Jamie98s let us know about a new movie he’d completed, ‘The Melody’. The MPRRS is still closed for reconstruction, but I found The Melody to be an interesting departure from the normal Halo fare, so I told him I’d host it. You can grab it in WMP9 format (56.7 mb) or QuickTime format (50 mb) – Jamie’s movies usually have great cinematics and composition, but this one adds some funky post-production editing for a really unusual story. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:50:47 UTC)
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Immortalized in Halo 3… You.
Wow. Every year, Penny Arcade’s Gabe and Tycho host a Charity Auction Dinner for Child’s Play, a charity they began a few years ago to get games to kids in hospitals. This year’s auction is December 13th, and today Gabe posted a list of some of the goodies you’ll be able to bid on during the event. On the list:A tour of Bungie and a line of dialogue in Halo 3.
Yep – you’ll get to hang out at Bungie’s offices… and you’ll have a line of dialogue recorded and included in Halo 3. Thanks to MinkOWar for the heads-up. Update: Oops, looks like Bagre let us know first, via email – my bad!(Louis Wu 20:42:48 UTC)
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Oblivion – The Spartan Project
Brandon stopped in with an update of Oblivion – the Spartan Project, a Halo-to-Oblivion (PC) conversion. Lots of pictures, lots of written info – check it out!(Louis Wu 20:35:21 UTC)
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Frankie and Eric Nylund in OXM Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey stopped by our forums this morning to point out that Frankie and Eric Nylund are featured in the latest podcast from Official Xbox Magazine. They discuss all of this week’s Halo news and then some, give it a listen.
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Halo Interviews on OXM Podcast
OXM’s Ryan McCaffrey wrote to point out KOXM Episode 39, the latest episode of the Official Xbox Magazine podcast; it’s Halo week, so they’ve interviewed Frank O’Connor and Eric Nylund, and topics of discussion range from the announcements made a couple of days ago to Ghosts of Onyx. Nearly an hour long, playable 14 mb (downloadable or streamable from their site) – good stuff, go listen!(Louis Wu 20:03:27 UTC)
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No Tungs.
Stuntmutt takes a look at a new Halo 3 weapon in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:13:55 UTC)
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Ze movies, boss, ze movies!
TTL Demag0gue stopped by to let us know that there are a bunch of new movie reviews posted at Penitent Tangential, his Halo movie review blog. Go read – and chime in with your own views!(Louis Wu 15:29:37 UTC)
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Amazingicity.
Once again, the Miscellaneous Art queue has been emptied, and there are 31 new entries in the collection. Normally, I don’t like to draw attention to specific pieces when posting a large group, because I worry that folks will look at the highlighted bits and ignore the rest. (Don’t do that – everything posted today is worth a look.) I’m mentioning a few things, because I don’t want them overlooked by people who rarely visit our art sections. There’s a ton of great stuff from DeviantART regulars Kamino185, opticneuralinterface, and HyperSoldier… there’s an amazing wall painting done in tribute to ANOTHER piece of fan art… well, there’s just lots of Halooey goodness. Go delve!(Louis Wu 15:21:53 UTC)
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Bungie answer questions on German Xbox site
We got word from Marc, at Germany’s Halo Universe – their sister site Xbox Aktuell has an opportunity to take part in a Bungie Q&A. Readers can post questions until next Thursday morning. The page is in German, but English questions are welcome (that’s less work for Marc, translating). Questions should be posted on Xbox Actuell’s forum. (Looks like you have to be registered to post – this might be a little difficult if you don’t read German. However, if you’ve got a question for Bungie, it’s worth a little trouble, right?)Update: Matt wrote to let us know that Britxbox.co.uk is also participating in this Q&A – this might be an easier route for English speakers.(Louis Wu 13:20:54 UTC)
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Friday’s Fanfic
Twelve new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – what are you waiting for?(Louis Wu 13:11:48 UTC)
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The Twelve Games of Xbox
Blown-Upp noticed an article at Eurogamer, entitled ‘The 12 Games of Xbox‘; it looks back at ‘a list of the finest exclusive games ever to grace the system’. Number 1? The Halo franchise. (Yeah, I know. It’s two games. They doubled up on a few franchises. It’s hard to tie it into Christmas if you call it ‘The Fourteen Games of Xbox’.)(Louis Wu 13:07:38 UTC)
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The 12 Games Of Xbox
Eurogamer is doing a retrospective on the top twelve exclusive franchises for the first Xbox console. Halo 1 and 2 unsurprisingly clock in at #1.
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The 12 Games Of Xbox
Eurogamer is doing a retrospective on the top twelve exclusive franchises for the first Xbox console. Halo 1 and 2 unsurprisingly clock in at #1.
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Xbox 360 Sales May Be Making Profit
Ars Technica notes that recent decreases in the costs of parts and manufacturing may mean Microsoft no longer has to subsidize the sales of their Xbox 360 console with profits from software: they may be making as much as $75 on each console sold, according to iSuppli.
Meanwhile, it is estimated that Sony will lose about $240 on each PlayStation 3.
No Xbox 360 price drops have been spotted just yet, but Microsoft would seem well-positioned to offer one if they so choose.
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Xbox 360 Sales May Be Making Profit
Ars Technica notes that recent decreases in the costs of parts and manufacturing may mean Microsoft no longer has to subsidize the sales of their Xbox 360 console with profits from software: they may be making as much as $75 on each console sold, according to iSuppli.
Meanwhile, it is estimated that Sony will lose about $240 on each PlayStation 3.
No Xbox 360 price drops have been spotted just yet, but Microsoft would seem well-positioned to offer one if they so choose.
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Pfhor For Pfhriday
Four Aleph One netmaps and a Lua CTF script for Marathon fans today over at Aleph One, courtesy of eX and W’rkcacnter.
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Pfhor For Pfhriday
Four Aleph One netmaps and a Lua CTF script for Marathon fans today over at Aleph One, courtesy of eX and W’rkcacnter.
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Not Just For PCs Anymore
One of the oft-discussed topics among those following the upcoming Halo Wars RTS game by Ensemble for the Xbox 360 console is whether or not a workable interface for a strategy game can be created for a console. Many commenters have offered that RTS games just belong on PCs to be played with mice and keyboards, mirroring the comments of many PC gamers before the release of console FPS games like GoldenEye and Halo.
What are they to say now? Now that the Command & Conquer series is also coming to the Xbox 360?
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Not Just For PCs Anymore
One of the oft-discussed topics among those following the upcoming Halo Wars RTS game by Ensemble for the Xbox 360 console is whether or not a workable interface for a strategy game can be created for a console. Many commenters have offered that RTS games just belong on PCs to be played with mice and keyboards, mirroring the comments of many PC gamers before the release of console FPS games like GoldenEye and Halo.
What are they to say now? Now that the Command & Conquer series is also coming to the Xbox 360?
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OH SHEETS HE’S GOT A NEEDLER
This week’s Halo 3 Humpday wasn’t really a challenge – it was a 3-player game between SketchFactor, Frankie, and KP. What makes it interesting is that since High Ground has been described in detail (including concept artwork showing layout) by EGM and others, the writeup goes into minute detail about the game. Strategery abounds. (Shenanigans, too.) Thanks, Velez.(Louis Wu 02:24:28 UTC)