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Shameless Self-Promotion
Xbox.com has updated its New York City launch event coverage with a few interviews. Major Nelson first talks to Frankie, then Harold and finally he brings the first person in line for Halo 3 inside the Best Buy to play Harold 1v1 on Guardian. He is not legit pro. (KP 21:26:05 UTC) (permalink)
Slashdot Review
Not that any one review is more important than any other, but I wanted to get this on the front page before I quit posting for a couple hours. Slashdot's got a lengthy, well-written review up for your reading pleasure. 4 out of 5. Thanks, Razor. (mnemesis 19:23:58 UTC) (permalink)
Moving
Of course, even One One Se7en's getting emotional on this eve of all eves. (mnemesis 19:20:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Final Halo 3 Countdown Comic
Haloplayer has posted the final installment of the Halo 3 Countdown Comic. (mnemesis 19:17:56 UTC) (permalink)
TTL er, Monday?
Not really, but XerDeeJ has some thoughts on his last ever Halo 2 game (sort of), among other things. Go read! (mnemesis 19:14:49 UTC) (permalink)
YMFR
More reviews to whet your appetite:
- HaloNorge (thanks, Magnus 'ScUmMy' Valebjørg)
- The Globe and Mail
- Vandal Online (spanish) (thanks, RSB)
- Seattle Times (thanks, wolfman)
- Washington Post
GamerDad on the mend
Avateur write to let us know that GamerDad is out of the hospital. (mnemesis 19:07:43 UTC) (permalink)
Finish The Countdown
Zukan has created a video as a gift to the Halo community, set to Europe's "the Final Countdown" using relesed Halo 3 clips. There's a low-res .wmv, a 720p .wmv, and a 720p .mov. (mnemesis 19:06:51 UTC) (permalink)
SpikeTV clips on Marketplace
Schedonnardus lets us know that SpikeTV has some clips available on Marketplace, that cover the San Francisco Imax event. Fire up the 360 and go check it out (like you didn't already have it on, just WAITING until you can play later tonight!). (mnemesis 19:06:08 UTC) (permalink)
360Zine Free!
Dave Taylor writes to point us to the always free, downloadable 360Zine. This most recent issue is chock full of Halo 3 goodness, plus a Bungie interview. (mnemesis 19:04:16 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Strike Teams Deployed
Check on Bungie.Net to see what kinds of activities Bungie is up to tonight, and where you might find them across the globe. (mnemesis 19:03:05 UTC) (permalink)
Yet MORE Reviews
A few more reviews before I've got to head out for the day:
- ActionTrip gave it an overall score of 92/100
- GameGuru (India) played it for an hour, complained it was too easy and that it suffered from texture pop and 'atrociously short draw distances'
- The Hartford Courant thought it was pretty good - for a video game
- The New Zealand Herald says 'Believe the Hype', and gives it a 9.5/10
- PALGN says 9/10
- TheStar.com gives it 4/4 stars
I again leave the news in the capable hands of the rest of the HBO staff - thanks, guys! (Louis Wu 15:23:08 UTC) (permalink)
Last One Standing
The final Neill Blomkamp short before Halo 3, Last One Standing, is now available at Discovery.com. This is the longest - and most powerful - of the bunch; a squad of ODSTs secures the drop zone for Master Chief, at horrendous cost. This one is NOT for small children, or squeamish folks; it's more graphic than previous shorts. That said, it's fantastic. Thanks, GhaleonEB. (Louis Wu 14:52:13 UTC) (permalink)
Review Dump
More reviews:
- Pro-G gave Halo 3 a 10/10 (thanks to finalcuthalo for this and the next two review links)
- Geek.com says true fans will not be disappointed
- South Carolina's TheState.com says it's in tip-top shape
- SavingProgress.com says it's exceptional in nearly every regard (Thanks, Regicid3)
- Spanish language Meristation gave Halo 3 a 10/10 (thanks, Ramon Serrano Blasco)
- CVG gave Halo 3 a 9.7 (thanks, RefinedSolid)
- PC World rated Halo 3 at 85/100 (Thanks, KORHAL)
- Digital Journal says "If there's any game that could propel a company to win the console wars, it's Halo 3."
- Tech Republic says Halo 3 is "Impressive"
- Gamertag Radio has put up a Halo 3 Impressions Roundtable in Episode 114.
- Stephen Totilo talks about how Bungie graded HIM in his review for MTV Networks
- Gamereactor did three reviews: one for Denmark, one for Sweden, one for Norway. All three came up with 10/10. Thanks to GhaleonEB (for this and all the rest)
- Game Informer says Halo 3 is a 9.75/10
- OXM Germany scored it a 93/100
- Gamepro Germany said it was worth 9/10
- Gamesradar asks if it's the third coming - then gave it a 10/10
- Shacknews scored the campaign and multiplayer separately - no scores, but the campaign has "far more replayability than any campaign has any right to", and in terms of multiplayer, "the full game presents such a staggeringly complete package that one actually feels bad for competing developers of other online-enabled Xbox 360 shooters."
More news coming tomorrow - it's too late... (Louis Wu 09:03:11 UTC) (permalink)
Needs Ketchup
Today's Crtl+Alt+Del is all about what YOU want to do with the annoying people in game shops. Thanks, Alekat. (Louis Wu 08:46:33 UTC) (permalink)
No Achievements for you!
GamingBits.com point out that Halo 3 Achievements are locked util Launch Day. (Louis Wu 08:41:40 UTC) (permalink)
Frank and Sketch Interviewed
MthdDirector did an interview with Sketch and Frankie; go read what he's found! (Louis Wu 08:43:32 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Stats
dtweaponx has built yet another Halo 3 stats section - can you use it? (Louis Wu 08:40:04 UTC) (permalink)
player model maker/finder
Nick Smith has put together a script that will work with Elite models now, and Spartan models soon - it can build them from B.net pieces (Louis Wu 08:37:51 UTC) (permalink)
I worry a little about air flow
Samir Patel found a really impressive-looking 360 case mod at Maxconsole.net. [Local mirror for folks having trouble...] (Louis Wu 08:34:50 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Emblem Generator
oriol zertuche let us know that Grunts R Us has posted a Halo 3 Emblem Generator. (Louis Wu 08:31:28 UTC) (permalink)
Gentle Giant mini-bust
Remember the Gentle Giant mini-bust we mentioned a while ago? Brian Curry noticed that ToyWiz.com has it available for pre-order, with a nice pic to check out. (mnemesis 05:39:31 UTC) (permalink)
Blogging, Forerunner-style!
MangTru7h found a cool Forerunner Wordpress theme available for download. Check out the sample pic here. Schweet! (mnemesis 05:34:01 UTC) (permalink)
Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 6
Ibeechu and DHalo have been extra hard at work, crunching to bring you Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 6. They now think there will be an episode 7, but it won't be out for a while. In the meantime, check out their latest! (mnemesis 05:33:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 doesn't always win...
The Halo 3-themed NASCAR entry in the Dover 400 didn't fare so well, apparently. It only completed 287 of the 400 laps, and to add insult to injury, the Nintendo Wii car came in 2nd place. Ouch! Thanks to Manny Valdez for the note. (mnemesis 05:20:49 UTC) (permalink)
HAFT Loves You
Elnea confirms that she is, indeed, a crazy person, with a reminder that she isn't taking time off of Halo Action Figures Theater this week, so those who can't play yet will have something to do. She's a giver. A crazy giver, but a giver nonetheless. She also sends along this one-shot in sympathy with all of us who AREN'T playing yet. Check out those tiny controllers! (mnemesis 05:11:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Toy Box 95, and a bonus promo
Sane Intolerant did a little Halo 3 promo, and a behind-the-scenes comic on the promo itself. Gah! Bansh... (mnemesis 05:09:37 UTC) (permalink)
Reviews!
We got your reviews, right here:
- Kotaku loved the AI, didn't so much love the cutscenes. He gives it an 87.5 percent in a further piece.
- Ars Technica gives the single-player aspect of the game a 7 out of 10.
- Digital Journal likes it a lot.
- PC World has a few thoughts on both single- and multiplayer.
- Tech Republic lays out a bunch of good info, and a solid opinion to boot.
- Xbox Fanboy seems to have a lot of good things to say.
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