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Fun Character Sketches
bierwiser stopped by yesterday with some pics of his Halo character (and friends) – in a really cool sketched style. Go see! (Louis Wu 13:37:12 UTC)
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No Halo Fest? No Problem!
For those of you who will be attending Halo Fest, you’ll get the chance to see Dust Storm up along with a lot of other community leaders at the Community Panel along with more awesome panels at the event. It is surely something that you will not want to miss. For those who are not able to go, shame on you for calling yourself a Halo Fan… Just kidding. There are going to be plenty of opportunities to get involved with the festivities. As we have mentioned already, 343i has teamed up with IGN to stream the panels from Halo Fest. There is also a new thread on the Waypoint forums where you can post your questions that we will get asked on the panel, so if you have a question that you want me to answer, post away.If simply watching from the sidelines isn’t enough for you, Kete from The Running Riot is hosting Riot Fest. Riot Fest is taking place on Saturday at 9:00PM EDT (6:00PM PDT) and will have people calling into the show for a little interactive confab between viewers and some of the attendees at Halo Fest. It will be a chance to talk about stuff that will undoubtedly be announced/released at Halo Fest with other people watching from home.
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A Fistful of Arrows Adjunct: Castle Drop
Leviathan ran into some personal difficulties recently (a tree fell on his house), but he’s STILL managed to get out a pretty cool bit for his ‘A Fistful of Arrows’ universe. Visit our forum for a fascinating information sheet on the Castle Drop mission – personnel, logistics, it’s fantastic background! Go check it out.(Louis Wu 11:22:23 UTC)
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Halo Community Panel – get an early start!
bs angel sent word that there’s a thread set up on the Waypoint Community forums where folks who aren’t going to be able to make it to PAX next week can post questions for the Halo Community Panel, to be held Friday at noon. Swing by and drop off those questions you’ve been burning to ask! (Yesterday, I discussed the concept of gaming communities with someone who began the conversation with “When I think of gamers, I think of Matthew Broderick from WarGames playing Asteroids.” If I can have a productive discussion from THIS humble beginning… next week’s panel should be AWESOME.)(Louis Wu 11:20:33 UTC)
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Halo: Legacy Cielo Negro Episode 2
Paul Shelley pointed us to Halo: Legacy Cielo Negro S1E11 – while it’s the 11th episode in the Halo: Legacy series, it’s just the second episode of Cielo Negro (we mentioned the first one a couple of weeks ago). Ortega and Kriegar get tapped for a rescue mission in the ruins of Nueva Seville… (Louis Wu 11:19:10 UTC)
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The Mona Lisa – all 11 parts
If you never got around to watching The Mona Lisa, the 11-part motion comic created from a Halo: Evolutions story, Waypoint has gathered all the parts together in on easy-to-navigate page. Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:22:17 UTC)
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Dan Ayoub holds forth at Gamescom
goCHIEFgo pointed out a pair of Gamescom interviews – both Gamespot and Germany’s GamingClerks talked to Dan Ayoub about Halo: Anniversary, and you can see what he had to say to both. (Not surprisingly, much of the info is the same in both interviews.) Tiny hints about Halo 4, even!(Louis Wu 15:52:04 UTC)
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Fails of the Weak 48
Fails of the Weak 48 was released yesterday – as always, some fun failures, and some great commentary from Jack and Geoff. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:45:57 UTC)
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Uh – why? Uh, why? Uh, WHY WON’T HE DIE?
It’s definitely NSFW, but Euee’s Cee-Lo Green parody is pretty funny. (Looks like there’s at least ONE more person that should be happy that the upcoming TU allows DMR bloom to be turned off!) Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 15:45:21 UTC)
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Gamereactor Interview with 343
gamereactor spoke to 343 Producer Dennis Ries at Gamescom last week – go listen for tidbits about Halo: Anniversary, and hints of what might be coming at Halo Fest next week! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 15:44:50 UTC)
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Halo Reach Launch Montage
Mike Sellers made a Halo Reach Launch Day montage (some time ago, obviously) – but just recently uploaded it to the internet. Should give you a little taste of the excitement felt last September!(Louis Wu 15:39:59 UTC)
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Playtime S2 Dev Blog, Part 3
CruelLEGACEY sent word that the third part of his Playtime Season 2 Development Blog is up. More than you ever wanted to know about the making of Playtime! (Louis Wu 15:39:40 UTC)
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slumberLAN – Tourney in MN
LazerBlader sent word that he’s part of a gaming club at the University of Minnesota campus called Teh Pwn Gaming, and they’re hosting an event called slumberLAN next week. It’s a large overnight LAN party with corporate sponsors (MLG, NOS, Microsoft) – with good stuff to win. (For example, each first place team member in the Halo: Reach tourney will go home with a Vibras 5.1 Surround Sound Xbox 360 Headset.) Registration happens on their website – if you’re nearby, you might want to stop by next week!(Louis Wu 15:35:55 UTC)
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Flood Campaign Teaser Trailer 1
Well, this is pretty interesting – we got an email from Flood Campaign, the group behind a Halo CE campaign mod in which you play from the perspective of the Flood. (They’ve got a page up at HaloMaps, and another at ModDB.) Check out their first Teaser Trailer! (Louis Wu 15:34:44 UTC)
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Halo Fest: Official Trailer
IGN has released an official trailer for Halo Fest (and their coverage of it), taking place next week at PAX. Watch it and get pumped up! Thanks, DEEP NNN. (Louis Wu 13:13:44 UTC)
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Halo Teach: The Great Emu War
NsU Soldier pointed out the newest Halo Teach, a series of videos where Master Chief, in a blazer and bow-tie, summarizes famous battles in history. This new episode describes The Great Emu War, an engagement fought by an Australian major against… a flock of birds. Fascinating stuff! (Louis Wu 13:12:42 UTC)
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Being Indiana Jones
MSNBC’s In-Game has an interesting article from a British psychologist who explains why we have so much fun playing Halo games. (You probably know this already – but it’s a nice summary, and contains some great quotes.) Thanks, William Spurgeon.(Louis Wu 13:11:11 UTC)
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MLG Reach Top Ten – Ep 9
Halo Waypoint has Episode 9 of the MLG Reach Top Ten series – and some of these plays are jaw-dropping. (The number 1 spot, for example, makes me wonder if I ever want to even ENTER the MLG playlist.) Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:01:13 UTC)
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Reach Customs Night at Uni-BB
RedSpades sent word that Uni-BB.org will be hosting a Friday Night Custom Games LIVE (to be simultaneously broadcast on Twitch.tv) – you can read more about it on their site. They’ll be playing Reach this week. Swing by and join in! (Louis Wu 15:54:41 UTC)
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