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The Science of Playtesting
Gamespot AU wrote up an article about playtesting – they talked to people at Valve, Bungie, and Epic to find out how user feedback is incorporated into the design process. Interesting article! Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 16:35:45 UTC)
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Customs: they’re not just for breakfast any more
If you’ve ever considered jumping into HBO customs games – there are a couple of writeups today that might help you decide to go for it. CortanaVII has a ton of pictures (and a pretty nice montage) from this past Friday’s Community Customs game… and Overdoziz has pictures from last week’s HBeurO Customs night. Both writeups are fun – check ’em out! (Louis Wu 16:29:44 UTC)
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The Ascendant Tower
CruelLEGACEY is totally into the sets he’s building for his Playtime series – you can check out The Ascendant Tower on his site. Looks like it took a while!(Louis Wu 16:29:10 UTC)
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That Gas Giant Has a Nice Ring To It
Dark Helmet came by the forum to show off a little something he worked on. Very nice results! Go give it a look!(GrimBrother One 15:10:21 UTC)
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Now THAT’S a Home Security System
Speaking of Hedgemony, Postmortem stopped by to show off something special that the awesome aussie whipped up for him. So cool… Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:06:59 UTC)
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Sticking With What Brought Ya
If there’s anything you can count on, it’s for Hedgemony to bring the goods. Don’t miss out on his latest offering of amazing pics and panos. They just keep getting better… Go look!(GrimBrother One 15:01:58 UTC)
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Tossing Out A New Arby ‘N the Chief
MrWezzle dropped in to let us know that the latest Arby ‘N the Chief Episode, Tosers, is now available. Never fails to make you smile. Or cringe. Sometimes both. Anyway, go watch it!(GrimBrother One 14:55:02 UTC)
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Early Bird Anniversary Bonuses
Halo Waypoint announced today some pretty sweet pre-order bonuses for the upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. If you want to get your hands on some Master Chief Avatar Armor or an in-game skull with hilarious implications, go and check out the press release!(GrimBrother One 14:49:43 UTC)
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LOTS of pics make cool pics
Bry whipped up another small batch of very high resolution panoramas – this batch is even half land-based. Take a look!(Louis Wu 20:29:56 UTC)
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Halo Auction Mania
A couple of interesting eBay-related posts hit our forum this weekend – check out PFG’s prototype Halo figures (lots of ’em – just click the Grunt), and a pretty rare Elite sculpture created back in 2002 (thanks, Joshua Allen). Summertime – the perfect time to spend a lot of cash!(Louis Wu 20:25:06 UTC)
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Podtacular 258: Future of Halo Media
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This week the crew talks about the Halo: Faith project. It’s a fan film that we don’t yet know a lot about other than that it will happen around the time frame of the Covenant invasion on Reach. With Halo Legends and now Halo: Faith, we talk about the opportunities that Halo has on the silver screen and adding a constant presence for videos in the Halo realm. This week, we are joined by DaftLink I17 and SIETE CINCO75. EnjoyLink from Show: Sik Web Pages – Halo: Faith
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Sketchy Surroundings
HBO Community Member Hiji wanted to share a quick sketch he made depicting his impression of the Forerunner/Flood War. Nice job!(GrimBrother One 17:47:21 UTC)
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Well, It SHOULD Be The Definition…
If you look up “gorgeous” in the dictionary, it’s probably going to link you to pics like these from our resident photophile, Hedgemony. Unbelievable. Definitely pay these a visit, and keep bringing them on, Hedge!(GrimBrother One 17:34:37 UTC)
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Hero: Sacrifice
Halo Waypoint has a new video in the recent “Hero” series, this time focusing on Sacrifice. As always, you can also check it out on your console or WP7 phone. Go watch!(GrimBrother One 14:57:33 UTC)
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Traxus to Enter Le Mans 24 Hours. Sorta.
Bry shared with us a cool addition to the Forza Motorsport 3 fan-created stable. I know seeing a Traxus-liveried GT blasting down the Mulsanne Straight at Circuit de le Sarthe would certainly get my motor running!(GrimBrother One 14:39:23 UTC)
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Blood Horizon
TheSparbiter stopped in to share a music Halo music video that he made featuring Mothergoat’s Halo-inspired “Blood Horizon”. The results are fantastic. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 14:08:53 UTC)
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The Mona Lisa, Part 7
Don’t forget to check out Halo Waypoint today on your console, WP7 phone, or on the web, to catch Part 7 of The Mona Lisa motion comic. The style continues to get better and better, and the story is really ramping up. Go and give it a watch!(GrimBrother One 16:47:54 UTC)
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Digging Deep To Cee What They Can Learn
Continuing to SmileAndDealWithIt, a new Interrogation feature went up at their site, this time featuring DeepCee, the creator of the awesome ODS Steve comic. A great interview, check it out!(GrimBrother One 16:43:34 UTC)
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Rise of the Spartans
The folks over at SmileAndDealWithIt wanted us to know that they have a new machinma up by Arbiter617 called Rise of the Spartans: Part 1. Arbiter617 always does some great work, and this is no different… go and watch!(GrimBrother One 16:40:42 UTC)
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More Reasons To Have Faith
Louis Wu ran across a very cool page on the SikDailyMags site featuring the upcoming fanfilm Halo: Faith. A really great read, including an interview as well as some examples of the music, and a contest-winning score/trailer proposal that you should really see. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 16:33:51 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
