpday Challenge: Into the Wild

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News
    We braved the wastes of Live and came away the conquerors of souls. Warning: Agony and Tears within.

  • RT: Revenge

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    Rooster Teeth News
    If you read today’s comic you (like Gus) will learn a valuable lesson. Speaking of Gus, he has asked me to mention that we will be appearing (and by me, I mean Kathleen and Nico) at Fanime in San Jose, California this weekend. Fanime is hands-down one of…

  • Talk, talk, talk

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    eddie m noticed a story at halobase.de – a popular German comedian recorded 1200 lines (in 2 days) for a single marine character in Halo 3. Gonna be a lot of dialogue!(Louis Wu 18:22:39 UTC)

  • Free Zune from GTR

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    Gamertag Radio has hit 100 episodes – and to celebrate they’re giving away a free Halo 3 Zune. To win, send in an honest review of Episode 100 (yeah, you have to listen to it first), and they’ll let you know the random winner is next week!(Louis Wu 17:33:26 UTC)

  • H2V – info all ’round

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    A bit more Halo 2 Vista info: Official release date in Europe seems to be June 8, and halo2pc.org has some useful info for folks. There are directions for manually downloading the recent patch for folks who are having with the auto-update, and some tips for getting a dedicated server up and running. Thanks, rapture.(Louis Wu 17:30:49 UTC)

  • Around the World, Halo-Style

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    A roundup of Halo coverage around the net today:

    Pretty positive today!(Louis Wu 17:19:02 UTC)

  • Gamertag Radio Achieves The Century Mark.

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    JVB

    I want to give a special congratulations to the pioneers of ‘Indie Podcast’. Our friends from Gamertag Radio have released their 100th episode.

    I remember listening to them from the very beginning. They are the reason why I found Podtacular, so I owe them a lot.

    Please read on, and listen to the episode.



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    Podtrac Player

    Gamertag Radio finally hits the 100th episode! After 2yrs of podcasting the staff celebrates with this amazing show. We start the show with a blast from the past on how the radio show started. Listen to when the Xbox Community heard Trixie for the first time, Xbox 360 launch with J Allard, Nano uncensored, bloopers, community interviews & much more! Also one of the biggest giveaways in GTR’s history for the fans & 2 exclusive podcast interviews. Enjoy this episode and thanks to everyone that supports the show.



    GTR Giveaways Winners (The biggest giveaway ever!!)

    -Commander & Conquer 3 (5 copies)

    -Capcom Lost Planet (3 copies)

    -The Simpsons poster game signed by the Dev team from EA (2 copies)

    -Tritton Headsets (2 headsets)



    New Exclusive Podcast Interviews

    -Sega Rally Revo – New details about the game!

    -Penny Arcade – Pax07!



    Voicemail Shout Outs

    voicemail messages from EA, MS, GTR Fans, other podcasters, community members & more….



    GTR Past Shows

    Old interviews on this episode. The biggest highlights for GTR…. from J Allard, Peter Moore, De La Soul, Run DMC, KRS ONE, Dawn Wells, movie actor Danny Trejo, MLG, PMS Clan, Dean Takahashi, TeamXbox, Trixie, Major Nelson, MTV True Life, On10 & more…



    ***Win A Halo 3 Zune by Gamertag Radio***






    To celebrate the release of our 100th episode. We are givingaway a free Halo 3 Zune (thanks Microsoft!) to one of our lucky listeners. All you have to do is give us your honest review about Episode #100. Make sure to download & listen to the show before posting. On next week’s show (ep 101) we will be picking a random winner! Good luck!

  • Break time

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    foomojive

    In preparation for a few major weekend gaming events JVB and I will be attending this weekend, we’ll be taking a break this week on the podcast. Next week’s show should have some pretty interesting stuff in it though! Thanks for your patience as we take some deep breaths and decompress.