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Flying Death
Simpsons Rule pointed out a pretty cool kill over at the MLG Gameroom - Blackstar even made a new medal for it. Update: Check this suicide out, too. (Thanks, Mariachi.) I LOVE THIS STUFF! Update 2: Blackstar made a medal for this one, too! I'm gonna see if I can earn that. It's so pretty! (Louis Wu 20:42:22 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Favorites
halowiki.net wants to know what your favorites are in Halo 3. Current options are Weapons and Maps. I can see this page getting pretty massive... thanks, PEZ. (Louis Wu 15:13:09 UTC) (permalink)
It was definitely me.
GU Comics takes a look at the "Master Chief killed movie sales" argument in today's comic - nice artwork. Thanks, Ross Mills. (Louis Wu 14:24:06 UTC) (permalink)
Three Course Digital Diet
Yahoo has put up an article for gamers who want to get their significant other into playing videogames. Halo is considered the graduate school program of the Xbox 360 curriculum. Thanks, Deten.
(Louis Wu 13:32:12 UTC) (permalink)
Wow... that's REALLY high.
See... now THIS is why I love the Halo community. Cocopjojo let us know about a way he and a friend had stumbled on getting out of multiplayer levels in Halo... it's ingenious. And the results are pretty darned interesting to look at. (Louis Wu 13:23:29 UTC) (permalink)
Prophet of Crock
Elnea's son replaced Terence Stamp with Chris Crocker in a cutscene from Crow's Nest. (If you haven't PLAYED Crow's Nest (mission 2), you'll be faced with some minor spoilers here.) I'm disturbed by how well it works... (Louis Wu 13:04:48 UTC) (permalink)
R.net Weapons Guide - SMG
Rampancy.net has posted another entry for its Halo 3 Weapons Guide - this time they're looking at the SMG. (Louis Wu 12:24:44 UTC) (permalink)
Purple Light Sold Separately, Apparently
Hawty McBloggy points out a somewhat risqué custom-made Cortana statue for sale on eBay; this can probably be considered NSFW. That said, it's a pretty amazing piece of work. Starting bid is $200, with just under 5 days to go. (Louis Wu 12:18:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 helps MS sell 360s in September
September numbers are expected to be announced today - but there are plenty of people already predicting what they'll say. Next-Gen has an article which quotes Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter as predicting that the Xbox 360 numbers for the month of September will be around 450,000, beating out the Wii, and due in large part to Halo 3. Gamespot has predictions from several different analysts - not all agree that the Wii will be beaten, but they DO say that the boost for the 360 is primarily due to Halo 3. In Canada, 360 sales doubled over the previous month - again, mostly because of Halo 3. Seems like the game is moving units... (Louis Wu 12:14:15 UTC) (permalink)
Play N Trade National Halo 3 Tourney
Play N Trade stores will be hosting a Halo 3 tournament in most of their stores through the US, with national winners competing for thousands in in-store credit and Halo merch. You can read all the details in the press release, over at BusinessWire. Tournament rules are on Play N Trade's website. (Louis Wu 12:03:15 UTC) (permalink)
News Summary - Catch-Up Mode
I woke up to a mailbox full of older Google News Alerts - a few dozen messages from Saturday through Tuesday, that all came in together. Much of the news they contained has already been mentioned, but here's a roundup of the interesting tidbits we hadn't gotten to:
- MSNBC.com has an article about how Halo 3's launch affects average people.
- Siliconera posts the first part of a retrospective looking back over the launch event in New York (fun pics).
- Practice Management Blog looks at Halo 3... the Lawyer?
- The Harvard Crimson has a writeup of a Microsoft-sponsored Halo 3 tournament - those guys were playing for some nice prizes!
- Unconfirmed Sources has news of a guy who ported Halo 3 to his iPhone. I'm thinking shooting's gonna be a problem...
- VideoJug has a video containing some basic Halo 3 tips and tricks; if you find yourself more dead than alive, this might be worth watching.
Wow... that's a pretty random collection of bits! (Louis Wu 11:58:35 UTC) (permalink)
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