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Wednesday, June 6, 2007 |  |
Bubblehead Over Heels
Paul Maestri has sent along Halo Heads #60, 'Bubblehead Over Heels'. We're back to Kitty 117... and things are getting messy. Check it out! (Louis Wu 20:22:46 UTC) (permalink)
Unaccustomed.
Stuntmutt's thinking ahead, looking for potential gotchas in the Custom Game options for Halo 3; check today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 15:18:13 UTC) (permalink)
Co-opted.
Wow. IGN put together their list of the Top 10 Best Co-op Games... Halo 2 made the list (at number 7), but Halo is nowhere to be seen. Bizarre. Thanks, Morpheus. (Louis Wu 15:12:44 UTC) (permalink)
MC Graces Digital Life
Spu7n1k posted the cover of the weekly tech magazine from a Singapore newspaper - now THERE'S a pretty cool armor permutation! (As Luke mentions on Bungie.net, the customizations are cosmetic only; they won't affect gameplay.) (Louis Wu 14:34:17 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: pixelated project update
A few months ago, Leviathan mentioned he was working on a 2D version of Halo - today he's back with new screens. Looking good! (Louis Wu 14:28:44 UTC) (permalink)
Player Match Commentary: Shockwave
MLGPro has a Player Commentary vid from Carbon's Shockwave, looking at their Losers Bracket Final series against FBI The Agency. Great tips for folks looking to better their game! Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 14:20:56 UTC) (permalink)
Retreat To The Citadel
Today's Penny Arcade comic (soon to be available at this permanent link) wonders whether the pleasant world of tabletop gaming will be adversely affected by the introduction of the Halo community. I'd like to hope not - but I'm not putting any money on it. Kudos to KP, who wants to take credit not only for the news of the strip, but for the inspiration of the 'd-bag' protagonist. (Louis Wu 12:33:14 UTC) (permalink)
GameKings talk to Bungie
Wolverine Monkey noticed a video piece by the Dutch program GameKings on YouTube - it's an interview with Bungie, based on a visit they made earlier this year. Most of it is in Dutch - but the interviews are in English, and the background footage is all from the internal Halo 3 Beta - it includes the two maps that weren't included in the public beta (Epitaph and Last Resort). Some nice interview tidbits (Jaime's story of a Banshee double-steal is pretty funny), and the footage in the background is great. MasterChief2829 pointed out a higher-quality version on GameTrailers - but for those of us who have trouble with GameTrailers' Flash interface, the YouTube version might be better. (Louis Wu 12:22:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Strategy Guide updated for Vista
Stephen 'SoundEffect' Loftus wrote to let us know he'd picked up the Strategy Guide for Halo 2 Vista. Basically, they updated the Halo 2 Strategy Guide (for Xbox) with new screenshots, keyboard info (duh), and all the new maps released since 2004. Finally, there's a section on Achievements (including details on how to get them). Looks like it might be worth grabbing if you've got H2V! (Louis Wu 12:12:00 UTC) (permalink)
X-Plane Scorpion
Mid7night has run out of flying vehicles to port to X-Plane - so he's bringing in the rolling ones. (We already mentioned his warthog.) Last night, he pointed out preliminary shots of a Scorpion. I think he plans to take over the X-Plane universe by force. (Louis Wu 12:09:10 UTC) (permalink)
FS2H Weekly Update Se7en
Devrous put up a new update for his Freespace 2 Halo mod - a shot of the Seraph, and a second video tour. Check it out! (Louis Wu 12:06:03 UTC) (permalink)
Community Rating of H2V
rapture wants to know what fans think of halo 2 Vista - the whole package. Swing by Halo2(pc).org for a poll, and make your voice heard! (Louis Wu 12:00:39 UTC) (permalink)
Hangin' in the wind
jayWHY let us know that he ranted a bit about Halo PC in the wake of yesterday's player stats update - there are some long-suffering fans out there. (Louis Wu 11:58:50 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Press
There are Halo 2 reviews at Home Theater Magazine (liked it - 4/5), Game Informer (liked it - 8/10), and IGN (sort of liked it - 7.5/10). Similarly, there are Halo 3 musings at 24 Hours (they discuss an exclusive interview I can't find), Monsters and Critics (they're already lamenting the end of the beta), and SF Weekly (they see Halo 3 as a refined version of earlier games). Busy day for news! (Louis Wu 11:55:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Graphical Comparison
Snave put together his own Xbox vs Vista graphics comparison for Halo 2 - does a pretty good job of showing what you're getting! (Louis Wu 11:38:29 UTC) (permalink)
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