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Seven.
In an effort to keep the really IMPORTANT news up-to-date while Wu is otherwise preoccupied, here is today's One One Se7en Advent offering. May all your holidays be filled with cheap artwork and bad puns. (mnemesis 17:42:49 UTC) (permalink)
Puzzleball 03 - last day!
Today's the last day to participate in c0ld vengeance's Puzzleball 03 contest, and maybe win yourself a copy of Crackdown for your troubles. Because I archived the August through November posts on our forum yesterday, his original forum post is no longer accessible for replies - so use this new one if you want to submit an entry. Good luck! (Louis Wu 12:42:08 UTC) (permalink)
Misc Art - Another Update
A little over a week ago, we posted over 50 new images in our Miscellaneous Art section - which cleared the queue through August 1. I promised then that I'd do my best to continue on through the backlog; 10 days is longer than I'd hoped, but the next batch is up. Swing by the section for 60 new images - 100 or so, if you count variants (mostly bigger versions). This clears the queue through November 1 - we're getting closer to the present! There is some truly amazing work here; artists that haven't appeared before, but who are showing themselves to be enormously talented... one-offs from people who clearly draw better in their sleep than I, say, breathe... sketches and models and all sorts of fun stuff. Go look. (Louis Wu 05:42:29 UTC) (permalink)
WTF!?
Haloplayer announced that the first Halo 3 episode of Lost Cause is now up on the Injured Knee Productions website. Watch it before you read the thread; it's... full of surprises. I'll probably have to watch it again. (Louis Wu 05:38:40 UTC) (permalink)
Recovery One Part Four
Jase pointed out that Red vs Blue's Recovery One Part Four has appeared on Xbox Live Marketplace. If you're a sponsor, it's also available on RvB's website. This wraps up the miniseries... and I must say, I didn't see it coming. Great work! (Louis Wu 05:33:35 UTC) (permalink)
Vectorized Halo 3 Rank Art
Beorn has done a pretty spectacular job of vectorizing all of the UNSC Rank/Insignia artwork from Halo 3 - and you can grab the fruits of his labor in a variety of formats. Go see! Update: He's added a couple of wallpapers, in both regular and widescreen aspects, using these pics - go grab one! (Louis Wu 05:23:56 UTC) (permalink)
Cleaning up your Hi-res Screenshots
Wow, this is a cool trick. There's a tutorial over at 360WTF that shows you how to remove explosions (and other particle effects) from a screenshot. I just tested it, and it works exactly as advertised. I know there've been times when I find a fantastic angle... but I can't see what I want to see because of an explosion. Now there's a way to take care of that! (Louis Wu 05:20:15 UTC) (permalink)
Open Source Halo 3 Statistics Aggregator
If you're a .NET programmer, you might be interested in helping out in a new open source Halo 3 statistics aggregation project being spearheaded by Rick Casey. Check out what he's done so far at CodePlex - and if you've got the skills, add to his work, or use it on your own site! (Louis Wu 05:08:39 UTC) (permalink)
A new strategy website comes online
swampiedonkey let us know that Halo 3 Artifice is now online - and it's chock-full of strategies you can use to improve your Halo 3 skillz. Check it out! (Louis Wu 05:01:59 UTC) (permalink)
Now I see why they call Shishka 'Lord British'.
Luke posted Bungie's response to the drumming they took from PraetoriaGuard - one might think, upon reading it, that Bungie are pretty sore losers. We all know that can't possibly be the case... so I'm guessing that Bungie's servers were hacked by mean, nasty representatives of the PraetoriaGuard. Yeah, that's it. (Louis Wu 04:59:58 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
A bit earlier than usual... but all day Friday is going to be a crazy day, so it's better to get this posted now. There are ten new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week - go read! (Louis Wu 04:48:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: pixelated... resurrected
Leviathan dropped in to remind us that he's still working on Halo: Pixelated, a 2D shooter built in an RPG-making program. The artwork is really, really cool; check out his shots for confirmation. Can't wait to see the final product! (Louis Wu 04:32:21 UTC) (permalink)
Six.
I managed to forget a newspost to announce yesterday's (Thursday's) One One Se7en Advent offering - which is a shame, because it was actually pretty cute. Sorry, Stunt! (Louis Wu 04:18:40 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
Wednesday's news in brief:
