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Applied to Life - King of the Hill - Halo 3
The 'Applied to Life' guy is back with another vid - this one adds some actual Halo footage 'so it would be easier to relate to Halo'. Personally, I think it would have been better with just the live footage... but hey, he's the guy making the cool vids! Thanks once again to urk for pointing it out. (Louis Wu 21:37:54 UTC) (permalink)
It's you and me, Megatron...
Bootstrap Boon created a Ghost Transformer - wouldn't it be cool if your Elite could morph like this? (Louis Wu 21:34:23 UTC) (permalink)
I got a NOOO Scope
Another episode of Anoj's Top 10 Halo 3 Series - Episode 25 looks at no-scopes. The randoms at the start are great, but they're all pretty fun. Thanks again, urk.
(Louis Wu 21:33:11 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Favorite Tribute
AmX15 created a tribute to Bungie Favorites - screenshots, some short film clips. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 21:32:41 UTC) (permalink)
Community Spotlight: Black Water Ops
It's Wednesday, so it's time for another Community Spotlight at Bungie.net, and a new batch of files in the Bungie Favorites section - this week it's Black Water Ops, a Bungie.net group dedicated to fair play and fun. Go read about how they formed, and get a look at the files they're proud of in Bungie Favorites! (Louis Wu 21:32:06 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic ODST Pictage
koolaid51x made a screenshot montage out of some of the submissions for the Bungie.net ODST screenshot contest last week... swing through for some epic shots. (Louis Wu 21:31:48 UTC) (permalink)
Mongoose Splatter Montage
i like pie727 made a Mongoose Splatter Montage, and the Bungie Blog highlighted it. Ride it, baby!
(Louis Wu 21:31:14 UTC) (permalink)
Flag Captured
The goatnet boys went up against some other Mythic holders last night on Orbital... and Devin Olsen posted a bunch of screenshots and a gameplay vid for your viewing pleasure. Go watch!
(Louis Wu 21:28:27 UTC) (permalink)
Team Mythic Playlist is Live
For the lucky few that have the Mythic Map Pack a bit early, Bungie has put up the Team Mythic playlist - Team Slayer, Team BRs, Team SWAT, Multi-Flag BRs, Neutral Assault, and Grifball. Enjoy! Looks like CaLL Me ZeNy was first on our forum with the news. (Louis Wu 21:28:06 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars Sweepstakes at Kongregate
Kongregate is hosting a Halo Wars sweepstakes - all you need to do is play (and beat) Battalion: Nemesis by March 2, and you're entered. One winner will receive a 360 plus a copy of Halo Wars, four others will win a copy of the game. Thanks, elpolloguapo. (Louis Wu 21:27:17 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic Map Code Giveaway: Results
Wow. So we wanted to give away a few Mythic Map codes yesterday... little did I know how much interest that idea would generate. The next giveaway is gonna be a bit simpler (on the back end), I think. In the six hours that the contest was open, the official thread received 943 responses, with a total of almost 4500 title line suggestions. (Many, many more were posted in OTHER threads, or emailed to us - but those weren't eligible for a code, according to the very simple rules listed in the first post.) I'd like to say that an awful lot of these submissions are great - and I'll be folding many of them into the title line rotation here at HBO, so your words will live on, whether or not you win a code. That said, though... when you've got 5 codes, and almost 5000 entries... 99.9% of all entries are going to lose. I'm sorry about that. If you want to see what we got (without reading nearly 1000 individual posts), I put up the full list here. Without further ado, then... the winners!
- HBO - Saucy, with a hint of win (Llamalizard)
- HBO: Please pwn responsibly. (Testify)
- HBO: How many times have you been here today? (JeSteR 343)
- HBO: now adopted by Angelina Jolie (Ryan Clark)
- HBO: This is the last tagline. Start over. (Stephen L. (SoundEffect))
All five of these people have been contacted via the email addresses they supplied in their posts; if your name is up there and you haven't gotten an email from us, check your junk folder. I can't tell you what made these stand out over the enormous amount of competition; I DO know I have a first-cut file with my top 75 or so, but on a different day, the winning five would probably have been different. Don't feel bad if you didn't win - and don't give up hope! We'll be giving out another five later this week. (Louis Wu 18:28:33 UTC) (permalink)
Mongoose
Tony 'ubald' Marcotte sent along another Halo render - this one's a gorgeous little shot of a mongoose and its pair of riders. Check it out in his gallery here!
(Louis Wu 17:55:42 UTC) (permalink)
Tiger Woods might have a bit of trouble with this...
Halo.fr's Johnny be good sent word of a video showing golf action on Sandbox. Fore!
(Louis Wu 17:54:54 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic Map Impressions at PlanetXbox360
Planet Xbox 360 has their own set of Mythic Map Impressions - go read! (Louis Wu 17:52:51 UTC) (permalink)
Nobody Loves Me But Urk
More Bryan Simon goodness on YouTube (and here): Nobody Loves Me But Urk passes sweet words of devotion to our favorite Bungie Blogger. Wanna listen instead of watch? Grab the mp3 version (3 mb). I'm gonna be humming this all day... (Louis Wu 17:50:03 UTC) (permalink)
ODST - to the max
Adam Grumbo sent word (two days ago!) that a 405th regular, Ruben, had created a truly beautiful ODST helmet - you can see the finished pictures on this page, and you can jump back to the start of the thread for the beginnings of the project, back in mid-September. Astounding work! (Hawty McBloggy has her own writeup of the helmet, with some of the best pics pulled out for your viewing pleasure.)
(Louis Wu 17:40:46 UTC) (permalink)
Time-Lapse Panoramas, Round 2
Decadence Night sent along three new time-lapse panoramas - he's definitely getting better at this intriguing style of art! I love the Ghost Town one! Check out all three: Ghost Town (2709x1031,611kb) | Last Resort (2905x566,523kb) | Sandtrap (5419x1022,1.3mb) Update: Thanks to Scotty for pointing out that I mislabeled the Ghost Town shot as a Rat's Nest shot... my bad! (Too much going on this morning.)
(Louis Wu 17:40:08 UTC) (permalink)
Comic Wednesday
Comics popping up today:
- TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 155 - 'Confessions' is Part 4 ouf Reclaimer Mythic Edition, and it shows off Orbital. We're back to Viper...
- Hawty McBloggy let us know that the next ODS Steve is live over at her place - Episode 15 ("If Only Carmine Had Listened") discusses the wisdom of head protection.
- anthraxgoon told us about X36 Chapter 2 Issue 5 - new art technique, bigger goodies.
I'm betting there'll be more before the day is out... (Louis Wu 17:30:51 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 301
mrsmiley let us know that the first episode of Master Chief Theater 3000 Season 3 is now online - they're going back to the original Halo. Pillar of Autumn is covered in this one. (Louis Wu 17:24:03 UTC) (permalink)
Hornet spotted in California
Mid7night updated his X-Plane Hornet - and flew it around Edwards AFB. Go watch the movie!
(Louis Wu 17:23:40 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars TV ad surfaces
serpx noticed a Halo Wars TV spot on YouTube - it doesn't even mention that the game's a strategy game! Weird.
(Louis Wu 17:23:10 UTC) (permalink)
Advent Unlimited - Mythic Maps, Investigated
Last night, urk brought our attention to a new article at Ascendant Justice - Advent Unlimited takes a look at the three new Mythic Maps in words that will turn to pictures in your head. I believe that Ascendant Justice has taken on the mantle of the Halo community's premiere analysis site... and they've done it with s7yle. Go see what they've learned!
(Louis Wu 16:39:58 UTC) (permalink)
HBO: Goosed Update
The HBO: Goosed contest is now closed - the entries have been sent to Domino Theory for judging, and we'll have results for you in a couple of days!
(Louis Wu 16:25:04 UTC) (permalink)
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