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Story Matters
Morpheus pointed out a PAX panel called 'Story Matters', moderated by G4 and populated by story guys from a bunch of studios - including Bungie's Joe Staten. G4 has posted the hour-long discussion on their website - though you could just watch the embedded version in Morpheus' post. Great discussion! (Louis Wu 22:05:35 UTC) (permalink)
Uncharted artist comes to Bungie
Split-Screen has an article about Rob Adams - he's the Senior Environment Artist on Halo Reach. If you're wondering what his bona fides are... he was Lead Environment Artist on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune before this. Some pretty nice artwork in that game... portends well for Reach! Thanks, Domino Theory. Update: urk pointed out that not only did Bungie.net highlight Rob Adams' existence at Bungie in a January Breaking In article, he managed to do it with a TON of Uncharted references. There's nothing in there about Reach, of course (it was written 4 months before Reach was announced) - but I still lose points for forgetting. (Louis Wu 20:51:52 UTC) (permalink)
Reclaimer Halo 3 ODST Contest - Voting Open
TTL Demag0gue dropped in to announce that voting is now open in the Reclaimer Halo 3 ODST Contest - swing by the site and pick your favorite ODST-themed screenshot. There are 45 entries - and many of them are doozies! Go vote. (Louis Wu 17:24:43 UTC) (permalink)
Comm Chatter Comestibles
Bungie's Comm Chatter (woohoo) has some fun stuff for you today:
- Facility B5D will be releasing a podcast a day leading up to the release of Halo 3: ODST - starting Friday. You can submit questions for the shows, and get more info about what's in them, on their website.
- Mini Waz created a 20 minute montage as a goodbye message to the Halo community - or at least a 'see you later'. (He's refocusing on schoolwork.)
- The Spartan 1 Project's Contact Tango has just completed his 200th run of the Vidmaster Annual Achievement - wonga. (His group's no slouch at the run - remember that his colleague Declan Clarke created a walkthrough of the achievement - but 200 runs? Wow.)
- There's a new goosetage for your perusal. Lots of launches. (Quality is depressingly bad in this day and age.)
That should do you! (Louis Wu 17:02:52 UTC) (permalink)
ODST shows up at ODST Truck
Sean Bradley let us know about a collection of photos from his visit to the ODST Firefight Roadshow in Pennsylvania yesterday. There's a discussion and some photos in this 405th Forum thread - and his full gallery of shots is available at Photobucket. That dude was tricked out! (This will be the only time you'll see an ODST wielding an energy sword, unfortunately.)
(Louis Wu 16:44:06 UTC) (permalink)
'Halo: Heroic Story Telling' Garners New Awards
McCann Erickson won another prestigious advertising award based on the Halo Believe ads - check out this press release. Agency Network of the Year: 2009 for a campaign started in 2007? Wow.
(Louis Wu 16:43:32 UTC) (permalink)
Win a copy of Halo 3: ODST from Gadget Republic
Gadget Republic is giving away a copy of Halo 3: ODST - swing by to see how you can win it!
(Louis Wu 16:43:08 UTC) (permalink)
Vancouver BC ODST Preview
Wow, looks like we missed a fun event for Canadian Halo fans; Tuesday night, the Vancouver armoury was hosting an evening of Firefight - sounds like a day with the ODST Roadshow, except no truck (but they DID have Canadian Forces members handling security). Here's hoping HBO readers in Vancouver made it there without us! Update: Laird was there - took lots of pics. Go look! (Louis Wu 12:51:00 UTC) (permalink)
Hawty has hot stuff for you
Hawty McBloggy is giving away a PAX Swag Bag - if you couldn't make it to Seattle at the beginning of the month, here's your chance to get a box containing all the stuff you'd have picked up if you DID (plus a very cool signed Cortana-themed faceplate, to boot). Minimal Halo content - but that faceplate makes up for all of it. (And the bag DOES contain some cool stuff.) Go read, and sign up! (Louis Wu 12:48:24 UTC) (permalink)
Gamestop Midnight Openings for ODST
LazerBlader sent along a PDF containing all the Gamestop stores hosting a midnight opening for Halo 3: ODST on the 22nd. I couldn't find it on their website, so we've got a copy here for you. Nearly 3000 stores on this list... Update: found a link on this page - swing down to the 'Interact' section halfway down the page.
(Louis Wu 12:47:47 UTC) (permalink)
A summary of ODST I can get behind
Vast Inspiration wrote a short review of Halo 3: ODST over at NeoGAF that could have been from my head. No spoilers - just impressions about the game itself. And opinions that are mine, except that I've never even read a post from this person before. Check it out.
(Louis Wu 12:20:44 UTC) (permalink)
ODST's in the wild.
More and more people are getting early copies of Halo 3: ODST - Newegg sent out a bunch of orders early by accident, some countries are less rigid about street dates than others, and even in places where street dates are taken seriously, mistakes are made by employees who might not be paying attention. This means two things: first, be careful what links you follow on the internet, if you're looking to remain spoiler-free... and second, you MIGHT be able to get your hands on the game a bit early (if you don't already have it preordered somewhere, or if you don't mind extra copies). Mostly the first, though. Be careful out there.
(Louis Wu 12:20:06 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Strategy Tips from IGN
Minime noticed a new video at IGN - Firefight Starter Tips. It's a spoiler-free discussion of ways to maximize your survival, at least in the early rounds. (Decent advice, even.) I was pretty amused by the comment at about 1:30 that "teamwork is essential for success"... spoken as the player we're watching throws a grenade into a barrier, bouncing it back towards the team (rather than at the enemies). Heh. I think someone's been watching over my shoulder again...
(Louis Wu 12:19:20 UTC) (permalink)
Giantbomb Podcast - now with more ODST
Giantbomb discusses Halo 3: ODST in their latest weekly podcast - swing by to listen to the two and a half hour discussion. (Halo content spans the stretch from 7:40 to 18:10.) Thanks, Minime637. (If you're reading this near the time it's posted, their server is having trouble with direct podcast links; you can get there by visiting the podcast page directly. Actually, at the moment, their server is having trouble, period - check this link periodically.) Pretty spoiler-free, overall. (Louis Wu 12:18:11 UTC) (permalink)
It's not just a game... it's a COUNTRY
Hehe - it looks like Howard Ryan has a new title. The Kirkland Reporter has a Police Blotter for last week - and the incident involving the sniper model made the list. The funny part? "The president of Halo was contacted after..." It's like he's a king or something! (Quick screenshot, in case they fix it.) Thanks to Max Dyckhoff for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 12:12:20 UTC) (permalink)
Community Spotlight: Forge Union
Bungie.net posted a new Community Spotlight late yesterday - this one focuses on Forge Union, a group of (duh) Forge enthusiasts who do a lot of playing together. Check out Bungie Favorites for some of their stuff. (Louis Wu 12:11:46 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
