Max “Yeroen” Hoberman, one of the longest-serving Bungie employees, is founding a new games development company, Certain Affinity. The CA team of developers in Austin, Texas, including other Bungie alumni such as David Bowman and Chad “Shishka” Armstrong are already hard at work on new maps for Halo 2. Bungie.net has the lowdown in an interview with Frankie. The CA site has the official press release, as well as a note that they’re looking for an environment artist.
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They like… something.
Over at Bungie.net, there’s a new article about Certain Affinity, a soon-to-be Bungie Spinoff; Max Hoberman, who’s been the multiplayer design lead for Halo 2 and Halo 3, has been hard at work with a hand-picked crew building the Halo 2 maps that will be released for 360 owners this spring. At some point soon, they’ll cease to be Bungie employees, and begin to be Certain Affinity devs – for more on what this means, read the article! Thanks to Shishka (who will be part of the CA team) for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 03:25:17 UTC)
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Bubble Wrap
Paul Maestri sends word that Halo Heads 33 is online – and I must say, it’s rather surreal. Not unpleasant… just odd.(Louis Wu 03:22:06 UTC)
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Meet Certain Affinity!
Say hello to our newest friends in the game development biz – Certain Affinity. This new team founded by ex-Bungie multiplayer lead Max Hoberman is hard at work on new Halo 2 maps and a full game of their own. Read on for the scoop!
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RT: Saturday? Already?
I woke up this morning and was getting in my car as I realized that it was Saturday, and I didn’t have to go to stupid work. I was back in bed in under 10 seconds. Wait…did I leave my car on? Oh well, whatever. Today’s comic answers the much asked question…”How…
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RT: Halo 3 Trailer!
Did you guys see the amazing Halo 3 Trailer last night during Monday Night Football? If not, you can get it on bungie.net, HBO, or on XBL Marketplace. I insist you go watch it right now. Then come back here and read today’s comic.
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RT: Thursday Comic and Episode 85 Progress
I’m taking a break from Episode 85 production (which is going smashingly so far) to throw up today’s comic. it’s obviously a continuation of Tuesday’s. Ok, that’s enough of a break. Back to work!
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RT: Healthy Competition
Today’s comic shows how Burnie and I got into the bitter mess that we’re currently in. He’s sitting stagnant at 15914 (like a bump on a log), while I’m right behind him, coming up on his heels like a fucking freight train with my 14481 coal-fueled points…
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RT: Episode 85 Outbreak!
RvB Episode 85: Yellow Fever is now spreading through the public like… well, like yellow fever. Sponsors have already been infected. If you’re not immune to awesome, you can get your dose of video contagion here.
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RT: Bah Humbug
Today’s comic is Gus in his purest form. If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to spend 2 minutes with him (although I can’t imagine you would), this pretty much sums it up.
Are any of you going to the Child’s Play Charity Dinner Auction tomorrow…
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New Strangerhood Soundtrack!!!
You might have no idea who I am, but you’ve probably heard me. No, I’m not a secret character on RvB, I’m the guy who does music for RvB and PANICS; along with my band Trocadero, we did the RvB Soundtrack available at the RT Store.
But this isn’t about…
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RvB vid, theme on XBLM
According to Major Nelson, there’s a new Red vs Blue Holiday Video, and a Theme for your 360, available on Xbox Marketplace. (No pictures I can find online, yet.) Thanks, darthbob100.(Louis Wu 18:13:19 UTC)
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Off The Top Of His Head…
Today’s One One Se7en is much more understandable if you’re British.(Louis Wu 15:17:54 UTC)
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Makin’ a Buck
This popped up yesterday, but I forgot to mention it. Apparently, one of the UK sites that has been given a set of beta slots to give away to fans has decided to SELL those slots. Microsoft was not amused, and warned any site caught doing this would be cut off from all future Microsoft goodies. (Presumably, the slots that were sold will be voided, as well.) If the site you love is SELLING slots instead of giving them away, run; as Evil Otto puts it – “the only thing you will purchase is disappointment.” Thanks to Red_Breast for the first heads-up. Update: looks like that Britbox article has been yanked – Deadguy71 found a different one that’s still live, at HEXUS Gaming.(Louis Wu 13:33:40 UTC)
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LifePod Episode 3
Merecatfish points out that LifePod 3 is up – highlight is an interview with mapmaker NeuroKoNeza. 30 minutes long, 28 mb. Check it out!(Louis Wu 03:59:16 UTC)
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Alternating Blockbusters
Red_Breast found a story at totally360.com (and 3Suns found a similar one at 2old2play) talking about a snippet in an upcoming issue of EGM – apparently, they’re claiming that Microsoft’s gameplan is to alternate Gears of War and Halo releases, to help stomp on Sony and Nintendo’s marketing buzz. The biggest problem with this gameplan is that Bungie has already said that Halo 3 is the end of this story arc, and (while they haven’t said they’re throwing up yet) they’ve been working nearly exclusively on Halo for the past 7 years. At some point… you’d think they’d be tired of it, even if Microsoft isn’t. Maybe the ‘Halo’ after Gears 2 will be Halo Wars?(Louis Wu 03:51:14 UTC)
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MLG News Ticker
3Suns pointed out a bunch of new stuff at MLGPro.com – there’s an interview with Carbon, a story about Legit (who recently left Storm Ventures) joining Legendz, filling StrongSide’s slot, and the MLG side of the WSVG/MLG tiff this weekend at the WSVG finals. Good fun.(Louis Wu 03:46:53 UTC)
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The Heretic Drama Trailer
Nerrolken, of the Edgeworks Entertainment team (the guys who created the Codex Series last year), sent word that they’ve released The Heretic Trailer, the first of two. This is the Drama Trailer – the next will be the Action Trailer. It gives you a taste of the storyline of the upcoming Heretic series. It’s available in QuickTime format (12.6 mb), and WMP9 format (7.2 mb). Looks to be a fantastic series! Check it out.(Louis Wu 03:41:22 UTC)
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Submit stuff for Episode 93: King of the Hill Show!
We’re full steam ahead with our new schedule of shows, and this one is the first ever King of the Hill! Here’s the lineup:
Finally: a regular MLG Update segment from Podtacular!
This segment will be about 10-15 minutes and will include the latest on recent competitions, press events, celebrity news, who’s game is looking good this month and why, things like that. We’re really excited to bring this to you and we hope you are too!
Taste the Rainbow: Vegas!
King of the Hill is basically a talk about the contenders for the top game of the month spot and how they compare to the longest running top game on xbox live: Halo 2. This month we’ll be focusing on Rainbow Six: Vegas. Do you have this game? Have you played the single player or multiplayer demo on xbox live? Let us know what you think of it! Just click submit news and tips on the right side and send us your opinion of the game (and especially why you think that) with your gamertag. If it’s interesting, we’ll mention it on the show!
Deadline is Thursday Night
at about 5:30pm EST but the sooner you get your thoughts in, the more likely it will make it on the show. Hurry up!