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Sunday, November 15, 2009 |  |
Happy Birthday, Halo!
CaptainTony reminded us that 8 years ago today, the world got to play Halo for the first time on the (then) brand-new Xbox. Wow, how time flies! (Louis Wu 18:02:07 UTC) (permalink)
Solving a five-year-old trick challenge
We got word from grumpy about a Halo 2 trick. Explaining it is non-trivial; if you're not part of the tricking community, it might be difficult to even understand what's being done. Way back in late 2004, a special gun, hidden by Bungie just for tricksters, was found on the Halo 2 level Metropolis - it looked like a regular plasma pistol, but it fired Scarab Gun projectiles. dantheman87 wondered if you could get one from INSIDE the tunnel you drive in on Outskirts, though... which turned out to be a seriously complicated question. grumpy has posted a video which shows how to do this - but you might have to watch the tutorial he posts a little farther down, showing how all of the pieces get in place for the final grab. I can't even imagine how much work went into this. Go see! (Louis Wu 17:11:32 UTC) (permalink)
Edge of Reason
Chaos Theory's Adam Susskind has a new machinima for you - swing by his website for Edge of Reason, a seven minute tale of a cop slipping past the bounds of normal... (Louis Wu 15:10:52 UTC) (permalink)
Chieftan Leviticus
TDSpiral is back with a new piece of Halo artwork; this one is called 'Chieftan Leviticus', and it's a really nice moody piece. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:08:38 UTC) (permalink)
Robot continues to tweak Halo Wars
Thanks to FyreWulff, who noticed a thread on the Halo Wars forum detailing potential changes coming in a future Halo Wars Title Update. Looks like some Achievements might be getting easier!
(Louis Wu 15:01:56 UTC) (permalink)
Starlight Runner surfaces again
rhubarb noticed a mention in the latest Game Informer of Starlight Runner Entertainment, a company we mentioned in passing back in March. A visit to their website turns up a press kit (thanks, General Vagueness) that contains this intriguing paragraph:
In 2008, Starlight Runner was commissioned by Microsoft to prepare the company's multibillion dollar Halo videogame franchise for a global transmedia relaunch. In addition to expanding the breadth of the property by conceiving a series of allnew storylines, themes and characterizations designed to make the property accessible to a mass audience across multiple media platforms and formats, the Starlight Runner team is also contributing strategies for an integrated rollout for all Halo entertainment content over the next five years.
There's also a link to an interview at All Things Fangirl, with some more discussion of what it is that they actually do (or did, for this franchise). Hmm... (Louis Wu 14:40:17 UTC) (permalink)
Shooting for the Stars
rolandk73 noticed a silly auction on eBay yesterday - someone was selling a Halo 3 Legendary helmet for one million dollars. The auction was over by the time I saw it... but the seller relisted (at a FAR more reasonable $100,000) last night (thanks, Mid7night). That auction is still live. Really - can you put a price on that gorgeous helmet? (Louis Wu 14:39:35 UTC) (permalink)
I'd pay for that.
Yesterday, a rather unusual thread popped up on our forum - unusual because it was filled with a level of vitriol that doesn't often show up around here. (Folks are generally more polite than all that...) It's not really worth pointing out, for itself... but one graphical response from a regular made me laugh quite a bit - and THAT'S worth pointing out. Take a look - and thanks, Leviathan. (Louis Wu 14:38:44 UTC) (permalink)
Saturday's news in brief:
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The Innies want out Watching You... Halo 3: ODST passes 3 million Saturdays are special on Halo Waypoint Short, Sweet... and Short |
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