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Wednesday, April 8, 2009 |  |
Skyboxes, and love, and rainbows!
There's a new Bungie Podcast! (I can't tell you how entertaining it is... download speeds are currently in the 1994-era modem range, but I have faith that I will hear it eventually, and it will be good.) Go get started! You can listen tomorrow. (Louis Wu 22:48:59 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 303
Pyrosmile Productions has posted Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 303 - it covers Truth and Reconciliation (as well as a tiny bit of Halo). Go watch. (Louis Wu 22:17:48 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic Highlights
Bungie.net has spotlighted some pretty danged cool Mythic content in its Favorites section right now - and offering a heckuva deal: play on the Mythic maps in Matchmaking, get Bungie Pro free through July 2009. w00t! While you're celebrating, check out the snazzy new project page for those Mythic maps... (Louis Wu 21:55:28 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCharts - now accepting challenges
TheBigL sent word that HaloCharts.com is now accepting challenges, both recreational and competitive - stop by and request one for your team! You'll need an account to post in their forum. (Louis Wu 20:00:59 UTC) (permalink)
The LEGO Halo 3 Foundry Forge Kit
Wow. J.R. sent us to this link (a year old, but still amazing)... a guy who used LEGO's 'Pick a Brick' site to create a Lego Halo 3 Foundry Forge Kit (his name, his invention). Cost? A mere $380... but he can build anything in LEGOs that you can build in Forge, using Foundry! Now THAT'S dedication. (Louis Wu 19:57:52 UTC) (permalink)
Mythic Reviews
A couple of Mythic reviews for you - Wandering Goblin has a short one, and GamePlay Unlimited has a more in-depth one (thanks, Deadly Cyclone). These will be available to all tomorrow... so make sure you know what's coming! (Louis Wu 19:54:02 UTC) (permalink)
Vs. Chopper
Fastforward released a machinima called 'Vs. Chopper' that differs from the norm in one important respect - it's totally unscripted. He took an unusual battle that actually occurred in a BTB game on LIVE, and did a great job with filming and musical score. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:32:25 UTC) (permalink)
ODST: Highly Anticipated
Gamasutra got some market research data from OTX that shows that Halo 3: ODST is one of the most-anticipated upcoming games, topping the 'Purchase Intent' list. (Check out the rest of the article for other metrics - there's some interesting stuff to be learned about how gamers plan their buying decisions!) (Louis Wu 18:27:30 UTC) (permalink)
Uncle MacPhisto Needs YOU(r clips)
SonofMacPhisto wanted to remind people that he and CrazedOne1988 are putting together a film project... and they need your cool CTF clips. Read the post for full details - and send him FileShare links! (Louis Wu 18:24:27 UTC) (permalink)
Srs Bsns
NartFOpc noticed an article over at Cracked that looks at 7 ads they think take themselves too seriously. One of the offenders is the Halo 3 Believe ad. Yeah, well... (Louis Wu 18:09:31 UTC) (permalink)
I need a montage.
A couple of montages for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the Bungie Blog: some friends got together for the Vidmaster Annual Achievement... then put together a montage of the best bits. Also, Nv1ncible and Poisonous Slinky created their second dualtage - it's called 'Ignition', and it's a mix of MLG and non-MLG play. Go watch! (As a bonus, urk pointed out a video showing off a 'Killiovincinfectionaire' (Invincible, Killionaire, Perfection, all earned in one game by one player).) (Louis Wu 18:06:49 UTC) (permalink)
The Ultimate Gamer: Things Get Explosive
WCG's The Ultimate Gamer was on last night - the episode focused on Halo 3. Our forumites had some comments about the choices in the show. There are clips available on both SciFi.com (here, for example, is the final match that decided who was leaving the show this week) and WCG.com (here's the episode page). (Louis Wu 14:41:01 UTC) (permalink)
Revvin' up the fans
Justin Laboy pointed out a story on ESPN's website - looks like Heath Bell, replaced Trevor Hoffman as the San Diego Padres relief pitcher, has chosen Breaking Benjamin's 'Blow Me Away' (from the Halo 2 soundtrack) as the song that brings him out onto the field. Nice! (Louis Wu 14:26:28 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Unyielding - Watch the Closing Doors
Laird stopped in with some disheartening news; he's admitting defeat, and closing down Halo: Unyielding. He did provide a Word document containing the rest of the story, however... go see how it would have turned out. (He's still planning on finishing the first 4 minutes.) (Louis Wu 14:10:18 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Encyclopedia - Due in the Fall
gunluva pointed out an article at Kotaku about the upcoming 'Halo Encyclopedia' coming from DK Publishing. Should be chock-full of goodies for the Halo story enthusiast! (This clarifies a post made by petin yesterday - this will NOT be a public release of the 'Halo Bible', but it WILL contain a large amount of background information.) (Louis Wu 14:08:41 UTC) (permalink)
7 on the 7th
We missed it yesterday - but luckily, you've got until tomorrow morning. The 7 on the 7th list went live this month - jump in for 7v7 action on Avalanche, and a chance to grab the 7 on the 7th Achievement!
(Louis Wu 13:50:45 UTC) (permalink)
It's a Woody!
Pete Cooper stopped by yesterday with a pair of photos - looks like work on his real-life Warthog is continuing apace!
(Louis Wu 13:44:34 UTC) (permalink)
Maybe EB Games hired the Queen of Hearts?
PsH Bling sent along a link to a High Impact Halo thread which includes pictures of some store stand-up displays for Halo Wars... that for some reason are missing the Spartans' heads. (Apparently, the STORE did this.) Weird! Update: AnTi PRO let us know that Gamespot policy requires destruction of those displays when they're no longer needed - which is probably the reason for the lack of heads. (Louis Wu 13:43:07 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Comic Update
Yay! It's Wednesday, so there are a bunch of Halo Comics to tell you about!
- Fried Cookie789 told urk about 2501 Episode 37 - Not Much Luck.
- Dennis Powers sent word of Shipwrecked Episode 62 - A Drive in the Park (I'd have shot it).
- Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater 168 - Jinx. I'm not sure what's going on any more.
- Adam Susskind stopped in with word of Chaos Theory Ep. 18: Mysteries Exposed - and the longest monologue since Shakespearean times.
- Bloogyo reminded us that he's looking for jokes for upcoming Rat's Nest episodes - and also announced Episode 8 5.
- Hawty McBloggy sent word of ODS Steve 21: Rock, Paper, Needler. Hope that map's not made of paper.
- TTL Demag0gue let us know about Reclaimer 174 - Duck-and-Cover... it looks like Portent is still a little screwy.
Wonga. Now THAT'S a list. (Louis Wu 12:59:06 UTC) (permalink)
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