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Pushed for Time
Didn't arrive early enough to make the comic roundup - but 1) it's from a LONG-time HBO fan and contributor, and 2) it's totally relevant to tonight's release, so... check out Dogsounds' 'Avoid Spikes' comic today - and remember to use that X button! (Louis Wu 19:05:05 UTC) (permalink)
HBO: Prepare To Drop
Been a while, but new releases tend to bring old-timers out of the woodwork... Boxer stopped by with a pretty cool poster! (Click it for a gigantic version, suitable for printing.) (Louis Wu 18:57:44 UTC) (permalink)
Wanting to be a part of it all
Last week, TeamXbox interviewed Marty O'Donnell about ODST (and more) - we're just hearing about it now (thanks, Greg). Surprising, cause it's a great read. In addition to ODST stuff, there's a tidbit on the music for Reach. Go look it over! (Louis Wu 18:51:43 UTC) (permalink)
Grab a Johnson!
GamePro is giving away a Sgt Johnson code for ODST's Firefight mode - just be the first to beat their score on Lost Platoon (and let them know about it). Hurry - it might already be gone! (Louis Wu 18:42:29 UTC) (permalink)
He did it for YOU.
w00tw00tw00t! 7heSuper's back! (Louis Wu 18:36:25 UTC) (permalink)
Tag and Release: lol
Wanna see some funny screenshots? Visit Bungie.net, and search for the tag 'lol'. Awesome! (Louis Wu 18:33:51 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Afternoon Movies
Bungie's Comm Chatter is full of new vids for you to watch, as the countdown to ODST continues:
- GameTrailers has released Chapter 3 of its "Bonus Round" episode, recorded at PAX - Bungie's Brian Jarrard continues the discussion with N'Gai Croal and Randy Pitchford about game marketing. Halo, of course, is talked about.
- Arby 'n' the Chief, continues its final 'episode' - Endgame, Part Three is now live. (I'm losing track of what's going on.)
- Remember when Halo 3 launched, and Mega64 was unhappy? They're unhappy again.
- Wanna watch a warthog montage? ObiWanStevobi has one for you.
Go watch! (Louis Wu 18:32:25 UTC) (permalink)
Views from the Edge Reawakens
BlueNinja has taken his Halo panorama site 'Views from the Edge' out of hibernation in anticipation of ODST - there are a few new pics up there now. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:18:47 UTC) (permalink)
VGChartz Most Hyped Games Ev - erm, Recently
VGChartz has an article entitled 'Top Ten Most Overhyped Games Ever, Part 2' - it's a little silly, since Part 1 covers the top 10 games on the first few generations of video game consoles, while Part 2 covers the top 10 games on the most recent two generations - I'm not sure "Ever" should be part of the title. Be that as it may, the article is up, and Halo 3 is number 2 on the list. Thanks, Devin. (Louis Wu 16:13:12 UTC) (permalink)
Halo was the thing.
USA Today has the first part of a Q&A with Nathan Fillion up - Castle's new season is the impetus, but there are a couple of Halo-related questions at the end. (Louis Wu 16:09:08 UTC) (permalink)
Bungled Marketing?
Ashley Cheng, the Production Director behind Fallout 3, blames Microsoft's marketing efforts for some of the criticism Halo 3: ODST is drawing about its price. A lesson for next time? Thanks to VideoGamer for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 16:08:48 UTC) (permalink)
He's easily a John Williams
The Seattle Times has a column by Brier Dudley on how Marty O'Donnell has defined Halo - and how Halo has defined Marty. Interesting writeup!
(Louis Wu 16:08:28 UTC) (permalink)
This Spartan Life - at PICNIC 09
It looks like This Spartan Life will be conducting a 'live' interview, on stage at the PICNIC 09 festival in Amsterdam this week. (I'm not 100% sure what that means - but it seems that Chris Burke and his guest, Dr. Gerri Sinclair, CEO of the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver, will be on the stage, and Halo 3 - with their characters in it - will be on the giant screen behind them.) If you're near Amsterdam... check it out, and let us know how it goes! (Louis Wu 15:53:56 UTC) (permalink)
You can never be too sure...
Heh - they're starting early. Relativiox sent us a pic of the 'line' waiting for the ODST Launch Party tonight in downtown Seattle... looks like there's still a chance to get in. (Louis Wu 14:51:54 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight your way to free DVDs
Rooster Teeth is running a Firefight contest - read the post to see how to enter. Winners get autographed copies of the RvB Reconstruction DVD. (Louis Wu 13:48:31 UTC) (permalink)
Noobs get beat up, more like...
mendicantbias00 found a new Halo Hoodie from Ecko - ships next month. Can you take that shoulder patch off? (Louis Wu 13:43:39 UTC) (permalink)
More ODST OST Samples
DHalo pointed out that Amazon's page for the Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack has different clips than we've heard elsewhere. Beware, Amazon does some javascript testing to see if you can play samples, and if you fail the test, it won't even show you the links. (My copy of Firefox failed; I see no links.) A direct link to the music player, however, lets you hear all the clips. (Louis Wu 13:39:09 UTC) (permalink)
The Bad-Butts of the UNSC
NeoGAF's enzo_gt pointed out a DeviantART page with quite a bit of Chibi Halo artwork (created by GuyverC). They're so cute! (Louis Wu 13:22:52 UTC) (permalink)
Well, it's not ALL sweetness and light.
Ars Technica, and Ben Kuchera in particular, was pretty disappointed with ODST - there have certainly been negative reviews so far, but this is the one of the most negative from a large, reputable site. (He called ODST's music 'cheesy', something that 'sounds like the softcore porn they show on Cinemax after midnight'.) A well-known community watcher says that this is typical of Ars and Kuchera - but as far as I can tell, Ars never reviewed Halo (they were still focused on PC games in their gaming section in 2001), and their review of Halo 2 (also written by Kuchera) was actually quite positive. (Their Halo 3 review, written by Frank Caron, was focused on the campaign, which Caron found to be solid but disappointing.) Our forum has some discussion about this - chime in if you'd like! (On the other side of the fence, in terms of big-name sites that hadn't posted a review this weekend, Edge just put up their review (thanks to NeoGAF's ZAnimus for the heads-up), and they gave it a 9/10 - in their opinion, "ODST offers the most engaging and least flabby chapter of Halo's mythos.")
(Louis Wu 13:21:44 UTC) (permalink)
Blomkamp on Halo at RT
FassinTaak pointed out an interview with Neil Blomkamp over at Rotten Tomatoes - the second page is all about the Halo movie that never was. The discussion made FassinTaak pine for what might have been... but it made Narcogen (over at Rampancy.net) happy that the movie wasn't made. The Halo fan community - always full of opposing viewpoints! (Louis Wu 13:20:54 UTC) (permalink)
CE United 20Q, September
Willy, of CE United, told us that he asked 20 Questions of Pete Cooper, the guy behind Operation Chastity (the fan movie project). Go see what he learned. (Louis Wu 13:20:26 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Mike - progress continues apace
GamerX5000 let us know that his ODST armor-building project is progressing nicely; there's a new post up detailing the finishing of the pepakura helmet. Check it out!
(Louis Wu 13:19:16 UTC) (permalink)
Halopen Pencast 14: ODST Edition
Firestorm12 sent word of a new podcast from the Halopen crowd - it's ODST-focused. Check it out on Podbean.
(Louis Wu 13:18:54 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Comic Roundup
A few comics for you today:
- Hawty McBloggy let us know that the latest Grin + Bear It ("Prepare To Drop") is now live - definitely NSFW.
- Today's Ctrl+Alt+Del has an idea for another Halo spinoff title - thanks, gunluva.
- TTL Demag0gue let us know about Reclaimer 218 ("Redirection") - things are heating up.
Go ahead and read! (Louis Wu 13:18:14 UTC) (permalink)
They could have gone to Keene, NH!
rolandk73 noticed an odd thing - the zip code for the last stop of the ODST Roadshow was 11703. Hmm... (See this post for more details.)
(Louis Wu 13:13:04 UTC) (permalink)
Spike TV Halo 3: ODST Preview
Not sure how long they'll stay up... but for now, you can watch (in HD) three vids on YouTube that, taken in their entirety, show off last week's GTTV episode with the Legends preview and the 'Stump the Developers' segment (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3). Thanks, StUnNeR H2K!
(Louis Wu 13:12:04 UTC) (permalink)
Ceremonial Combat
TDSpiral whipped up something he calls Ceremonial Combat - harkens back to Halo 3's beginning, and it's epic. (Louis Wu 13:11:34 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Assault 2: Lone ODST
AssaultGodzilla decided to go old-school - he grabbed the audio from a trailer for MechAssault (an original Xbox LIVE release title), and paired it up with ODST-centric footage. Go see how he did!
(Louis Wu 13:11:06 UTC) (permalink)
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