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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

  • I could think of worse outcomes.

    Miguel Chavez pointed out a video from Mega64 discussing PS3 Exclusives – even Halo plays a part. (Not everyone approved of the quality.)(Louis Wu 14:22:44 UTC)

  • Hey! I remember Shrinky-Dinks!

    Hawty McBloggy found a pair of earrings that might make a nice present for that hardcore Master Chief fan…(Louis Wu 14:22:21 UTC)

  • ODST in SoCal

    Mid7night went to the San Diego ODST Truck visit with his wife – and took some pics. And Destructoid was at the LA stop, and THEY took pics (thanks, Minime637). Go look! (Louis Wu 14:21:49 UTC)

  • RT: The gripping conclusion

    I present to you, dear reader, the gripping conclusion to Thursday’s Comic. The apostrophe, while grammatically correct, leaves me feeling as if Thursday owns that comic. I’m here to tell you that he or she does not. Talk about self importance.

    Also, just in case you aren’t a LOST fan, the dudes and dudettes in today’s comic (great, now Saturday is getting in on it), are all members of LOST who got DUIs, and then kicked off the show. One can only assume they are now homeless and bitter.

  • How do you guys kill the freakin’ hunters?

    If you missed the live stream of ODST Firefight played by pros and a few fans at MLG Dallas last night, you can find the match on YouTube today (Part 1 | Part 2) – looks like pros are better against live opponents than they are against AIs. (Walshy gets totally owned by a suicide grunt around 4:15 into the first film.) Thanks, Dax01.(Louis Wu 16:31:40 UTC)

  • ODST Mobile Tour: LA Photos (and video)

    neoxdonut was present at the Los Angeles stop of the ODST truck, and took a bunch of photos. Nice shots of the truck, the crowd, and the mess they all left at the end. Check it out! Update: Arika Sato, from GirlGamer, was there as well, interviewing the crowd (thanks, Kibbles).(Louis Wu 16:06:40 UTC)

  • Aesthetic Artist Interview: A Deaf Boy

    COL0NEL SANDERS sent along an interview with A Deaf Boy for the Aesthetic Artist Interview series – go read about how this guy got into the Halo screenshot world, and look at some of his work! (As is the case with some of his predecessors, his Bungie.net name (A Deaf Boy) doesn’t match up with his gamertag, which is currently ‘Velocithon’, but has been in the past ‘The Diktator’ and ‘I Vigilante V I’, among others.)(Louis Wu 15:04:37 UTC)

  • Halo 3: ODST Preview from 1050 ESPN Radio

    ESPN’s Ray Carsillo interviewed Brian Jarrard about Halo 3: ODST – it’s an 8 and a half minute video, with discussion interspersed with stock ODST footage. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:02:31 UTC)

  • GamePro

    GamePro posted a preview of Halo 3: ODST – not much that hasn’t been said, but hey, it’s a preview.(Louis Wu 15:02:05 UTC)

  • Join us. Stop them!

    Wanna see what the card that lets you play as Johnson in Firefight looks like? Stephen Loftus picked his up yesterday.(Louis Wu 15:01:02 UTC)

  • The Chronicles of Lyle: Chapter 2 – Obamanation

    urk was kind enough to let us know about a new chapter in the Chronicles of Lyle – the guy is way, way out there, but the vids are funny. Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:59:54 UTC)

  • AH: TrialsHD: Melting your Markets

    Whaddup y’all? Time for another TrialsHD video for you. (I freaking love this game.) Today I show you the sneaky achievement “Market Meltdown.” It’s fun to get AND you get to blow up your dude in the process. What joy!

    Don’t forget, you can still write in a few ways to humiliate me at PAX! Just read this post for more details on that. Chow!


  • RT: Weekend Update

    We’re still working on what will be the sixteenth installment of RT Shorts (blame Gavino), but in the meantime we’ve got some bonus RvB action! You may have seen the news on Digg that we just released a new Red vs. Blue video featuring some exclusive footage we captured in Halo 3: ODST. The first of these three special episodes is now in our archive. Check it out!

    In case you missed Geoff’s last news post, we just rolled out our very cool new store, which has been rebuilt from the ground up to make it easier to navigate and just generally more awesome. Just enter in: NewStoreRocks09 in the checkout, to receive 10% off your purchase. This code will only work until midnight tomorrow, so act fast.

    Also ending tomorrow at midnight is Brandon’s latest RT contest to win a some RvB DVDs. We’ve already received a ton of great entries, so send yours!

    And last but not least in RT news, our own Nathan Zellner has just released his latest film “Goliath” for rent at Blockbuster. It’s about a cat and Nathan is very tall, so you know it’s going to be good.

  • AH: Two Madden NFL 10 Guides

    Dear sports fans,
    Brownman has turned in two great videos for Madden NFL 10. The first one covers the three secret Achievements in the game. How secret are they? So secret that I’m not even going to name them. You’ll just have to settle for the following tiles.

    The next one covers three “not so secret” Achievements, so I feel comfortable listing them for you: Pocket Monster, Wounded Duck, and The Gang’s All Here. Watching both of these little guys will net you a whopping 205 Gamerscore. Getting you that much closer to BrownMan’s 140782.


  • AH: Riddler Trophies Part Two

    Hey, guys.

    Ze back again bringing you part two of my Riddler Trophy Guide.

    Here are some things to keep in mind:
    -Pretty much everything you do in game relates in some way to the Riddler and his challenges.
    -This includes breaking all joker teeth you see in a given area
    -If you guys would like me to list the teeth in each area, let me know in comments. I won’t show breaking all of them (because there are quite a few), but I’d be glad to list them numerically for you. Because I guess I love you people. Or something.

    Fin.

  • RT: Get the Awesome Button on your iPhone!

    Our very first iPhone and iPod touch app, the Awesome Button, is now available on the iTunes App Store!

    It’s free, so download it now and let us know what you think!

  • RT: One Man's Garbage

    Once you’ve read today’s comic, head on over to the iTunes store and get your free copy of the new Awesome App.

  • AH: PAX: Live Action Achievements

    Alright, I have golden opportunity for you loyal readers…

    I’ll be attending the Penny Arcade Expo starting in about a week, and I’m looking to accomplish some “real-life achievements.”

    “What is a real-life achievement Jack?” I can hear you asking. Basically, it’s like a scavenger hunt that you guys send me on.

    In the comments of this post, write an achievement that you would like to see me accomplish, and then attach a gamerscore to it.

    Be smart about it too, I’m not going to do anything illegal or anything that could hurt me.

    For example:

    High-Five every member of Rooster Teeth at PAX: 10GS
    Get a semi-celebrity (Wil Wheaton, Gabe, Tycho, Felicia Day, etc.) to call you a jerk: 50GS

    You get what I’m talking about? I’ll create a list of 1000GS based on your comments and post it before I make it to PAX. I’ll be documenting every time I accomplish an achievement and have a video for you shortly thereafter.

    Try to think of real achievements, and how they are scored. My life isn’t AVATAR: The Last Airbender, give me lots of things I can do. And remember, I do it all for you.


  • RT: New Rooster Teeth Store

    Hey Everyone,
    I’m happy to announce (read: super, duper excited) that we’re launching the new Rooster Teeth Store today. This new and improved store is accessible via the usual method, by clicking on the store link in the dropdown, or by just going to roosterteeth.com/store. We’ve wanted our store to be more integrated into our site (in both form and function) for a long time, and I think we’re finally there.

    To celebrate this momentous occasion, we’re releasing three brand new shirts, and one very, very, very old one. As an incentive to give this new store a whirl, how about a discount? Just enter in: NewStoreRocks09 in the checkout, to receive 10% off your purchase. This code will only work until midnight tomorrow, so act fast.

    Once you’ve checked it out, please drop us a line and let us know what you think. We’d love to hear your feedback. Oh, and for more news about site updates and the like, why not join our Web Dev group? All the cool kids are doing it.

  • AH: TrialsHD: Melting your Markets

    Whaddup y’all? Time for another TrialsHD video for you. (I freaking love this game.) Today I show you the sneaky achievement “Market Meltdown.” It’s fun to get AND you get to blow up your dude in the process. What joy!

    Don’t forget, you can still write in a few ways to humiliate me at PAX! Just read this post for more details on that. Chow!