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Cortana Faceplate on eBay
Hawty McBloggy found a pretty nice-looking Cortana Faceplate for your 360 while she was trawling the eBay waters. It ain't cheap, though. And I think it would look better in the vertical
configuration than the horizontal one. Go look. (Louis Wu 20:15:55 UTC) (permalink)
Tilt Shift Effect on Halo 3 Screenshots
A tutorial at You Noobs Got Owned will show you how you can make a Halo 3 screenshot look like it's a miniature model. Pretty slick! (Louis Wu 20:02:40 UTC) (permalink)
HBO Needs Your Help!
So one of the things I did at PAX last weekend was to collect a few signed prints, for folks who weren't able to make it to the show. I snagged a total of 25 prints - 23 of them are signed (some by multiple people). I just need some help in coming up with ideas about how to give them away! We could do the random thing, but that's dull. And there are enough that a single 'skill' contest (art, or music, or whatever) would be silly - but multiple contests would be WAY too much work for me. So... any suggestions for fun ways to give these away? Post your ideas here! (Louis Wu 16:25:25 UTC) (permalink)
Assault Rifle Look-Alike
Brandon found a TRUE HEROES Plasma Blaster (1600x1200, 312k) at Toys R Us, for $14.99 - I'd have to agree with him that it looks an AWFUL lot like a Halo-style assault rifle. (For $15 and a little paint, you've got a great cheap prop.) I couldn't find it in TRU's online store - but maybe you can find it in your local brick and mortar establishment! (Louis Wu 16:14:51 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 MythBusters: Episode 2
RandomSauce let us know that his second 'MythBusters' video, a project he does with TURRET BUDDY, is now up on YouTube. As was true last time, there are some pretty interesting tidbits, and watching it might teach you something cool! (It should be noted that not all of the research is accurate; for example, they claim that you cannot stick a plasma and frag grenade together in midair... but there are plenty of vids like this one out there suggesting that's not true.) Go watch - I found the clip showing someone killing a Spartan by FIRING A NEEDLER THROUGH AN ELITE'S NECK to be worth the price of admission. Update: RandomSauce let us know that at least in the video I used as a counterexample, the two grenades merged while one was still in the thrower's hand - changing the rules. If anybody's got an example of a plasma and a frag connecting in mid-air (after both grenades have left their throwers' hands), let us know. Until then, we have no legitimate counterexample for this particular 'bust'! (Louis Wu 16:13:03 UTC) (permalink)
All Maps... ranked.
evildoctorwill put together his list of least favorite to most favorite Halo multiplayer maps - from all three games. You don't have to agree, but give his reasoning a look-over, and add your own comments! (Louis Wu 16:05:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Asset-O-Matic BETA
gothi wrote to us about an application he's been working on that scans your game history for games with assets (video clips and pictures), and then lets you browse them easily. What an amazingly useful tool! Unfortunately, it's PC-only, but it works fine under Parallels on OSX. There's a short FAQ to help you get past some of the biggest problems folks are running into. it's still processing my games (it's 354 in, after aabout 5 minutes), but I loaded up the example DB to see what it looks like, and I must say, for folks looking for screenshots or clips from games they were in, this is MUCH easier than scrolling through the list on B.net!
(Louis Wu 15:58:36 UTC) (permalink)
Helvecks Halo 3 Montage
John_117 put together another montage; the nice thing about this is that a lot of the action is just plain fun. Not your typical montage! Let him know what you think. (Louis Wu 15:58:09 UTC) (permalink)
Grunts R Us R Back
oriol, from Grunts R Us, let us know that they're back online, with new goodies for you. There's a "mega Halo 3 Easter egg list" (it's a pretty impressive list, but - in my opinion, at least - some of the tidbits aren't really 'eggs', in the true sense of the word... which shouldn't stop you for a second from looking through), and Version 2 of their Halo TV Channel, with 24/7 Halo coverage. Check 'em out!
(Louis Wu 15:57:47 UTC) (permalink)
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