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  • Clearly, MRI scan

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    Hawty McBloggy has returned to her Rorschach Inkblot Test series, since there are new maps to be had. First up… Assembly. What do you see?(Louis Wu 14:41:48 UTC)

  • Hang ’em High – in UT3

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    Thanks to NeoGAF’s Kibbles, who ran across a video of gameplay on a Hang ’em High remake in Unreal Tournament 3. Looks great!(Louis Wu 14:41:16 UTC)

  • Friday Comics

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    Comic summary for Friday:

    See you Monday with more! Update: showed up just seconds too late for the update… but TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 168 (An Offer Made) is up now, too. (Louis Wu 14:40:48 UTC)

  • New Digs for Bungie?

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    According to this article in TechFlash, Bungie will be moving offices, from their current digs in Kirkland to a former movie cineplex in downtown Bellevue. As one of the commenters pointed out, this site is a much higher-traffic location… assuming it turns out to be accurate, how will they keep the fanbois out?(Louis Wu 14:40:02 UTC)

  • Noob Indicators, Round 2

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    finalcutmin stopped in with word of the second episode of 10 Ways to tell if you’re a Noob (Halo 3). Make sure you know what sort of equipment you’re carrying! (Louis Wu 14:39:34 UTC)

  • Sovereign Episodes 1-3

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    ODST Sarge let us know that the first three episodes of Sovereign are now up (we mentioned a teaser back in January) – go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 14:37:58 UTC)

  • GameDibs Mythic Contest winner announced (and more)

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    Ritz let us know that GameDibs has announced its winner for its Mythic Map code giveaway (we mentioned it last week), as well as provided info on new giveaways, in this week’s Dibcast – swing by and listen!(Louis Wu 14:28:51 UTC)

  • Where’s the Giant Slingshot app?

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    Bungie put up an official page on Facebook – you can join them as a fan there, if you so choose. Today Facebook, tomorrow… the world. (Louis Wu 14:28:31 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction

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    Eight new pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 14:27:34 UTC)

  • A team where all players are MVP

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    Yesterday was Thursday, so it was time for another Breaking In piece at Bungie.net – this week, it’s Christian Diefenbach, a Senior Software Engineer. Go see how he got there!(Louis Wu 14:25:49 UTC)

  • My Halo Life: Episode 2

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    The Cyberline Films guys put together a second ‘My Halo Life’ collection – the Bungie Blog brought it to our attention.(Louis Wu 14:23:34 UTC)

  • Pod Clan Update: March 2009

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    PCU March 19th, 2009 – In like a lion…

    Hey everybody! Welcome to the new and improved Podtacular Clan Update. This new series of updates will be posted on the Podtacular home page rather than the forums. All discussion is welcome in the General Discussion threads. The PCU will now also cover the upcoming Podtacular Pro Clan. The structure will be a little different, but we hope you like it. Oh, and sorry its so late. 😛

    New Members

    Replacing the old Clan Statistics is a new section devoted to our new members. These members have passed our application process and will be sent invites when their application has been confirmed in our forums

    moose0030
    blood god1
    wow im an idiot
    BlackHeli007
    FishermanQ
    FastSloth
    viggotheamigo
    masterdeathcode

    Remember to confirm your invite on JP Oliver’s thread in the Podtacular Rec forum. Please try to stay active on the forums and online! Welcome to the official Podtacular clan!

    Podtacular Rec vs Outcast Reborn

    I didn’t get time to type this up after the clanmatch, so here’s a brief overview of Podtacular Rec’s clanmatch against Outcast Reborn! This recreational match was played on March 7th, 2009.

    Outcast Reborn is a Halo clan & community. They’ve been around for quite some time now, and our All Stars have played them in Halo 2 in the past. It was great to play them again. You can find the OcR gang at http://www.outcastreborn.com/ . Check them out!

    Mixer Game 1: Multi-Flag on Valhalla – Bungie.net Game Link

    Lots of fun from both sides in this game. It was a real warm up game for both teams. Podtacular’s Sqweryl kept a strong grip on Blue Team’s base throughout a large portion of the game, but Blue came out on top in the end.

    Mixer Game 2: SlayerBall on Isolation – Bungie.net Game Link

    This was a really fun gametype called SlayerBall that the Good Game Network plays. You get 3 points for every kill and obviously time from holding the oddball. What to say about this game other than: Dust Storm is the oddball master.

    Game 1: Multi-Bomb on Narrows – Bungie.net Game Link

    Our first real game against the OcR guys. Throughout the game, Outcast Reborn held a strong offensive against the Podtacular crew and kept us advancing no further than top middle. Eventually, sneaky ninja Sqweryl manages to escort the bomb into OcR’s plant point, giving us the first lead. Unfortunately, OcR pushed harder and was able to breach our defenses for the win.


    Sqweryl secures Podtacular’s only bomb plant

    OcR wins 3-1. OcR leads series 1-0.

    Game 2: Shotty Sniper KOTH on The Pit – Bungie.net Game Link

    Not much to say about this game. Outcast Reborn had great map control and was able to snipe us at any point on the map. Podtacular and OcR kept a close score at first, but OcR managed to pull ahead and win the game. A loss, but the game itself was quite fun!


    Podtacular and OcR clash for the hill

    OcR wins 250-167. OcR leads series 2-0.

    Game 3: Rocketball on Haven v2 – Bungie.net Game Link

    After accidentally putting on SWATBall on this map (never try that), we picked Rocketball on this custom forged map. Made by Forgehub member Picceta, the map is basically two giant slopes. In our game of Rocketball, both teams relied on the shield doors hidden up at each side’s perch. It was the only cover on this original map that could withstand a rocket blast, so both teams fought to control it. It was close, but OcR was able to regain control of the ball and pulled ahead near the end of the game.


    Not the best place to shoot a rocket… (guess who that red guy is!)

    OcR wins 200-184. OcR wins series 3-0.

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    Although Podtacular lost the series, we had a GREAT time with the Outcast Reborn guys. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and thanks to the OcR guys for playing with us!

    Coming Soon!

    Looking ahead…

    The Podtacular Bulletin Board is pushing for its opening as early as this weekend. This will be a place for clan members to post up bios for themselves, and will serve as a one place stop for the latest Clan info. Medals will also be displayed here.

    We have a clanmatch scheduled against The Remnants on April 19th, 2009! Full details will be posted up in the forums soon.

    and of course…

    The Podtacular Pros

    Ah yes, the Podtacular Pros. I haven’t revealed very much about the reopening of the clan but I assure you things are being worked on. The new Podtacular Pros is aiming for its debut in May or early June. More details will be released on the way via the forums. To stay up to date on the latest clan happenings, follow our Twitter! www.twitter.com/PodtacularClan

    Podtacular Rec Challenge: Grenade Race!

    Not too long ago, the Podtacular Rec launched its second PRec Challenge event. This one was entitled Grenade Race, and it involved players running through a maze (created by me) collecting grenades. For full information, check out the thread: http://podtacular.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25145

    Without further ado, here are the winners!

    1. FIRST Person to complete the challenge: Painkilla05, receiving 1 Gold Medal!
    2. SECOND Person to complete the challenge: Arbitation, receiving 1 Silver Medal!
    3. THIRD Person to complete the challenge: CAPTAIN PLANET, receiving 1 Bronze Medal!
    4. FIRST Person to complete the challenge, no deaths: Painkilla05, receiving 1 Silver Medal!
    5. Player completes the challenge in the shortest time before March 1st, 2009. Arbitation 1:32, receiving 1 Gold Medal!
    6. Secret Achievement (Complete a grate jump to get the Firebomb): No one!
    7. Complete the course in under 90 seconds: No one (sorry Arby, game video has to be under 90 seconds), but Hype beat it in 1:24.

    Winners please remember how many medals you have, and then tell me when the Bulletin Board comes up.

    Thanks for playing everyone! Based on the feedback I got from this one, expect more in the future! Maybe I’ll make it harder…

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    Well that’s all for this update….quite long…I’ve been typing for like 40 minutes? We will kick off the Player of the Month again in April, I was unable to get it in on time for this month. I hope you liked the article, thanks for reading! Please leave a comment!

  • Breaking In – Christian Diefenbach

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    Christian speaks out on maintaining a healthy balance, making healthy dietary choices, and how he transferred into his role at Bungie.

  • My Halo Life: Episode 2

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    It’s good to play together.

  • ‘Halo (All I Play-Oh)’

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    “…When I teabag you slow.”

  • No Carney Holes on Desolation…

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    Dan Amrich, who’s one half of Palette-Swap Ninja (a parody band), sent word about Halo ((All I Play-Oh)), a Halo parody of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Snow ((Hey Oh))”. I grabbed a local copy; we’ll host this if the site goes down, because it’s AWESOME. Go listen. (Anyone giving props to John Frusciante can’t be all bad…)(Louis Wu 19:22:20 UTC)

  • Get him off of me!

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    This Halo 3 Dragon optical illusion is quite cool. (Be sure to check out the blog post for the origin of this particular style of illusion.)(Louis Wu 19:17:01 UTC)

  • Halo Wars becomes best-selling console RTS (sort of)

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    LoneRanger 2.5 noticed a press release announcing the fact that Halo Wars has sold 1 million copies. Not bad for three weeks! (The ‘Best-selling RTS’ claim came with an additional qualification – “on any current generation console.” I guess that means there might be a PS2 RTS that sold more…)(Louis Wu 19:11:59 UTC)

  • Bungie Blog Blastacular

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    Was out this afternoon, came back to a monster collection of material on the Bungie Blog:

    • Jamie98s (or Koko98s, as he’s known on Bungie.net) has released The Unlucky Elite 5 – that poor dude can’t catch a break. Great effects.
    • Halo3BigApple whipped up a montage from Mythic map footage – seriously short (it’s 1:40 long, and the actual gameplay is less than fifty seconds of that), but nice clips.
    • Real Life Halo 3 is a pretty amazing piece of work – the crew at the Granger Community Church put two real players inside a game for some awesome bomb-planting action. Check this one out.
    • urk’s got word of another Mythic Map code giveaway, this time at The 7th Wonder. Register to win.
    • Juggernaut is really short, so its one laugh works out to a decent laugh-per-minute rate. (Not sure what urk saw in this one.)
    • 3 Ball is live as this weekend’s Double XP Weekend playlist – go earn an achievement or two.
    • Greenskull and SMG90 continue their Rube Goldberg-style golf courses – this one actually starts in the Crypt, and ends up in the Sky Bubble.

    Aren’t you glad urk’s looking out for your free time?(Louis Wu 18:50:56 UTC)

  • 2501 – Episode 29

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    The Crypticness continues.