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Arby ‘n’ The Chief: Chaos Theosis
Season 6 of Arby ‘n’ The Chief is up to Episode 5 – the antics of the TOSERS continue as they try to come to grips with the threat of a rogue clan of hackers. Plenty of game philosophy commentary. Thanks, Naopao Vang.(Louis Wu 16:40:08 UTC)
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Machines and Might – Halo: Legends
This is the song “Machines and Might” from the Halo: Legends Original Soundtrack.
Like many other songs that I make sheet music for, this is done by ear! The chords, though, were something that I have already been provided with, as seen when I did the “Sacred Icon Suite 2.”
The sheet music may seem a little strange, and it may very well be off. But I tried my best to get it as accurate to the actual song, while still being able to play with two hands.
Also, to make the song easier, you can play most of the 16th notes as 8th notes instead (except the arpeggios in measures 13 through 20).Anyway, I have provided the midi, the pdf, and the MuseScore (.mscz) file. Enjoy!
MR
Editor’s Note: To open the score, use the free MuseScore reader.
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Halo Fest Tournament
Thanks to ncsuDuncan, at NeoGAF (and Gravemind, right here at HBO) for the heads-up about the Halo Fest Tournament, to be held during PAX. The new Reach maps from Halo Anniversary will be featured – but there will also be a racing tourney, a Forge contest, and a Firefight Score Attack challenge. Are you good enough? (Will you be there?)(Louis Wu 18:03:06 UTC)
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Why I love this community
We got a heartwarming note from Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris yesterday. The man’s been putting together videos helping people to get through the Halo games at their most difficult settings – but until recently, the recording was actually done by others (by Bungie.net’s rendering farm, or by me, for his Mythic guides at HBO). Well, the Halo community rocks, and a kind soul (who chooses to remain anonymous) decided that Tyrant might do better with his own equipment. Tyrant is now the proud owner of a Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle – amazing! Warm fuzzies, all over my body.(Louis Wu 14:37:17 UTC)
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Bungie Flickr Group
necro2607 decided to start up a Bungie Flickr group, because there wasn’t one – it’s already got 7 members, and some really amazing pics. Go explore!(Louis Wu 14:35:15 UTC)
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Signy Todd
We knew that McFarlane Toys was going to be a part of one of the Halo Panels mentioned in the latest Halo Bulletin, but Waypoint confirmed yesterday with a press release that Todd McFarlane himself would be on the panel and available for autographs at the show. You can pencil ‘n ink this long-time McFarlane fan super-stoked! Very cool news!(GrimBrother One 13:11:31 UTC)
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The Mona Lisa Chapter 11
Don’t forget to catch the awesome conclusion of the motion comic adaptation of The Mona Lisa on Halo Waypoint today! The epic 11-chapter saga comes to a close with fantastic visuals and some great little twists. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:06:55 UTC)
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Like a cool festival, win a 360/Kinect bundle
Okay… this isn’t technically Halo-related, but you CAN play Halo on the prize, and your chance of winning (at this point) is quite good, so… we got a note from MystkSnsOfBetty, who is running a Facebook promo for Taste of St. Louis, a food/art/music festival coming up in September. If you ‘Like’ the page… you’re in the running for the prize (which is a Kinect bundle/4GB Xbox 360). Seems pretty straightforward – and since there are currently only 24 people entered, your chances are actually pretty good! Check it out. (Yes, you need a Facebook account, and yes, you need to be over 13.)(Louis Wu 19:16:36 UTC)
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Bungie’s mark on SIGGRAPH
Yesterday, we mentioned a company that was using Halo to promote its 3D printer at SIGGRAPH – today, necro2607 stopped in to say that he’d been AT the show, and took his own pictures. (Love the mini-helmets!) He also found Bungie in the Job Fair area, and picked up some pretty slick schwag… go look! (Louis Wu 18:04:01 UTC)
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IGN’s Top 10 Reach Kills (08.11.11)
The latest iteration of IGN’s Top 10 Kills series has some fun clips, and some “why is THAT in there?” clips. Check it for yourself. Thanks, ChrisTheeCrappy. (Louis Wu 18:02:37 UTC)
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Playtime Season 2 Development Blog Part 2
CruelLEGACEY has Part 2 of his Playtime Development Blog online, discussing storyboarding. The artwork is sublime. (Louis Wu 18:02:03 UTC)
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Drunken Halo Ep 24
Justin Bryce sent word that Episode 24 of the Drunken Halo Podcast is now live. Justin and Travis play a (surprise, surprise) Halo drinking game. Go listen!(Louis Wu 18:01:38 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction
Just a single new piece this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 18:00:43 UTC)
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Ghosts And Glass For Piano
This is my transcription of Ghosts and Glass from Halo: Reach OST.
It was arranged by Genesis Bacani (gbacani on youtube). I made some changes to his version according to a piano only .mp3 file at B.net.
But take in count that this is my first transcription ever, so it may not be perfect, feel free to revise it.
This ZIP file contains a PDF and a MIDI.
EDIT:
I just checked again the piano only mp3 at B.net, it is very different to this one in some parts, Genesis used the string sounds as the chords, but in the piano only is not like that. If i get time, i will revise the sheet music.
EDIT 2:
There is now an updated version of the sheets and the MIDI.
A week ago i was checking these sheets and i noticed some abomination i caused while transcribing the song… So there you go the new updated sheets.
BTW, the MIDI file has now the right hand and left hand parts separated, this means that if you have Synthesia you can choose which hand you want to play, and they have different colors for distinction.
Enjoy!
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From Visegrad with Love
GhaleonEB’s epic Reach campaign review is ready for the limelight. Grab a drink, cut the lights and get ready to be rocked by nearly 14,000 words of campaign analysis. It’s meaty, but there are plenty of pictures and videos spliced into his verbose vernacular to give your eyes and brain a break. Go read!(Hitmonchan 20:13:16 UTC)
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What a great demo idea!
Awesome – Objet was showing off its 3D printer at SIGGRAPH, and they’re using Halo figures they’ve created for the demo. Swing by Engadget for the pics! Thanks, Chris Sauer. (Louis Wu 19:01:27 UTC)
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Coastline Dusk Promo Video
CruelLEGACEY continues to work with his Coastline racetrack – he’s made a promo vid for the Dusk variant. (Louis Wu 19:01:08 UTC)
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PCGR 86
Robowski sent word that Episode 86 of the Post Game Carnage Report is now live – go listen! (Louis Wu 19:00:51 UTC)
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It Takes All Kinds…
Toxic Mayhem let us know about a feature put out by Unreality Mag where they list out their opinions on The Best and Worst Designed Alien Species in Gaming. I think you’ll find some familiar faces on both sides of the coin. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:47:19 UTC)
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Shirt Reminder
Just a quick reminder – if you’re thinking about grabbing one of our HBO shirts in time for PAX, you need to place your preorder by tonight at midnight, ET. (You can order past that point – but your shirt won’t be in the first batch.)(Louis Wu 14:51:55 UTC)
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