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Spartan Backup
Tony 'ubald' Marcotte dropped off another render; this one's called 'Spartan Backup'. "Badass" doesn't do it justice. Go check it out. (Louis Wu 19:44:22 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Multiplayer - Still max 16 players
It's been mentioned a few times that the maximum number of players in a multiplayer match in Halo: Reach would be slightly increased from the max 16 currently in Halo 3. According to Brian Jarrard earlier today, that WAS the plan - but is no longer. Reach multiplayer will support a maximum of 16 players. (It will handle 16 much better than Halo 3 does.) (Louis Wu 19:24:39 UTC) (permalink)
Teabag Prevention: - Citadel
Brian Gilmore and Jake108 both let us know about the latest Teabag Prevention article from the Geekscape crew - this one focuses on Citadel. Go see how you can better use the map to your advantage! (Louis Wu 19:08:15 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Caption Fun, Round 86
Hey - it's Friday! That means it's time for Friday Caption Fun, at Hawty McBloggy's. Nice captions from last week's pic, and a new shot of a pretty wild vehicle - go play! (Louis Wu 16:26:09 UTC) (permalink)
We need these on Guardian
Total awesomeness - LeeKegan, of the 405th, whipped up a Brute Mauler, and it's gorgeous. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 16:23:59 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight Friday: Blitzkrieg
FyreWulff is back with another dose of Firefight Friday - this one is called 'Blitzkrieg', and can be played on either Heroic or Normal difficulty, on Last Exit. NO SNIPERS! (In honor of yesterday's faux ViDoc, it's chess-themed.) (Louis Wu 15:50:10 UTC) (permalink)
Jeskid talks to RT
If you're one of the people who is worried about the direction that Rooster Teeth is taking with their Red vs Blue series (moving away from purely in-game footage, adding animated CG), you might want to watch the most recent episode of Jeskid TV. Jeskid is a long-time RvB fan with a web TV show, and Episode 61 has an interview with Burnie Burns and Monty Oum about where Rooster Teeth is going. It's a fascinating interview that ranges from how RT has grown to how the internet has changed to how you monetize web content - but there are chunks that should reassure fans of the old-school machinima stuff RT does. They're definitely branching out - live action, pure cg stuff, and more - but Red vs Blue is still focused on making the most of the Halo engine, while remaining true to its original limitations. As Burnie says, "it wouldn't be honest to Red vs Blue" if the characters suddenly became "awesome Kung-Fu fighters". Part of the fun, after all, are those limitations. (Louis Wu 15:35:23 UTC) (permalink)
Red vs. Blue Revelation, Chapter 1
I would like to apologize for not mentioning yesterday that Rooster Teeth planned to stream the first 3.5 episodes of the new season of Red vs Blue live to sponsors - it was a one-time-only deal. (They were doing a show at the Alamo Draft House at the same time.) Turns out, it didn't go quite as well as expected (those guys are simply too popular these days), so if you DID watch it, you might have found yourself a bit frustrated... but never fear; the same content will be released weekly, both to sponsors and the general public. In fact, Episode 1 of Red vs Blue: Revelation is now online for everyone. It continues the storyline from Recreation, and promises some serious advances in machinima as the season continues. It rocks! (Louis Wu 14:27:55 UTC) (permalink)
Its a Me!
dCon V pointed out a one-time deal at Tee Fury today; $9 plus shipping for a Halo/Mario mashup t-shirt. (Tee Fury's deal is one shirt, per day, then it's gone. Buy it now, or buy it never.) Because it'll probably not be visible if you read this after the day it's posted, the shirt image is here. (Louis Wu 14:26:12 UTC) (permalink)
Star Power
Taco Power stopped into our forum to announce Tsieh She, a "celebration of an average player having an above average day" - it's a fun, mellow montage showing off clips we're ALL capable of, from time to time. It's not MLGPro gameplay - but most of us can probably connect with this level better, anyway. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:25:22 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Four new pieces up for your reading pleasure in the Fan Fiction section this week. One of those pieces, Halo Clairvoyance Chapter 5, has some additional content described in this forum post. Go read!
(Louis Wu 14:25:01 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular - saying goodbye to Halo 2
Podtacular is doing a 3-part special farewell to Halo 2 - the first part is up already. Part two will be recording Monday - and will feature Foo Mo Jive, returning to say goodbye to an old favorite. If you'd like to recount your favorite stories from Halo 2, you need to send submissions to submissions@podtacular.com before Monday. (Louis Wu 14:24:31 UTC) (permalink)
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