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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • FS2H Weekly Update Five

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    Devrous stopped by this morning with Weekly Update 5 for FS2H, his Freespace 2 Halo mod. Music, user interface examples, tweaks – check it out!(Louis Wu 13:58:06 UTC)

  • Hope that whammy bar doesn’t hit back

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    Shotgunchief took a sharpie to his Guitar Hero 2 controller – the result is pretty cool! Take a look.(Louis Wu 13:55:55 UTC)

  • H2Vista at Kotaku

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    Kotaku posted a (sort-of) review of Halo 2 Vista – except for the nausea, I think he enjoyed it. Go read. Update: And another review at AppScout – I guess today is the day for reviews.(Louis Wu 13:52:35 UTC)

  • Play and Tray Hands-On

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    IGN has another Play and Tray review – and since Halo 2 is the first Vista game to USE this feature, they’re looking at Halo 2 Vista while they test. I have to say, I’ve never really understood the lure of this feature; after all, it’s only one time you have to worry about the install, right? But IGN makes a point here that I’m not sure I ever considered:

    A serious challenge in elevating the PC to platform status, however, is the fact that no matter how nice a gaming computer one has, the process of installing new games is an incredible hassle compared to the convenience of just throwing a new disc in the Xbox 360. Though veterans have become so accustomed to the chore that it takes on ritualistic overtones, console gamers and the broad consumer base are not excited by the prospect of clicking “Next” buttons for half an hour while a new game installs, and in some cases so intimidated as to give up.

    ‘Give up’? Really? Wow. Okay, then – I’m glad it’s there, and I’m glad they thought it worked pretty well!(Louis Wu 13:48:55 UTC)

  • New Content at MLGPro.com

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    Over at MLGPro.com, they’ve posted their own review of the two new maps – and while you’re there, there’s an interview with Final Boss after their win in Charlotte last weekend. Good stuff! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 12:39:40 UTC)

  • Two new midi creations

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    Sean Mortensen sent us two new midi themes – both are rather martial. One, Ashes, is based on the Halo main theme (and Sean gives props to Marty once again). The second, Vanguard, was written entirely by Sean, and was designed to be the theme for his upcoming fan fiction, ‘Halo: Operation Vanguard’ (this will be posted on Friday, in the standard Fanfic update). Since they’re midi files, they’re tiny – Ashes is 10k, Vanguard is 31k. Go listen!(Louis Wu 12:35:57 UTC)

  • RT: Maintenance 4/17

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    Next week on 4/17 and 4/18, the servers will be undergoing some routine maintenance. At least we hope it will be routine. Expect some up and down time on those days. If you go through withdrawal, may we suggest some sunshine? It's bright and burns…

  • RT: Episode 94 and Dah Comic

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    Dear Seattle, How’s it going? Oh? That’s cool. So anyway, I heard you were thinking about checking out Sakuracon this weekend. Not a bad idea. Gus, Burnie and Luke are there, waiting for you. Seriously. They are waiting. Just. For. You. Please don’t disappoint…

  • RT: Episode 94

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    You do not have the most current version of Flash Player installed. Please follow this link to download the latest version of Flash… Get Flash var FO = { movie:”/archive/RT_player_int.swf”,width:”416″,height:”254″,majorversion:”7″,build:”0″,bgcolor:”#000000″, flashvars:”file=http://files.redvsblue.com/RvB05/5x94wiseguy/fl4sh/RvB94_020.flv&episodeNum=Episode%2094&episode=tucker%20knows%20best&clicktext=&store=http://www.roosterteethstore.com/dvds_rvb.html&more=http://www.redvsblue.com/archive/?=index_files/default.jpg&showdigits=false&autostart=false&showfsbutton=false”…

  • RT: No Soup for You

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    Geoff asked me to post today’s comic because he’s away from his computer or drunk or lazy or some excuse blah blah blah. Honestly I wasn’t really listening. And I have no idea what this comic is about. I think it’s referencing some movie, but I wouldn’t…

  • RT: Now Almost Better Than Before!

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    First of, sorry about the last 20 hours or so. The maintenance I came to do in Sacramento ran longer than expected, however everything was a resounding success (huzzah). We are working on cleaning up the last few issues and expect them to be hammered out…

  • RT: Planet Moron

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    I don’t know if you’ve seen a little movie called Grindhouse yet, but if you haven’t, you should. It’s…inspiring. Also, this week’s comic sponsor extra is up here. six

  • RT: Cry for help

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    I’m going to get serious here for a second. Today’s comic focuses on something important, something I think everyone should be mindful and aware of. Me. still six

  • RT: This weekend in Boston

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    Just a reminder that Gus, Joel and I will be at Anime Boston Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. You can find us at booths 504 and 506. We’ll also be at T.T. The Bear’s Place that Saturday night, where my band Trocadero will perform the music your hear in…

  • New Podtacular Community Goodies coming soon!

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    *NEW POD TV COMING SOON*

    The next Pod TV, coming soon, will be about the new maps. I have a bunch of new DVDs coming soon, so I can record at my own expense rather than waiting 3 months till I get another DVD from my brother.

    *NEW MACHINIMA COMING FROM KIA*

    Aside from Pod TV, I will also be recording random machinima. Watch out for it!

    *NEW PODFICTION COMING SOON*

    2.4 is just about done. 2.5 ends Section 2. Section 3 will be about the other Spartan Squads, featuring more community members as characters than ever. Here is the “old community thread”:http://podtacular.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9420&start=0
    for old times sake. Feel free to bump with my permission. If you run into any problems, direct them towards me. I will resolve them.

    *NEW EVENTS*

    If you’re in Rec B, we are trying to get a clanmatch soon.

    Hopefully, I am trying to kickoff Summer ’07 with another MLG Crew Event. The comeback of MLG Crew is coming!

    I am now listening to Podtacular more frequently, and am spending more time on my US History major project, so I will be online less (on certain days). After May 18th however, I will be back and ready to play like crazy again. This project is really huge, and I’m a little behind on the research. Wish me luck on it.

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    *GO PODTACULAR!*

  • New Podtacular Community Goodies coming soon!

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    Kiaffex

    NEW POD TV COMING SOON

    The next Pod TV, coming soon, will be about the new maps. I have a bunch of new DVDs coming soon, so I can record at my own expense rather than waiting 3 months till I get another DVD from my brother.

    NEW MACHINIMA COMING FROM KIA

    Aside from Pod TV, I will also be recording random machinima. Watch out for it!

    NEW PODFICTION COMING SOON

    2.4 is just about done. 2.5 ends Section 2. Section 3 will be about the other Spartan Squads, featuring more community members as characters than ever. Here is the old community thread
    for old times sake. Feel free to bump with my permission. If you run into any problems, direct them towards me. I will resolve them.

    NEW EVENTS

    If you’re in Rec B, we are trying to get a clanmatch soon.

    Hopefully, I am trying to kickoff Summer ’07 with another MLG Crew Event. The comeback of MLG Crew is coming!

    I am now listening to Podtacular more frequently, and am spending more time on my US History major project, so I will be online less (on certain days). After May 18th however, I will be back and ready to play like crazy again. This project is really huge, and I’m a little behind on the research. Wish me luck on it.

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    GO PODTACULAR!

  • Plenty Room for Me!

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    IceWeasel found a nice shirt at Stylin Online – grunty goodness!(Louis Wu 22:07:00 UTC)

  • Kerching.

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    Stuntmutt has his own commentary about the two newly available maps, in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 21:24:59 UTC)

  • CROSSFIRE talks to GTV

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    Over at GamingTV, you’ll find an interview with CROSSFIRE, of Blood Signature Films. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 21:16:02 UTC)

  • Those poor, poor maps…

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    The new maps have been out for a day… and already, they’re being ripped apart. Certain Affinity decided to get around the Superbouncing problem by building insta-killzones into the roof of both maps – but as Ducain points out, folks have already found exceptions. (Dry Ice also found a bizarre little glitch that might come in handy occasionally.) The first egg appeared on Tombstone yesterday morning – descriptions of the item were followed quickly by pictures of it in use; we should be clear that modding is required to hold this item, and it’s not actually usable (in the form it appears). More limitations are described nicely by RVideo. And while we’re at it, Jordan117 noticed another small egg, as well. You guys are BRUTAL! Update: Narcogen, over at Rampancy.net, clearly did more homework than i did; he found a video demonstrating the glitch Dry Ice mentions, as well as ANOTHER invisible wall near red base. These actually look like bigger problems than I’d originally thought. Hmm… (There are even more weirdnesses to be found in this thread at High Impact Halo.)(Louis Wu 14:28:32 UTC)