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Thursday, May 8, 2008 |  |
Goodies from X3F
Decommissioner reminded me that Xbox360Fanboy is giving away a McFarlane Chopper this week, as part of their ongoing Fanswag program. Go register to win! (Louis Wu 20:42:44 UTC) (permalink)
The right man for the job
ZZoMBiE13 didn't think the stunt double gag was done after his last installment of Another Halo Comic Strip. (Heh.) (Louis Wu 18:38:56 UTC) (permalink)
Mike Zak Interview in Game Developer Mag
RotaJota reports that there's an interview with Bungie's Mike Zak in the May 2008 issue of Game Developer Magazine. It's possible that this will show up on Gamasutra at some point, but for now, if you want to read it, you'll need to find the dead tree edition. RJ says it's a great read. (Louis Wu 18:29:59 UTC) (permalink)
Team Snipers For Double XP
The Double Experience Weekend has kicked off a little early - Team Snipers is now live, and will be until Monday morning (early). Are you a sniper? (Louis Wu 18:25:14 UTC) (permalink)
Believe takes Best of Show at One Show
Another advertising award for the Halo: Believe campaign - The 2008 One Show offered 'Best of Show' to the campaign, saying that it
"catapulted Halo 3 from an ordinary video game into a worldwide cultural phenomenon due to its ability to build an emotional rapport with the audience. The innovative stream of interactive TV, Web and cinema advertisements was an inspired approach that successfully attracted an audience beyond the typical gamer."
The official site doesn't have winners listed yet (the festival doesn't end until tomorrow), but Exchange4Media has reported the results. (Louis Wu 17:19:06 UTC) (permalink)
Prelude to Brotherhood: Teaser Two
Dream053 has released a second audio teaser for his upcoming machinima project; you won't be able to get the plot from this, but it should definitely leave you wanting more... (Louis Wu 17:10:44 UTC) (permalink)
4v4 double-elimination Halo 3 tourny at HoC
KRoNIC let us know that Halownage.com is hosting an 8-team double-elimination 4v4 Halo 3 tourney on May 23 and 24; very few slots, so get over and sign up!
(Louis Wu 16:25:42 UTC) (permalink)
The Truth Behind The Oddball
Merc noticed a Halo-related comic over at TGSA - it's from last month, but it's new for me. A little disturbing, maybe... (Louis Wu 15:36:13 UTC) (permalink)
But if you close one eye...
Grand Theft Auto IV beat all sorts of sales records - first day, first week, units, dollars, whatever. I don't think anyone was surprised by this; the franchise has sold a staggering 66 million copies in previous iterations, and this version is, by all accounts, the best yet. However, N4G has found a way to put Halo back on top - they decided to look at just first-week 360 sales. And in that single metric, Halo beats out GTA4, 3.75m to 3.3m. Me, I'm happy that the video game market has gotten so huge in recent years; more gamers is a good thing for the industry, no matter WHAT they're playing. (Louis Wu 15:32:07 UTC) (permalink)
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