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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • Over-Rated Games

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    Another Games.net article – Ten Hugely Over-rated Games. (Neither this one, nor the FPS Weapons article we mentioned earlier, are new – this one was posted in late May, and the weapon article was posted in June. They’re simply new to this site.) Halo is rated #8 – ironic, since the same author believes its primary multiplayer weapon is the most kickass FPS weapon out there… Thanks once again, 3Suns (who also points out some well-thought-out comments on this article at GameTab).

  • MLG Philly Postmortem

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    MLGPro.com has posted an interview with Team 3D, the dominant force in professional Halo this year (well, up until MLG Philly, where they were taken down by Str8 Rippin). They talk about their loss in Philly, and why it happened. It’s an interesting read – 3D never comes out and says ‘yep, they played better than us’, there’s a lot of talk of ‘they set the pace of the game, which is different than what we’re used to, we should have stepped it up’ and ‘the gametypes were flawed, because they got the power weapon and we were stuck’. It’ll be interesting to see if Str8 Rippin can stay on top – if they do, 3D is going to have to come up with new reasons why. Thanks again, 3Suns.

  • Illinois Halo 2 Tourney

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    Jason writes to point out the Eastview Halofest IV, a 4v4 Halo 2 tourney to be held at hte Eastview Christian Church, in Bloomington/Normal, IL on September 23rd. Registraiton is $10 per person, prizes to be awarded to the top team and the top FFA players. You must be 18 to enter. More details (and a signup sheet) can be found on the website.

  • Pound for pound?

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    Games.net has written up a piece on ‘The Most Kickass FPS Guns Ever‘ – and Halo showed pretty well. Halo 2’s Energy Sword made #8… and Halo’s original M6D pistol received the top honors – #1! Intriguing reasoning. Thanks, 3Suns.

  • The Eric Heiden Effect?

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    BattleAngel points out a Halo skin for CounterStrike for… plumper Master Chiefs. The guy could definitely use some thigh reductions.

  • Halo Home Shopping

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    New strip over at Halo Babies today… you’d think a soldier would have better control of his weapons. Then again, maybe that’s just because he’s the BABY MC…

  • Fan-made RvB Season 4 Posters

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    Hawaiian Pig is back in the RvB Movie Poster business – he’s made a few different versions in honor of the upcoming start of Season 4. His first try was in this post – then he messed with fonts to get the image in this post… and finally offered up the image in this post. I’ve added local alternate links to all three posts; if his bandwidth gets out of control, and he pulls the originals, the alternates will continue to work.

  • Stubbs is stubb-elicious

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    I had the pleasure of visiting Wideload recently and was impressed with their progress on the game. It’s coming along really well and the hints of multiple-platform simul-release seems like a sure thing. And if not simul, then near-simul. But the most important bit of info I gleaned from these talented folks is that they’re having alot of fun, are full of ideas (that they would not tell me, of course) and feel real good about the future. This portends great things, methinks….

  • Stubbs is stubb-elicious

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    I had the pleasure of visiting Wideload recently and was impressed with their progress on the game. It’s coming along really well and the hints of multiple-platform simul-release seems like a sure thing. And if not simul, then near-simul. But the most important bit of info I gleaned from these talented folks is that they’re having alot of fun, are full of ideas (that they would not tell me, of course) and feel real good about the future. This portends great things, methinks.

    Here’s an interesting NEW trivia question. I’ll give anyone with a paypal account $5 if they get close to what I think is the answer to the following question:

    “Stubbs the Zombie is based on a previous Bungie engine. In the history of Bungie (and now Wideload) technical sequels, what sets this game apart from past attempts?”

    I’ll give you a hint. My answer is sarcastic and smarmy.

  • Stubbs is stubb-elicious

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    I had the pleasure of visiting Wideload recently and was impressed with their progress on the game. It’s coming along really well and the hints of multiple-platform simul-release seems like a sure thing. And if not simul, then near-simul. But the most important bit of info I gleaned from these talented folks is that they’re having alot of fun, are full of ideas (that they would not tell me, of course) and feel real good about the future. This portends great things, methinks.

    Here’s an interesting NEW trivia question. I’ll give anyone with a paypal account $5 if they get close to what I think is the answer to the following question:

    “Stubbs the Zombie is based on a previous Bungie engine. In the history of Bungie (and now Wideload) technical sequels, what sets this game apart from past attempts?”

    I’ll give you a hint. My answer is sarcastic and smarmy.

  • Lightbearer’s XBL Tourney Saturday

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    Father Hartley writes with news of another Lightbearers Tournament – the tourney will take place on Xbox Live on the 13th (that’s this Saturday), and will be a 2v2 skirmish event (CTF, Assault, Oddball, KOTH, the works). They’re only accepting 2 man teams, but there’s a place on their forum to find a partner if you don’t have one. Go sign up!

  • Imto – Death Strike

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    Must be the day of women Halo artists, or something. I was digging around DeviantART, and I found a great image of an elite, colored by Tina Leyk. The original artwork, with a gorgeous double energy sword, was drawn by her friend callyfin – and callyfin did her own colored version… but then offered the inked (black and white) version to anyone who wanted to color it. Tina’s interpretation is stunning. We’ve added this image (in both flavors, the original and Tina’s recolored version) to her local Halo art page. Check it out!

  • Things I Learned While Playing Halo 2 (Ep 2-Redux)

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    A few days ago, we mentioned a video available at halo2forum – it was created by Xpl0d3r, of Clan HollywoodHalo, and it looked at some lessons than can be gleaned from playing Halo 2. (Well… sort of.) He submitted it to the MPRRS, and the reviewing crew liked it – so we’re making it available here, as well. You can grab a QuickTime version (32.3 mb), or a WMP9 version (34.6 mb). Remember: When you can’t find a deal – make one.

  • Pinkuh – A Halo Lover with Art Skillz

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    Over the past few months, a community member named Kelli Washburn (but better known as Pinkuh) has released various bits of Halo-related fan art, generally to thunderous applause. There’s enough of it these days that it deserves its own page… so that’s what it’s got, now. If you haven’t seen this stuff before, take a good look; she’s great at what she does, and she loves Halo.

  • Return of the Seeker

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    Thanks to Deimos, the Seeker is back – sort of. Its spidering capabilities are offline, so new content can’t be added… but the existing database is pretty substantial, and searching is fine. (In a couple of weeks, spidering will come back, too.) We’ve re-added the link to the sidebar. Enjoy!

  • Taste-making power

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    CNN has an article about video game music – it uses Video Games Live (the live concert tour) as a jumping-off place, but touches on the advances video game music has made over the years. Halo gets a mention, of course, since the Halo 2 soundtrack has sold 100,000 copies. Thanks, ICDedPpl.

  • Spartan Team Zulu Episode 1

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    Midnight Carnage submitted a video called Spartan Team Zulu, the opening episode of a machinima series based on Relic. The MPRRS liked it, overall. The intro’s pretty good, but really – hopefully, like the RvB intro, it’ll be in the first episode and no others. It’s available in WMP9 format (26.8 mb) or QuickTime format (26.4 mb). Enjoy!

  • Start, Y, Left, (etc)

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    On a happier note, we finally have today’s One One Se7en online for you to read. I didn’t get the joke, at first, because I didn’t recognize the guy. Stuntmutt, I guess, thought I was kidding when I told him that, because he didn’t clarify. This requires me to admit to you that I own no Eminem albums, and have never seen 8 Mile. Sorry.

  • Don’t drink the Koolaid.

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    Louis Wu
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    I’m not going to comment much, past pointing you to the info: Jordan R put a note on our forum pointing to an 80-minute interview that ChatterBox (“Video Game Radio”) held with Jack Thompson – it’s an amazing listen. Have you ever shouted “OMGWTF!?” at the radio? I have, now.

  • Tied the Leader Weekly Update

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    XerxdeeJ posted his weekly Tied the Leader update on our forum – there’s a reader poll asking for the cleverest in-game taunt, a look at a potential wedding ring (congrats, btw, XerxdeeJ!), a reader poll looking for reasons why Halo is as popular as it is, and semantic study of onomatopoeic utterances, among other things. Go check it out!