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Best Buy Chat Transcript Online
Last week, Best Buy hosted a chat with Bungie developers - some HBO regulars attended, and Jordan117 sent along a transcript of the evening. You can view it here. Lots of questions - see what's new for you!
(Louis Wu 18:45:29 UTC) (permalink)
Bad Cyborg Movies
Rockslider's been a contributor to our forum for years - he tends to play the heck out of Halo's campaign (well, Halo and Halo 3, anyway - he was pretty unhappy with Halo 2), and then write up his findings. Until recently, however, he had no way of collecting screenshots or video - so his site has been text-based since its inception. No more - he's adding movies! (And we're hosting 'em.) You can find his first two entries on his website (BCM1 | BCM 2), and he'll be adding to those regularly. (We've also got a 'Bad Cyborg Movies' section - far less info, but the movies are all there, along with links to Rockslider's more wordy writeups.) (Louis Wu 18:37:16 UTC) (permalink)
The OXM Report - a Tour of Bungie's Offices
xIIEnderIIx noticed a new Inside Xbox feature on Xbox LIVE Marketplace - it's a tour of Bungie's studio, given by Brian Jarrard to OXM's Ryan McCaffrey. If you can't see it on Xbox LIVE, you can grab it in HD from us, either in WMP9 format (155 mb) or QuickTime format (135 mb). Cool views of the inside of the building they're about to leave! (Also a surprise appearance by... a surprise guest.) (Louis Wu 16:23:51 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Roadshow, NY - Pics
rolandk73 was at the North Babylon ODST truck stop yesterday - he posted some photos. Nice costumes! (And a beautiful day...) (Louis Wu 14:55:06 UTC) (permalink)
Secret Games are Fun
More information on the metagame within ODST that was developed by Fourth Wall Studios - go read at VentureBeat.
(Louis Wu 14:54:45 UTC) (permalink)
StreamingSoundtracks Streams Halo
Impervium pointed out another streaming option for hearing the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack (mixed in with other soundtracks) - read his post to learn about StreamingSoundtracks.
(Louis Wu 14:54:21 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Red Carpet Trailer
DHalo pointed out an interesting 'ODST Red Carpet Trailer' over at GameTrailers - it summarizes all promotional vids released for ODST so far. Nice work! (Louis Wu 14:53:58 UTC) (permalink)
A hoody I wouldn't wear.
Schedonnardus found what might be the ugliest Halo-related hoodie... evar. (Louis Wu 14:53:17 UTC) (permalink)
ODST in Canada
MS Xbox World went to a pre-launch party for Halo 3: ODST in Toronto last week, and took lots of pics. Gorgeous artwork accompanying the event... and creative food labeling. Check it out! (Xbox Canada is hosting an open-to-the-public event on Monday night - swing by Feed Your Console - or NextGen Player, thanks, Steve - for details.)
(Louis Wu 14:52:17 UTC) (permalink)
A fan speaks up
It's not an official review - but it's a great read. Over at NeoGAF, Hazimov wrote up some of what he liked, and didn't like, about Halo 3: ODST. Good thinking there. (I, too, have had some trouble finding the last few audio logs - I'm dying to hear the end of the story.)
(Louis Wu 14:51:33 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Achievement Guide at X3A
NeoGAF's DancingJesus noticed an already-fleshed Achievements Guide for ODST over at Xbox360Achievements - if you're looking for advice on how to snag some of these, give it a read. (Do I need to tell you it's chock-full of spoilers?) (Louis Wu 14:51:06 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Art Assets - Back Up
All ODST art assets are now live again - we've replaced the embargoed pictures that we pulled last week. There are some potential spoilers in some of the campaign shots - nothing major, but if you're staying TOTALLY pristine, skip these. (If you're staying totally pristine, you should stop reading Halo news until you've played.) (Louis Wu 14:48:20 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3: ODST - the reviews
The review embargo on Halo 3: ODST lifted last night at midnight (eastern)... and they've been pouring in. I don't think I can keep up this pace - but here's the first few dozen that showed up in my Google alerts. (NNS means 'no numeric score', and these are in alphabetical order.)
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More news coming later this morning, probably; I don't know if there'll be another review overview. (You could always just bookmark Metacritic or GameRankings...) (Louis Wu 12:21:45 UTC) (permalink)
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