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Once More, With Feeling (Teaser)
Adam Susskind sent word of a new machinima, written by Adam, edited by CMNeir, called "Once More, With Feeling". A teaser can be seen here. Looks exciting! (Louis Wu 19:52:59 UTC) (permalink)
A Plethora of Pleasing Projects
Bungie's Comm Chatter is a cornucopia of Halo goodness this afternoon:
- Hope Unto Dawn has a free Beta code to give away.
- GamerdadsLive is raising money for Life After Loss - go play Halo with 'em for a good cause!
- Halomontage.com is hosting a Reach Beta Movie Competition - go see how you can win.
- AsiiM's got a Reach Beta montage set to Train's Soul Sister.
- An Australian Halo fan dressed up as Master Chief to raise money for charity - go read about it on Ready Up Live.
- Today's Tag and Release iteration looks at Invasion - some pretty badass pics!
Pretty varied Monday! (Louis Wu 17:56:25 UTC) (permalink)
The Multiplayer Experience
SpartanT77 sent us a link to 'The Multiplayer Experience', a video set to Princeton's 'LvUrFR3NZ' - it's a look at how the experience actually works for many of us. In-game footage is filmed off the screen, but the look works pretty well, overall, in the context of this project. Take a look! (I'd forgotten just how bad that song actually is...) (Louis Wu 14:26:30 UTC) (permalink)
Grab Bag of Goodies from HMB
Hawty McBloggy had a busy Halo Weekend:
- You can suicide by tripping over a trash can, apparently.
- The latest Grin + Bear It takes a look at Reach's Credit system - I want to be a unique and deadly snowflake!
- Awesome truck art is awesome.
BGN Podcast: Halo Special Edition
Dave 'Gamewatcher' Kramer let us know that the latest Busy Gamer Podcast is Reach-focused - Beta impressions, tips, and a review of Halo's music from day 1 through ODST. They're thinking about following up with a review of Halo fan music - let 'em know what your personal favorites are! (Louis Wu 14:07:19 UTC) (permalink)
Unwind
Slushy's whipped up a new Halo 3 montage - it's called 'Unwind', and you can stream it on YouTube, or download the 100 mb HD .wmv from FileFront. Not your typical montage - it's more about the grace of the game than it is about any one player. Just two and a half minutes... check it out!
(Louis Wu 14:04:10 UTC) (permalink)
Ars looks at Reach
Ars Technica has posted an article entitled 'Deconstructing Reach: our time with the beta' - and you can pretty much guess the topic from the title. Things they liked, things they didn't like - go see if you agree!
(Louis Wu 14:00:06 UTC) (permalink)
Brute Minor
Not slowing down - Tony 'ubald' Marcotte has a new render up for you; this one was inspired by the ODST live trailer, and shows off a pretty frightening Brute. Check it! (Louis Wu 13:53:11 UTC) (permalink)
Beta codes from PGCR
SK1LL4XED sent word that Postgame Carnage Report has a pair of Beta codes up for grabs - just jump over to their forum and post a short story about Halo - your favorite moment in campaign or multiplayer, your first Halo experience... swing by and see what's up. (You'll have to register to get in.)
(Louis Wu 13:47:06 UTC) (permalink)
Edge - Reach Preview and More
kapowaz let us know about some Halo content in the next issue of Edge - looks sweet! (Louis Wu 13:40:14 UTC) (permalink)
Leave Out All the Rest
AssaultGodzilla is back with another music video - this one contains clips from an amazing variety of sources, and paints an emo picture of Spartan culture. Timing, as always, is quite nice.
(Louis Wu 13:39:56 UTC) (permalink)
Largest Halo Comic Book Project Ever
Frankie stopped by our forum last night with heartening words for folks looking forward to the next Halo comic project - check it out!
(Louis Wu 13:39:23 UTC) (permalink)
Cr1TiKal Plays Reach
A few folks have pointed out videos from Cr1TiKal - he makes a lot of MW2 vids, but he's got some Reach vids that are worth watching, too. They're funny (though not particularly safe for work, if your boss doesn't like hearing swearing coming out of your speakers) - check out Halo Reach Fun Tactics - Launch, to learn some cool techniques with the 'Pro Pipe' (otherwise known as the Grenade Launcher), and laugh at the hilarious descriptions of the action in his Halo Reach Invasion Gameplay and Commentary. There are others, too - check his playlist. Good times.
(Louis Wu 13:38:36 UTC) (permalink)
Panoramifying Reach
BlueNinja whipped up some panoramas he calls 'Before the Fall' - go see 'em on his 'Views from the Edge' blog. (Trendt jumped in with a cool cleaned-up image of Boneyard's background - then made it available in a 1920x1080 size for folks who want to use it as a background image.) Update: BlueNinja has added a set of Panoramas from outside Boneyard, entitled 'Bones and Glass' - gorgeous!
(Louis Wu 13:38:13 UTC) (permalink)
None Of The Above
RVideo pointed out a Reach Beta Jumptage called 'None of the Above' - it shows off some pretty cool jumps that you can do in Matchmaking, with some practice. Some seem just for show, others have serious tactical value.
(Louis Wu 13:36:45 UTC) (permalink)
Polishing is Important
Reach's Developer Log was updated on Saturday - the crew was working hard, even though the weather outside was gorgeous. The sacrifices they make for us... we love you, guys! (Louis Wu 13:35:43 UTC) (permalink)
The other side of Invasion
Busy weekend - both in the Halo universe and outside it. Following is a scattershot of what might have been missed. (It is by no means everything that's out there - just a taste if you want to go hunting.) Lots of people noticed odd glitches with the Invasion mode of Reach - Bungie's already said that come Fall, Invasion games will be two-sided; you'll play first as either Spartans or Elites, but then switch and play the other side. Apparently, the beta can glitch into this mode relatively easily. Example is here (thanks, rolandk73). Folks have also seen Armor-Locked Elites - thanks, Dani. There are plenty of other glitches that have been seen (and documented) - browse our forum (among other places) for details! Should be a fun Fall! (Louis Wu 13:34:43 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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We Love You, Mom |
Saturday's news in brief:
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ASE Episode 16: Reach Beta Video Woah-oh-woah-oh-woahhhhh Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots: Men of the Wheel The Loss of Self IGN jumps on the Reach train Grind Rider - Released Fixed For Fall |
