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Italian masters... done Halo style
ARxXInSaNeMiXx sent word that he has a small gallery at Photobucket - ever wonder what Michaelangelo's and Da Vinci's works would look like with a Halo slant? Now you don't have to. Check it out! (Louis Wu 20:13:39 UTC) (permalink)
Pete the Duck: Sharing is Caring
urk has continued the 'Average Joe' interviews over at Bungie.net - first we had Bryan the Singer, today, we have Pete the Duck. That name might be more familiar to HBO readers than B.net readers... but not after this! Go read the Q&A - he talks about what keeps him involved in the Halo community, and more. There's even some media (provided by Pete himself!) that shows off what a good sport he is. Go read! (Louis Wu 19:15:54 UTC) (permalink)
CAGE MATCH
Hawty McBloggy wants to make sure you understand the issues before you cast your ballot for the next president of the United States. (Assuming, of course, that you CAN cast a ballot for the next president of the US - sorry, kids/people in other countries). She's put together a comparison of candidates... using Halo resources. Noice! (Please don't take this too seriously... kthnx) (Louis Wu 19:08:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Mythic Walkthrough: The Ark
The next chapter of Daniel 'Tyrant' Morris' Solo Legendary All Skulls On guide to beating Halo 3 on the toughest possible difficulty is now live. The Ark is a massive level, and requires a LOT of video content to get you through. There are twenty separate videos for this one - the level has been broken into two pages to keep things manageable. Go on and get to reading/watching! (Louis Wu 17:39:16 UTC) (permalink)
2008 Mackies
This weekend, the Machinima Filmfest 2008 was held in New York City, and the Mackies were awarded to the best films. Although a number of Halo works were nominated (we mentioned them last month), only one came home with an award - congrats to This Spartan Life, winner of Best Series! (Louis Wu 16:09:14 UTC) (permalink)
Halo3RPG, explained
aerzy created a video to show off what Halo3RPG.com has to offer; if you've read the front-page mentions, but haven't felt like registering to see more, this can give you a glimpse into the site. Thanks, Linken91.
(Louis Wu 16:08:36 UTC) (permalink)
Go Vote. (For Pumpkins.)
Two thousand people tossed their votes into the hat for our Guilt O' Lantern contest in the first 24 hours (literally - the count at this moment is 2000, even) - but I'm sure there are more people out there. If you haven't voted yet, swing by and take a look - there are 3 pages of pumpkins, and some of them are SPECTACULAR! The competition is fierce for the prize spots... it's still wide open! Go vote. (Louis Wu 15:17:04 UTC) (permalink)
Become a DIY Master Chief
VelocityTino let us know that you can watch a video tutorial showing you how to build Halo armor - Indy Mogul's Backyard FX tackles the pepakura technique. The guest expert is Erica Langworthy (aka 'Skullcandy Girl' over at the 405th Forums, and the awesome animator behind Drawn by Pain), and the video will give you an overview on what's required, and what NOT to do. (There are links to far more detailed information included in the vid.) Go check it out! (Louis Wu 15:08:25 UTC) (permalink)
Circatage
The Handmade Hero pointed out a trick jumping vid made by a group called Jump Theory, called 'Circatage'. It shows off some amazing jumps. Clearly many of them were done with non-standard settings ('standard' meaning 'base matchmaking')... but all of the tricks are pretty incredible. (The cone-jumpers were definitely some of the most impressive.) Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:53:13 UTC) (permalink)
ChicagoLANd 3.0
XerxdeeJ stopped by on this special election Tuesday (don't forget to vote, if you're a US citizen over 18!), with news of a writeup for ChicagoLANd 3.0, a LAN party that gathered a few dozen Tied the Leader Gunslingers (and friends) for three days of cameraderie, carnage, and comestibles. There's a video recap, as well as photos and text descriptions of the action go check it out! (Louis Wu 14:48:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Campaign Gameplay Footage - Cleaner
During the Tokyo Game Show, some Halo Wars footage was released showing the buildup of Alpha Base, and the kickoff of the game. It was watchable live, and later archived on GameTrailers - but it was recorded in the room, off the screen, so audio is a bit hollow, and video is darker than it probably should be. Yesterday, a cleaner version of this footage was released - Littlebigman found it at Kotaku (though you can watch (and download) larger versions directly at GameVideos, as well). This definitely gives you a sense of how Halo Wars works. (Louis Wu 14:43:21 UTC) (permalink)
HBOFFPotW - October 31
Azrael let us know that the latest HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week is live on the HBOFF forum. Go see what was good, and why. (Louis Wu 14:42:40 UTC) (permalink)
Waxing Eloquent about Multiplayer
Narcogen took exception to the points made in yesterday's editorial, over at Cinema Blend, that Halo is 'killing console gaming'. When Narc takes exception to something, he often offers a rebuttal - and this time he doesn't disappoint. Swing by Rampancy.net for a well-written, 2200 word treatise on where multiplayer stands in the heirarchy of factors that determine a game's popularity. He occasionally gets off-topic (at least with respect to the original editorial), but he keeps coming back to why the problem isn't really a problem, and solutions to solve the problem if it IS a problem for you. Go read it. Comments can go straight on the blog post, or back to our forum.
(Louis Wu 14:40:19 UTC) (permalink)
Halo + Mirror's Edge
MasterCheifn noticed a small Flash piece over at DeviantART - Night-Strider wanted to see what Halo would look like with Mirror's Edge's Freerunning style. Interesting! (Louis Wu 14:39:36 UTC) (permalink)
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