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A tale within a tale
ARGNet has an overview article about a story told within Halo 3: ODST, separate from the game. It doesn't have any information about the story itself - mostly just about how it will be discovered, and who created it. Interesting read! (If you're trying to stay totally spoiler-free, don't follow the link. There aren't really any spoilers - but just knowing the details about how it'll play out might be too much for some.) Thanks, DHalo. (Louis Wu 22:59:11 UTC) (permalink)
I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble.
Bungie has posted a sneak peek of the Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack - it's a clip from the official press release (ho hum) and 4 loverly downloadable clips from the sountrack itself (drooldrooldrool). Go read, go listen. Then listen some more. Honestly - this is amazing stuff.
(Louis Wu 22:41:12 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3: ODST Launch Party Details
Gamerscoreblog has posted details of the Halo 3: ODST Launch Party, to be held on Monday Night at the Experience Music Project building in Seattle. It does NOT sound like a party to be missed. Go read! (Thanks, Mark V.) (Louis Wu 22:38:21 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight: Combat Refined
NeoGAF's enzo_gt was first with the word about Joystiq's Firefight Hands-on - it's a fun read. (Louis Wu 22:33:33 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Assets - Image Overload
Microsoft distributed a LOT of visual assets today - we've got nearly 150 images, in rather absurd screensizes. (This concept painting, for example, is suitable for framing, and can be downloaded in a 4166x5820 version.) Most gaming sites will give you tiny versions - and will watermark those. We think you deserve better. Go check out the goodies. Update: EEP - I forgot to mention, there are potential spoilers in there. Sorry! (Nothing huge - nothing actually story-related at all, in fact - but certainly some minor gameplay spoilers.) Update 2: I was very, very careless, and broke embargo with some these assets; they've been removed again until this weekend. Apologies to everyone involved! (The non-embargoed images are still up.) (Louis Wu 18:16:19 UTC) (permalink)
Average Joe: Bobcast
Another Bungie Fan is spotlighted in the Bungie Blog - go see what drives Bobcast! (Louis Wu 18:13:44 UTC) (permalink)
Sauerkraut, Snorkels, and Chainsaws
There's only one new video on B.net today - but it's a doozy. It's an 11 minute recreation of Weird Al's 'Albuquerque' - and the video work is pretty amazing. If you've got the time, go watch. It'll make you laugh. (Louis Wu 16:54:49 UTC) (permalink)
ODST - it ain't for everybody
The BS Police noticed a review of ODST that's... less than kind over at Associated Content. No spoilers - so if you feel like getting the other side of the story, here's a place. (Fair warning: the reviewer spends the first page telling you that he doesn't plan to bash Halo at all... and then spends the next three pages bashing Halo as hard as he can.) (Louis Wu 16:15:38 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends Premieres on GTTV this Thursday
The Countdown to ODST continues on Spike TV - GTTV will have a bunch of Halo 3: ODST content... as well as "the world premiere of anime segments from Halo Legends' first episode, 'The Babysitter'", this Thursday, September 17, at midnight. You can watch the promo trailer on YouTube. Thanks, Geoff Keighley.
(Louis Wu 16:11:25 UTC) (permalink)
Fan Art Rocks
Some awesome artwork posted this morning, from a variety of sources:
- Fragclone noticed a thread on polycount showing off some cool ODST renders by Heart_Murmur.
- Leviathan has whipped up some ODST wallpaper, both simple, and with interesting extras, inspired by Bungie's use of 'noir'.
- TDSpiral tried a different style - and ended up with a really interesting piece that hearkens back to Bungie's roots.
Check 'em all out! (Louis Wu 16:06:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Clay Amazingosity
Over at Hawty McBloggy's, Antithesis is back with more clay figures - check out his grunts, brute, and prophet! (If you swing by his website, you'll even see two more - a CQB Spatan and a Scout Spartan. Hawty manages to bring the whole thing back around to sex, of course. (Louis Wu 16:05:24 UTC) (permalink)
Melee In Manhattan
GameStop is hosting a Halo 3: ODST Tournament where you can win $5000, or one of thousands of other prizes. Round One (held in almost 2300 stores across the US) will pit 32 players per store against each other, with the top 4 per store advancing to Round Two. The top 2 finishers from each Round Two event will move on to Round Three, and the top 16 finishers overall will advance to the finals. The first event takes place on October 2, Round Two is October 9, and Round 3 is October 23. The final round (in New York) will be on December 5. More details can be found at the GameStop website. (This is different from the local events some stores are holding on the 21st, leading up to the midnight release of the game - thanks to EnergyPigeon for the heads-up on those.)
(Louis Wu 16:05:04 UTC) (permalink)
I Still Call It Recon - but my eyes hurt
Morpheus announced the end of the most painful-to-judge contest... ever. Congratulations to all!
(Louis Wu 16:04:35 UTC) (permalink)
LIVE Glitch Stops Heart
Patrick Cavanaugh had a bizarre experience yesterday, while downloading Battlefield: Bad Company on Xbox LIVE - his Xbox told him he was downloading ODST, instead. Sort of. He took some pics. (Does this mean that ODST is coming to Games on Demand? Probably not. Still pretty odd!)
(Louis Wu 16:04:11 UTC) (permalink)
TTL: Rescued by Bungie
XerxdeeJ let us know that Tied the Leader continues to hound the crew members of the ODST Roadshow - a whole passel of TTL members have gotten their Firefight on as the truck rolls through the US. (Louis Wu 16:03:49 UTC) (permalink)
HBOFFPotW - 0911
kabu dropped by to announce the latest HBOFF Fan Fic Pick of the Week, courtesy of eb4642. Go see how it worked out!
(Louis Wu 16:03:29 UTC) (permalink)
Called up
Last night, Rooster Teeth posted Chapter 13 of their Red vs Blue Recreation series - this one's pretty serious, but pushes forth a lot of story material. Go watch! (Discussion, on our forum, if you're interested.)
(Louis Wu 16:03:06 UTC) (permalink)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Terra Incognita is the latest masterpiece from the behind-the-scenes crew at Bungie - it's a ViDoc in the original Bungie sense of the word. It cuts interviews with the crew who made the game in with cinematically-filmed gameplay - no huge spoilers, but I suppose if you obsessed about the tidbits in here, you could work out parts of the story you don't already know. For folks wondering how this game came together, though, and how it differs from the standard evolution of Halo fare... this is the one to watch. Bungie.net has 9 different flavors for you - everything from HD to iPhone-res, and subtitles on demand. (It's supposed to be on Marketplace by now, as well, but doesn't seem to be, yet.) Go feast your eyes - and get pumped! There's only a week left! Update: up on Marketplace now. (Louis Wu 10:36:57 UTC) (permalink)
It's coming...
Thanks to Blublur1, who pointed out a Tweet from Bungie that implies that staying up late tonight might be worthwhile... (Remember, we're still waiting on a ViDoc.) (Louis Wu 00:55:26 UTC) (permalink)
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