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Driftwood Mauler
Omega continues his compilation of a Brute driftwood arsenal - he found a Mauler in the swamp. Strange swamp... (Louis Wu 22:33:56 UTC) (permalink)
MC Armor on eBay
It's Adam Grumbo Day, I guess. One of his suits of Master Chief armor is back up on eBay (the original buyer has decided to resell). Buy it Now price is $7500 (what he originally paid for it), but it's up for best offer, as well. Thanks to Mid7night, who found this on the 405th forums. (Louis Wu 21:02:40 UTC) (permalink)
GBSL08 Kicks Off
If you're playing in the Grifball Spring League, you might want to swing by Grifball.com and check out the schedule - first week games through Thursday are scheduled now (first games are tonight!), and the entire first week should be up by tomorrow. Get Hammered! (Louis Wu 20:13:51 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars preview at CVG
Computer and Video Games has a short preview of Halo Wars up right now - thanks to P1 Groupe Italia, who found it at the Halo Wars website. (Louis Wu 20:10:25 UTC) (permalink)
Chris Butcher Podcast - a reminder
So last Friday, Bungie mentioned, at the very end of their Weekly Update, that the latest podcast (with Chris Butcher) was available for download. They're reminding you again today, which suggests that maybe a few of you missed it. Go listen - it's a good interview! (There's also a clip with Major Nelson.) (Louis Wu 18:17:15 UTC) (permalink)
Contamination Trailer - now downloadable
If you watched the Contamination trailer last week, and wished you could see it in higher resolution... swing by GamingTV. There are WMP9 and QT download links with 640x480 versions. Thanks, trigger119. (Louis Wu 17:10:07 UTC) (permalink)
Slippery When Wet
Rock Opera Jr pointed out that Halo got a mention in today's Angry Robot webcomic. (Louis Wu 17:02:57 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular is finishing its fight
Podtacular is shutting down its podcast in April; they'll still be represented by Pod TV, but JVB and foomojive are moving on. Read the details, and the rationale, at Podtacular.com. We're gonna miss you guys! Thanks, Kia. (Louis Wu 16:30:56 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Violet CQB Spartan from BBTS
Deimos Fawkes noticed that the Big Bad Toy Store will be selling an exclusive Violet CQB Spartan from McFarlane, as part of the Series 3 batch coming this fall. No pics yet... but you can preorder. (You can buy the entire regular series 3 set (8 figures) plus their exclusive for $94, saving a few bucks if you were planning to buy them all.) (Louis Wu 16:27:18 UTC) (permalink)
Dell Living the Game ad - now with sound
Last week, we mentioned a Dell computer commercial that showcased Adam Grumbo's custom Master Chief armor (among other things) - but the link we provided had no sound. Adam posted a new version soon after - but we didn't hear about it until this morning, when Crisis Panda dropped us a line. Go watch with sound! (Louis Wu 16:23:21 UTC) (permalink)
We're all thinkin' it
Larry The Marine has discovered one of the problems with snagging vehicles designed for other races... thanks, 2phast. (Louis Wu 13:40:35 UTC) (permalink)
Ferialogue
TTL Demag0gue stopped by to announce that Reclaimer 35 (he's switching away from Chapter/part designations) - Ferial tries to rationalize his actions. Do you buy it? (Louis Wu 13:00:50 UTC) (permalink)
Take a break from war - with virtual war
The Milawukee Journal Sentinel has a story about US soldiers in Iraq playing shooters to relax. The continual misnaming of 'Call of Duty 4' as 'Call to Action 4' makes me wince... but other than that, it's an interesting look at what soldiers see are the similarities - and the differences - between video games and real combat. (Louis Wu 12:01:35 UTC) (permalink)
Infiltration Teaser Trailer
QuickTactical released a trailer for Infiltration. At least one fan wasn't impressed - but watch it for yourself to decide! (Louis Wu 11:56:40 UTC) (permalink)
No Lockout for you!
A few days ago, a story surfaced that Lockout was being remade for the Legendary map pack. Evidence was presented in the form of a cover from a Dutch gaming mag. Frankie quickly shot it down as fake on the NeoGAF forums (thanks, BolognaFire)... but that didn't stop the story from getting picked up on bigger sites, like Xbox 360 Fanboy. Well... if Frankie's derision isn't enough for you... check out RVideo's thorough deconstruction of the 'evidence'. This is clearly a hoax - and a pretty weak one, at that. (Louis Wu 11:54:42 UTC) (permalink)
Dispatch Update: Episode 1
Lordstemplar1 stopped by with a 'Video Update' of what Dispatch films is doing - it seems to take inspiration from lots of existing work (Sodagod's Inside Machinima, DigitalPh33r's work, even the ForgeHub Video Tutorials). Tells you what the group is up to, and gives you another chance (whether you want it or not) to watch the Blackstone teaser. (Louis Wu 11:46:02 UTC) (permalink)
Pre-Game Lobby: O Hai
On our forum, Harabek announced a new machinima series: Pre-Game Lobby. Interesting bunch of characters, an ongoing Matchmaking-based storyline. This first episode is 19 minutes long, viewable on YouTube in two parts, or downloadable from Filefront in hi-res (almost 300 mb). This one shows potential! (Louis Wu 11:43:00 UTC) (permalink)
Special Delivery
While we slept last night, news on a whole lot of machinima crossed our desks. First up: Spriggs Episode 8 was posted. The storyline's getting more serious (though it's still pretty lighthearted in tone) - and my view of Spriggs is changing. 12 minutes long, downloadable in AVI format or streamable on YouTube. Go watch! (Louis Wu 11:40:10 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Helljumpers in HD The Riot 92 Hooking Up with Halo - a Followup |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Life after Stunt Halo 3 is for lovers. ForgeHub Video Tutorial 7: Gravity Lift Techniques AA Gun Megabattle X-Plane Halo Gallery Halo 3: It'll beat on your server. Heroic Trailer Links - the Short Version |
