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Midnight Madness (a representative example)
We're not going to list every US store that's hosting a midnight sale (there are 10,000 of them; we don't have the front-page space), but we got word that Micro Center in Hilliard, OH is hosting a costume party, and top prize wins a Legendary Edition of Halo 3. (I'm POSITIVE this is happening elsewhere - but you'll need to check with your local stores to find out if something cool is happening in your area - as I said, we just don't have the room.) Update: According to Eric Max, this is true at EVERY Micro Center, not just the Hilliard one. (Louis Wu 21:35:16 UTC) (permalink)
Machinima Europe Nominations
Hugh Hancock let us know that the nominations for Machinima Europe can be seen at the Promoting Machinima website; congratulations to Laird, whose Halo Unyielding Parts 1 and 2 have been nominated for 'Best Technical Achievement'! (Louis Wu 21:23:03 UTC) (permalink)
Wallpaper pack at Gamespot
Gamespot has made a Wallpaper Pack out of some of the images from the Believe campaign - 11 images at 1600x1200 resolution. Nice work - and it's free (regisration required). Thanks, serpx. (Louis Wu 20:20:24 UTC) (permalink)
Free Stuff from Halopedia
Halopedia is running a Halo 3 Launch Contest - be active on the site, win chances at Halo 3 schwag. Read the contest page for full details. Thanks, Nogard. (Louis Wu 20:15:50 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Legendary - Going, Going, Gone?
According to GamesIndustry.biz, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that the Halo 3 Legendary Edition is on track to sell out in the US before Halo 3's launch next week. (There are many reports that it's already sold out in the UK, although Milk, in IRC, told me today that Play just reopened their preorders, so it's unclear if that's entirely true.) (Louis Wu 19:28:59 UTC) (permalink)
Sellin' It
SquirrelOnFire lets us know that today's Sore Thumbs is Halo-related - comics might be all you have left, go read. (Louis Wu 19:15:16 UTC) (permalink)
Yep, it's out there.
I'm posting this because I need to stem the flood of emails rolling in - but yes, the ending to Halo 3 has been leaked. If you're trying to avoid spoilers - my suggestion is to get off the internet for a week. Once again - we will not post any spoilers on this page without giving you the chance to avoid seeing them; the 'Halo 3 Spoilers' option isn't even enabled yet, so for the time being, we won't be posting ANYTHING that will spoil the story. HBO will be a safe haven until after the 25th. (Louis Wu 18:10:33 UTC) (permalink)
Plastic Explosives.
Stuntmutt takes a look at the Diorama from last week's Believe ads in today's One One Se7en. Come see me after class - I'll lend you a whiffle bat for beating him about the head and ears. (Louis Wu 17:58:35 UTC) (permalink)
eBay'd statue - update
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned a life-size MC statue for sale on eBay - we got word from SG Noodles that his friend won this. Final price was $1035, plus $250 shipping. He sent along a bunch of photos - he calls 03 "Bubble Shield v1.0", but I'd call it "MC Gets Married". Check 'em out! Update: I think 12 was supposed to be 'Bubble Shield 1.0' - sorry. (Louis Wu 17:55:20 UTC) (permalink)
Evolution of Halo, Revisited
trigger119 points out that the GamingTV Spotlight of the week is Evolution of Halo - if you haven't seen this video (created years ago, to show where Halo came from), now's a good time! (Louis Wu 17:03:29 UTC) (permalink)
Come on in.
Trunks let us know that the latest episode of Trunks and Soto has a couple of Halo references. It also has nearly naked men. You need to decide your own level of exposure comfort. (Louis Wu 17:00:15 UTC) (permalink)
NO SOUP FOR YOU!
Warbow gives us a new Calvin and Halo - but I have to say, if this were my kid... never mind, this is a public newspost. (Louis Wu 16:54:18 UTC) (permalink)
Will they have edible oils, too?
If you live in Toronto, you might want to get to Gaming Invasion '07 this weekend - they'll be letting people play Halo 3 a few days before release. Thanks, Anton P. Nym. (Louis Wu 16:34:38 UTC) (permalink)
Midnight openings in the UK, too
Menelven let us know that he visisted his local Game store in the UK, and found out they're planning on having a midnight opening. If you're not sure about your own store - ask 'em! Update: we got word from Djyn that UK Game Station stores participating in the midnight launch will have a small poster in their windows - should make it easier to check. (Louis Wu 15:46:30 UTC) (permalink)
Impressions of an Event
Char Easter was another of the people who got in to play Halo 3 at the Seattle press event last week - there's a writeup of his experience at halo3.msn.com (no spoilers, just some interesting background). Thanks, Master D0rk. [Side note: this is the 20,000th news post we've put up, in a little more than 8 years. We've averaged almost seven news posts a day for every single one of the 2,981 days since post number one. Let me be the first to say 'whoa'.] (Louis Wu 14:09:12 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan Laser - Cardboard
A couple of days ago, several people pointed us towards the Half-Life Fallout forum, where tastybread had once again created a pretty amazing piece of work out of prosaic materials. (DominoEffect was first, but a bunch of people were hot on his heels; this was Dugg early Sunday morning.) If the name sounds familiar, it should - tastybread created a full set of Spartan armor and an assault rifle out of cardboard, as well, a few months ago. I tried to contact him to ask about hosting the pictures locally (to save the HL Fallout forums from another deluge), but haven't heard back yet - and the pictures are starting to appear on other sites, with NO attribution. I figured it was better to get this posted, and worry about the mirroring later. Take a look - it's a pretty amazing laser! (Louis Wu 11:17:45 UTC) (permalink)
I bet it wasn't so fun for the little guy...
Pinflux entered a contest we mentioned a few weeks ago - write a gameplay story in 100 words or less for a shot at a 360. He didn't win - but his entry is pretty cool nonetheless. (Since a picture is worth a thousand words, he probably lost on technicalities.) (Louis Wu 11:10:11 UTC) (permalink)
History Repeats Itself
The Seattle Times has an opinion piece about how Halo might be pushing it with its current ad campaign, which (according to the piece's author) plays off the Iraq war. If you disagree, you're not alone - Frank O'Connor tells the author to loosen up; that the messages in Halo are pretty universal, and not tied to any current events. (Louis Wu 11:04:30 UTC) (permalink)
Ten Great Halo Moments
GameDaily has put together what they consider to be Ten Great Halo Moments from the first two games - if you still haven't played those, this contains spoilers. (Louis Wu 10:34:37 UTC) (permalink)
New Piano Variations from TheGarbageMan
It's been a little while since we mentioned TheGarbageMan - but he's back, with three new piano variations. You can find them on his webpage - but if there's a bandwidth issue, let us know, and we'll host local copies. Pretty stuff! (Louis Wu 10:30:12 UTC) (permalink)
Embrace the Hatred
411mania.com has looked at three upcoming first-person shooters - you can read what they think. (It seems as though the most important aspect of FPSs is spawn camping - and what the creators have done to stop it.) Halo 3, of course, is one of the three (otherwise, the article wouldn't be mentioned here). (Louis Wu 10:27:56 UTC) (permalink)
Next Up: Unboxing Corn Flakes
The Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition went on sale officially yesterday, and apparently the big news today is what it looks like, coming out of the box. Yes, I know, we've seen pictures of it for months - but as Narcogen pointed out on Rampancy.net, or as this article at the Unboxing website (!!) shows, there are a number of people taking lots of pictures as they open the package. If you were curious about what, besides the console, came in the box - and what those things looked like - well, now you can satisfy your curiosity without spending $399. (Louis Wu 10:00:19 UTC) (permalink)
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