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Your Avatar Can Now Be Covered in Covenant
Just as a reminder, the new October additions to the Halo Avatar Collection that we first mentioned on Monday are now available! They actually went Live yesterday, but who’s counting? Go get some cool new Covie gear! Also, Hedgemony is awesome. Just saying.(GrimBrother One 16:54:02 UTC)
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Halo Art Book Sneak Peek
IGN has posted a sneak preview of the upcoming book Halo: The Art of Building Worlds. There is some absolutely gorgeous art in there, and some sample text from the book, which launches on October 18th. Trust me, it’s amazing. Go check it out! Thanks to ElzarTheBam for noticing.(GrimBrother One 15:39:47 UTC)
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Fight for the Mammaries of your Loved Ones
Do you like Halo? Do you like women? If you care about them both, you should pick up a DMR and put your money where your mouth is and enter the Fight Like A Girl campaign. If you don’t have any money to put in your mouth, then use Molten Slowa’s or Kermit’s, two awesome HBO members that are wanting so sponsor someone for the FLAG tournament. Better get in your request quick, deadline is this Sunday, October 16. Take advantage of of their goodwill and Fight like – and more importantly for – a girl!(GrimBrother One 15:29:08 UTC)
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ONI Hot-Drops More Classified Info
Stephen “Ladykiller” Loftus brought to our attention that ONI Data Drop #5 is now available at Halo Waypoint. Some very interesting infor regarding who knew of Reach’s invasion and who didn’t. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:23:39 UTC)
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Not Those Kind of Singles
The Flashover Gaming League wants everyone to know that they are holding a Halo: Reach Singles Tournament. Singles as in 1 v 1, of course. The tournament will be offering Cash Prizes to the Top 3 Players. They also have some other cool items in the mix, and the more participants that enter, the better the prizes will be! More details can be found here. If going solo is your bag, get out there and win some cash!(GrimBrother One 15:10:48 UTC)
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Bid On Goosechecka’s Mythic Package
The lovely but deadly-with-a-hammer Goosechecka wanted to let us know that Grifball Hub is doing a very cool auction for the Extra Life charity. Up for grabs are 4 different packages of Halo swaggy goodness, the crown jewel being the drool-worthy Mythic Package, which includes a “Heroes Never Die” poster from Halo Fest with over 80 signatures from 343 Industries staff plus a few from prominent Halo Communities. If you’re going to take a break from playing Halo, you might as well do something good for society while you’re at it! Check out all the deets here at the Hub.(GrimBrother One 15:02:13 UTC)
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31 Podcasts of Beer On The Wall…
The folks over at The Drunken Halo Podcast wanted to let us know that Episode 31 is now up for your auditory viewing pleasure. Robowski from PGCR joins the hosts to discuss the new Title Update playlist. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 14:57:31 UTC)
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More (War)
Firestorm12 once again brings us word that Issue 13 of Halopen’s war satire comic series “War (or War)” is now available. Accidental killing and fear of jail time do seem to go hand in hand. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 17:50:35 UTC)
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Awesome Headdress
Red vs Blue’s Ubergirl experimented with ink to create Esri, a Sangheili high priestess. Pretty slick! (Local mirror here, just in case.)(Louis Wu 17:18:05 UTC)
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Reach Iron Pro – Filmed
RC Master decided to enter the Spartan I Project’s ‘Reach Iron Pro’ challenge… and film his single-segment, no-deaths Heroic runthrough of Halo: Reach – including level breaks. Wanna watch? It’s only 2.5 hours long! (My hat is off.) Read his forum post for full details on the challenge (and why he went the route he did), or just jump over to YouTube to watch the gameplay.(Louis Wu 17:10:31 UTC)
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NobleStats – Detailed Reach Stats
BKerr has resurrected NobleStats.com, his stats-based website. Easy to use, nicely organized, no ads – go check it out!(Louis Wu 17:09:47 UTC)
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PCGR 91 (and FanFic Contest)
SK1LL4XED sent word that Post Game Carnage Report 91 is now live – discussion of the TU Beta playlist features heavily. While you’re there, remember that their Fan Fiction Contest has a deadline coming up in a couple of weeks – October 31, to be precise. Make sure you meet it!(Louis Wu 17:09:01 UTC)
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Extra Life and Red vs Blue Raffle
Jonathan Heier is going to be marathoning video games this weekend, to raise money for Extra Life – and if you help out, he’s got some cool prizes to give away. Swing by StickSkills.com to read about the deal! (Louis Wu 17:07:13 UTC)
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Metropolis Magic Corner Rides
Grumpy sent word that DrBizz has released a new video that pretty much DEFINES what you can do with Halo 2 corner sliding. (Don’t know what corner sliding is? Go watch this vid.) All I can say is… don’t try this in real life. You will die. Discussion can be found over at Jumprs.org. (Louis Wu 17:06:34 UTC)
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The Halo CE Chronicles – Fearless Chapter Six
Dennis Powers let us know about Fearless Chapter Six – it’s a turning point! (The advance team reaches the Artifact.) Go read. (Louis Wu 17:06:03 UTC)
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It Would Have Been Unfair For Them All To Be From Marty
In a cool piece of news, the London Philharmonic is about to release a collection of what they feel is the Greatest Video Game Music. Some really awesome selections on there, but of course the one we’ll all be most happy to hear about is the inclusion of the O’Donnell/Salvatori epic “One Final Effort” from the Halo 3 soundtrack. The collection releases on November 8th. Awesome stuff! Thanks to Moorpheusl9 for letting us know.(GrimBrother One 15:45:02 UTC)
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Best Fronking Comic Ever.
The illustrious JDQuackers has brought to us a beacon of hope for all those who wake up in the morning with the insatiable hunger for a taste of sweet Hedgemony. Like Moses on the mount, JD has brought forth words from the man himself; a brand new adventure featuring our favorite fighting fish, Samurai Fronk. The adventure starts here. You won’t regret this.(GrimBrother One 14:47:06 UTC)
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Achievement Creature #45
Achievement Hunter’s ever-awesome “HORSE/PIG/WHATEVER” feature continues with Episode 45. Go and check it out! Thanks to Ibeechu for noticing.(GrimBrother One 18:27:54 UTC)
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Halo 2 MC Statue for sale
Cullen sent word that he’s selling a Halo 2 promotional statue – if you’re local (he’s in Toronto, Ontario), you can pick it up and save the shipping! This is the half-size version (about 3 feet tall). Starting bid is $100, Buy It Now price is $500 – you’ve got 6 days! (They’re pretty cool; I just got a compliment yesterday on mine.) (Louis Wu 17:53:52 UTC)
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Halotracker 2v2 Finals Gameplay
Edge let us know that the Halotracker 2v2 Tournament Finals took place recently (I’m not sure when, there’s no information on the videos, and no easily-found info on their website) – and all five games are online. If this means anything to you… go watch!(Louis Wu 17:49:40 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
