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  • Episode 68: Customs and Callins

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    It’s the Custom and Callins show. This is a great show where we cover the top 3 custom games, a bunch of jokes, tons of awesome voice mails and some incredible tales from the FoxHole. With guest hosts TerminatorLlama and Samanator. Pod Art this week comes from Face Head. And as usual, big thanks to Painkilla05 for sorting out the voice mails and Ciclonic for the amazing job on editing the show. It’s not easy to edit all these great voice mails.


    ‹ Episode 67: Tip Show with Map of the Month: TurfupEpisode 69: Podtacular Update ›

  • Episode 68: Customs and Callins

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    Download | Show Notes (PDF)

    It’s the Custom and Callins show. This is a great show where we cover the top 3 custom games, a bunch of jokes, tons of awesome voice mails and some incredible tales from the FoxHole. With guest hosts TerminatorLlama and Samanator. Pod Art this week comes from Face Head. And as usual, big thanks to Painkilla05 for sorting out the voice mails and Ciclonic for the amazing job on editing the show. It’s not easy to edit all these great voice mails.

    ‹ Episode 67: Tip Show with Map of the Month: TurfupEpisode 69: Podtacular Update ›

  • Brevity is the soul of… lots of things.

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    There’s a great rant by Ducain over at High Impact Halo, taking moviemakers to task for not staying focused. He’s specifically talking about trick vids, but his words are equally applicable to other categories of films; I don’t even want to think about all the times I’ve suggested that someone re-edit their video footage (to cut out unnecessary material, to focus on the important parts, whatever), only to be told that “well, I don’t have the original content any more, so I’m gonna go with what’s here.” Making videos should be like almost any artistic endeavor – the first cut is almost NEVER worth showing the world. Go read Ducain’s words – and if you’re a content creator (video, artwork, fan fiction, whatever), take them to heart.(Louis Wu 18:08:24 UTC)

  • Hey, Come Work at Bungie!

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    Bungie is hiring like mad, as we ramp up to the biggest launch in the history of…well, the history of Bungie anyway. Want to contribute to Halo 3 and our plan for world domination? Then it’s time to dust off that yellowed resume and get to work.

  • Copy, Right?

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    Last week, there was a minor ruckus over some Halo content in the cover of a science fiction novel. Stuntmutt weighs in in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 18:00:10 UTC)

  • Halo vs Counter-Strike

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    spartanerik posted a link to a Newgrounds-based Halo vs Counter-Strike Flash. Go look.(Louis Wu 17:56:56 UTC)

  • Earth City, by Shorewood High School

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    TraitorJoe (who has submitted a lot of music transcriptions to Rampancy.net under the name Poop Scoop) stopped by our forum last night to point out a video of his high school orchestra performing Earth City (from the Halo 2 Soundtrack, Volume 1). Great stuff – we’re mirroring the WMP9 version (28 mb) and providing a QuickTime version as well (29.8 mb). Grab one and watch – they’re great! Be sure to let him know what you think in the forum thread.(Louis Wu 17:41:39 UTC)

  • No Elastics Required

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    Bungie’s hiring again! Check out the Top Story on Bungie.net, and their Jobs page, for details on the newest Halo 3-related positions… and send ’em your resume!(Louis Wu 17:31:06 UTC)

  • 1.25 Mil for Top Gamers

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    Wow. Over at Gamasutra, there’s a story about the new deals signed by MLG with the top Halo players – Team Final Boss and individual Tsquared; each of the five players involved will be paid a quarter of a million dollars to play exclusively in MLG competitions. Walshy’s comment is great:

    “Three years ago I never could have imagined that I’d be making more money than my parents playing video games!”

    Interestingly, this news is not on MLG’s own site yet.(Louis Wu 16:30:38 UTC)

  • They’re Heeeere

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    Heh – it’s been a really busy morning (and will continue to be an insane day), but I’m posting this because we’ve already gotten over a dozen emails about it, and I want to stem the future tide. Today’s Questionable Content (a webcomic I’d never heard of before, but apparently one widely read by the Halo community) has a subtle Halo reference in it today – last panel. The fact that this is strip 647 frightens me… it means I have a LOT of catching up to do. Looks like boristhespider52 was first with the heads-up.(Louis Wu 16:10:02 UTC)

  • Submit stuff for Episode 69: Podtacular Update!

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    Episode 68 is almost done being edited, we had almost 90 voice mails that we had to go through and delete the ones that didn’t make the cut. Painkilla05 was kind enough to edit the list and Ciclonic should be done very soon piecing it all together. In the mean time…

    Podtacular Update: Ultramix Edition

    What do we cover on the update show? Pretty much everything that’s not in the other shows. We talk about Podtacular and Halo community news and events, Halo-related web resources, glitching, campaign tips, and more. This is a community show, so we don’t just talk at you with our stuff in these areas, we read YOUR stuff and make it your podcast! So why not send something in? Just click the submit news and tips link on the right side and you’re on your way. Be sure to include your gamertag so we can give you credit!

    If you have an orange visor on your football helmet…

    You might play too much Halo 2. How do you know you play too much Halo? Let us know! If you can’t think of anything for playing too much Halo 2, try one of these: You know you’re playing against a noob when…, You know you don’t play enough Halo when… You know you’re taking the game too seriously when… etc. Get creative!

    All this stuff is due by Thursday night, but the earlier you send it in, the more likely we’ll mention it on the show. Hurry!

  • Submit stuff for Episode 69: Podtacular Update!

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    Episode 68 is almost done being edited, we had almost 90 voice mails that we had to go through and delete the ones that didn’t make the cut. Painkilla05 was kind enough to edit the list and Ciclonic should be done very soon piecing it all together. In the mean time…


    Podtacular Update: Ultramix Edition


    What do we cover on the update show? Pretty much everything that’s not in the other shows. We talk about Podtacular and Halo community news and events, Halo-related web resources, glitching, campaign tips, and more. This is a community show, so we don’t just talk at you with our stuff in these areas, we read YOUR stuff and make it your podcast! So why not send something in? Just click the submit news and tips link on the right side and you’re on your way. Be sure to include your gamertag so we can give you credit!


    If you have an orange visor on your football helmet…


    You might play too much Halo 2. How do you know you play too much Halo? Let us know! If you can’t think of anything for playing too much Halo 2, try one of these: You know you’re playing against a noob when…, You know you don’t play enough Halo when… You know you’re taking the game too seriously when… etc. Get creative!


    All this stuff is due by Thursday night, but the earlier you send it in, the more likely we’ll mention it on the show. Hurry!



  • Submit stuff for Episode 69: Podtacular Update!

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    Episode 68 is almost done being edited, we had almost 90 voice mails that we had to go through and delete the ones that didn’t make the cut. Painkilla05 was kind enough to edit the list and Ciclonic should be done very soon piecing it all together. In the mean time…

    Podtacular Update: Ultramix Edition

    What do we cover on the update show? Pretty much everything that’s not in the other shows. We talk about Podtacular and Halo community news and events, Halo-related web resources, glitching, campaign tips, and more. This is a community show, so we don’t just talk at you with our stuff in these areas, we read YOUR stuff and make it your podcast! So why not send something in? Just click the submit news and tips link on the right side and you’re on your way. Be sure to include your gamertag so we can give you credit!

    If you have an orange visor on your football helmet…

    You might play too much Halo 2. How do you know you play too much Halo? Let us know! If you can’t think of anything for playing too much Halo 2, try one of these: You know you’re playing against a noob when…, You know you don’t play enough Halo when… You know you’re taking the game too seriously when… etc. Get creative!

    All this stuff is due by Thursday night, but the earlier you send it in, the more likely we’ll mention it on the show. Hurry!

  • Warmongers

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    The HSE Project Team sent along Warmongers, a short musical piece based off Halo, which will be used on the soundtrack of an upcoming RTS game (release is scheduled for mid-2007). Give it a listen!(Louis Wu 20:39:33 UTC)

  • Turtle Mann’s Fourth Montage Trailer

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    Turtle Mann submitted the trailer for his fourth Montage to the MPRRS – and their biggest complaint was that it was too short. Go watch – WMP9 format is 23.4 mb, QuickTime format is 25 mb. Nice synchronization!(Louis Wu 19:33:10 UTC)

  • Mike Hill – our newest Featured Artist

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    Our collection of Artist Galleries just expanded – Mike Hill now has a page here. Mike’s work has made the news page a few times – but the news moves quickly around these parts, and it’s great to finally have a resting place for this gorgeous stuff. There’s a new piece for your perusal – Hybrid is what happens when someone with a lot of talent combines a 3D render with a video screencap and a lot of home lovin’…(Louis Wu 18:36:49 UTC)

  • LiLPoison’s back in the news

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    Grey Wolf noticed an interview with LiLPoison, the 8-year-old Halo wonder, on New York 1; the clip is watchable online, if you’re not in the NY area. Amazing kid!(Louis Wu 18:27:08 UTC)

  • Damian Lacedamian Saves The Net

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    Congratulations to This Spartan Life, whose ‘Can’t Buy Me Net’ video blog just won the Pulver.com ‘Save the Net‘ viral ad contest (and a cool $1000). Round II is coming up – and the prize has been upped to $5000! Good luck, Chris!(Louis Wu 18:02:45 UTC)

  • Team MoBDeep

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    Over at MLGPro.com, there’s an interview with Team MoBDeep, a relative unknown that came out of nowhere to finish in the top 8 in Dallas. Go read about who they are. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:15:14 UTC)

  • The Five-Minute Spartan

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    Elnea recently started a drawing class, and one of the assignments was to create 6 sketches in 30 minutes, every day. One of hers recently was a Spartan – I love it. (Louis Wu 11:50:26 UTC)