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Halo 3 Tournament this weekend
Richard Windsor, of Aeropause.com, wrote to say they're running a Halo 3 tourney this weekend - 60 spots total, simple elimination tourney with the bottom player after each round eliminated. The top 12 competitors will duke it out on a custom map, multiple rounds, with a sniper round, a rockets round, and then a mystery round. Prizes include a custom faceplate, a copy of Halo Wars, and an EBGames gift card. Go sign up! (Louis Wu 21:37:07 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: It can change opinions about violence
Interesting - a journalist who had a dim view of videogames (and the effect they had on her sons) had her opinion changed a bit after playing Halo with the boys; she concluded that "maybe [she] should be a little less hysterical about them." Go Halo! Thanks, Anton P. Nym. (Louis Wu 20:16:17 UTC) (permalink)
TRR Podcast Recording Live Feb 24
According to Bungie.net, the Running Riot Podcast Episode 15 will be recorded live on February 24, at 9:30 pm EST, and the Special Guest will be bs 'Hawty McBloggy' angel. Check out the post for more details! (Louis Wu 19:17:02 UTC) (permalink)
New Mythic Writeups, and a summary
WorthPlaying has another writeup of the Mythic Map Pack press event last week, as does TeamXbox - I think that's everyone who was there, so to summarize:
Whew! (Louis Wu 16:52:58 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Fails: All Stars
Yet another Halo 3 Fails episode - this one is an 'All-Stars' episode showing off clips from people already featured in the last 10 episodes. (The clips are new, the submitters are not.) I love these vids! Four minutes of play that reminds me that there are others who do dumb things like I do. Thanks, Chris10023. (Louis Wu 16:52:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Ringtone, free from Wal-Mart
Penguin Ninjoid found a promo at Wal-Mart for Halo Wars that advertises a free Halo Wars ringtone - if you're interested, check out his pics! (Louis Wu 16:52:17 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars ViDoc 4
2900d4 noticed that the fourth Halo Wars ViDoc is now up for watching on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. For the first time, this one is exclusive for Gold account holders for a few days - Silver accounts will have to wait. Unless, of course, you swing by Halo3Infinity.net - where CaLL Me ZeNy has posted a streaming version for all. (As usual, we'll post HD versions for download in the near future. Maybe longer than usual, because of the Gold-only restriction on this one.)
(Louis Wu 16:51:41 UTC) (permalink)
4v4 Objective tourney at CVG
Nathan Moeller let us know that Competitive Video Games is hosting a 4v4 Objective Tournament on February 21. Swing by the site for more details! (Louis Wu 16:51:20 UTC) (permalink)
Custom Fonts Info at H3W
Halo 3 Webcomics has another informational article - this one was written by Adam Susskind, and it covers custom fonts you can have created for you at YourFonts.com. (Louis Wu 16:50:56 UTC) (permalink)
Robot Entertainment to create Halo Wars DLC
Robot Entertainment, a studio created by many of Ensemble's original founders, has announced its existence to the world in this press release. The studio has 45 employees, all of which used to work for Ensemble, and one of their first projects is downloadable content for Halo Wars. Thanks, onebitrocket.
(Louis Wu 16:50:38 UTC) (permalink)
Lost Cause 19 - Knight to C3
haloplayer stopped in with word of Lost Cause 19 - 'Knight to C3'. It's been a little while since we've seen an Injured Knee production... swing by haloplayer's post for catch-up links!
(Louis Wu 16:49:37 UTC) (permalink)
The Communiminitage
Morpheus let us know that he's released 'The Communiminitage' - a five-minute montage made up of the remaining standard def clips he been given by folks responding to his community montage call. A fun watch! (Louis Wu 16:49:11 UTC) (permalink)
From Halo to Halos
Longtime community member Mothergoat has left his dream job in Seattle to move back to his hometown... for a higher calling. The writeup touches on Halo, as it should. Thanks, AngelicLionheart. (You were right, nice title.)
(Louis Wu 16:48:45 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic Coverage on G4's X-Play
G4TV had some Mythic content on last night's episode of X-Play - you can watch some of it (all of it?) online at G4TV.com right now - or you can watch the episode itself again tonight at 8:30. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 16:48:19 UTC) (permalink)
I don't think I'll forgive her for the Debbie Boone reference
Hawty McBloggy found a cool lamp for sale on eBay - I should have posted this sooner, there are only 8 hours left on the auction. Starting bid is $73... go see if it's worth it to you! (Louis Wu 16:47:25 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Multiplayer Maneuver Hints at IGN
GrimBrother One noticed a new Halo Wars video at IGN - this one covers Multiplayer Maneuvers.
(Louis Wu 16:47:06 UTC) (permalink)
Comic Wednesday
Hawty McBloggy told us about ODS Steve #14 (Meet the Sarge), Adam Susskind let us know about ("Nobody's Hero"), and TTL Demag0gue announced that Reclaimer 150 ("Scheming the Schemers") is online, with Ferial discussing options. Go read the funnies! Update: anthraxgoon stopped in a bit later to mention that X36 Chapter 2 Issue 4 is now up, too. Update 2: vlad3163 noticed a Halo Wars-based screed against stereotyped feminism in the latest The Slackerz.
(Louis Wu 16:46:39 UTC) (permalink)
Teammates of Genius: Mr. Shotgun Camper
Bungie.net highlighted 'Teammates of Genius: Mr. Shotgun Camper', a machinima parodying Budweiser's Men of Genius series. I think we've all met this guy... (Louis Wu 16:46:01 UTC) (permalink)
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