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Hero - it's not just a sandwich
Maxim has put up a 'Greatest Video Game Heroes of All Time' - seems a bit dodgy to me. (I mean, they include the kid from Bully, but leave out Link?) Regardless, Master Chief is there. Thanks, Devin Olsen. (Louis Wu 22:51:25 UTC) (permalink)
Halosity from 1Up
1Up continues their flood of Halo 3 coverage - today's entries are up. There's a preview of Forge, an official announcement of Part 2 of Revisiting Halo (which actually went live yesterday), and then Part 3 of that same blog series, which finishes the recap of the first game. Thanks to failedparachute, who pointed it out so succinctly on our forum. (Louis Wu 22:06:50 UTC) (permalink)
I need a gulp.
New at the Bungie Store - a 32oz Master Chief cup. Because what would you do if you didn't have a quart of your favorite beverage in front of you? Thanks, rkwlnvrdy13. (Louis Wu 17:47:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 - Gold. Officially.
It's been strongly believed by the community for a few days now - but today it becomes official. Xbox.com has a news item about Halo 3 being relelased to manufacturing. Less than 27 days! Thanks to User, who saw it at The Man Room, and RT, who pointed out the Xbox.com note. Update: Now on Bungie.net, too. (Louis Wu 16:56:40 UTC) (permalink)
Moving Day
The fifth (and final) RvB Exclusive Retail Video is now up at Gamestop/EBGames - both teams are finishing up their packing and moving, on their way to Halo 3! Poor Grif. Thanks, rkwlnvrdy13. (Louis Wu 16:33:37 UTC) (permalink)
Custom faceplate - cool, but pricey
gameSniped has a shot of a pretty cool Halo 3 faceplate for a 360 - take a look! Currently at $100, with 4 and a half days to go... hmm. Steep! (Louis Wu 16:26:42 UTC) (permalink)
What's the household equivalent of a spartan laser?
Warbow continues in his recently revived production of Calvin and Halo strips - this one's even topical! (Louis Wu 16:16:24 UTC) (permalink)
Fair Replay
Narcogen's latest blog entry looks at replayability - and what Halo 3 brings to the party. Interesting read! Go visit Rampancy.net. (Louis Wu 15:57:14 UTC) (permalink)
Irrelephant.
Yesterday's Bungie Podcast makes you wonder if today's One One Se7en shouldn't be titled... oh, never mind. I'm not good enough at puns to come up with a word that sounds like 'Behemoth' but means 'unimportant'. Just go read the flippin' joke. (Louis Wu 14:54:33 UTC) (permalink)
It's Back, Baby!
It's been a really long time since we've done a 7 on the 7th contest - but then, we're schwagwhores, and we only do these when someone gives us stuff we can give away. This time, the sugar daddies are over at Freeverse - they've got a bunch of copies of Marathon: Durandal they want to spread around, and all you gotta do to get one is draw a silly picture. (Trust me - this contest is NOT about artistic proficiency.) Go read the full rules on the 7 on the 7th page. (Louis Wu 14:35:26 UTC) (permalink)
IKP Countdown Comics #1
Haloplayer stopped by with a link to an Injured Knee Productions comic celebrating the upcoming arrival of Halo 3. Yes, it takes all kinds. (Louis Wu 14:03:18 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Korea Promotion Part 1 (of 6)
shinesevens let us know that there's a YouTube movie up showing off the first of 6 parts of the Halo 3 Korea Promotion - this one has a Master Chief posing as a statue in a mall, and then freaking out the folks who want to touch. Cute!
(Louis Wu 13:53:21 UTC) (permalink)
Tourneys around the US
Got word of a couple of different tournaments coming up soon. Zoolu let us know about Battle for Scouting a tourney to benefit the Boy Scouts - they've got a MySpace page, or you can read about it at 1Up.com, if you're allergic to MySpace. Entry fee is $50/team, 32 team max, with up to $800 going to the winning team (depending on participation, I'd assume). This takes place in Manitowoc, WI, on September 24. The second tournament is a 2v2 tourney being held in Redlands, CA on September 11 - Injunfett has the details (check the Toads Game Center website for the nitty gritty). $40/team, up to $250 for the winners. Go practice! (Louis Wu 13:49:37 UTC) (permalink)
Get a Job
Simpsons Rule posted a music video set to the Offspring's 'Why Don't You Get a Job' - it uses Halo and Halo 2 cutscenes to tell a story. General consensus (which I agree with) is that the Halo parts are better - but it's a fun movie in its entirety. Grab a copy! (It's about 17.5 mb, depending on version.) (Louis Wu 13:42:20 UTC) (permalink)
Forge-o-rama
The latest Bungie Podcast was posted yesterday evening - Frankie and Luke talk to Tyson and Lars about Forge, and all the cool stuff you can do with it. Intriguing tidbits - Frankie calls it 'Forge' while Tyson and Lars call it 'The Forge'... and 'Infection' (a Bungie-created Zombies variant) is officially in the final game. Neither of those tidbits are even relevant to the podcast as a whole; listen for some awesome ideas about how you'll be able to use this tool when Halo 3 comes out. First heads-up came from AshofPompei, on our forum. (Louis Wu 13:14:06 UTC) (permalink)
Location, Location, Location
There's a short bit at Stuff.co.nz about the filming of the second Neill Blomkamp short - seems it was filmed in a landfill. Thanks, Flustered. (Louis Wu 12:07:09 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 at X07
X07 took place in Toronto this week - you can find writeups at Canada.com, the online network Digital Journal, and the online portal for The Toronto Star, among other places. Halo 3 plays a pretty big part of everyone's impressions, apparently. Update: more impressions at Angry Robot (thanks, Rock Opera Jr) and PC World (not nearly as impressive as Angry Robot). (Louis Wu 11:46:06 UTC) (permalink)
UTC - now easier to read
Kudos to Nick, who suggested a small change in our news post layout; we're still posting news with UTC timestamps, but the link now goes to a page that should make it easy to see what that time is in your local zone. Thanks, Nick! (Louis Wu 11:34:53 UTC) (permalink)
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