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Behind The Scenes Shots
I posted these a little while ago, but forgot to front-page them. Microsoft distributed some 'Behind the Scenes' pictures when the second Blomkamp short went live today - you can see them over at TeamXbox, as pointed out by S043 - but we've got 'em too, bigger, and without a watermark. Go look. (Louis Wu 23:24:44 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief, Playing in Traffic
From ClubMS, in Korea (via GameBrink, via FileFront) - a whole bunch of new pics of the Master Chief and other Halo stuff. Some of the same stuff posted earlier today - but lots of new pics. Nice!
(Louis Wu 23:18:03 UTC) (permalink)
Bioshock vs Halo 3?
Wow. Games Radar has put up an article comparing Halo 3 to Bioshock; according to GR's senior editor, Joe McNeilly, Bioshock pwns (their choice of words) Halo 3 in Story, Setting, Art, Multiplayer (!?!!), and Combat. Go see if you agree. Thanks, Charley117.
(Louis Wu 23:00:38 UTC) (permalink)
At this rate, nobody has to buy ANYTHING
DHalo noticed yet ANOTHER Mountain Dew Game Fuel-related contest - this one over at Gamestop. Enter and win lots of stuff. As usual, US residents, 18 or older. Sorry, European kids. (Louis Wu 22:50:09 UTC) (permalink)
New Omegathon vids at GT
MasterChief2829 pointed out 3 new films from the PAX Omegathon competition last night - all are available for streaming or download, in WMP9 or QuickTime, in SD or HD, over at GameTrailers. Lots of good stuff to see! (Louis Wu 22:39:28 UTC) (permalink)
EGM Halo 3 Blowout - Monday
masterskill let us know that 1Up has put up Monday's Halo 3 content on their minisite. You can find a preview of coop and the metagame aspect of Halo 3 - how to play with s7yle. You can a map breakdown of Sandtrap and Epitaph. And LoneRanger 2.5 reminds us that the new EGM Live podcast is also Halo 3-flavored - with Luke Smith as a guest. (Louis Wu 22:33:14 UTC) (permalink)
The Vidjagames Show looks at Halo
Wil & Will let us know that the first episode of their new podcast, The Vidjagames Show, focuses on Halo 3 and the Halo universe. Just under half an hour long, 26 mb. Go listen. (Louis Wu 22:26:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3: The Ride
Everybody's paying attention to Halo 3, and Halo Wars, and the PAX stuff, and the WETA shorts - but not Kotaku. They're focused on what's important: Halo 3, The Ride. Check it out. (Louis Wu 21:30:18 UTC) (permalink)
Combat, Part 1
A high-quality version of the second Neill Blomkamp/WETA short is now online at halo3.msn.com - it'll be up on Marketplace tomorrow. Not only is this not shakeycam, but it actually ends properly - absolutely worth the watch. Thanks, Red_Breast. (According to black asgard, it's available on GameVideos, as well. Might be a better choice for those who want a downloadable QT version - though the GV version is 640x360, vs 832x480 for the msn version.) Update 2: Google News tells me it's at GameTrailers, too. WMV is even 720p. (Louis Wu 20:13:48 UTC) (permalink)
The Power of Fans
Many of you probably remember Peter Marks - he was a Bungie.net admin during the Myth days, then he worked for Bungie during Halo's development (Hang 'em High is his design, among others), before moving off to other jobs in the games industry. I recently got word that Peter's been diagnosed with a pretty aggressive form of cancer. Now, we might not be able to help with the medical side of that - but we can sure help with the encouragement side. We've set up a simple website where you can leave your best wishes for Peter - stop by and let him know you're pulling for him! Thanks to his friends at Bungie and Certain Affinity for getting this started. Peter, if you're reading this - we love you. Good luck. (Louis Wu 17:55:11 UTC) (permalink)
Concert featuring Halo music in Norway
HaloNorge has a news article (in Norwegian) about a VGL-like concert happening in Oslo in the near future - in the words of Stian Øby Johansen:
Microsoft Norway is arranging some kind of VGL-ish concert in Oslo and the famous choir "The Silver Boys" and guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø will be interpreting the Halo-music. Also, the concert will feature a VJ'ing (video jockeying) group that will give the concert a visual element as well.
If you're near Norway, give this a look! (Louis Wu 17:38:22 UTC) (permalink)
This is not a news post.
There was something here before, but it's gone now. (Louis Wu 17:13:10 UTC) (permalink)
UK Halo 3 Tourney - 10K on the line
XLEAGUE.TV, a dedicated eSports channel/website in the UK, is kicking off their first Halo 3 tournament on September 26 - it's a 4v4 tourney, and they've got £10,000 to give away to the top 4 places. Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:57:08 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Demo - now up
The Halo Wars demo is now available for downloading - you can grab it from the HaloWars.com website (WMP9, three sizes, ranging from 61 to 470 mb), or streaming from Xbox.com - GET TO DOWNLOADING! (Louis Wu 16:25:57 UTC) (permalink)
Below Par.
I think Stuntmutt's been waiting to use the joke in today's One One Se7en since this strip started. Thanks a LOT, Bungie. (Louis Wu 16:06:59 UTC) (permalink)
Korean Marketing Push
Wow, shinesevens sent us a link to a Korean gaming site - you can use Google to translate it, but really what you want are the pictures on the bottom. Now THOSE are some cool marketing tools! (Louis Wu 15:59:44 UTC) (permalink)
I hear grunts are tougher in Halo 3, too.
Warbow sent along a new Calvin and Halo this morning - I think Calvin needs some tact lessons. (Louis Wu 15:17:48 UTC) (permalink)
HaloClix at PAX
Kanbo was at PAX yesterday, as well - he played a lot of HaloClix. And took a bunch of pictures. Check out his posts! (Louis Wu 13:23:35 UTC) (permalink)
Omegathon - more like HALOTHON
The big news last night was at PAX, the gaming event put on by the Penny Arcade boys up in Seattle. Every year, there's an Omegathon, but this year the final game wasn't a classic from days of yore, it was Halo 3. There are writeups at Joystiq (thanks, Trunks), our own forum (thanks, CougRon), and TeamXbox, as well as video at GameVideos (thanks, AvalonDrew). Footage of the Firebomb and flamethrower in action - what are you waiting for? (Louis Wu 13:17:00 UTC) (permalink)
Night Falls
Jamie98s has released a new music video, set to Strata's Night Falls - it tells the story of mysterious murders on Turf, and a solution to the problem. Great effects. You can download it in WMP9 or Quicktime formats over at GamingTV. Thanks, trigger119. (Louis Wu 12:13:07 UTC) (permalink)
Win a Halo 3 360, if you're down under
Wow. If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you need to check this out. Pidgeo is giving away a Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360, plus a Halo 3 poster, signed by Frankie and Lars Bakken - all you need to do to win is send your best Halo or Halo 2 gameplay story (100 words or less) to him before September 15. Go read more details at his site. I found this on the Delicate Genius blog. (Louis Wu 12:06:48 UTC) (permalink)
A look at Halo Wars - today
MasterChief2829 noticed a post at Gamer's Creed that contains a video interview with Harter Ryan, Ensemble's executive producer, which mentions a 'demo' for Halo Wars which will be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace sometime today. Before you get TOO excited, though - Magni Harvald found a description of this demo over at Computer and Video Games. It's not playable - it's a video demonstration. Still... keep your eyes on the New Releases section of Marketplace. (It's not up yet.) (Louis Wu 11:59:33 UTC) (permalink)
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