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She’s probably not lookin’ for Jack the Ripper…
Hawty McBloggy let us know about a new community project she’s started up over at Halo3Screenshots.com – Halo Historic Scenes. Build a famous scene within Halo… what can you think of? (The example pic shows the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, but there are plenty of other options. What can you come up with?(Louis Wu 22:56:04 UTC)
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Ghosts of Onyx Preview, Page 2 (and more)
Leviathan and UNSC Trooper are back with Page 2 of their Ghosts of Onyx Preview – and this time, Leviathan’s included a step-by-step timeline showing how the work was created. Pretty cool stuff (and a great Page 2)! Check it out.(Louis Wu 20:00:31 UTC)
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PayPal now works with Xbox LIVE
If you are in the United States, you can now use PayPal as a method of payment for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
You can use PayPal to buy Microsoft Points without having to associate your credit card information to your Xbox LIVE account. Sign in to Xbox.com and head to the account summary page. From there choose “Manage Payment Options†(from the left navigation menu) then click “Add a new PayPal Account.†Follow the instructions and you’ll be set up in no time.
A couple of things to point out:
PayPal is currently supported for Xbox LIVE users in the U.S. only.
PayPal can only be used to purchase Microsoft Points on Xbox.com.
PayPal accounts are not available for purchasing Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 console.You can associate multiple Pay Pal accounts with your Xbox LIVE account.
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Halo themed RISK boardgame $30. Trailer.
The classic boardgame RISK gets a new Halo version. It is selling for $25 to $40 in various shops online: http://www.google.com/products?q=halo%20risk
Here is the product page on Amazon.com
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RumorBusting – It’s not just for breakfast any more
Kombo.com has posted a shot of the back of the Halo 3: ODST box… and is speculating that the inclusion of ‘content download’ blurb in the features section could point to something unrevealed… like multiplayer or campaign content. Remember, Bungie’s already announced TWO different types of DLC for Halo 3: ODST – the Johnson skin for Firefight, and the Halo Reach Beta. There might be more… but there might not. As recently as last week, Lars Bakken told French journalists that Bungie has no plans for downloadable maps for ODST.(Louis Wu 18:43:14 UTC)
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Shakeycam footage from Sydney
NeoGAF’s Kibbles ran across a couple of videos recorded by fans at the Sydney event this week – this one has an intro by Curtis Creamer, and then the opening custscene of the game… and this one shows off the first level’s gameplay. (All of this has been seen before – but whenever you watch existing content from a new vantage point, you stand a chance of seeing something you missed before.)(Louis Wu 18:11:37 UTC)
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Tell EazyB his map sucks.
Hopefully it’s not too late to remind you that it’s August 7, which means Bungie’s running its special 7 on the 7th playlist on Xbox LIVE – and this month, it’s full of community-formed maps. What are you waiting for? Get online! (Eazy’s map doesn’t suck.)(Louis Wu 18:06:22 UTC)
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Aesthetic Artist Interview: TheMoleN1
It’s been a little while since the last Aesthetic Artist Interview… but the series is back, with a mole. TheMoleN1, to be precise. Go read about how he got into this business… and check out a huge collection of his work! Thanks to COL0NEL SANDERS for the interview work this time out.(Louis Wu 17:58:34 UTC)
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Haloscreenshots.net – still here, but slowing down
Back in April, 2008, we took over the hosting of Haloscreenshots.net, sorahn’s handy-dandy screenshot collection site. At the time, it was a 20GB package – I don’t remember how many screens were there, but it wasn’t that many. Fast forward 15 months… and this beast is half a million screenshots, 130GB in size. It’s beginning to reach a point where we can’t handle it any more. I’m not taking it down – but we HAVE turned off updates for the time being, and sorahn is looking for anyone interested in taking over the hosting. If you’ve got a ton of space (and a decent amount of bandwidth) – let him know!(Louis Wu 17:50:20 UTC)
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Haloquarium? Yep.
GivinTats built an entire Halo world… for his fish. You can read about the construction, and check out his Flickr stream showing off the work, on Bungie.net. Lucky fish!(Louis Wu 17:38:49 UTC)
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Fridays are for Popcorn
Friday afternoon’s video roundup on the BungLog™- Rogue Modder submitted a SLASONK run – Solo, Legendary, All Skulls On, No Kills. Before you pooh-pooh that it’s just Floodgate… try to do the run yourself. (It ain’t easy.)
- Pissed Iguana’s back with Spartans Versus Beanies: Episode 2 – just when you thought it couldn’t get any sillier.
- HIH’s BigGruntyThirst got a ton of stuff to the top of the tunnel exit shelf on the second level of the original Halo. This is, quite simply, insane.
Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:33:49 UTC)
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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft