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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Fox, Universal Pull Funding For Halo Movie


    Cinema Blend and CanMag have two completely different takes on the same event. Apparently, just before making an initial payment, Universal and Fox asked Microsoft and the producers to lower their profit-sharing on the Halo movie. Microsoft refused, and now Fox and Universal are out of the picture.


    Cinema Blend says this means the Halo film is “almost dead” while CanMag assures us it means Microsoft knows the worth of the project and will easily find new studio backing.


    The proposed budget for the project is reportedly $145 million (with a reduction to $128 million achieved by filming in New Zealand).


    UPDATE: Related stories on Variety, Joystiq, Voodoo Extreme.





  • Humpday: Community Team FFA

    Last night the Community Team had a few Free-For-All Halo 3 games which ended up being the Humpday for this week. Don’t expect to find any new Halo 3 info, but if you enjoy general Halo tactics and vagueries then this Humpday’s for you! And yes, it was because Xbox Live was borked.

  • Snap into a Transformer

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    Paul Maestri takes a look at corporate sponsorship in the latest Halo Heads… here’s hoping his vision is cloudy.(Louis Wu 20:05:18 UTC)

  • RT: Monday Monday

    Its Monday morning and you know what that means – time to get back to your lousy excuse for a job. Since you’re probably not doing any real work anyway, why not check out Episode 79 of Red vs Blue?

    You can get the Quicktime version here or the WMV over…

  • RT: Fighting the good fight

    I’m typing this from the office during a creepy storm. As always, Burnie and Matt are scared and hiding in the closet. Apparently the thunder is too much for them. Anyway, I should wrap this while we still have power. Today’s comic is below.



  • RT: It’s all about trust

    It’s Thursday and someone in the back of the office is blaring the Ramones, which is really odd since no one back there has any taste in music. They usually listen to Celine Dion or Clay Aiken. I guess I should stopping looking a gift horse in the mouth…

  • RT: Friday the 13th / Episode the 80th

    So despite Jason running around the office today in a hockey mask trying to scare us, Matt and I were able to finish Episode 80. It’s now up in the video archive for sponsors, and will be available to the public at it’s usual time on Monday (assuming anyone…

  • RT: Hangover city

    Today’s comic is posted below – barely. I’m so hungover right now that typing on my keyboard feels like being punched in the brain. Remind me never to party with two-year-olds. I can’t hang.




  • RT: It’s official…




    Today the Rooster Teeth community site officially surpassed 500,000 registered users. That means there are now 100,000 users for each full-time staff member. Try to take it easy on us.

    Thanks to everyone for making this site what it is, and…

  • RT: Episode 80 and RT Comic

    Heyo,
    I have a bunch of crap to talk about today. First and foremost is that Episode 80 went public yesterday. You can get it here if you haven’t already. Also, today’s comic is posted below. All I will say about it is that truth really is stranger than…

  • RT: Matt is a jerk

    Today’s comic touches on the fact that Matt is an inconsiderate jerk. Everyone in the office knows it, and now you can too. Also, Burnie will be speaking at The University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana Saturday. So, if you are bored and in the area, check…

  • HaloWorkMontage

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    Doug Godfrey has been working on his own Halo models for a while (search our news database if you’d like to see older bits) – recently he submitted a work montage to the MPRRS, and they liked it. It’s a teaser of what’s to come – it’s only a minute long. You can grab it in its original DivX format (15.9 mb), or in WMP9 format (12.6 mb) or QuickTime format (16.2 mb). Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:33:23 UTC)

  • Blackout

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    A TTL Gunslinger stopped by to point out a new article at Tied the Leader – a discussion of the 24 hour XBL blackout that took place a couple of days ago. Fun read! There’s also a clan profile of Podtacular – go read!(Louis Wu 16:28:02 UTC)

  • Community Heatlamp Special Edition: BrentGamer

    This week, I had a chance to interview a man who loved by Podtacular Members everywhere. Unfortunately, I’m too lazy to do an interview with that guy just yet, so I present to you a Special Edition of Community HeatLamp where I interview myself, BrentGamer.

    How are you doing today Brent?

    I’m doing pretty good. How are you doing Brent?

    Just fine, thanks. Anyway Mr. Brent, tell us a little bit about yourself

    I’m 15 years old, my name is Brent, and i’m an avid gamer. Hence the name BrentGamer. I like to think of myself as a comedian of sorts, providing the Podtacular Community with much needed comic relief. But in reality, i’m just a cuddly kitty that wants to be loved.

    What exactly do you DO in the Community, besides being a joker?

    I’m really not one to toot my own horn, but I’m in charge of doing the Community HeatLamp interviews for Podtacular. I get to annoy important people in the Podtacular Community until they give me the answers that I crave, and then I relay those answers to the fine members of Podtacular.

    Sounds like a tough job. Do you mind taking us through the process of doing a HeatLamp interview?

    Alright. First, I put every Podtacular members name on a dartboard and throw a single dart at the board. Where the dart lands determines who gets interviewed that month. Of course, the people in the community who have done alot for us have larger names on the dartboard, increasing their chances of getting picked. Then, I procrastinate for 2 weeks until Foo Mo Jive sends me an email asking me if the interview is ready for that month. At that point, I rush to contact the Podtacular member that i’m interviewing in fear of losing my “job”. The interview is sloppily thrown together and sent to Mr. Jive, where it posted on the front page and enjoyed by thousands.

    You been known to submit some interesting material for the Podcast, including your most famous pieces like “HaloHarmony” and “Brentopia”. Where do you come up with this stuff?

    As I sit on the toilet, my mind is constantly tossing around ideas for material to send in to Podtacular. After I have relieved myself, I quickly go to the “Submit News & Tips” form and put my ideas into action. My projects like “HaloHarmony.com” take a little more time to finish, because I have to gather up the actors and record them.

    Any new projects coming up?

    I’m not going to spoil anything, but my most recent project featuring Foo Mo Jive is available for your listening pleasure on Episode 85’s Customs & Call-Ins segment . Lets just say that it involves a very special insurance company…..

    Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us today, Brent.

    The pleasure is all mine.


  • Ghosts of Onyx Excerpt

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    downrodeo found a short excerpt from Ghosts of Onyx at a Canadian Amazon website – if you’re not afraid of spoilers, go read! (I’m not saying there ARE spoilers – I’m saying that there isn’t a single unified idea of what ‘spoiler’ means in this community, and it’s almost guaranteed that some of you will feel this material is spoiler-laden. So you’ve been warned.)(Louis Wu 16:08:42 UTC)

  • UNSCDF interviews Eric Nylund

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    Major Silva stopped by our forum yesterday to announce that his interview with Eric Nylund was now posted at UNSCDF; while Nylund still doesn’t give away a lot of secrets about the upcoming Ghosts of Onyx, it’s clear that there are still good questions you can ask (the guys who did the IGN and Gamespot interviews recently might take a look). Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:02:43 UTC)

  • Bungie Community Spotlight: Chris547

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    KP interviewed another community member via IM yesterday – Chris547, a Bungie.net moderator, talked about what got him going in the Bungie community, and what constitutes a good day. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:58:54 UTC)

  • Community Heatlamp Special Edition: BrentGamer

    This week, I had a chance to interview a man who loved by Podtacular Members everywhere. Unfortunately, I’m too lazy to do an interview with that guy just yet, so I present to you a Special Edition of Community HeatLamp where I interview myself, BrentGamer.

    How are you doing today Brent?

    I’m doing pretty good. How are you doing Brent?

    Just fine, thanks. Anyway Mr. Brent, tell us a little bit about yourself

    I’m 15 years old, my name is Brent, and i’m an avid gamer. Hence the name BrentGamer. I like to think of myself as a comedian of sorts, providing the Podtacular Community with much needed comic relief. But in reality, i’m just a cuddly kitty that wants to be loved.

    What exactly do you DO in the Community, besides being a joker?

    I’m really not one to toot my own horn, but I’m in charge of doing the Community HeatLamp interviews for Podtacular. I get to annoy important people in the Podtacular Community until they give me the answers that I crave, and then I relay those answers to the fine members of Podtacular.

    Sounds like a tough job. Do you mind taking us through the process of doing a HeatLamp interview?

    Alright. First, I put every Podtacular members name on a dartboard and throw a single dart at the board. Where the dart lands determines who gets interviewed that month. Of course, the people in the community who have done alot for us have larger names on the dartboard, increasing their chances of getting picked. Then, I procrastinate for 2 weeks until Foo Mo Jive sends me an email asking me if the interview is ready for that month. At that point, I rush to contact the Podtacular member that i’m interviewing in fear of losing my “job”. The interview is sloppily thrown together and sent to Mr. Jive, where it posted on the front page and enjoyed by thousands.

    You been known to submit some interesting material for the Podcast, including your most famous pieces like “HaloHarmony” and “Brentopia”. Where do you come up with this stuff?

    As I sit on the toilet, my mind is constantly tossing around ideas for material to send in to Podtacular. After I have relieved myself, I quickly go to the “Submit News & Tips” form and put my ideas into action. My projects like “HaloHarmony.com” take a little more time to finish, because I have to gather up the actors and record them.

    Any new projects coming up?

    I’m not going to spoil anything, but my most recent project featuring Foo Mo Jive is available for your listening pleasure on Episode 85’s Customs & Call-Ins segment . Lets just say that it involves a very special insurance company…..

    Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us today, Brent.

    The pleasure is all mine.


  • Community Spotlight: Chris547

    This week we took some time to chat with Chris547, Bungie.net moderator extraordinaire and Mob of Angry Peasants co-founder. He talks about his roots in the community, wrecking cars and, for no apparent reason, puppies.

  • Tsquared on Fox

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    Tyger let us know that Tsquared was on Fox recently – MLGPro has all the details.(Louis Wu 19:57:10 UTC)