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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Totally Random SV 1 – Attack of the Clones

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    KeyboardKiller, of Pothole Studios, submitted ‘Totally Random SV 1 – Attack of the Clones’ to the MPRRS a LONG time ago. (For some reason, our reviewers have stopped reviewing.) It finally made it through the system today, with a passing grade. ‘SV’ stands for ‘Short Video’, and it is that… and Totally Random. Quite nicely filmed, very nice use of mods, pretty darned funny. Available in WMP9 format (22.6 mb), QuickTime format (25.5 mb), and the original DivX-encoded AVI (25.9 mb). Take your pick!(Louis Wu 19:29:03 UTC)

  • Inafune – Remaking Halo

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    3Suns points out a feature at Kotaku – an interview with Keiji Inafune, a longtime Capcom bigwig who’s currently working on Lost Planet.

    “I really wanted to do something as cool as Halo. I’m a big Halo fan, but not well know in Japan. It’s very interesting, but very American. But we wanted to do something that had more of a Japanese flavor. That’s why we added robots. In America, mech-type robots are not so cool. Just look at the mechs in The Matrix.”


    Capcom said it couldn’t sell it. It was “just a mech game,” but Inafune contested that it wasn’t just a mech game. It was his take on Halo.

    Apparently, even though his bosses told him he couldn’t do it, he went ahead anyway – “The buildings are separte, so managers aren’t able to check everything they do”. Heh. Interesting read – check it out!(Louis Wu 19:26:35 UTC)

  • Halo Portal: Mobile Edition review

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    After reading about it’s release, I decided to check out the new Halo Portal service, now available to US Verizon Wireless customers with Get it Now-enabled cellphones.

    Details: There are three available packages, priced at $2.49, $5.99 and $9.49 (1, 3 or 5 uses, respectively). You can access wallpapers, ringtones, check your game stats and and even unlock special content. New and limited-edition content will also be added on a weekly basis.

    I chose the $2.49 package and took a look around. Here’s what I found…


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    The service breaks down into five main categories: Halo Universe, My Halo, Most Popular, Just Arrived and Limited Time.

    Halo Universe – Includes Wallpapers, Tones, Vault and Halo Story

    As with most traditional cellphone content, this is where most of the meat is. You’ll find all of the downloadable content, including some wallpapers of familar Halo artwork, including the original Halo cover art, select magazine illustrations, character/weapon/vehicle artwork and profiles, and environment renderings. Some of the stuff is pretty nice, and even though I could probably get ’em free elsewhere, I did consider grabbing a couple.

    Ringtones are split into music clips, dialog, sound effects. Frankly, I didn’t find anything here that would be suitable as a ringtone. Not that the paper-shredder sound of an unloading SMG wouldn’t get my attention, but hey, different strokes…

    Entering a code into the Vault will reveal exclusive content, but the challenge is getting the codes. However, you can sign up for alerts as new codes are activated and new content is available. One such code has already been found at HBO.

    And the Halo Story pages are nothing more than quick, two-paragraph summaries of the games’ plotlines. Ho-hum, indeed.

    My Halo – Includes Custom Posters, Gamertag, Challenge, Tips and Alerts

    Here you can create a custom wallpaper using some very limited, pre-selected artwork. You can also enter your gamertag and look up stats for your most recent games, or even issue a challenge (via text message) to other gamers. While the Tips won’t be of much help to any Podtacular listeners (or anyone who’s played either of the games even once), the Alerts will help you stay on top of the latest Halo Portal happenings. I can see how this should be the most interesting part of Halo Portal, but at this point, I don’t see much value in any of these offerings.

    Most Popular/Just Arrived/Limited Time

    These categories basically provide the respective lists of content available.

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    Personally, I don’t find cellphone content all that worth it, and with alternative, free methods to getting content onto phones, I don’t see the need to pay for it either. But for the Halo completists (who also have Verizon service), you’ll probably want to at least consider it. I’ve already bought into it, only because for a super Halo-nerd like myself Grin, I figured I could spare a few dollars and see what it’s all about.

    Has anyone else tried Halo Portal? What are your thoughts?

  • Podtacular 83

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    ImmortalThree writes to let us know that Podtacular Episode 83 is up – with guest hosts Damian and Fyb3roptik, from This Spartan Life. They’ve also got a new Myspace page up… check ’em out!(Louis Wu 17:41:44 UTC)

  • Game Trailers Leading

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    Next Generation has posted an article about how important trailers have become to the marketing of videogames – as they are for the marketing of movies. Halo 3 is held up as a prime example of how to do it right. Thanks, LegendaryMark.(Louis Wu 17:37:15 UTC)

  • Trevor’s Mjolnir Update

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    Trevor Chesler sent us another batch of pics of his Mjolnir armor construction – you’ll find them here. Work progresses!(Louis Wu 14:56:16 UTC)

  • Zune’d Cortana

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    Pinkuh posted an… interesting rendition of Cortana (probably not fully safe for work) on our forum – it’s “the first officialy unofficial artwork for the Zune” (whatever that means). We’ve added it to her Gallery, as well.(Louis Wu 14:29:30 UTC)

  • Which Side Are You On?

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    Wow, neat. Rooster Teeth sponsored a shuttle bus at the Gamestop Manager’s Conference… and tricked it out something fierce. I wanna ride on that! Thanks, Tex.(Louis Wu 14:24:50 UTC)

  • Wingnut – Building… Something.

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    Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen found a couple of articles relating to Wingnut Interactive and its upcoming work (Stuff, mentioned here, and The Record, mentioned here) – I must say that after having read both, I STILL have no idea what Jackson’s planning… but it’s becoming clearer to me that he’s not entirely sure, either. We’ll all have to wait and see…(Louis Wu 14:21:41 UTC)

  • Do it this way.

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    GamePro posted a design doc for Halo 3, detailing the things THEY’D like to see in the upcoming shooter. Check back next year to see how Bungie did at satisfying them. (You can also read this at GameTrailers.com (sort of – each page is a separate news entry) – thanks, Oscar.(Louis Wu 14:17:51 UTC)

  • Playoff Picks: Vash

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    Another in the Pros Picks series – Vash looks at playoff possibilities. Slightly different top 8 than earlier pros… we’ll see. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 14:04:43 UTC)

  • Literary Blood and Bone Ballet

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    I found it sort of strange that there’d be a full writeup of the Halo Graphic Novel at this stage, several months after its release… but you never can tell with journalists. The Marine Corps Times has put up a piece that describes the work pretty solidly; if you need an article that references most important people involved, this is your baby.(Louis Wu 14:00:09 UTC)

  • Tied the Leader – lots more stuff

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    Yesterday, I mentioned a writeup of a fun gaming evening over at Tied the Leader – but I forgot to check for OTHER new content. There’s plenty. Not all of it is Halo-related; they cover gaming in general, though they do FOCUS on Halo. Recent Halo goodies include a profile of the Panic Attacks clan, a balanced look at the expansion of the Halo franchise, and a Readers Poll, asking if you’re planning on playing Halo Wars when it’s released. Go look!(Louis Wu 13:56:35 UTC)

  • News Roundup For October 5

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    A few more articles continue to pop up about the new Halo universe works being done by Wingnut Interactive and Ensemble Studios:

  • News Roundup For October 5

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    A few more articles continue to pop up about the new Halo universe works being done by Wingnut Interactive and Ensemble Studios:




  • Slave Driver John-117?

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    Dissatisfied with the crazy-AI, talking-plant route that Bungie seems to be taking with Halo 2 and Halo 3, GamePro decided to come up with their own design doc for Halo 3, featuring the Master Chief as a power-mad dictator who leveraged his defeat of the Covenant into hegemony on Earth.

  • RT: Season 5 Public

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    Episode 78 of Red vs Blue is now available in the public archive. The best way to reach it is by clicking here. I have also added a new video feature, which is the episode with director’s comments for Sponsors. I also started a thread in the Sponsor forum…

  • RT: Just Desserts?

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    Happy Tuesday Everybody!
    Damnit. I’m a liar. I didn’t mean that exclamation point. I’m not really that excited that it’s Tuesday. I couldn’t sleep last night, I haven’t had coffee yet, and Jason already stank up the toilet. Life sucks. I guess I am kind…

  • RT: The Gus Bus?

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    For this year’s Gamestop Manager’s Conference, we were asked to sponsor one of the shuttle buses that took attendees from the hotel to the conference hall. Not wanting to make just another lame ride, we came up with the Red-side/Blue-side bus pictured below….

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    Dissatisfied with the crazy-AI, talking-plant route that Bungie seems to be taking with Halo 2 and Halo 3, GamePro decided to come up with their own design doc for Halo 3, featuring the Master Chief as a power-mad dictator who leveraged his defeat of the Covenant into hegemony on Earth.