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I totally want those slippers.
ZZoMBiE13 sent along some Christmas Wallpaper for you to enjoy (in a couple of resolutions - swing by and grab a copy! (Louis Wu 20:37:44 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Custom Edition 2008 Map Favorites List
Dennis Powers let us know that the Halo Custom Edition 2008 Map Favorites List is now online - based on user votes, it will show you the top 50 maps for the year in various categories - there are still a few days left if you want to cast your own votes! (Louis Wu 20:35:29 UTC) (permalink)
Tastes Like Chicken.
The Tag and Release series (cool screenshots collected with absurd ease) has a new entry - Jackals. Awesome pics. (Louis Wu 19:22:11 UTC) (permalink)
Happy Holidays
Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 48 is now up - it's a holiday wish from him to you. (Louis Wu 19:20:30 UTC) (permalink)
I don't think I've ever seen a Hornet teabag before.
Hawty McBloggy pointed out a pretty fun video montage showing off a nice selection of clips that do a great job of nailing down just WHY Halo 3 is so much fun. (Louis Wu 15:40:22 UTC) (permalink)
Jasman Laser Pursuit - Still a Good Price
If you missed the great sale at Amazon on Halo goodies last week, you missed a chance to buy the Jasman Covenant Plasma Pistol game for $12 - but never fear, they're still on sale, just not quite so good. (Now they're $15.) Thanks to LazerBlader for the reminder. (Louis Wu 15:32:14 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Weapons coming soon from BrickArms
BrickArms, the company that makes cool add-ons for LEGO creations, is coming out with a bunch of Halo stuff early next year - you can see details on The Brothers Brick. (While you're there, check out a cool LEGO Hornet they posted a couple of days ago.) Thanks to Bongo for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 15:15:45 UTC) (permalink)
Totilo's 10 Favorite Gaming Moments Of Years Past
MTV's Stephen Totilo listed his 10 Favorite Gaming Moments of Years Past - the article currently contains lists for 2005, 2006, and 2007, with 2008 coming later today. A powerful mechanic in Halo 3 made the list for 2007. Go read the full lists! (Louis Wu 15:12:20 UTC) (permalink)
Guardian
TTL Demag0gue announced that Reclaimer 127 is live - this one's... weird. (Louis Wu 15:09:32 UTC) (permalink)
Christmas wishes for the Bungie/Halo community
John_117 let us know that he's put together a gift for the Halo community - some of our forumgoers had trouble finding the overall message, but you can just enjoy the scenery, it's a pretty vid! (Louis Wu 15:06:44 UTC) (permalink)
Fan-made calendar images
hubristes stopped in with word of some images he put together for a 2old2play clan calendar - he's not selling it, but you can easily upoad the images to a photo printing site and make your own using these pics. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:42:20 UTC) (permalink)
I Wanna Be An MLG Pro
Bryan Simon let us know about a new song he's just posted - 'I Wanna Be An MLG Pro' discusses the pros of being... well, a pro. You can also grab an MP3 version from us, if you like (3.6 mb). (Louis Wu 14:23:55 UTC) (permalink)
The ex-girlfriend you can't get rid of
411Mania.com has another round of 'What If?' questions, asked by readers and answered by staff - this week's episode includes the question "What if Sony had acquired Bungie Studios instead of Microsoft?" Go see if you agree with their answers.
(Louis Wu 14:23:31 UTC) (permalink)
Caption This Contest - Week 3
MonsterVine is hosting a third week of a 'Caption This' contest - prizes include 1000 Microsoft Points and three months of Xbox Live. (Full rules are here.) It's a winter-themed pic this time around... go throw in your thoughts! (Louis Wu 14:23:12 UTC) (permalink)
Holiday Spirit
Over at the Bungie Blog, Yoozel pointed out a holiday-themed mosaic made up of Halo 3 screenshots, created by PFK_647. Happy Halodays!
(Louis Wu 14:22:55 UTC) (permalink)
Shorter, Cheaper, Better?
The Kansas City Star has an article that suggests that full-length, full-price games might be on the wane - and points to Bungie's Halo 3: ODST as a prime example of a potentially more successful model - shorter gameplay, less cash.
(Louis Wu 14:21:55 UTC) (permalink)
Chaos Theory - A Halo Graphic Series
Adam Susskind stopped in to point out his 'Halo Graphic Series', Chaos Theory - a different take on the Halo screenshot comic. It comes out once a week, in PDF format, and is about 20 pages long. Episode 4 is up now - but back issues are available from the navbar on the left. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:20:02 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Over the Edge Man, that's big. Joomla Halo 3 Template HBOFFPotW - December 19 Tommy 92L's Christmas Special Arby 'n' the Chief S3E05: Showdown |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Operation Chastity - now with more warthog info! The Second Halo Light Show Colm Nelson, Part 2 - The design behind the design Halo Wars site updates Inside Halo December Promo News-post-arama |
