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Cinematic Moments, Part 2
Morpheus pointed out that the next installment of Gamespy’s Top 25 Video Game Cinematic Moments is up (we mentioned page 1 yesterday) – and again, Halo takes two of the five spots. At 19, Return To Sender is called ‘easiliy [sic] the most memorable scene from Halo 2’, and at 17, the Starry Night Halo 3 commercial pumped up the reviewers. Still three days left in the article; can Halo continue its daily showing?(Louis Wu 13:55:46 UTC)
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New Map Reviews
There are a couple of reviews of the two new Certain Affinity maps online – Fyrewulff wrote one for The Platformers, and there’s another one up at TeamXbox. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:50:13 UTC)
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Halo at Yale – For all to see!
The fine folks at HBO captured the Halo portion of VGL’s show in New Haven, CT. With Tommy Tallarico’s (co-creator of VGL) insistence that the audience help spread the word, we bring you the Yale Symphony Orchestra-Choir’s full performance of the Halo 2 suite and the Halo 3 teaser.
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Play Halo 2, Win Stuff
Xbox.com is running an All-Nighter this Saturday, April 21; play Halo 2 during the night (“it starts when the sun goes down and ends when it comes back up”), look for select members of Clan PMS and some Xbox Ambassadors (gamertags for all involved are listed on that page), and tell xbox.com what you thought! Randomly selected respondents will win “some sweet old-school Halo swag.” (No, we don’t know what that means, either.) Thanks to Jman for the heads-up!(Louis Wu 10:30:58 UTC)
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Tombstone Falls Victim To Zero Day Glitches
Not an entire day has passed since the release of Tombstone, Certain Affinity’s Halo 2 homage to the Halo 1 favorite Hang ‘Em High, along with Desolation, their remake of Derelict, before the first cracks are being found.
GhostFaction at High Impact Halo has posted a vid by DominoEffect that shows a way out of the map, avoiding the invisible instant-kill barriers put there to stop people from doing so. The method doesn’t look that practical, but it does show how effective it is trying to stop Halo players from going somewhere.
Perhaps a more serious problem is revealed by another vid, by Glow Burn, shows at least one spot on Tombstone where an invisible wall protects a player from gunfire and grenades, but allows him or her to retaliate. HIH has a thread especially for glitches found on the new maps.
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HALO gets a comic
Whoa, cool. Marvel is making a comic book based on HALO. See the first cover:
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV INKS: ALEX MALEEV COLORED BY: ALEX MALEEV LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
THE STORY:
The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind’s struggle against the alien threat of the Covenant. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game Halo 2, the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief’s interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city’s rebellion and downfall, two disparate lives’ collision and shared fate, and the Convenant’s hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the Halo universe!40 PGS./17 and Up …$3.99
This comic book is based on a Mature-rated video game.
Microsoft, Bungie, the Bungie logo, Halo, the Halo logos, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Xbox 360, the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and are used under license from owner. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.PRICE: 3.99 IN STORES: 2007-07-18
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Halo 2 Vista is Gold
Voodoo Extreme says Halo 2 Vista has gone gold – they know, because they have a final review copy sitting on their desk. Plenty of time to duplicate these puppies!(Louis Wu 22:13:21 UTC)
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Weekly Porridge #51: MacJev
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*Weekly Porridge*, the not-so-weekly Podtacular comic, is back! *Quality Jeverage* gave it a sweet full color graphical update. This time the gang are somehow a part of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Nice work, Jeverage! More talk “in the forums”:http://podtacular.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14272&highlight=.
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Weekly Porridge #51: MacJev
Weekly Porridge, the not-so-weekly Podtacular comic, is back! Quality Jeverage gave it a sweet full color graphical update. This time the gang are somehow a part of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Nice work, Jeverage! More talk in the forums.
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Haloid.
Monty Oum released a pretty cool vid last year – had a bit of Halo content, so we mentioned it. (He’s done quite a bit of other stuff, too.) He’s just released his latest work – Haloid. It’s not what you think. And even if it IS, it’s got stuff in it you simply must see. Go watch.(Louis Wu 19:34:20 UTC)
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Get your own Bronze MC
Wow. Someone has created a life-size wax mould of the Master Chief, and is planning to create ‘a museum quality bronze statue’; Buy It Now price on eBay is just under $8,000, but you can make an offer. Statue will ship by June 7. Thanks, BARBARIC RAGE.(Louis Wu 19:20:25 UTC)
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UncleGamer featuring Foo Mo Jive
Our very own Foo Mo Jive takes a guest spot in the latest episode of UncleGamer Radio!Episode 26 is now out, prime and ready for you to sink your teeth into! This episode has a rather special focus on Halo. Foo Mo Jive joins us from Podtacular as we tackle the subject of Halo and the hype behind it. Is Halo worth the hype or not? This answer, and the answer to the Mario vs. Master Chief debate, will be revealed in Episode 26! If you like tension, then this is the show you have been waiting for.
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UncleGamer featuring Foo Mo Jive
Our very own Foo Mo Jive takes a guest spot in the latest episode of UncleGamer Radio!Episode 26 is now out, prime and ready for you to sink your teeth into! This episode has a rather special focus on Halo. Foo Mo Jive joins us from Podtacular as we tackle the subject of Halo and the hype behind it. Is Halo worth the hype or not? This answer, and the answer to the Mario vs. Master Chief debate, will be revealed in Episode 26! If you like tension, then this is the show you have been waiting for.
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The New Maps are Here!
Dry Ice noticed a new top story at Bungie.net – mostly just a summary of info presented in a bunch of different places. Read it if you’re having trouble getting the maps, or need help with which playlists require them, what to do if you’re in Europe, and more.(Louis Wu 18:20:49 UTC)
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Halo Comic News
Cocopjojo found news about the upcoming Halo comic over at Marvel’s website; it shows up on the July Previews page, as well as its own page. Story picks up where Halo 2 left off. Want to know more? This puppy will be on store shelves on July 18.(Louis Wu 18:17:53 UTC)
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New Halo 2 Maps are Here!
The new Halo 2 maps are here. Bug fixes, workarounds and details about their inclusion in next week’s Matchmaking playlists, inside.
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More AR pics from James Falcon
James Falcon sent in a few pics of his (newly completed) MA5C Assault Rifle – take a look! (Shin guards are coming along, as well, pics should be up by the end of the month.)(Louis Wu 14:31:38 UTC)
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Cinematic moments
DuBbLe pointed out an article at Gamespy (though he was actually linking to the Australian site) about the Top 25 Video Game Cinematic Moments. So far, only 21-25 are up – but Hlo Wars took 25, and the E3 2000 Halo trailer (pre-Xbox) took 22. I wonder if there’ll be more in the top 20? (Louis Wu 14:21:46 UTC)
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Halo 3 Mountain Dew
Spec_Ops_Assault noticed a couple of stories (at Advertising Age and MarketingVOX) about the upcoming Halo 3-branded Mountain Dew. Looks like it’ll be out in August (for a three-month run), and will contain more caffeine per ounce than regular Mountain Dew. (Regular MD has about 4.6 mg/ounce, or 92 mg per 20 oz bottle – a bit less than a cup of coffee. Game Fuel MD will contain 6 mg/oz, or 120 mg/20 oz bottle – a 33% boost. Because, you know… the adrenaline rush from Halo 3 just won’t be enough…)(Louis Wu 14:04:06 UTC)
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Send us your reviews of the new Halo 2 maps for episode 110!
The new maps are finally available, and we want to hear what you think of them! Here’s some things we’d like to know:
- How do the maps compare to how they were in Halo 1?
- What do you think of the weapon placements? Anything new? Any particular ones create some interesting fights?
- What do you think of the changed base entry on Tombstone? How about the new lifts to the bases?
- What do you think of the teleporters going bye-bye on desolation? Do you think the lifts work better? How about my favorite: The ramps in the former dead-end pockets on the lower level? Have you tried spamming grenades across the map since there’s no ceiling now?
- Got any gameplay tips for these maps?
- Do you think there is enough cover on these maps for close-mid range battles? What are your favorite game types on these maps? Have you come up with any unique customs for them yet?
- Got a tale from the foxhole on the new maps?
Deadline this week is early: Wednesday night at 5pm EST. Get your reviews in now by clicking submit news and tips on the right side of the page!
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
