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Halo Wars demo next month?
Mirel pointed out a Dutch website that claims that there'll be a Halo Wars demo in February - not very specific, and no cited source, but... (Louis Wu 18:36:18 UTC) (permalink)
Not Space Capable... but Slick!
Bry put together some Halo 3-themed planes for Microsoft Flight Simulator - nice work!
(Louis Wu 18:35:51 UTC) (permalink)
Gender Follies
A surprisingly long thread blossomed from a prediction by Vid Boi that the ODST protagonist of Bungie's upcoming Halo 3: ODST will be female. It even inspired some... odd art. What do you think? (Louis Wu 18:35:28 UTC) (permalink)
All at Once
A10M1C continues his ODST-themed wallpaper series with an image called 'All at Once' - gorgeous. Available in both Standard and Widescreen formats. (Louis Wu 18:35:03 UTC) (permalink)
Debate This: Push-to-Talk vs Lag
One of the changes mentioned in yesterday's Weekly Update was that the 'push-to-talk' requirement was being bumped up from 4 players per team to 6 - but that the downside to this change was greater potential lag. Hawty McBloggy wants you to weigh in on this issue in a new feature on her blog called 'Debate This' - is the convenience for larger teams worth the potential lag? Swing by and add your voice!
(Louis Wu 17:54:32 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Weekly Update - Close-out, 2008
The Bungie Weekly Update went live last night, as usual - pretty impressive given the holiday status, and Washington State's weather woes. Mostly, it's a discussion of upcoming changes to the Matchmaking playlists - many of these look to be very helpful. Check it out! (As usual, you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive if you so choose.) (Louis Wu 17:53:20 UTC) (permalink)
Hayabusa Armor - and More
Over at the Bungie log yesterday, urk posted a link to a video of some fan-made Hayabusa armor. If you swing by the creator's YouTube channel, you can find lots and lots and LOTS of Halo stuff - including Halo Wars costumes. Good stuff! (The Halo Wars elite walking through a normal house/neighborhood is fun to watch.)
(Louis Wu 17:52:50 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCE game Archive 2008 Year End update
Dennis Powers sent along a year-end summary of the Halo Custom Edition game Archive - total assets are nearing 3800 items, with 828 of those added in 2008, and 59 added in December. Notable December additions: Dmt-Cairo Station by DMT Inferno (a model of the Cairo space station as seen in Halo 2), Wet Dunes and Delta Cliffs by Ki11a_FTW, and Danger Valley by Spartan 8 (a large forerunner valley). Go check it all out!
(Louis Wu 17:52:03 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Caption Fun, Round 29
Yesterday was Friday, so it was time for another episode of Friday Caption Fun over at Hawty McBloggy's - some great submissions for last week's pic, plus a new shot for you to play with. Go see!
(Louis Wu 17:51:36 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's news in brief:
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New Rules Quality, not Quantity Halo-ize your Google Searches DigitalPh33r's Holiday Special: Part 2 Halo 3: Make Love Not War (Episode 1) |
Thursday's news in brief:
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Master Chief Theater 3000: Season 2 Finale Nielson stats show gaming patterns A Video for Which There is No Title 3 Arbiter |
