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Controllers for GIs
Over at Halo3Forum.com, there's a thread started by someone working at a military base in Kuwait - he's looking for donations of used controllers and copies of Halo 2 (the conditions there are such that controllers don't last long). Swing by and read the details - and help out if you can! Thanks, QuickTactical. (Louis Wu 20:28:39 UTC) (permalink)
I certainly wouldn't tip him...
For those of you who like tribbles, we've put a higher-res version of Pinkuh's Mister Chief pizzaboy in her gallery here. If your brain was warped by the medium-sized version you saw last night... don't look at this. (Louis Wu 19:17:18 UTC) (permalink)
FanFic contest at UNSCDF
LoneRanger 2.5 stopped by to announce a new contest over at UNSCDF - it's a fan fiction contest, and the top few winners will win autographed copies of Eric Nylund's Ghosts of Onyx (and Eric has also agreed to help judge the contest). Full details can be found in the forum thread, and at the UNSCDF website. (Louis Wu 19:02:39 UTC) (permalink)
Virus Of Life 2 trailer
SpartanHunter69 submitted a trailer for his upcoming Virus of Live 2 vid - the MPRRS said 'yea', so here you go. It's quite small - a minute and a half, under 7 mb in either WMP9 or QuickTime formats - watch it and gear up for the actual story! (Louis Wu 18:58:31 UTC) (permalink)
Sipping Brandy in Funny Costumes
Narcogen has grabbed hold of the Joe Staten interview published yesterday, wrapped it around some strawberries, sprinkled it with powdered sugar, and taken a few huge bites. Check out his analysis of the context behind the content over at Rampancy.net. (Louis Wu 14:43:21 UTC) (permalink)
Maestro Cyborg
Nafru submitted the second episode of Maestro Cyborg to the MPRRS for review - it passed. Maestro Cyborg is a live-action series, in which a government experimental prototype (in Nightmare Armor) is tasked with the capture of the enemy flag. They don't need hosting, as this episode, and others, are available (in both WMP9 and QuickTime formats) at the Phat Ass Production Studios website. (If you're a non-paying member, some movies might not be available yet - free content is out 2 weeks after paid content.) Go watch a cyborg struggle with moral quandaries! (And eat cookies!) (Louis Wu 14:14:46 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Pro content at Boost
3Suns ran across a whole bunch of MLG content over at BoostMobileGaming.com - interviews, recaps, the works. The site is really heavy on Flash content, so if you're on a slower machine, beware. You can read an interview with Walshy, an article containing Tips from Pros, three writeups of MLG Chicago (here, here, here) more pro tips (specifically collected at MLG Chicago), and a Chicago recap/Orlando preview. Whew! (Louis Wu 13:49:53 UTC) (permalink)
OoM Part 5 - The Last Chapter
The final chapter of Out of Mind, Rooster Teeth's sideline into the world of Tex, has been posted for sponsors on their website. Yeah, I know they're the big boys of Halo machinima... but man, the production values are astoundingly high on this one. If you're a sponsor, go grab a copy. If you're not, you should be able to download the low-res versions by Monday. I'm sad it's over! (But happy that Season 5 is about to begin...) Thanks to halofreak1991 for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 02:48:41 UTC) (permalink)
I know what you did last... week.
The Bungie weekly Update has been posted - and it's full of quite a bit of varied stuff. There's some interesting discussion (without details, of course) about Halo 3 progress, including some of the thinking behind objective-based multiplayer. (Yeah, if you're one of those people who think Slayer is all there should ever BE to multiplayer, this isn't for you.) There's a preview of a gorgeous new piece of art that will be available soon at the Bungie Store. There's an interesting tidbit about a new scale chart created by Robt McLees, for eventual use by WETA in their model-making endeavors for the Halo movie (I wonder if he could have saved any time by using the charts created by Stephen Loftus?). There's a nice summary of the recent playlist changes, and how they're affecting usage on Xbox Live. There's some pre-podcast interviews to be heard with multiplayer guys... and there's Pinkuh's bizarre and scary Mister Chief - with tribbles in his armpits. What are you waiting for? Go read! (It's at Bungie.net, of course, or in our Weekly Update Archive. Check out that animated icon...) (Louis Wu 01:11:17 UTC) (permalink)
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