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Shinato M1H3
Halo.fr's Johnny be good let us know about the first Halo 3 montage from Shinato, a top Dutch player. It's REALLY heavy on the effects and cuts; so much so that it's hard to see the action a lot of the time. That said, the gameplay is pretty sick. 9 minutes long, in MLG's Gameroom. Update: we received mail from Lamine, of Halorigine.com, who wanted to point out that this site hosted the montage originally, and Oeomtion and Hemdall did the editing on the film. They've got interviews with Shinato (English and French) and Hemdall (French) on this page. (To be clear: we credited Johnny be good because he contacted us with the news, not because he created the film. This is standard practice here.) (Louis Wu 20:55:35 UTC) (permalink)
405th Represents at DragonCon
Sean Bradley sent word that a rather large contingent of the 405th Infantry Division (the armor guys) showed up at DragonCon in Atlanta last weekend; there's a thread on their forum with pictures and discussion, but Sean also passed along some specific photo collections from members:
- SKG's DragonCon Album
- ScaryMonkey75's DragonCon Parade Collection
- ScaryMonkey75's DragonCon Saturday Collection
- ScaryMonkey75's Arbiter Collection
Amazing stuff - with more to come! (It's all great - but check out the Arbiter shots for some truly stunning material.) (Louis Wu 19:26:39 UTC) (permalink)
When the cows go home
Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 40 is up - bovines and reptiles, oh my!
(Louis Wu 19:25:20 UTC) (permalink)
GameQuest - Audition Details
You might remember a post about a reality show that will focus on finding the 'ultimate gamer' - tryouts are coming up this weekend in four cities (NYC, LA, Austin, and Chicago), and they're hoping that you come prepared. We got email from Sha-hid Ealy, the Casting Producer, who sent along a flyer for the LA audition (jpeg, 80k), and a copy of the actual application (PDF, 64k). They request that if you're coming down to try out, that you bring this application, filled out, with you. Download it, get to filling!
(Louis Wu 19:15:31 UTC) (permalink)
HawtBloggin'
Hawty McBloggy continues to add fun content from PAX - today she told us about PAX 08: Red vs. Blue Edition, a look at the goings-on in the RvB booth over the course of the weekend, but there's also this little tidbit that might be of interest to some of you. That's Ken Taya's handiwork... and I can't tell you anything else. (Louis Wu 16:25:44 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular to Return
KBC let us know that Podtacular has reopened its doors - the first podcast will be coming later this month, so if there's something you want to tell them or ask them, now's your chance. (Louis Wu 16:19:24 UTC) (permalink)
Play N Trade Halo Tourney
Looks like Play N Trade is having a national Halo 3 tournament (well, international, actually); local rounds are this weekend (September 6), with winners from local stores going on to play in the regional tourneys on the 13th, and the finals (in Chandler, AZ) on the 14th. (Hi, Cybrfrk!) Grand prize is $2000, local tourneys are 4-player FFA single-elimination. Check their store finder to see if there's one near you - and if they're holding a local tourney! (Louis Wu 16:16:44 UTC) (permalink)
The Biased - Coming Soon
OddGodHMK has kicked off a new comic series, called The Biased - swing by his forum post for links and an explanation. It goes live on Monday, but he's giving you a preview glimpse! (Louis Wu 16:01:59 UTC) (permalink)
ManKitten's 4th Annual Halo Treasure Hunt
For the last few years, ManKitten has run an annual treasure hunt - he's back, with new clues. Go see what he's offering! If you're confused about how it all works (and how he sort of expects his clues to be interpreted), check out previous hunts: 2005 | 2006 | 2007. (Louis Wu 15:59:20 UTC) (permalink)
Life Switch
TTL Demag0gue stopped by to mention Reclaimer 82 - what is Viper up to, anyway? (Louis Wu 15:50:27 UTC) (permalink)
Rock the Vote PSAs
Rooster Teeth put their latest series, Reconstruction, on hold this week, in order to release a pair of Public Service Announcements. These were finished and ready to go before they left for PAX last week, but they needed to wait until the HD versions were up and available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace before releasing them on their website - so they went live last night. Both of them address the 'Rock the Vote' initiative on LIVE - 'Rock the VETO' explains why voting is important (in a way that every person who's ever played in Matchmaking can relate to), and 'Election Night' shows you how every vote counts. Humor plus Halo Machinima can equal education! Go, RT! (Louis Wu 15:37:23 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Panoramics
nomis78 let us know that he's posted another batch of Halo panoramas - some of these have been color-tweaked a bit. Check 'em out! (He's also offering to redo a couple of older ones - if there's something he's done that you'd like to see adjusted, color-wise, let him know!) Update: looks like BlueNinja's working again, too. 15 new images in HIS blog. (Louis Wu 15:30:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Devs are Blogging
There's a bunch of new content over at the Halo Wars website; SOLUS blogged about days 2 and 3 of the Leipzig Games Conference, the three recent screenshots have been added to the official gallery, and Dave Pottinger, HW's Lead Designer, discusses the effect and role of Spartans on and in the game. Go read! (Louis Wu 15:26:49 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief and Arbiter Statue up for Preorder
The second Weta statue preorder went live yesterday - you can plunk down $225 US on the Master Chief and Arbiter statue, and get yourself entered into that sweepstakes we mentioned last week; statue will be out next year. I wish I had more money! (Louis Wu 15:21:14 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
Monday's news in brief:
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