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Game Forged: Results
Took longer than we’d hoped – but our results for the Game Forged contest are now online. Swing by for a full writeup – a discussion of what we got, what won, and why! Thanks again to Game Paused, for supplying the goodies we’re giving to the winners! Update: we got a note from Marcelo Vega that THE GARGANTUAN is now fully playable as a Race map – if you’d like to try it, grab it here.(Louis Wu 19:24:14 UTC)
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Swift, Strong, Brave for marching band
Hi all,
Here is the song ‘Swift, Strong, Brave’ from the Halo: Reach track ‘Overture’ arranged for a marching band.
It’s actually a bit too slow to march, but it could be played as a pep tune…
Instrumentation:
2 Flute parts
2 Clarinet parts
2 Alto Saxophone parts
2 Mellophone parts
2 Trumpet parts
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Glockenspiel
Xylo
Marimba (2)
Vibes
Auxiliary percussion (Bass drum, tam-tam, suspended cymbal, tom drum, snare drum, shaker)
Marching Snares
Marching Tenor drums
Marching Bass drums (4)If you want any more instrumentation added, let me know, or if you want the individual parts.
Included files:
.pdf, .mp3, .sib (sorry, no midi file. The percussion on it sounded awful.)Let me know what you think!
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Noble Map Pack
If a cool Forge contest isn’t enough for you, check out the Noble Map Pack – a downloadable map pack containing three new maps (one small, one large, one Invasion). This will go on sale on November 30 (77 days after Halo: Reach’s release), for the now-standard price of 800 MS Points. GrimBrother One (where ISN’T that guy?) found a gallery of screenshots at Halo Waypoint, as well. (Louis Wu 14:28:46 UTC)
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Forgetacular ForTheWin
If you live in the US, and you’re any good at all at building maps, you should check out the Bungie Reach Forgetacular Contest – Bungie’s offering 7 Limited Edition Halo: Reach Xbox 360 consoles (!!!) to the winners. May I be the first to say… wonga.(Louis Wu 14:28:26 UTC)
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The Making Of Deliver Hope
GrimBrother One is on a roll today – he pointed out the link to the “Making of Deliver Hope” piece now up on Halo Waypoint. Fascinating look behind the scenes – check it out!(Louis Wu 14:27:54 UTC)
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Reach Fan Music (for download)
A couple of days ago, we mentioned a stats app that had a demo movie containing fan-composed music. Well, SilverBrin did the composing, and he stopped by yesterday to offer the music for download, by itself. Go grab a copy – it’s quite peaceful!(Louis Wu 14:27:21 UTC)
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This one time at Banned Camp…
Yesterday, another batch of Reach players felt the wrath of the Bungie Banhammer – again for credit cheating. (You won’t get banned or have your credits reset for in-game farming – you can play all the Gruntpocalypse you can stand, and using that Target Locator over and over again on Sword Base is completely fine. You WILL get banned or reset (or both) for unplugging your internet in order to fool the system into thinking you haven’t completed a challenge you HAVE completed.) The B.net thread is full of delicious, salty tears – read it and be nourished. Sl’askia started a thread on our forum, if you feel like participating in the laughter.(Louis Wu 14:26:33 UTC)
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RC Rocket Hogs
Looks like NKOK has announced RC Rocket Hogs – according to the press release (dated October 12), they should be buyable in ‘late September’. Heh. They look pretty cool! Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 14:25:54 UTC)
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Awesome scenery
Bungie just got hold of a piece of the Believe Diorama, it looks like. Thanks again, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 21:24:37 UTC)
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Warthog Launching… off of Frigates
MelkorTheGreat let us know that a buddy, Anakade, managed to make a killer jump on Tip of the Spear… check it out!(Louis Wu 21:24:17 UTC)
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New Deliver Hope content tomorrow
GrimBrother One noticed a tweet from Halo Waypoint – looks like a new ‘making-of’ video about the Deliver Hope short will be going live on Waypoint tomorrow! Nice.(Louis Wu 21:23:59 UTC)
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Ending Bob.
BlueNinja posted a picture story about his encounter with a ‘Bob’, one of the Gold Rangers you occasionally see in Reach’s campaign. (Their overall purpose is still a mystery.) Fun stuff! (Video in this post.) (Louis Wu 21:23:32 UTC)
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Halo and Vision
drcarr (an optometrist and avid Halo player) is conducting a survey on the effects of videogames on the overall health of players’ eyes. Read his post for a summary, then swing by and take the survey! Your data will be put to good use. (Louis Wu 21:23:12 UTC)
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Forge Design Theory Lessons
Whoa. Head out for the afternoon, and you might just come back to a forum full of interesting new content! First up: GodlyPerfection stopped in with word of a series of Forge Design Theory lessons he’s written up ovear at ReachingPerfection.com. His forum post contains a full index, but you’ll need to read the content there. Amazing-looking stuff!(Louis Wu 21:22:54 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
Someone posted over on HBO a link to a Windows 7 theme that includes, you guessed it, screens of Halo: Reach. It also comes with sounds from the game, but no screen saver. You can find it on the main themes