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Jack's Back
Jack Thompson got himself on a TV morning show, decrying the church-using-Halo-to-recruit issue; Kotaku decided to break his claims down and look at how accurate they are. Not surprisingly, Jack's made a few untenable declarations. You could have knocked me over with a feather - I never would have guessed it. Thanks, GryphonOsiris. (Louis Wu 22:39:55 UTC) (permalink)
Combat Part 2 - now downloadable in HD
Laird points out that Combat Part 2 (Neill Blomkamp's 3rd short) is finally downloadable in HD - head over to GameTrailers. (Louis Wu 22:02:51 UTC) (permalink)
Dear Halo Haters
Heh - G4's Adam Sessler has some choice words for Halo haters out there... they're not polite, but they're choice. Thanks, PHANTOMFIRE X. (Louis Wu 21:58:07 UTC) (permalink)
NBA star cheating for experience. Phooey.
Wow, amazing. Over on Bungie.net, MC187 noticed that one of Gilbert Arenas' gamertags was climbing funny in experience points. (Read the post for the details on the scam; they're pretty unimportant to the story.) Arenas is a pro NBA player, and the sponsor of pro MLG team Final Boss; he's high-profile, and big in the pro Halo community, as well, so if he's cheating, it's sort of a big deal. Dan Steinberg, who writes a blog for the Washington Post, decided to ask Arenas if this was true - apparently, it is. He doesn't see it as cheating, because he doesn't see 'Experience Points' as anything really relevant. Seems a little disappointing to me... thanks, evildoctorwill, for bringing this to our forum. (Louis Wu 21:38:51 UTC) (permalink)
Podcastin' the day away
The latest Bungie podcast has been posted - in it, Jonty Barnes talks about what it's like being a producer at Bungie. This was recorded well before the split announcement, so don't be looking for juicy details about that here. About an hour long, 73 mb. (Louis Wu 21:18:31 UTC) (permalink)
EA wants a Halo
Interesting - over at 24/7 Wall St., there's an article about Electronic Arts buying BioWare and Pandemic - the article interprets this move as "EA wants its own Halo". In contrast to what happened to Microsoft's stock recently (it rose when Halo 3 was released, and rose again when Bungie split away), EA's stock has actually dropped, significantly (nearly 5% if you include after-hours trading). I guess the market's not as friendly towards buying the next big hit? Thanks, Jon Ogg. (Louis Wu 21:12:23 UTC) (permalink)
Ready-to-Wear Suit on eBay
Hawty McBloggy found a pretty nice Master Chief costume on eBay - ready to wear! Opening bid is $900, Buy it Now price is $2000 - if you're in the market, you've got a week! (Louis Wu 17:57:32 UTC) (permalink)
What else is out there?
ScrewAttack posted a video showing the 10 best games available this holiday - that aren't Halo 3. (Halo 3: so overmarketed, you can even use it to sell OTHER stuff.) Thanks, Linkmaxwell. (Louis Wu 17:29:56 UTC) (permalink)
What's next for Master Chief?
GameDaily has a photo montage of a bunch of ways Master Chief can enjoy his retirement, now that the current Halo arc is finished. Thanks, John McGovern. (Louis Wu 17:26:05 UTC) (permalink)
Hold still, I'm doing the inverse apple thing...
RefinedSolid pointed out a clip at MLG's Gameroom showing a pretty funny betrayal. You couldn't make that shot if you TRIED. (Louis Wu 16:53:04 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Sitcom Sighting
op_ivy noticed a couple of characters playing through part of the first campaign level of Halo 3 on last night's Sarah Silverman Program. (Louis Wu 16:51:30 UTC) (permalink)
Last Man Standing - Machinima Music Video
B!OHAZARD announced a new vid by Biohazard Producitons - it's called Last Man Standing, and it shows a fun mongoose race on Sandtrap. He's got some comments about the film itself in the post - and I made some in a followup post. Go read - and watch.
(Louis Wu 16:50:06 UTC) (permalink)
Haloes
Ross Mills again points out a Two Sides Wide episode that uses Halo - this time to comment on the church recruiting issue we mentioned recently.
(Louis Wu 16:48:04 UTC) (permalink)
Play Halo with Fall Out Boy
Been a while since there was a Game with Fame event - but there's one coming up tomorrow. Check this page on Xbox.com for details. (Louis Wu 16:47:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Bundles - some good, some not so much
J C told us about some Halo 3 bundles available in the US; Costco has a $500 package that includes the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360, a Limited Edition of Halo 3, and a McFarlane Halo 3 controller (they'd cost you about $530 individually), and Sam's Club has a set of bundles that I don't understand at all. All three contain the Halo 3 Xbox 360 and a Vision bundle (which gives you the Vision camera, a subscription to Live, a few Microsoft points, and a couple of games). Each contains a version of the game, as well. The problem is, all of these pieces can be bought separately, even from Sam's Club - at almost the same prices. The Standard bundle, which costs $504.68, can be bought as separate pieces for $506.24 (w00t! $1.56 saved!) and the Legendary bundle, which costs $567.68, can be bought as separate pieces for $571.00 (omg! $3.32 saved!). Even crazier, the Limited bundle, which costs $551.28, can be bought separately for $517.84 - you're paying $33.44 for the privilege of getting the bundle! Odd. (Louis Wu 16:36:05 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Rap, Updated
cchapman updated his 'Open Letter to Halo 3 Players' (released yesterday) - the new version is significantly more polished. It's also available streaming, from his MySpace page.
(Louis Wu 16:02:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Birthday surprise
GamesBond007 pointed out a YouTube vid of a boy getting the present of his dreams. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. (Louis Wu 16:02:14 UTC) (permalink)
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