Bungie’s released a new Wallpaper incorporating their brand-spankin’-new Halo 3 logo (okay, so it’s not EXACTLY new, but the finalized version is) – it’s available in four resolutions, so go and grab the one that fits your monitor best! KP broke the news first (surprise, surprise).(Louis Wu 10:17:34 UTC)
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RT: Open up and say ow!
Today we continue with “part two” of what it’s like for Burnie to travel. I really do think that somehow, at some point, Burnie must have pissed off a prominent member of the TSA or FAA. It’s the only explanation for the horrors he encounters every…
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RT: Perfect ending, perfect day…
Happy Saturday everyone,
If you’re reading this, it means you were able to tear yourself away from Saturday morning cartoons, which means there’s probably something wrong with you. Welcome to the club! As a reward, how about a Saturday morning comic? It’s…
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Bungie reveals episode 1 of the Bungie podcast
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It’s finally here! 55 minutes long, the Bungie podcast is packed with brand new sound effects from Halo 3, interesting interviews, features, special guests, news and reader mail (including the first ever realtime “Waaahmblulance”). Also this week’s update has lots of great info including the final Halo 3 logo and what it took to get there and a sweet new Halo mobile phone site.
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Bungie reveals episode 1 of the Bungie podcast
Download
It’s finally here! 55 minutes long, the Bungie podcast is packed with brand new sound effects from Halo 3, interesting interviews, features, special guests, news and reader mail (including the first ever realtime “Waaahmblulance”). Also this week’s update has lots of great info including the final Halo 3 logo and what it took to get there and a sweet new Halo mobile phone site.
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Halo 3 Logo Wallpaper
Today’s Weekly Update showcases the process of creation and finalization the Halo 3 logo. Thanks to Stosh, who spent some time this week making the logo into a wallpaper, you can now use it as your desktop! You can find all four versions of the wallpaper on the wallpapers page of our Halo 3 section.
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First Ever Bungie Podcast
There’s a lot of goodies in this week’s Bungie Update. Not a whole lot of it pertains to Halo 3, except possibly the logo, but that at least is something.
What is special is the first-ever Bungie podcast. Go check out the update to download it if you haven’t yet. I don’t see it in the Podcast Directory in iTunes yet; but then again, perhaps that is by design. Of course, if Major Nelson can be in there, and even drop the the word “blogcast” eventually, why can’t Bungie?
The rest of the update is about digital swag; concept images for a Halo mobile portal for your phone that include Halo statistics from Xbox Live as well as allow you to browse and purchase wallpapers and ringtones.
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A Cavalcade of Audio Fun
The Bungie Weekly Update has been posted – it’s a doozy. A full-length podcast is available (50 mb, 55 minutes); amazing music and dialogue (well, the dialogue’s cool, the music is… go listen). On top of that, there’s a bizarre ‘making the logo’ bit (with lots and lots and lots of pictures), and something called the ‘Halo Mobile Portal’, which means lots of Halo content on your cell phone. (There are lots of pictures of this, too.) Don’t look for this unless you have Verizon service – but Cingular, T-Mobile, and Sprint are coming soon. Finally, there’s some great news about Halo 3 dev progress, and a nice leg (with a cool tattoo on it, for good measure). You can’t go wrong! (All of it, except for the podcast, can also be found in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis Wu 00:51:38 UTC)
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Bungie Weekly Update
Huge update this week, starting with the first ever Bungie Podcast and including real audio from Halo 3. Download it! Listen to it! We also premiere the final Halo 3 logo and debut In-Fusio’s Halo Mobile Portal for cellphones. Halo music ringtones are finally here!
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Face Facts.
Occasionally, Stuntmutt writes a One One Se7en a few days before it goes live, and then finds that the ideal setup for his punchline is unwittingly posted by a fan; usually, when this happens, it’s too late to rearrange strips to match. My apologies this time around; there was a 50-50 chance this strip would have gone live Monday morning, making Stuntmutt look brilliant and on-the-spot clever. It’s my fault it’s going up on Friday, making him look like it took 4 days to come up with a fair to middling gag.(Louis Wu 19:01:10 UTC)
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Press Release
Paul Maestri sends word that Halo Heads 10 is up. I think maybe he better not draw any more rodents…(Louis Wu 18:21:40 UTC)
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Submit Stuff for Episode 82: Podtacular Update
This week we’re recording on Sunday, which is why I’ve been lagging on writing this article.
My mom is having a Halo cookie baking contest
We’re looking for news and events… minus the oven mitts. Know of something happenin’ in the Halo community? Let us know! Just click submit news and tips on the right side and include your gamertag so we can credit you for sending it in.
I know this cool glitch that gives master chief a trucker hat
Want to tell everyone about a cool glitch you found? Send it on in with your gamertag! This is the one time in the month we talk about glitching, so now’s your chance.
Yo momma’s so fat they found the ark in her belly button
Got some cool Halo comedy? It’s your time in the spotlight. Send in your jokes and if they’re good, we’ll mention them on the show! Here’s some other ideas: you know you play too much or not enough Halo if… you know you’re a noob if… Oh and it’s also time to bring back funny gamertags! Send in the funniest gamertags you’ve seen, and we’ll mention them. Just keep it PG-13.
Deadline is Sunday afternoon
at around 2pm EST, which isn’t long. The sooner you get your submission in, the more likely we’ll mention it on the show. So hurry up!
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Submit Stuff for Episode 82: Podtacular Update
This week we’re recording on Sunday, which is why I’ve been lagging on writing this article.
My mom is having a Halo cookie baking contest
We’re looking for news and events… minus the oven mitts. Know of something happenin’ in the Halo community? Let us know! Just click submit news and tips on the right side and include your gamertag so we can credit you for sending it in.
I know this cool glitch that gives master chief a trucker hat
Want to tell everyone about a cool glitch you found? Send it on in with your gamertag! This is the one time in the month we talk about glitching, so now’s your chance.
Yo momma’s so fat they found the ark in her belly button
Got some cool Halo comedy? It’s your time in the spotlight. Send in your jokes and if they’re good, we’ll mention them on the show! Here’s some other ideas: you know you play too much or not enough Halo if… you know you’re a noob if… Oh and it’s also time to bring back funny gamertags! Send in the funniest gamertags you’ve seen, and we’ll mention them. Just keep it PG-13.
Deadline is Sunday afternoon
at around 2pm EST, which isn’t long. The sooner you get your submission in, the more likely we’ll mention it on the show. So hurry up!
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Friday’s Fanfic
Eighteen new pieces added to the Fan Fiction section this morning – some doozies. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:21:34 UTC)
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Free Xbox 360 repairs – a little late
Not strictly Halo-related – but it affects a lot of Halo fans, so it’s going up. Dolbex posted a note on our forum, pointing back to his blog, which in turn points to an article at IGN; all of this is about a new policy whereby Microsoft will fix any broken Xbox 360 consoles purchased prior to January 1, 2006. (Actually, the IGN story is a bit ambiguous; at the top of the story, it states that this applies to all units PURCHASED by January 1 – at the bottom, it refers to its source, which claims that it’s all boxes MANUFACTURED prior to January 1 – which would imply a later potential purchase date.) In any case, if you have a first-run Xbox 360, and it’s been in for repairs or NEEDS to go in for repairs, Microsoft looks like they’re doing the right thing. (If you already had it repaired, you can apply for a refund.) Thanks, Dolbex!(Louis Wu 12:57:46 UTC)
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The First Halo 3 Humpday Challenge
WOW… Don’t you wish you were there? Yes.. It looks like the bungie guys are having a lot of fun during the test of this amazing new game we’ve been waiting for. This week they took on each other there and had a blast playing some games, having some fun and just testing what will surely be the best Halo game of all the series.
Click HERE and check it out what
KP has to share with us about this great time they had with Halo 3 at the Bungie Studios this week. Check out the Forums for more discussions about this.
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Tsquared talks to Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile has an interview with Tsquared – he reminisces about the tourneys that got him going in the Halo Pro scene, he discusses the pro circuit, and he tells a fun story about a cop with a Halo-playing son. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 12:09:48 UTC)
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Halo Sucks.
Wow. Ferrago has a story about online gaming, and mostly, it’s just a screed about how crappy Halo 2 multiplayer is, how many problems it has, and how silly Bungie is for not having figured out how to fix those problems yet. (They also blame some of the problems on the “lack of an established and mature fanbase”. Face it – you guys suck.) Wow, I guess Bungie wishes it were more like Team Ninja – since they (according to Ferrago) got multiplayer right, with DOA4. I’m trying to figure out what might have happened to the author to generate so much hate…(Louis Wu 11:54:01 UTC)
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Gamertag Database Returns
Parallel to the changes that we made in how the Bungie Timeline works, letting you search, filter and sort entries according to different criteria, we’ve now revamped the entire user profile system. Among other things, this allows us to bring back the Gamertag Database with much better features than before.
The new Gamertag Database allows you to see the gamertags of all registered Rampancy.net users who have entered a gamertag into their user profile. You can also search these listings by city, state and country. If there’s a specific r.net user or users you’d like to search for, you can choose their names from a pulldown. You can combine multiple search terms to find users only in your town and state, and you can sort the results by any of these criteria.
If you haven’t entered in this basic information into your user profile yet, you can do so by clicking the new “my profile” link in the menu that has your username on it in the left hand column. This feature is only for registered users who have logged in.
There are now two distinct places for user information and settings. The “my account” link in the middle of your user menu controls things like your comment viewing settings, your signature, your user icon, your email address, and similar items. If you want to change these items, click “my account”.
The “my profile” link at the top of that menu will show you a two-part page. The upper part shows you how long ago you created your account and shows a link to view and edit your user profile. Below that, the current contents of your user profile are displayed. Click the link of your username, and then click the “edit” tab to add or alter information in your profile.
If you have no profile, click the “create content” menu item, then choose Profile. Each user may create one and only one user profile.
Some of you may find that some of the data moved from the old profile system has gotten a bit mangled; the usual casualties of the process were birthdays, for a few of you, and gamercards, for the few of you who had already entered them. Several users also entered in the Halo 2 Stats RSS feed the entire body of a feed, instead of the URL for the feed. As this made the field of no use, they have been deleted from user profiles.
If you had a homepage listed in your profile, that entry is now in the field called “homepage_import”. However, the new user profile has a special field for homepage; feel free to use that or to enter in a new home page if you like.