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Thursday, July 23, 2009 |  |
Rock and roll all night, party every day
Jon Weisnewski is a test lead at Bungie - and it seems he likes to break people. Go check out the latest 'Breaking In' article on Bungie.net to see how he got where he is, and what he does when he's NOT breaking people. (Louis Wu 22:33:27 UTC) (permalink)
IGN to LiveBlog SDCC Halo Panel
Looks like IGN is live-blogging the Halo panel at SDCC - in about two hours from the writing of this post. If you can't be there, this might be the next best thing. (Thanks, CaptainTony.) (Louis Wu 21:33:59 UTC) (permalink)
Charity Tournament details, and a shirt offer
JeSteR 343 stopped in with word of the tournament held last weekend for the family of Megan Maxwell - over $1000 was raised. They've got some t-shirts left over (he's got pics) - if you want one, you'd pay him for shipping (and whatever else you feel like donating), he'd send you one. He's trying to find out if there's enough interest to set this up. More details in the post! (Louis Wu 19:57:11 UTC) (permalink)
Halo T's, from a new source
Renier let us know that ShopEcko.com has new limited edition Halo t-shirts featuring Master Chief, UNSC Sniper, and more. They're not your typical mostly-empty T's - go take a look. (These are definitely 'limited edition' - grab 'em while the grabbing's good.) (Louis Wu 18:49:40 UTC) (permalink)
Theoretically Speaking
maximumfear let us know that he's compiled a list of theories relating to the Halo universe - and has posted them in one place for easy viewing. He's looking for others to add their own theories to the mix, and maybe a volunteer who'd be interested in doing some organizing. (Louis Wu 18:29:36 UTC) (permalink)
Community Cartographers - Benchmark
There's a new Community Cartographers spotlight up at Bungie.net - Mini Waz discusses Benchmark, a large symmetrical map great for a number of gametypes. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:20:14 UTC) (permalink)
Legends Trailer Air Details
Geoff Keighley let us know that the first trailer for Legends will air tonight on GTTV on Spike, at 12:30am. Set your TiVo! (Louis Wu 15:30:06 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends - Anime Shorts
The Los Angeles Times has a story this morning about the blending of the roles of Hollywood and the game industry - and it reveals some of the material to be announced at the San Diego Comic-Con later today:
Microsoft is producing seven short films titled "Halo Legends" in the anime style. Five production houses in Japan are handling the physical animation, but Microsoft's creative staff is approving major visual and storytelling decisions, O'Connor said.
You can swing by this LA Times blog post for more details on the project, and a couple of examples of the artwork involved. (The post also confirms that the rumored internal name of the studio, '343 Industries', is indeed accurate.) There's no word yet on when these videos will be shown... or where. Look for much more information to be released later today! (Looks like resplendentvole found this at Kotaku earlier this morning. Our forum seems to be cautiously optimistic, though there is definitely some hatred for anime.) Update: There's an official press release that contains quite a bit more info about the entire project - who's involved, how the distribution will happen, and more. There are also details about a new LIVE feature:
A preview of select "Halo Legends" episodes will first debut on Xbox LIVE, the largest gaming and entertainment network in the world, starting this fall through a new experience called Halo Waypoint. Launching in fall, Halo Waypoint will be a new destination for "Halo" fans on Xbox LIVE around the world. It will inform fans of the latest "Halo" news and activities, and grant access to content ranging from podcasts, trailers and screenshots, to exclusive video footage you won't find anywhere else. It also will provide a new challenge for "Halo" gamers with a career system and player rankings tied to both in-game and out-of-game accomplishments related to "Halo." In addition to the limited, early episode premieres, Halo Waypoint will debut several behind-the-scenes videos that chronicle the making of "Halo Legends."
Look for more info about Waypoint later today, as well! (Louis Wu 12:07:27 UTC) (permalink)
Dimension X, Season 3, Episode 1
CROSSFIRE stopped in with word of a new season of Dimension X, the machinima series from Blood Signature Films. (I'd never seen these before - but apparently the first season was almost 5 years ago.) The cinematography on this new material is quite good, and the story is intriguing. The three parts of Episode 1 are hefty downloads (700 mb for the lot), but you can stream them if the downloads are too much. (Louis Wu 12:06:23 UTC) (permalink)
ESPN/MLG Top Ten - July
Another Top 10 for you - this one the latest ESPN/MLG Top Ten (thanks again, urk). The top clips are (as usual) snipes and BR mastery... but there are plenty of other fun tidbits strewn throughout. Go watch! (Louis Wu 12:05:24 UTC) (permalink)
Top 10 Halo 3 Moments of Season 5: Episode 35
Anoj put together the top 10 clips from 'Season 5' (episodes 29 to 34) of his Top 10 Halo 3 Series - you can see if you agree with the compilation! Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 12:04:28 UTC) (permalink)
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