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Prophecy Act 1 (Director’s Cut)
Lordstemplar1 stopped in to announce that Dispatch Films has posted Prophecy, Act 1 (a remake of an older series), with Director’s commentary. I ran into trouble with the video portion of the film (audio was fine), but switching browsers fixed the problem. It clocks in at a hefty 16 minutes – go check it out!(Louis Wu 12:56:07 UTC)
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Spiral
Red vs Blue Season 9, Episode 17 is live now; some serious CGI action in this one. Thanks to MoltenSlowa for being the first to let us know about it – but the real discussion on our forum is in a different thread. (I’m surprised by the number of people who are unhappy with the direction Rooster Teeth has taken – but love it or hate it, it’s still a great story.) Check it out!(Louis Wu 12:48:54 UTC)
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Revisiting a useful resource
A quick reminder – last week’s LASO Challenge Walkthrough chapter from Tyrant covered this week’s Weekly LASO challenge… New Alexandria. If you didn’t watch it last week, you should watch it now!(Louis Wu 23:19:03 UTC)
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All I want to know, Cortana…
Gamespot has posted a hi-res version of the Halo Anniversary opening cinematic – if you can’t wait to see this in all its glory on your Xbox, go watch it on YouTube. Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 16:32:19 UTC)
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More Anniversary Coverage – and B-Roll
ElzarTheBam pointed out a hands-on from DailyJoyPad, and Hypertrooper mentioned content from Halo.Fr (it’s in French, but the interview with Dennis Reis is in English, and they’ve posted B-Roll footage from campaign (most levels, a visual comparison) and Hang ’em High.(Louis Wu 15:15:50 UTC)
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Terminal Location Clarification
Quick update on some info in the Xbox360Achievements preview: they mention that their location changes with difficulty level, but Frank clarified on NeoGAF this morning that while that USED to be true, it was changed during testing. Location is identical for a given Terminal, regardless of difficulty – and finding them gets progressively harder as you move through the game. (Louis Wu 15:02:53 UTC)
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The H:A Content Flood Begins
Tons of new Anniversary content hitting the web – I guess the embargo lifted at 9am.- Eurogamer has an interview with Dennis Ries, including info about Kinect. (Their HA gallery has six new screens from the level Halo – look down below the High Noon stuff.) Thanks, Hypertrooper.
- Xbox360Achievements has a preview of the game – again, thanks, Hypertrooper.
- Destructoid has impressions of the feel of the game – thanks, Dani.
- The Inquirer has a video preview of Pillar of Autumn, presented by Dennis Reis. There’s a hands-on written review to accompany it.
- WorthPlaying has a preview up – it’s more of a summary of the package, but they call it what they call it.
- Dean Takahashi takes a look at the game for VentureBeat, and includes a 7 minute interview with Kevin Grace.
- God is a Geek has an interview with Dennis Ries – the man’s getting some serious talking time!
I’m sure there’ll be more as the day goes on – but this should hold you for a bit! Update: Here’s a preview from OXM – thanks, Deadly Cyclone.(Louis Wu 13:56:29 UTC)
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Behind the Scenes: Anniversary Terminals, Music
Two new Behind-The-Scenes videos are up at Halo Waypoint (in Silverlight format only; nothing yet on the Waypoint YouTube channel): a look at the Anniversary Terminals has devs discussing how (and why) the Terminals will work in the new game, and the Anniversary Music also gets some documentary love. Go watch ’em both!(Louis Wu 13:36:00 UTC)
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Guilty Spark Shot First
Frankie tells IGN that Anniversary doesn’t pull a Lucas – no rewriting of history here! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 13:21:33 UTC)
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DA Update: Sunday
Another deviantART update from CaptainTony – a Mark V helmet in Garry’s Mod… and a pony that should never be. You can’t win ’em all!(Louis Wu 13:21:10 UTC)
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Beyond the Frontline: Fragging Health
Over at Forward Unto Dawn, Beyond the Frontline has a new post – GhaleonEB looks at how health has been handled in Halo games, and looks forward to future titles. Interesting analysis! Thanks, Dani. (Louis Wu 13:20:47 UTC)
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Podtacular Halo Decade Show, Round 3 – online
Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular Halo Decade Show, Round 3 is now up – 4 hours of Halo discussion by Halo community luminaries. If it’s not enough for you, Round 4 is coming up on November 12!(Louis Wu 13:20:17 UTC)
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More H:A coming out of France
Paris Games Week has kicked off, and 343 is there showing off Halo: Anniversary. uberfoop linked to some gameplay from Truth & Reconciliation (pretty mediocre video, but the first meaty stuff we’ve seen of the level), and over at NeoGAF, TheOddOne found a runthrough of 343 Guilty Spark (again, offscreen, but a hefty portion of gameplay). We have word that higher-quality video will be released soon (within the hour, if David Ellis is correct) – or you could just hold off until November 15 and experience it on your OWN screen.(Louis Wu 12:14:35 UTC)
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Norway
We got word from HaloNorge’s Stian Øby Johansen that the Norwegian Halo Community contributed clips to a montage called Norway, put together by Stiqz. It’s 7 minutes long, and gameplay takes precedence over editing – nice work! Go watch. (Louis Wu 20:10:19 UTC)
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Podtacular Special: Halo Decade Show, Part 3
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As we continue our journey down memory lane leading up to the 10th anniversary of Halo, we take the time to dwell on the story thus far. For those who just play the games, we see the story of Master Chief unfold along with the struggle in the Human-Covenant War. For those who look for a deeper adventure into the fiction of the Halo Universe, there are books, movies and other Halo lore that enriches the experience. Come join us for our third installment of our decade series as we talk about the Halo Story thus-far. Enjoy
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Halo Doom WAD
SIX min WHISTLE came across a video showing off a Doom WAD containing all the Halo weapons. Pretty nice work! (Louis Wu 10:32:55 UTC)
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AFoA Adjunct: Catherine
Leviathan posted another piece to the Fistful of Arrows Adjunct – this one is a look back by Kalmiya. Beautiful. (Louis Wu 10:32:23 UTC)
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Halo Waypoint Community Modcast Ep 2
The second Halo Waypoint Community Leader podcast has gone live – go listen to 7 Waypoint CLs discuss Halo for 90 minutes. Our own GrimBrother One is part of the crew! Thanks, rukizzel. (Louis Wu 10:31:28 UTC)
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NHL Halo Sighting
Yazool was at a Tampa Bay Lightning game last night – and was surprised when the organist kicked into the Halo theme during the pregame show. The early part isn’t recorded (he didn’t have his phone out at the start), but there’s a pretty good chunk documented – go listen! (Louis Wu 10:30:48 UTC)
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Noob to Pro in 5 Minutes
Nak3d Eli put together a five minute video that nails down some of the critical components to successful multiplay (if you define ‘killing the other guy’ as success). Many of these things you probably already know – some you might not. ALL of them are things worth remembering as you go into battle. A pretty interesting project – go see what you think! (Louis Wu 10:30:01 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
