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Saturday, October 4, 2008 |  |
Bungie Wins TEC Award for Sound Production
Back in June, we mentioned that Halo 3 was up for Creative Achievement in Interactive Entertainment Sound Production from the Mix Foundation - Winners were announced last night, and Bungie went home with the goods! Congrats to Marty O'Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson, and Mat Noguchi! (Thanks to Marty for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 21:07:32 UTC) (permalink)
Vote for Bungie
Bryan Simon put up Vote for Bungie, a political song we can all get behind. It's only tangentially Halo-related, but it's funny, if only for the thought of voting for Shishka for public office. If you'd rather listen than watch, the mp3 is available from us (2.8 mb). Thanks to The Handmade Hero for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:01:50 UTC) (permalink)
Xtreme Deer Sightings
Inside Halo 23 was released today - Solid Snake, Halo news, Achievement stuff, and Top Plays of the Week. (And randomness.) Thanks, AvatarAang. (Louis Wu 20:59:05 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars: Field Trip to Harvest
As we mentioned on Thursday, there was a new cinematic unveiled on GameTrailers TV last night - DHalo pointed it out while it was being broadcast, and then Impervium passed along the online link once it went live. It's a pretty impressive piece of animation - and it unveils quite a number of tidbits of the upcoming Halo Wars storyline. Go watch it - and then jump into the thread linked above and toss in your two cents! Update: looks like the entire episode is online - you can see more Halo Wars content, including Campaign gameplay, in there. Thanks, Bzerker01. (Louis Wu 14:59:29 UTC) (permalink)
Teabag Prevention #22 - Valhalla
Jake108 let us know that Teabag Prevention #22 is now up - this one covers Valhalla. Check it out for tips and tricks! (Louis Wu 14:59:09 UTC) (permalink)
You had something they didn't.
Heh - here's an interesting use of Halo 3 audio, in a trailer for a new video series honoring Kobe Bryant. Thanks, LD2k.
(Louis Wu 14:49:19 UTC) (permalink)
You're Doing It Wrong - Results
AnTi PRO, from Arm The Flag, let us know that their Doing it Wrong contest (we mentioned it in mid-September) has been completed, and winners have been announced. Follow the links for the top three winners, plus a bunch of honorable mentions. Funny stuff!
(Louis Wu 14:40:56 UTC) (permalink)
Multiplay Halo 3 Cup
There's a 4v4 Halo 3 tourney kicking off in a few weeks in the UK - it takes place in Stoneleigh Park (near Coventry, Warwickshire), and the total purse is £2000 (half of that goes to first place). Full details can be found on their website, with rules showing up here.
(Louis Wu 14:35:21 UTC) (permalink)
More ZZoMBiE Reconstruction Art
ZZoMBiE13 continues to create artwork inspired by the RvB: Reconstruction machinima series. His latest offering is an imagining of a scene in Episode 6 - it's viewable at DeviantART, or in Wallpaper form right here. (He's also returned to work on an older image of the Meta - the sketch can be found here.) (Louis Wu 14:31:13 UTC) (permalink)
FFPotW - running behind
The crew at the the HBO Fan Fiction forum is a bit slow right now - Mark25 has just posted the Fan Fiction Pick of the Week... for LAST week. Oops. Thanks, A Halo Fan...natic.
(Louis Wu 14:29:47 UTC) (permalink)
McFarlane Action Figures - Helmet Pack Update
InnerRayg pointed out some news from Spawn.com about the new helmet-packs coming out for McFarlane action figures - looking pretty slick! You can keep up on ALL McFarlane figure options by checking out their new Halo Product page - pretty slick. (Louis Wu 14:29:25 UTC) (permalink)
BlueNinjaPanos
BlueNinja has posted another bunch of panoramic shots at his Views from the Edge website - read his post for more details!
(Louis Wu 14:28:58 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Weekly Update - with some meat on them bones!
Brian and Luke are in Tokyo for the Tokyo Game Show (which starts next Thursday, so the Bungie Weekly Update was left to Shishka this week. And as much as I'd like to say that one should never, ever leave Shishka in charge... I have to admit, it's a pretty sweet update. There's quite a bit of info about the upcoming changes to the Bungie.net filesharing capabilities - that screenshot search looks gorgeous! There's a very, very welcome new addition from Roger Wolfson - 'Render to Video' for Bungie.net film clips. (I love GameVee as much as the next guy, but having it built into the Halo 3 system makes far more sense.) There are details on the changes in store for Halo 3 matchmaking in October (the new playlists are finally nailed down on the Playlist page, so you can see just how long you're going to have to wait for that Oddball game in DLC FFA). There are details about getting the 7 on 7 Achievement, available for the first time this coming Tuesday - one tidbit I hadn't realized is that you have to enter the playlist AFTER you win your seventh game, or it won't register. (This is pretty critical if you decide to use the Icy Treats list that is going up specifically for the achievement... because if you log off after your seventh win, thinking you've gotten it, by the time you come back the next day, you won't have a CHANCE to get back in.) And finally, there's a description of how the new Banhammer features are deciding whether you're cheating or not - apparently, they haven't found a false positive yet, despite a LOT of complaining. That, to me, is pretty interesting. (If you want to sleep well at night, skip the final picture in the update.) You can, as always, read this update in our Weekly Update Archive. (Louis Wu 12:23:18 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's news in brief:
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Thursday's news in brief:
