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Thursday, April 23, 2009 |  |
Treat People Like People
The latest Broken In is online at Bungie.net - Mat Noguchi, a tiny bundle of glowing rage and a damned good programmer to boot, talks about what he does for Bungie, why, and how you can join him. Just don't get in his way. (Louis Wu 23:35:48 UTC) (permalink)
Brainnnsss...
We forgot to point it out 3 hours ago, when it went live... but the Double XP Playlist this weekend is Living Dead... swing by Bungie.net for full details on the gametypes and such. Zombies everywhere! (Louis Wu 21:23:23 UTC) (permalink)
Montagomania
A pair of montages appeared on the Bungie Blog today: ClearlyMe has done some funky jumping (edited by KingHaloCinemas) in 'Sky scraper', and some impressive (and nicely-filmed) gameplay from MaStalee in his third montage for Halo3Forums. Go watch! Update: Gah, managed to miss one. Six Below and vShocKz put together 'Vindication', a dualtage. Sorry! (Louis Wu 17:09:45 UTC) (permalink)
What do the first 747 and ODST have in common?
Scotty noticed that Xbox.com has a new page up for Halo 3: ODST... and while it's sparse on info, it DOES contain a release date: September 30, 2009. Drops nicely into the 'Fall 2009' range we've had up until this point, and it's coming from the game's publisher, so it's got a decent amount of credibility. More if we hear it! Update: Read the words of sketchfactor:
There is no confirmed release date for ODST yet, beyond "Fall." The information page is incorrect and likely just the result of a misinformed writer at Xbox.com Canada. Expect that page to get yanked/fixed pretty quickly.
I guess that settles that! (Louis Wu 16:16:28 UTC) (permalink)
Director Dialogues Debut - Phurion
Not long after we started hosting the Aesthetic Artist Interviews, which provide insight into the personality and trade secrets of Halo screenshot masters, we were contacted by RandomSauce, the man behind the ever-fascinating Halo 3 Mythbusters movies, wondering if we'd be interested in hosting a similar series that focused on Halo video specialists. We're always happy to provide a home for high-quality fan creations - so we said yes, of course. The first interview in the new Director Dialogues series is now online - go read about Phurion, a grand master of Halo montages. We hope to bring you a new interview every Thursday!
(Louis Wu 13:21:32 UTC) (permalink)
Building the Ultimate Halo Game
Gravemind (who's been known for writing monster articles (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5) before) stopped in with a huge (35,000 words) article explaining how he'd make a Halo game if he had the chance. Agree, disagree... you have to admit, it's pretty in-depth. There seems to be some sort of formatting issue with the original document, making some parts hard to read - so for now, we've mirrored the content. You should definitely follow the links back to the original to add your own comments, though.
(Louis Wu 13:16:24 UTC) (permalink)
Thel
Vociferous has penned another rich article at Ascendant Justice - weaving together tidbits from games and books to provide a cohesive picture of Thel 'Vadam, the Elite soldier who eventually became the Arbiter we know in Halo 2 and 3. It does a great job of providing background for the motivations that would lead this character to become what we see in the games - and summarizes relevant info from The Cole Protocol, for those who either skipped the book or need a refresher on the details. As always, a fantastic read. Thanks to Stingra for noticing. (Louis Wu 13:10:13 UTC) (permalink)
Wake her when you need her
Hawty McBloggy found a very cool picture that was created as a wedding present for a pair of Halo fans - check it out! (Louis Wu 13:07:08 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 304
Pyrosmile Productions posted the next episode of Master Chief Theater 3000 - this one covers the cutscene from Assault on the Control Room. (There's a post on their website that explains what happened to Silent Cartographer.) (Louis Wu 13:05:22 UTC) (permalink)
Goodies from the BBlog
Couple of late-posted movies at BUngie.net yesterday - another screenshot montage, this time from A Deaf Boy, containing shots grabbed in April... and a pretty crazy-looking puzzle map with lots of death traps (and a video showing you how to get through them). It looks pretty danged hard even WITH the tutorial...
(Louis Wu 13:04:15 UTC) (permalink)
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