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Friday, May 1, 2009 |  |
Of quilts and cow teats
The Bungie Weekly Update went up a bit early today - it's not too earthshaking, but has a few interesting bits, including some LIVE boasting, a behind-the-scenes look at playtesting, and a cool Recon armor contest for the weekend. Go read! (As always, it is also available in our Weekly Update Archive.) Jordan117 gets either kudos or a kick in the pants for this.
(Louis Wu 23:31:12 UTC) (permalink)
Quick - Pick It Up!
Heh - Hawty McBloggy stumbled across a photograph of a shadow that made her think that maybe she plays too much Halo... (Louis Wu 20:05:13 UTC) (permalink)
Aesthetic Artist Interviews, Week Four
The next installment of jdars' Aesthetic Artist Interviews is now online - he talks to jEEborz, a guy with some serious screenshot skillz. Check out the interview - and the pics! (Louis Wu 17:50:09 UTC) (permalink)
Morpheus' 'I Still Call It Recon' Challenge
Morpheus is running a rather odd contest - submit the slowest overall time on Halo 3 (all solo levels, combined), win a copy of ODST. There are plenty of rules to keep you from parking your character in a corner and leaving your Xbox alone for a week... go read 'em all. (I do NOT envy the guy having to judge the entries...) (Louis Wu 17:43:02 UTC) (permalink)
Racing and Flobots
New movies (and stuff) are up for you now at the Bungie Blog. HaloTracks' denizen 'kiler200o' has released Final Effort; there are links to a video and the map itself in the blog post. And xkevlarpro whipped up a montage that tells a story, called 'Halo 3 Handlebars'. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 17:38:11 UTC) (permalink)
TPT: How to Suck Less at Halo Vol.2 - Banshee
jake108 sent along a link to Geekscape's latest Teabag Prevention article - this one covers the Banshee. Read it, suck less! (Louis Wu 15:36:02 UTC) (permalink)
More like Artificial Stupidity, amirite?
There's a fascinating article over at AiGameDev.com - it looks at AI bugs from various games that have been caught on film by players and uploaded to YouTube. In most cases, it provides general outlines of how the developer might fix the bug. Halo's Swimming Grunt comes in at #12, and a funky driving glitch in Halo 3 comes in at #16. Go read! Thanks, Devin. (Louis Wu 15:17:43 UTC) (permalink)
Sarkathlon 3 Update: Pretty Armor, Too
A quick update from Mr Sark, regarding his Sarkathlon 3, running now over at G4TV's X-Play - looks like the top two finishers will also earn Recon armor. Nice! (Louis Wu 14:22:04 UTC) (permalink)
Director Dialogues - CMNeir
It's a little bit late, but last night RandomSauce sent along the second of his 'Director Dialogues' interviews - this one is with CMNeir, the man behind the Halo 3 Tricks videos. (We most recently mentioned him for his 'Earth' video, showing off cool Halo 3 landscapes right here at home.) Go read about what inspires him, and what he's got to offer to upcoming machinima artists! (Louis Wu 10:47:38 UTC) (permalink)
Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!
Friday Caption Fun is up to Round 45 over at Hawty McBloggy's. A recounting of some of the best captions from last week, and a new cool screenshot to play with... grab your coffee, put on your Fun cap, and get to captioning! (Louis Wu 10:46:10 UTC) (permalink)
See You On The Battlefield
Yesterday, urk posted notice of a new film on the Bungie Blog - it's from a group called Black Water Ops, and it's pretty amazing. It might just have some of the best Halo machinima cinematography I've ever seen. Go watch it, in HD (there are a couple of YouTube HD links)... and then check out the group that made it. urk's made it easy for you. (Louis Wu 10:40:27 UTC) (permalink)
Breaking In - Seth Gibson
Yesterday was Thursday - so Bungie posted a new Breaking In story. This week, it's Seth Gibson, Technical Artist. His path to Bungie took many twists and turns, and if you're looking to get a job where he has a job, you could do worse than read about his travels!
(Louis Wu 10:38:19 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Seven new pieces are up in the Fan Fiction section this week - nice number! (Louis Wu 10:37:21 UTC) (permalink)
IGN Grudge Match: Killzone 2 vs. Halo 3
Lord Osiris brought us news of a new Grudge Match from IGN - Killzone 2 vs Halo 3. It's currently available for Insiders only, but apparently will be up for the masses at some point. Which one do they like better? No clue - I let my Insider access lapse. (Louis Wu 10:32:32 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Comic Roundup
A summary of the Halo comics that have been released since Wednesday:
- The Catfish posted 2501 - Episode 47 ('The Other Side'), and told urk about it
- The Guest articles at ReclaimerComic.com continue - Yesterday saw a strip from stealth (thanks, TBB), and today has a new one from xSoB a Dooby. I hope TTL Demag0gue doesn't feel obligated to expand Reclaimer canon to incorporate these fully... things might get confusing!
- Elnea continues building suspense in the latest Halo Action Figure Theater storyline - Episode 174 ('M.I.A.') brings a year-old prophecy back around, and makes me wonder just how much of this stuff she's got mapped out ahead of time...
- Adam Susskind wrote a book over at Bungie.net, explaining how Chaos Theory Episode 21 ('No Smoking Bullets') is live, and how the series as a whole is coming to a close.
- Bloogyo stopped in to announce Rat's Nest Episode 11 6, and some upcoming improvements to the site.
That should do it for the week! (Louis Wu 10:31:16 UTC) (permalink)
Apathy Trailer
Z wrote to point out the Apathy Trailer, a teaser for an upcoming montage from PretadoR. Timing is really, really good, and the effects are pretty nice! Available in YouTube HD, or downloadable from FileFront. It's just over a minute long.
(Louis Wu 10:30:40 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Sarkathlon 3 - puzzlerunning for goodies Quantum - No Solace Montageria A Handful Of Pine And Some Norsemen. Now THAT'S Mythic. Movin' On Up WokkaWokkaWokka |
Wednesday's news in brief:
