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The Golden Hour
Over at Ascendant Justice, there's a new piece up, written by Cocopjojo - it's called 'The Golden Hour', and it's an analysis of the Halo 3 Recon trailer. As is usual for AJ documents, it's pretty thorough in its observations - give it a read, you might learn stuff you missed in your own watching! Thanks, Zeouterlimits. (Louis Wu 20:54:51 UTC) (permalink)
Transmissions - and Contest Results
Bah. I hate it when I write up newsposts, but manage to close windows before they're actually POSTED. This morning, TTL Demag0gue posted Reclaimer 98, with lots and lots of new info - and the blog post includes the winner of his Reclaimer Comic Contest, as well. Swing by and catch up - and check out the winning comic! (Thanks to Demag0gue for noticing the newspost that never was.) (Louis Wu 20:45:43 UTC) (permalink)
Audio Square-Off: PS3 vs. Xbox360
Gamasutra has an article comparing audio features of next-gen consoles - and Halo 3 is the test game for the 360. There's a short interview with Marty O'Donnell that will make almost no sense to people who don't use the software bundle 'Waves' - but will probably be wonderful for those who DO use it. (Louis Wu 18:48:33 UTC) (permalink)
Snipers are Wussies
Bryan Simon seems to have an issue with snipers - go listen to his latest song (#9 out of 10), 'Snipers are Wussies', on YouTube, or grab the mp3 version (3.5 mb) from our files server. There's a thread over on Bungie.net if you'd like to comment (or start one on our own forum!). (Louis Wu 18:00:14 UTC) (permalink)
Retrospective Interview - Hardy LeBel on Halo Multiplayer
Gamasutra has interviewed Hardy LeBel, Multiplayer Lead Designer on the first Halo, about the history of Halo's multiplayer code, and how it almost didn't make it into the final build. He talks a lot about building gameplay that appeals to a broad spectrum of gamers - I think it's safe to say, in hindsight, that he (and the small team he worked with) succeeded. Thanks to hnc for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:40:08 UTC) (permalink)
Get H3r.
Halo 3: Recon has brought another long-retired artist out of hiding - there's a new One One Se7en today. I think Stuntmutt nailed it... (Louis Wu 17:21:31 UTC) (permalink)
TPT does H3R
Over at Geekscape Games, the Teabag Prevention Team takes a look at the Recon trailer, and tries to figure out what it means for gamers - give it a read. Thanks, jake108. (Louis Wu 17:16:40 UTC) (permalink)
Don't let her go, Luke.
Luke Neill pointed us to a blog post written by his wife Sarah - it's entitled 'Why Every Wife Should Buy Her Man an Xbox360', and I think a lot of married gamers would be happy if their spouse saw things this way. It's actually solid reasoning for ANY non-Halo-playing spouse - male or female. (Louis Wu 13:43:46 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Caption Fun, Round 21
Hawty McBloggy is back with another round of Friday Caption Fun - great submissios for last week's pic, and yet more Spartan pr0n for this week's pic. Go tell her what you think! (Louis Wu 13:41:53 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Only five pieces this week in the Fan Fiction section - and two of them are poems! Go read. (Louis Wu 13:37:54 UTC) (permalink)
PreGame Lobby Episode 7
TG HellJumper stopped in yesterday to announce that PreGame Lobby Episode 7 was posted yesterday. Melander and his crew are up to something... go watch! (Louis Wu 13:13:23 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Recon: Tokyo Interview Roundup
Here are some of the articles covering Luke Smith/Brian Jarrard interviews in Tokyo:
- Guardian.co.uk has a 9 and a half minute video interview with the pair - lots of tidbits, including "Mythic Map Pack is coming early next year" and "Recon is a labor of love for our fans" (and that Luke is just in Tokyo for the girls)
- IGN talked to both reps, and came away with quotes like "Recon is less of a galactic romp than Halo 3" and "When Halo 3: Recon launches, it will come bundled with two map packs that will be released as DLC beforehand. One is titled the Mythic Map Pack (coming early 2009) and another is still unnamed." They also learned that there will be no downloadable version of Recon - box only.
- Bungie told Kotaku that "Halo 3: Recon is not a tactical squad based shooter." It will come with its own new achievements totalling 1000 points. Bungie say "We're not viewing this as a full game."
- Gamesindustry.biz got more info about maps: "We actually have a Mythic map pack coming out early next year. We don't have firm details or a date yet, but we do have one more map pack coming out, and then we do have some maps associated with the actual Recon retail release." They also got Brian to agree that "Halo 3 Recon would be a 'final statement' from Bungie as far as the Halo trilogy was concerned". (Thanks, Eastbeast314.)
- Eurogamer discovered that Recon has only been in full production for a couple of months, that Bungie isn't willing to divulge all the details they have about ODSTs, and that there "might be a surprise later that we'll talk about, that might benefit people who have Halo 3, but it's not a requirement." Brian said that "The word 'stealth' terrifies us."
I'm sure there'll be more interviews popping up throughout the day - depending on when they show up, we'll either update this post, or start a new one. Update: 1UP.com's preview is the first to ask about Recon armor, and whether it'll be available to buyers of the game. Update 2: Zeouterlimits let us know that Giant Bomb has some questions and answers as well. Not a lot new, but the comments about Recon armor might give some of you pause. Update 3: Joystiq has an audio version of a group interview Brian gave (probably the same one that many other sites used for their coverage). (Louis Wu 11:39:16 UTC) (permalink)
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