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Just pick a direction, and go.
Bungie.net has posted 'Citadel In-Depth' - it's a look (an in-depth look, not surprisingly) at the upcoming Halo 3: ODST multiplayer map Citadel. Designer Lars Bakken, art director Justin Hayward (no, not the one from the Moody Blues) and artist Blake Low discuss the layout of the level, and how it came to be. Tossed in for good measure are a few new action screenshots. Go look it over! (Louis Wu 21:18:05 UTC) (permalink)
Community Spotlight: Tactical Gaming
This week's Community Spotlight is focused on Tactical Gaming, a 5-year-old group bringing gamers together. Swing by to read an interview with members of the group, and check out their files in Bungie Favorites! (Louis Wu 18:18:34 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight Footage from gamescom
GameTrailers has a pair of short videos (one | two) of Halo 3: ODST Firefight mode, recorded at gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Nothing really new here... Thanks to Kibbles, over at NeoGAF, for finding them. (Louis Wu 18:07:03 UTC) (permalink)
All-Bit Halo
A pair of videos can be found over on Bungie.net today: Inferno Media released a trailer for Shattered 2, a new montage featuring Sargoth (nice editing!), and 8-Bit Halo Episode 5 is out, with the Master Chief going up against Bowser. (No, not the one from Sha-Na-Na.) Out of the frying pan, into the fire... (Louis Wu 17:24:22 UTC) (permalink)
Bloktacular
Joystiq is giving away five complete sets of Halo Wars Mega Bloks - that is, five winners will go home with every Halo Wars package that Mega sells. All you have to do is leave a comment. Read the full rules (and make sure you comment before August 20) at Joystiq. Thanks, Dustin. (Louis Wu 16:03:05 UTC) (permalink)
Perfection!
pete_the_duck created some very cool Halo-themed fridge magnets; check out his pics! (Louis Wu 14:03:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3: Believe up for APG Creative Strategy Award
The Halo 3 Believe campaign is up for another award - this time, it's the APG 2009 Creative Strategy Award. 153 entries were submitted, and the committee shortlisted the top 25. Believe made that list. You can read its paper over at Campaign - it's a nice summary of the ad campaign, and what it tried to accomplish. Winners will be announced on October 8. (Louis Wu 14:02:49 UTC) (permalink)
Cooler than the one sitting on my monitor.
While you're at Hawty McBloggy's, you should check out a very cool fan-made Halo diorama - fantastic detail work! (Louis Wu 14:02:20 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Comic Roundup
Whoa - we actually have some comics to announce today.
- TTL Demag0gue is back from a few weeks of rejuvenation and recuperation - and Reclaimer 207 (Perdition) looks at what's up with what's left of Viper. Reclaimer's back, baby!
- Hawty McBloggy let us know about ODS Steve #38 (More than Meets the Eye) - I think Sarge might be confused.
Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 14:01:53 UTC) (permalink)
Gaming Lessons: The Spawn System
Bluestrike2 let us know about a new article at Gaming Lessons - it's all about the Halo 3 spawn system. Unfortunately, it's not available to the general public; you need to be a member of their Player's Club. (Membership costs $20/month.) You can read the first couple of paragraphs without paying - this might be enough to decide if a membership is worth it to you. (They're currently releasing a series of almost 50 articles called 'Evolving as a Team' - these are also accessible to you as a member of the Player's Club.) (Louis Wu 14:01:05 UTC) (permalink)
Toshiba.ca: Gamers' Choice Tournament
If you live in Canada, you might want to check out the Toshiba.ca Gamers' Choice Tournaments; they're free to enter, and you can win cool schwag. The Halo 3 Tourney is 4v4, starts September 8, and has prizes ranging from DVD players to games for the top three finishing teams. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:00:46 UTC) (permalink)
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