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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • IGN grabs the crack pipe

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    A couple of days ago, IGN put up their own speculation story about the commercial; thanks to HaloPlanet for pointing this out.(Louis Wu 13:21:15 UTC)

  • Oblivion mod opens public beta test

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    Brandon stopped by our forum to point out that he’s released a public beta test for his mod for Oblivion (PC), called ‘The Spartan Project’. (We last mentioned this mod in November.) If you’ve got a copy of Oblivion, check the forum post for requirements, and a download link!(Louis Wu 12:01:49 UTC)

  • H2Vista supports DX9, but not DX10

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    This has been news for some time, but I’m not sure we’ve ever reported it – there’s a news piece over at Gamepro that confirms that Halo 2 Vista will NOT support DirectX 10 visual effects. (This might come as a surprise to some, since it’s a Vista-only game, and the justification for that, originally, was that Vista supported the effects that would make Halo 2 stand out, while older systems didn’t. To these people, I’m not sure what to say that wouldn’t sound overly cynical.)(Louis Wu 11:58:25 UTC)

  • And then, 3 seconds later…

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    Narcogen, over at Rampancy.net, has written up a frame by frame analysis of the TV ad; lots of detail. Much of this material has been hashed out on our forum (and others), but Narcogen does a good job of sticking to what we KNOW, rather than what we WANT, and he brings a pretty hefty body of knowledge of Bungie and the Halo series with him; this is worth reading by anyone who feels like speculating about what the various tidbits mean. In true Narcogen fashion, it’s wordy.(Louis Wu 11:54:00 UTC)

  • Bungie needs a new 3D Artist

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    This went live last night, but real life got in the way of posting it. Bungie has a new job posting online – they’re looking for a ‘Contract 3D Artist’. Wanna work on Halo 3? This is your chance!(Louis Wu 11:07:14 UTC)

  • A Closer Look At The CG TV Advertisement

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    In addition to the text-only transcript of the dialogue and events in the CGTV ad from yesterday, and a preliminary commentary piece (which has already gone through several revisions) offering interpretations of the content in the ad, I’ve posted a frame-by-frame analysis with screen captures, taken from the QuickTime HD version posted by Louis Wu at HBO from the original file at TeamXbox.




  • A Closer Look At The CG TV Advertisement

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    In addition to the text-only transcript of the dialogue and events in the CGTV ad from yesterday, and a preliminary commentary piece (which has already gone through several revisions) offering interpretations of the content in the ad, I’ve posted a frame-by-frame analysis with screen captures, taken from the QuickTime HD version posted by Louis Wu at HBO from the original file at TeamXbox.

  • Tell us what you thought of the Halo 3 commercial for episode 92!

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    It’s about time to get locked and loaded for the next show. This time we’ve got a big one in our sights!

    Good thing I was wearing brown pants when I saw that shield grenade

    So you’ve seen the glory that is the new Halo 3 commercial. Now we want to know what you think! The community is buzzing about all the potential features revealed. What did you think about the shield grenade? How about the sprint at the end? Which one will be mapped to the X button? Who do you think the kids are? What did you think of the new brute armor? Or the central brute with the hammer? Or how about the new wraiths? What about those plasma shots that came out of nowhere, what were those? What do you think the 3 dimples in the glove mean? Did you catch any little secrets we missed? What did you think of the commercial all together: good or bad?

    Just click submit news and tips on the right side to send in your observation with your gamertag. If it’s good we’ll put it on the show! Deadline is Thursday night at about 5:30pm EST so get your tips in EARLY! And thanks for contributing to the show, YOU guys are the ones that make this show really happen.

  • Tell us what you thought of the Halo 3 commercial for episode 92!

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    It’s about time to get locked and loaded for the next show. This time we’ve got a big one in our sights!

    Good thing I was wearing brown pants when I saw that shield grenade

    So you’ve seen the glory that is the new Halo 3 commercial. Now we want to know what you think! The community is buzzing about all the potential features revealed. What did you think about the shield grenade? How about the sprint at the end? Which one will be mapped to the X button? Who do you think the kids are? What did you think of the new brute armor? Or the central brute with the hammer? Or how about the new wraiths? What about those plasma shots that came out of nowhere, what were those? What do you think the 3 dimples in the glove mean? Did you catch any little secrets we missed? What did you think of the commercial all together: good or bad?

    Just click submit news and tips on the right side to send in your observation with your gamertag. If it’s good we’ll put it on the show! Deadline is Thursday night at about 5:30pm EST so get your tips in EARLY! And thanks for contributing to the show, YOU guys are the ones that make this show really happen.

  • Episode 91: Halo PC/CE Round Table

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    Download | Show Notes

    Ever wanted to know how and why modding works in Halo PC? Well join us as we take a tour through a game with pelicans, longswords, and modded games galore. We talk to the experts about stuff like custom maps, custom weapons, custom single player campaign levels, custom animations, custom vehicles, lag, how multiplayer works, and more. So grab your pistol and your assault rifle and let’s go frag some trucks! Our first round table is a very full one and includes foo mo, JVB, Stigmatic X, Face Head, Crypto, Unreal Chief, Spartan1118, and special guest at the end: Face Head’s mom! (You gotta hear that one) Thanks once again to Ciclonic for editing audio. Oh, and pod art this week comes from Crypto, which is a screen capture from Halo PC. Show is 59:05– Woot we’re under an hour!

    ‹ Episode 90: Halo 3 show with special guests: Dweezle and Indian PrincessupEpisode 92: Halo 3 Show with special guest: Laird ›

  • Episode 91: Halo PC/CE Round Table

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    Download | Show Notes

    Ever wanted to know how and why modding works in Halo PC? Well join us as we take a tour through a game with pelicans, longswords, and modded games galore. We talk to the experts about stuff like custom maps, custom weapons, custom single player campaign levels, custom animations, custom vehicles, lag, how multiplayer works, and more. So grab your pistol and your assault rifle and let’s go frag some trucks! Our first round table is a very full one and includes foo mo, JVB, Stigmatic X, Face Head, Crypto, Unreal Chief, Spartan1118, and special guest at the end: Face Head’s mom! (You gotta hear that one) Thanks once again to Ciclonic for editing audio. Oh, and pod art this week comes from Crypto, which is a screen capture from Halo PC. Show is 59:05– Woot we’re under an hour!

    ‹ Episode 88: Customs and CallinsupPod TV Episode 1! ›

  • Halo 3 Ad Round-Up

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    The Halo 3 commercial aired last night shortly after Halo3.com went live. You can now find it on Xbox.com, XBL Marketplace and tons of other places. Hit our Halo 3 Forum and join the dissection, speculation and general insanity.

  • Trade them? What?

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    Jonathan Rivas noticed a new Brute Icon Tee at the Bungie Store – sharp!(Louis Wu 21:59:45 UTC)

  • Sneak Chief

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    Paul Maestri continues to pump ’em out – Halo Heads 32 looks at Sneak King… you gotta wonder about video games based on fast food.(Louis Wu 21:04:53 UTC)

  • Rooster Teeth Interview at 2old2play

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    Submitted yesterday, almost lost in the flood of commercial-related news… 2old2play has released Issue 7 of their bimonthly magazine (in downloadable PDF format) – this one’s got a nice two-page interview with Matt Hullum of Red vs Blue. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 20:53:57 UTC)

  • The OTHER Halo 3 Commercial

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    I have vague memories of seeing this movie before, but I couldn’t find it in our news database… so for here, it’s new. Daniel Tartar was searching for the new ad, and ran across this movie – nice claims in there.(Louis Wu 20:51:31 UTC)

  • Issue of the Week: Strafing

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    PEZ, from halowiki.net, wrote to say that the Turrets article last week has grown tremendously, because of your visits and input – so they’re trying again with a new issue of the week – Strafing. Swing by and see what’s up now, and add your two cents!(Louis Wu 20:49:36 UTC)

  • It’s gonna save the day.

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    I wasn’t going to post this, because the language isn’t really safe for work… but it WAS funny, and I DID get chewed out for ignoring it, so… here’s a funny mix of the commercial and some music from Team America. It actually fits really well, but make sure your boss isn’t walking by as you watch.(Louis Wu 18:16:14 UTC)

  • Commercial Theme on XBLM

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    There’s a new 360 Theme available on XBL Marketplace, based on images from the commercial – it’s 150 points, and LordGideon kindly provided screenshots of all four blades. They’re all 1280×1024, and weigh in at around 200kb each.
    Blade 1 | Blade 2 | Blade 3 | Blade 4(Louis Wu 16:57:36 UTC)

  • You Can’t HANDLE The Speculation!

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    In case you’re not TOTALLY overloaded with Halo stuff today, Jillybean has submitted a massive update to the Halo Story Page – lots of goodies in there. She’s doing her best to flood your senses… (heh? get it? Flo- oh, never mind.)(Louis Wu 16:20:22 UTC)