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Co-op Cutscenes - Take Two
We've added another set of cutscenes that have minor changes when playing in Co-op mode; go look at the first three cutscenes from The Covenant (one | two | three) and the opening from Cortana. Again, thanks to Cody, Simpsons Rule, and Psychophan7 for the recordings!
(Louis Wu 22:22:11 UTC) (permalink)
Halo'll kill ya.
Warbirds pointed out a feature at AOL.com on living better - it outlines some of the things that keep us from being healthy. Page 7 focuses on video games, and mentions Halo specifically:
"Your own imagination is the greatest entertainment device in the world - unfortunately it dies from lack of use when you live for 'Halo 3.'"
Probably good to remember another tidbit of advice from that article: "moderation is key." (Louis Wu 22:11:41 UTC) (permalink)
A fan-proposed stats page
Va1or posted a proposal for some changes to the Bungie.net stats page displayed for each Halo 3 player on Xbox Live. His ideas are actually quite good - take a look and see what you think! (I have no idea what Bungie thinks of these ideas, and even if they liked them how much work it would be to implement them... so don't look at this with an expectation that you'll see it on B.net any time soon; I just thought he put some decent thought into layout, and came up with some clever display concepts.) Update: though it's almost certainly not related, Bungie DID make some changes to the Stats pages today; visit to see what's different! (Louis Wu 19:12:49 UTC) (permalink)
Proposing, Halo 3 Style
Swing by Xbox.com for a heartwarming story of love and acceptance among the rocket launchers. Thanks, KP. (Louis Wu 18:50:30 UTC) (permalink)
That was probably enough guitar.
Marty O'Donnell (bearded? Must have been a busy month!) sat down with Eurogamer just before the Video Games Live concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London a few weeks ago. They talked about the evolution of music through the Halo trilogy, and how Marty approaches music creation, be it for advertising or video games. Great read! Thanks, kapowaz. (Louis Wu 18:31:54 UTC) (permalink)
Fixing Bad Habits
PEZ let us know that there are a couple of new articles at halowiki.net you might be interested in - they deal with bad habits in multiplayer, and how to overcome them. Read Bad Habits in Team Games, and Bad Habits in FFA Games, and make your gameplay better! (Louis Wu 18:29:47 UTC) (permalink)
Astronomic sleuthing
RVideo found some interesting pictures at NASA - go see what you think! (There are minor story spoilers in these pics - don't look if you haven't played Halo 3.) (Louis Wu 16:49:42 UTC) (permalink)
Podtac gets Bungiefied.
Ouch - looks like Podtacular was the next group to take on Bungie in the weekly Halo Humpday Challenge - and lose. The writeup's not on B.net yet, but CapnKrunk has posted details on the Podtacular website. Thanks, Samus 117. (Louis Wu 16:46:50 UTC) (permalink)
Harold talks about the future
A couple of days ago, Anton P. Nym found an interview with Marty O'Donnell at Develop Magazine, and they were supposed to be posting a second interview with Harold Ryan yesterday. Looks like it went up today (thanks again, Steve). It's a really interesting read - Harold talks about how the decision to split came about, and what it means for Bungie, in a depth I haven't seen in other places. There's some fascinating news for Bungie fans, tucked away between statements about how great this is going to be for everyone... check it out carefully! (Louis Wu 16:37:21 UTC) (permalink)
SUCKTACULAR
ZZoMBiE13 looks at the downside of Halo 3's Saved Films feature in Another Halo Comic Strip. I feel for ya, buddy. (Louis Wu 16:17:35 UTC) (permalink)
Weapons Guide - Plasma Rifle
Rampancy.net's Weapons Guide expands to include the Plasma Rifle. Go see why you need it. (Louis Wu 15:52:07 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Pelican in Flight Simulator X
gijake noticed a movie showing off a Halo Pelican checking out the Battlestar Galactica fleet in FSX. Sort of low-res... but fun, nonetheless. (Louis Wu 15:50:45 UTC) (permalink)
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