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Weekly Porridge #40: Stupid, Whiny, Annoying Twits

Oct 17, 2006

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CapnKrunk

in Podtacular

This week we deal with the newly Ranked SWAT Playlist.

Don’t be alarmed by the slight aesthetic changes. All I’ve changed is the border so it looks a little more professional. The characters all look just like they did before and nothing else will be changed!

More discussion in the forums!

Ã¢â‚¬Â¹ Weekly Porridge #39: Increasingly Rabid Community (IRC)up Weekly Porridge #41: Frankincense and 360 Ã¢â‚¬Âº
Halo – Really on Your PSP

Oct 17, 2006

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mintz

in Halo Portable
A Pail Imitation.

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

This is being added a bit late – but in all honesty, I ALREADY ADDED it once. I have no idea what happened to the news post – I blame the ferrets. Anyway, as I said earlier, Stuntmutt toyed with a new bling scheme in today’s One One Se7en. In retrospect, EternalSlayer’s forum post makes a lot more sense – I had no clue at the time that there was no newspost on the front page. Thanks to KP, who pointed out that the news post was actually missing (and, I suppose, for providing the inspiration for the strip itself).(Louis Wu 22:47:34 UTC)
TTL Clan Profile featuring: Podtacular.com

Oct 16, 2006

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Dialpex

in Podtacular

This week’s on the Tied the Leader blog the podtacular community got featured on a interview with Dialpex. We would like to thank the guys from Tied the Leader for the oportunity and specialy Dweezle for taking the time and having this interview with us.

So click HERE to check out all the details of this interview and support this great community of friends we have with us.

Thanks again to the TTL Gunslingers.
TTL Clan Profile featuring: Podtacular.com

Oct 16, 2006

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Dialpex

in Podtacular

This week on the Tied the Leader blog, the Podtacular community was featured in a interview with Dialpex. Thanks to the guys from Tied the Leader for the opportunity and especially Dweezle for taking the time and conducting the interview. Check it out and be sure to support the great community of friends we have over at TTL.

Thanks again to the TTL Gunslingers.
Trailer Trash

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Gah. A video submitted by Kusho to the MPRRS, entitled ‘Trailer Trash’, passed last night – it tells the story of 4 contestants, each with a movie trailer they’re proud of, in a game show in which the winner takes all… and the losers die. Almost 12 minutes long, available in both WMP9 format (112 mb) or QuickTime format (102 mb) – go watch!(Louis Wu 17:03:03 UTC)
Promotional Video Contest Winners Announced

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Cybiotik wrote to point out that the fan-run video contest on Bungie.net we mentioned back in August has had its winners announced – congrats to the winners!(Louis Wu 13:19:21 UTC)
What a wonderful world

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

ICDedPpl found a fun article in a Papua New Guinea newspaper – ‘Halo, one of the best video games created‘. Amazing what passes for news these days…(Louis Wu 13:04:00 UTC)
Cleaning the Grand Canyon with a Toothbrush

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

We haven’t heard from mrsmiley in a while – but he sent a note this morning, pointing us to a thread on the Halo Babies forum that contains a picture created entirely in MS Paint. (If you’ve ever worked with MS Paint, you know how limited its toolset is.) This picture is astounding, given its origins. Check it out! Update: eep, you have to be logged into the Halo Babies forum to see this. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks, icefire.(Louis Wu 11:16:49 UTC)
More MLG Writeups

Oct 16, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Lots of articles out there about yesterday’s MLG Playoff results in New York – Amped eSports has a summary of Carbon’s win over Final Boss, and a spotlight on FBI GamerGraffix.com, who earned themselves the single available berth to MLG’s Las Vegas Final next month – and MLG themselves have a summary of the 4v4 Level 2 Playoffs. There’s $100,000 waiting for the first-place team in Las Vegas… that’s some crazy money.(Louis Wu 11:04:28 UTC)
Carbon Wins MLG Playoffs

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Congrats to Carbon, who came back from being beaten in the Winners Bracket Finals in New York to play Final Boss again, in the overall finals… and win! I wish I had VoD…(Louis Wu 22:30:04 UTC)
Wikiriot 20

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Sigafoos points out that Wikiriot 20 is now online – 33 minutes, 13.3 mb. Full of… you know, stuff. Go listen.(Louis Wu 22:26:57 UTC)
Totally Random SV 2 – Shoplifters will be Prosecuted

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Keyboard Killer, of Pothole Studios, submitted another Totally Random Short Video to the MPRRS; they liked this one, too. It’s called ‘Shoplifters will be Prosecuted’, and it’s short and sweet. Great filming, great use of mods. You can grab it in its original DivX format (17.4 mb), or in WMP9 (16.4 mb) or QuickTime (18.2 mb) formats – your choice.(Louis Wu 21:17:13 UTC)
Safety In Numbers

Oct 15, 2006

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narcogen

in Rampancy

GamePolitics points out Neilsen Entertainment’s third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study, which says that there are 117 million “active gamers” in the United States.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Halo on your PSP

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

No, not like that. Zukan found a 2D arcade game called ‘Super Mini Halo‘, created by Jpdeathblade at DcEmu. The forum thread contains a shot showing off the sprite art, and a short video showing the first level’s gameplay. 1.3 mb download, available for 1.5 and 2.71. I can’t tell you what it really plays like, since I don’t have a PSP… but it’s a tiny download, check it out!(Louis Wu 15:58:06 UTC)
Safety In Numbers

Oct 15, 2006

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Rampancy – Se7en Years Of Halo

in Rampancy

GamePolitics points out Neilsen Entertainment’s third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study, which says that there are 117 million “active gamers” in the United States.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Gunniversary

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

The Tied the Leader Gunslingers celebrated their 1-year anniversary yesterday – thanks to both Quikthnkr, who invited people to say hi in their forums, and XerxdeeJ, who challenges the world to a duel in a blog post – beat the Gunslingers, win a buck. (Read for details.) Congrats, guys – you’ve had a great first year!(Louis Wu 13:43:22 UTC)
1v1 2006 Champ – Karma

Oct 15, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Playoffs in New York are underway – the 1v1 Championship concluded yesterday, with Karma coming out on top (and winning the $5000 first-prize purse). Thanks to 3Suns, who pointed out the MLG article. There’s also a writeup on GotFrag, for people looking for every perspective. The 4v4 competitions take place today.(Louis Wu 13:38:01 UTC)
ModIt

Oct 14, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Will “Dracc” Curry pointed us to his blog, ‘ModIt‘, which discusses (surprise, surprise) modding. Not just Xbox/Halo modding – but it certainly touches on that. In fact, his latest entry tries to draw a distinction between modders and cheaters on XBL, with respect to Halo. If you’re interested in the idea of modifying your hardware to get more enjoyment out of it, you might find this interesting.(Louis Wu 19:13:54 UTC)
MLG NY Pre-Game Interviews

Oct 14, 2006

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HBO

in HBO

Amped eSports has interviews with a couple of MGL Pro gamers you don’t hear from very often – elamitewarrior, and MimiC. Check ’em out as the league gears up for the New York playoffs!(Louis Wu 12:54:09 UTC)