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Prepare to Drop - at PAX
Looks like Bungie's gonna be at PAX - at least for a panel discussion. Joe Staten, Paul Bertone, Curtis Creamer, and Brian Jarrard will be looking at ODST, and how it developed. Friday, 3:30 to 4:30, in the Serpent Theatre - be there! Thanks, Blueblur. (Louis Wu 21:33:32 UTC) (permalink)
Just a little more... to the left.
Did you like the Halo 3: ODST iPhone wallpapers in last week's Update... but wish you had versions that let you position the actual image a bit more precisely? Wish no more - Bungie's added these pics to the ODST Field Guide (wallpaper section); below each image is an alt link. Go wild! (Louis Wu 21:22:37 UTC) (permalink)
More ODST content - this time from GameSpot
NeoGAF's DancingJesus noticed that GameSpot has posted their Halo 3: ODST preview (and videos). If more come today, we'll update this newspost. (Louis Wu 19:59:34 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
Whoa. This press release announces a book that (as far as I know) has had ZERO press up to this point - 'Halo: Evolutions' looks to be a short story collection with contributors that include veteran Halo novelists Eric Nylund and Tobias Buckell, Bungie employee Robt McLees, and Halo newcomer Karen Traviss (she's got plenty of videogame/sci-fi writing experience under her belt; Gears of War fiction, Star Wars fiction, and original stuff by the score). There are 'a number of other writers', as well - but no word at this point who they are. This book is scheduled for a November 2009 release. (Louis Wu 19:18:16 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Favorites: Outcast Reborn, Week Two
It's Wednesday, so it's time to update Bungie Favorites; this is week two for Outcast Reborn. Swing by to read about Urban Simulator, and check out the rest of their files! (Louis Wu 19:11:18 UTC) (permalink)
Can I keep him, George? Can I?
You wanna see the cutest My Little Pony evar? Go visit Hawty McBloggy's. Congrats, AnimeAmy - you made me say 'Awwwwwww' out loud. (Louis Wu 18:33:34 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox 360 is the most-used console
According to the Nielson Company (via the Examiner), the Xbox 360 is the gaming platform with the most 'active users' - the percentage of owners of a particular console that regularly use their console for gaming. (Halo 3 can almost certainly be credited with a significant portion of this success - and Halo 2 is holding up the original Xbox numbers, as well.) The least-used system? The Wii. I guess once you buy it... it just sits there.
(Louis Wu 18:01:23 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Movie Mania
Three new vids for you, courtesy of urk and the BungLog™:
- Dutchy presents 'Believe' Minitage - no audio (YouTube blocked it for copyright violations), but decent (if a little twitchy) gameplay.
- Crazy Fish Productions put together Episode 2: Fails. It's always entertaining to see people beating themselves.
- The Funtage Crew released Community Funtage 7 - six and a half minutes of submitted clips, just for fun.
Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:50:33 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Content Dump
Looks like the press embargo on ODST content has ended; 1UP, IGN, and TeamXbox all have new previews up. The focus seems to be the last three Mythic maps (Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore). GameVideos has HD clips showing all three maps, while IGN's clips (at least for non-Insiders) are SD. All three previews contain boatloads of new screens. Look for more previews from other gaming sites as the day goes on! (Louis Wu 17:21:08 UTC) (permalink)
Creamer Explains why Firefight is Friends-Only
There is a vocal group of gamers who, when they discovered that Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode wouldn't have a Matchmaking component (that is - you can't go in alone and be matched up with random teammates via LIVE), complained loudly - why couldn't Bungie let them play the way they wanted? Kotaku Australia asked the same question last week - but at least they asked someone who could answer. Curtis Creamer explained the rationale behind a friends-only Firefight mode.
(Louis Wu 11:54:12 UTC) (permalink)
Sharing is Caring
FyreWulff is beginning to put together a website called 'Burn My Minutes' - it's a way to share Bungie Pro rendering minutes with those who might need them. He's currently looking for beta-testers - swing by and read the post, and if you've got one extra minute per month, join him!
(Louis Wu 11:53:53 UTC) (permalink)
Stabtime!
This video showed up on NeoGAF... and made me laugh a LOT. If you wondered what Frankie does when he's not facilitating Halo anime... wonder no more.
(Louis Wu 11:53:35 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Comic Roundup
We haven't had a lot of comic news recently - and today's not a whole lot different. Hawty McBloggy let us know about ODS Steve #37 (POW) (Sarge might be in trouble)... and gunluva noticed a minor Halo reference in the latest VG Cats. That's all we go for ya!
(Louis Wu 11:53:12 UTC) (permalink)
Halo in your daily life
Hawty McBloggy posted a pair of Halo-related articles yesterday - a fan noticed the similarities between Halo 2's ship-to-ship bomb and a particular type of fruit... and Hawty has come up with a series of Halo multiplayer-related drinking games. (Halo and alcohol don't mix, unless you don't really care about hitting your targets...) This is not an encouragement to drink while underage, or drink irresponsibly.
(Louis Wu 11:52:39 UTC) (permalink)
Late night videos - still good in the morning
urk continued posting late into the night last night - check out a nearly 2-minute-long 'bicycle' in a Warthog from A Man Canon, and a link to Sandman's Sandstorm, a lightly-edited montage with some pretty sweet gameplay. Go watch! (Louis Wu 11:52:18 UTC) (permalink)
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