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MLGPro Content
3Suns points out a number of new tidbits at mlgpro.com - you can find a Player of the Week profile of Poison (Lil Poison's uncle), Ogre2's blog, the featured blog of the week (video from WinterLANd coming at some point), and the MLG Handbook, with info for players looking to be sponsored or signed. Check it out! (Louis Wu 22:15:41 UTC) (permalink)
Upcoming Machinima Contest
Feenix writes again - with news of an upcoming machinima contest. Full details will be announced soon, but for now, the basic gist is that winners will be included on upcoming cover DVDs for Xbox World 360, and an overall winner will earn a free game. The rules are simple: the machinima has to be made with an Xbox game, it must be at least 640x480 resolution, and it cannot contain any copyrighted music. Existing pieces (that is, machinima creations that have already been released on the net) are acceptable. Use this announcement to get started on making something new - or to polish up something you've already released! (Louis Wu 18:12:25 UTC) (permalink)
Elitism.
You might remember that this week, there's a campaign to get everyone to play as Elites on Xbox Live - Stuntmutt looks at some of the people that might not participate in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 15:14:31 UTC) (permalink)
Weekend Collab
John Doe found a pretty random Master Chief inclusion in a Flash vid - you can find it here. Oddness... (Louis Wu 15:11:48 UTC) (permalink)
Seventh Column Art Contest Results
The Seventh Column Art competition which ended a couple of days ago had results posted on Bungie.net last night - the second and third-place winners were both Halo pieces (and both artists should be familiar to HBO regulars). First place went to a piece depicting a scene from Marathon. Check out the details! (Louis Wu 14:18:45 UTC) (permalink)
When Subtlety Backfires
A number of people wrote to tell me I was really confused (some in words not quite so polite) because of the news post yesterday where I said that Ron Perlman had 'apparently never heard of Halo'. Um... yeah, I know Ron Perlman voiced the part of Lord Hood in Halo 2. It was supposed to be funny. (He said it, not me - I was just amused by it.) I guess I should be more direct when I'm pointing out funny stuff. Sorry about that. (You guys can stop writing nasty notes now, though. Thanks.) (Louis Wu 13:30:59 UTC) (permalink)
Heart is a Lonely Hunter - in Hi-res
Wow, cool. Feenix writes to point out that the Cover DVD for the current issue of Xbox World 360 Magazine in the UK has the full half-hour machinima 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' on it - in full DVD quality. While you can download this movie from us (either in pieces, or as a single video) or from the HiaLH website - you CANNOT see it in full-screen glory unless you grab this mag. Nice! (Louis Wu 13:26:48 UTC) (permalink)
The MLG PwnCast Returns
The MLG PwnCast is back - with a new website, and a new episode. Go check 'em out! (Next week, Episode 5 will feature Lil Poison!) (Louis Wu 13:13:49 UTC) (permalink)
Double You Tee Eff, Mate.
1Up.com has put up a piece called 'Top Ten WTF Moments of 2005' - and coming in at number 7 (heh) is 'Spartan in DOA'. The reason it made the list? "Because when you think of one-on-one, boob jiggling martial arts action, you think of Halo." Fair enough! Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 12:47:35 UTC) (permalink)
MC Resin Sulpture for Auction
A Master Chief resin sculpture (these were promotional items in Europe last year) is up for sale on eBay. We've mentioned these before - but they're usually in Europe, and this one is in the US. Starting bid is $160, Buy it Now price is $210, and you've got almost 5 days to make up your mind (unless someone else buys it first). Thanks, Cassius. (Louis Wu 12:44:43 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Hellboy is gonna be a character in Halo. Now that's snazzy. Jaw Dropper is right! First Strike - the Audio Book? Halo Character Scale Chart Another pistol for sale |
Saturday's news in brief:
