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1Up's Friday Halo Content
Meanwhile, over at 1Up's Halo Minisite, there are two new articles - a Halo Story Primer (catch up if you've been sleeping), and a revisiting of Marathon by the Retronauts. Thanks, Avateur. (Louis Wu 23:42:38 UTC) (permalink)
IGN's Halo 3 Launch Center
aklay47 noticed that IGN has put up a Halo 3 Launch Center. Though forum response is tepid at best, there's an interesting collection of material there. (Louis Wu 23:39:37 UTC) (permalink)
New McFarlane Goodies
Whoa, very cool. G4TV.com has some gorgeous pictures of the new McFarlane Grunt figures... I want. I want now. (Thanks, FileFront.) According to this page at Spawn.com (McFarlane's website), there are more images coming out on IGN and Bungie.net today - and they might be of different figures. Keep your eyes peeled! Update: Littlebigman pointed out new Master Chief figures on Spawn.com - gawjuss! Update 2: Boxer pointed out the Warthog there, too. (Louis Wu 18:34:37 UTC) (permalink)
I think I might pass...
Heh - nice shirt. Thanks to Zero, on #hbo, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 18:34:13 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief - in Vegas
Kotaku got hold of a press release for an unveiling of a new sculpture being created for Madame Tussauds' Wax Museum - it's not mentioned by name, but "it will be the first video game character to be immortalized in the 250-year-old attraction and [...] guests will include representatives from Xbox 360." Oh, and that it's 7-foot-2. (Put that info together with this story, and it's pretty clear who's being unveiled.)
Thanks, jl. (Louis Wu 18:26:51 UTC) (permalink)
I bet you wish you played football.
I sort of have to wonder about stories like this... but it looks like a pair of football players were flown to Seattle to play some Halo 3 - along with a reporter for USA Today. You can read the writeup on USAWeekend.com. (Louis Wu 17:57:35 UTC) (permalink)
It's Starting.
MCV, a British trade site for game marketing, reports that Xbox 360 sales were up 260% two weeks ago, resulting from the Elite model and the price drops. The following week decreased only 20%. And all of this is BEFORE Halo 3 hits the market. Looks like the hope that 360 sales would rise dramatically (a requirement, if Halo 3 is going to set any sales records past that first week) might not be unfounded! (Louis Wu 16:33:59 UTC) (permalink)
See that kitten? That's me.
Hawty McBloggy, knowing how panicked you might get during the four hours of Xbox Live downtime coming up this Monday morning, has put together a list of 10 things you can do to pass the time. (Me? I'll probably just sleep.) The first one (which is Halo-related) actually sounds like a lot of fun; if you can figure out how to automate the timing, it might be something worth setting up, for real. (Louis Wu 15:32:44 UTC) (permalink)
Who's The Daddy?
Bioshock is currently the Game To Be Reckoned With... Stuntmutt has a few words to say in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 15:22:28 UTC) (permalink)
7 on the 7th - Winners Announced
Congratulations to Omega, Kanbo, Fred "Trunks" Wood, RougeHippo, Otto Mossberg, Julie Bothmer-Yost, and Captain Jack - these seven individuals are the winners of our latest 7 on the 7th contest! If you visit the Results page, you can see their winning entries for yourself. They will each receive an email from someone at Freeverse later today, with a code that will allow a free download of the the XBLA game Marathon: Durandal - nicely done! Thanks to all the folks who entered - we had fun judging. (Louis Wu 13:21:51 UTC) (permalink)
The Unlucky Elite
Jamie98s sent us another new movie - this one is called 'The Unlucky Elite', and it's all about a poor sucker of an Elite who does his best to kill a Spartan. Lighthearted, not too big, well-filmed - go watch! It's available in WMP9 format (35.1 mb) or QuickTime format (33.1 mb). (Louis Wu 13:06:02 UTC) (permalink)
PixPup - back soon!
Looks like Pixilated Pupils will be back online soon - and as DiscipleN2 noticed, they've used Halo 3 as their vehicle for the announcement. Good to see! (Louis Wu 13:03:24 UTC) (permalink)
McFarlane talks Toys - and Halo
plsh noticed an interview with Todd McFarlane at TeamXbox - Page 3 is all about Halo. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 12:58:04 UTC) (permalink)
Last shot at Machinima Europe
If you've made a Machinima film in the last year or so, and haven't submitted it to Machinima Europe, this is your last chance! All you need to do is fill out a form and give them a URL - that's it! No cash, no hard copy - you can work out trailers and stuff later. Get your work in there! The deadline's tomorrow, the 8th. (Louis Wu 12:51:50 UTC) (permalink)
Ken Taya Talks Cultural Differences
Japanese PingMag has an interview with Ken Taya, Environment Artist on the Halo 3 team. It's an interesting read from a Japanese-American about the differences between Japan and America, and how those differences have affected his sense of game design. Take a look! (Louis Wu 11:23:44 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Five new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week... light load! (Louis Wu 11:18:20 UTC) (permalink)
Montage Contest at GamingVidz
GamingVidz just passed its 2nd Birthday - 730 days on 7/30, and they decided that this warranted a montage contest with a $730 prize. You can read all the details on the Contest Page. (No deadline set yet, that I can see.) Thanks, Tony Montanna. (Louis Wu 11:12:15 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 126
Big Goalie Dan lets us know that Podtacular Episode 126 is out - discussion of Halo 3 and the Halo Wars video released recently. 51 minutes, 35 mb. Go listen! (Louis Wu 11:07:17 UTC) (permalink)
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