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Thursday, September 3, 2009 |  |
Death Comes to All of Us
IGN is releasing something ODST-related tomorrow morning at 10 am (PST) - it's hard to tell what it is, but it's definitely intriguing! (Thanks to urk, in stealth mode, for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 18:47:05 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie's Lobby - more cool stuff than you have
Kotaku visited Bungie's offices, and filmed the lobby. (It's full of cool goodies.) Haloriffic! Thanks, Vash10. (Louis Wu 18:14:05 UTC) (permalink)
The First-Person Immersion Myth
Over at Gamasutra, there's an interesting piece on first-person perspective in games, and how it might not drive immersion as much as you thought - at least not for all of us. Halo 2 makes an appearance as the game that convinced the writer to give first-person perspective another chance. Go read! (Louis Wu 17:21:31 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Panorama Montage
2good4u2 put together a panorama montage - he collected some of his best panoramas, and synched them to high-class Halo music. (He's embedded it in his forum post, but you're much better off watching it in HD at YouTube. (Louis Wu 17:10:53 UTC) (permalink)
GTTV Episode 221: Promo 2
NeoGAF's CrazedArabMan noticed that there's a new trailer for tonight's GTTV episode focusing on Halo 3: ODST up at GameTrailers; pretty much the only new info is that there'll be an interview with Marty, too. Go watch!
(Louis Wu 16:59:22 UTC) (permalink)
Out of work Spartan Ep 2
Out of Work Spartan is back - Episode 2 has him teaching you about a new communication technique developed by the UNSC. Wouldn't you know it was the Bungie Blog that brought this to our attention? (Louis Wu 16:58:18 UTC) (permalink)
Live Podcasts - they're the new black
Black Water Ops is getting into the podcast business - they'll be recording their first episode live on Saturday, September 19 at 9 pm Eastern. Special guest is Kete, from The Running Riot podcast. (I sense logrolling in our future...) In addition, Facility B5D is ALSO doing its first podcast as a live broadcast - much sooner (September 6, 4 pm Pacific), with a variety of topics. (Louis Wu 16:57:09 UTC) (permalink)
Prove your Fandom: Winners Announced
Remember that contest we mentioned two weeks ago, where Ready Up Live wanted to know who was the biggest fan? They've picked their winners - you can watch the video to see who took home the goodies. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 16:56:33 UTC) (permalink)
Nice deal on ODST from TRU
CheapAssGamer's stevemoco points out that for the week of 9/20 - 9/26, Toys R Us is offering a $20 gift card plus "Halo ODST rookie action figure ($12 value)" when you buy Halo 3: ODST. This ad isn't out yet (currently the 8/30 - 9/5 ad is all you can see on their website), but if you haven't preordered ODST, this might be the deal for you. Thanks to SailorDaravon, over at NeoGAF, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 16:55:29 UTC) (permalink)
Machinima Training Program
Interested in getting better at making machinima? Halo Union is offering a machinima training program - swing by their site for full details. (Louis Wu 15:54:27 UTC) (permalink)
I think he used up all his grey pieces.
Wanna see some cool Halo vehicles, in LEGO? Go visit Hawty McBloggy. (Louis Wu 15:24:53 UTC) (permalink)
Spike TV Special - Can You Stump Bungie?
Spike TV's Geoff Keighley stopped in last night with a request - they're going to be taping a big special on Halo 3: ODST this evening with Bungie, in Seattle, and he's looking for Halo fans that can stump Bungie with questions about the Halo universe. Do you know their material better than they do? Prove it! Read Geoff's post for full details - and get cracking! Update: in his usual helpful manner, SketchFactor has suggested some questions for you. (Louis Wu 13:51:57 UTC) (permalink)
X-Play: Mr Sark previews ODST Mythic Maps
G4TV's Mr Sark talked to Lars Bakken about the three new Mythic Maps coming with Halo 3: ODST for the show X-Play - you can watch the interview - and some gameplay - on their website. (Louis Wu 13:51:25 UTC) (permalink)
New Operation Chastity Concept Art
Pete Cooper stopped in with word of new concept art created for his Operation Chastity project - go take a look! Sounds like there might be some above-the-planet scenes... (Louis Wu 13:50:23 UTC) (permalink)
ManKitten's 5th Annual Halo Treasure Hunt: Solved
I didn't even get a chance to post a front-page note for the clues ManKitten posted last night for his Treasure Hunt - there was a message this morning declaring that pete_the_duck had successfully solved the hunt. Although no prizes were announced at the start (it was all for fun), ManKitten is sending along a McFarlane Hunter model - nice!
(Louis Wu 13:49:49 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Wallpaper
serpx whipped up one more cool wallpaper last night - definitely a classy background for your desktop!
(Louis Wu 13:43:58 UTC) (permalink)
Reclaimer Contest - Win ODST
TTL Demag0gue announced a Reclaimer contest - win and you get a copy of Halo 3: ODST along with a Sgt. Johnson unlock code. Swing by the website for full details! (Louis Wu 13:43:01 UTC) (permalink)
Spoilers, Spoilers, Everywhere
Wow, I'm a little disappointed - my Google Alerts folder for Halo this morning is full of articles showing off leaked gameplay footage for ODST. I hadn't realized so many sites would post this stuff. On the plus side, it means if you WANT to see it, finding it is pretty trivial; it's everywhere. We won't be helping, though. I'm looking forward to playing through the campaign knowing only the bare-bones outline of the story! (Louis Wu 13:42:21 UTC) (permalink)
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