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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 |  |
Halo 2 Vista is Gold
Voodoo Extreme says Halo 2 Vista has gone gold - they know, because they have a final review copy sitting on their desk. Plenty of time to duplicate these puppies! (Louis Wu 22:13:21 UTC) (permalink)
Haloid.
Monty Oum released a pretty cool vid last year - had a bit of Halo content, so we mentioned it. (He's done quite a bit of other stuff, too.) He's just released his latest work - Haloid. It's not what you think. And even if it IS, it's got stuff in it you simply must see. Go watch. (Louis Wu 19:34:20 UTC) (permalink)
Get your own Bronze MC
Wow. Someone has created a life-size wax mould of the Master Chief, and is planning to create 'a museum quality bronze statue'; Buy It Now price on eBay is just under $8,000, but you can make an offer. Statue will ship by June 7. Thanks, BARBARIC RAGE. (Louis Wu 19:20:25 UTC) (permalink)
The New Maps are Here!
Dry Ice noticed a new top story at Bungie.net - mostly just a summary of info presented in a bunch of different places. Read it if you're having trouble getting the maps, or need help with which playlists require them, what to do if you're in Europe, and more. (Louis Wu 18:20:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Comic News
Cocopjojo found news about the upcoming Halo comic over at Marvel's website; it shows up on the July Previews page, as well as its own page. Story picks up where Halo 2 left off. Want to know more? This puppy will be on store shelves on July 18. (Louis Wu 18:17:53 UTC) (permalink)
More AR pics from James Falcon
James Falcon sent in a few pics of his (newly completed) MA5C Assault Rifle - take a look! (Shin guards are coming along, as well, pics should be up by the end of the month.) (Louis Wu 14:31:38 UTC) (permalink)
Cinematic moments
DuBbLe pointed out an article at Gamespy (though he was actually linking to the Australian site) about the Top 25 Video Game Cinematic Moments. So far, only 21-25 are up - but Halo Wars took 25, and the E3 2000 Halo trailer (pre-Xbox) took 22. I wonder if there'll be more in the top 20?
(Louis Wu 14:21:46 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Mountain Dew
Spec_Ops_Assault noticed a couple of stories (at Advertising Age and MarketingVOX) about the upcoming Halo 3-branded Mountain Dew. Looks like it'll be out in August (for a three-month run), and will contain more caffeine per ounce than regular Mountain Dew. (Regular MD has about 4.6 mg/ounce, or 92 mg per 20 oz bottle - a bit less than a cup of coffee.
Game Fuel MD will contain 6 mg/oz, or 120 mg/20 oz bottle - a 33% boost. Because, you know... the adrenaline rush from Halo 3 just won't be enough...) (Louis Wu 14:04:06 UTC) (permalink)
TTL Tuesday
There was no Tied the Leader update last week, because the TTL crew was overloaded... which means there's extra stuff now. In order: a 22 Questions interview with 8Bit Hero's Kerri Sharp, a look at Halo as an overarching connector, a 22 Questions interview with blogger Colette Bennett, a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut (not Halo-related, but absolutely worth reading), a Community Profile of VideoGameNews.com, and a challenge to the Halo community at large to meet the Gunslingers on the new maps, for death and destruction. Go read! (Thanks, XerxdeeJ.)
(Louis Wu 13:57:24 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Stereograms
EliteSniper177 created a bunch of stereograms from Halo images. Try 'em out! (Louis Wu 13:32:57 UTC) (permalink)
The Ghosts of Onyx Blog Update
Youngblood let us know that he's updated his Ghosts of Onyx blog with a new chapter of his fan fiction, Black Operations: Special Delivery. Go read!
(Louis Wu 13:30:43 UTC) (permalink)
Tombstone and Desolation: Out Now
Gamasutra points out that although Halo 2 was not on the top 5 rented Xbox games last week, it's back again this week, at number 2 - could it have anything to do with the two new maps released today? (As a side note, a number of people on Xbox 360s are having trouble downloading the new maps; a technique that seems to work for many people in this situation is to attempt to download them with a Silver account (one that has no credit card attached), and then go back and try again with their standard Gold account. I have no idea WHY this would work, simply that it seems to.)
(Louis Wu 13:22:54 UTC) (permalink)
Man's Worst Friend
Mister Froggy pointed out Halo, Articulated #32 - I guess you always gotta watch your pets!
(Louis Wu 13:19:35 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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Just like the stain on my tie New Halo CE Maps The Riot 44 X+117=Y Thermopylae Now Chapter 2 Final Boss Wins in Charlotte A... flamethrower? |
Sunday's news in brief:
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Halo Theme Variation Master Chief Fist Sculpture Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your Engines Counting Down MLG Charlotte Update Halo 2 vs Halo 3 |
