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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |  |
Play N Trade names national champ
Back on February 14, we mentioned a national Halo 2 tournament, run by Play N Trade. Looks like they've declared a national champion - Nathan Clark. Congrats to the 17-year-old Clark!
(Louis Wu 21:00:25 UTC) (permalink)
300 - Again
A couple of days ago, Vegechan stopped by to point out that he'd recorded a new Halo/300 vid. So far, we've announced 4 different trailers that tie Halo to the movie '300' (one | two | three | four). I didn't think I'd be linking any more - but Vegechan's version really hit home for me. Solidly done, entirely from stock footage. We're hosting his High-Quality WMP9 version (51.3 mb) as well as a high-quality QuickTime version (39.2 mb). His forum links contain other download options. Check this out! (Louis Wu 19:34:52 UTC) (permalink)
BooL FTW
Wow. scurty accomplished (with a little help from MadRoX) a feat I've never seen before; he put six Banshees into the Control Room on AotCR. Six. Wow. Go watch. Thanks, Ducain. (Louis Wu 17:41:42 UTC) (permalink)
How exclusive will exclusives be?
Gamasutra has put up an article that looks at the importance of exclusive games to a console - and to the developers that create the games. It gathers its opinions from three industry analysts, and it doesn't require a Gamasutra login to read. Halo 3, as you might expect, features heavily. Thanks, LegendaryMark. (Louis Wu 16:16:56 UTC) (permalink)
German GoO Preview at Halo Universe
Marc, from Halo Universe, let us know that they've got an exclusive preview of "Geister von Onyx" (the German version of Ghosts of Onyx) available now - you can read the first chapter. The book will be available in April or May. (Louis Wu 16:02:03 UTC) (permalink)
Machinima Aesthetics: Genre or Processes?
Over at the website for Digital Producer magazine, there's an article about machinima, and where it might be going. Part 1 (discussing machinima's origins) starts here, Part 2 (aesthetics) starts here. Both mention Halo (via Red vs Blue). (Louis Wu 15:58:22 UTC) (permalink)
The Sparrowhawk - Fleshed
As we mentioned last weekend, the mystery image first shown a couple of weeks ago on the Halo Wars forum was revealed on Saturday as a UNSC Sparrowhawk, a new unit that will be available in Halo Wars. Yesterday, Ensemble's Community Manager, Thunder, posted some new information - a short history of the vehicle, and some larger pictures of it. (The 1900x1200 wallpaper is pretty impressive!) Swing by the forum post to read more! Thanks, GhaleonEB. (And again, if you're interested in the progression of the mystery pictures, you can see them, along with the date each was posted and the listed 'decryption percentage' (as shown on the Halo Wars site), on this page.) (Louis Wu 14:34:06 UTC) (permalink)
Tied The Leader Tuesday
If it's Tuesday, it must be Venice. Erm... I mean Tied the Leader. XerxdeeJ stopped by with a summary of the goodies available this week at this grandaddy of Halo blogging sites - there's a 22 Questions Interview with Ellie Gibson, editor of GamesIndustry.biz, a recap of the most recent Tied the Leader Potluck (I was there, it was fun), a review of the movie 300 with a Halo slant (I haven't read this, because it told me not to until I've seen the movie), and a Community Profile of The Adult Gamer, a site aimed at (whoa, surprise) adult gamers. Get to reading! (Louis Wu 14:18:41 UTC) (permalink)
Confessions
Mister Froggy has released Halo, Articulated 21 - learn the deepest, darkest secrets of your favorite Halo characters! (Louis Wu 14:11:00 UTC) (permalink)
PodTV 8
Podtacular released Pod TV 8 - a video tutorial showing you how to get your hands on the Scarab Gun and the Soccer Ball on Metropolis. Tricksters have known how to do this since late 2004 - but most Halo players don't even know they exist. They're both pretty fun to play with, and the team of Cryptoflix (voiceover) and Kiaffex (gameplay) does a great job of walking you through the process. The video is about 58 mb in MP4 format (also available on YouTube). Thanks to Kiaffex for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 14:08:50 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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The Shard - Halo 3 Theme Golden. Fan-Made AR Progress Pour courir rapidement Froman Productions - Up and Running And many more. |
Sunday's news in brief:
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The Riot #39 Top o' the world, mate! Halo 2: The Series Episode 3: Metropolis Prometheus Lead talks to HaloVicis |
