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Thursday, October 14, 2010 |  |
Humpday Challenge: HaloGAF
I would have lost money on this match had I bet on it... but Bungie faced off against the Halo fans from NeoGAF last night - and beat them. (Well, in two games, anyway. The third game, against what could be described as the HaloGAF Dream Team, was, in the words of GhaleonEB, "a mauling for the ages".) The writeup is pretty entertaining, and the visual assets are great. Go see. (The second game, of course, IS available online - video from tashi's viewpoint is here, game stats are here. That's what's known as a 'Double Steaktacular'.) (Louis Wu 22:06:39 UTC) (permalink)
SA's Top 10: Local Multiplayer Games
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AfroRyan let us know that ScrewAttack has a list of the Top 10 Local Multiplayer Games (on consoles)... Halo (the original) comes in at #3. Nice! (Louis Wu 21:51:06 UTC) (permalink)
Game Forged: Results
Took longer than we'd hoped - but our results for the Game Forged contest are now online. Swing by for a full writeup - a discussion of what we got, what won, and why! Thanks again to Game Paused, for supplying the goodies we're giving to the winners! Update: we got a note from Marcelo Vega that THE GARGANTUAN is now fully playable as a Race map - if you'd like to try it, grab it here. (Louis Wu 19:24:14 UTC) (permalink)
Noble Map Pack
If a cool Forge contest isn't enough for you, check out the Noble Map Pack - a downloadable map pack containing three new maps (one small, one large, one Invasion). This will go on sale on November 30 (77 days after Halo: Reach's release), for the now-standard price of 800 MS Points. GrimBrother One (where ISN'T that guy?) found a gallery of screenshots at Halo Waypoint, as well. (Louis Wu 14:28:46 UTC) (permalink)
Forgetacular ForTheWin
If you live in the US, and you're any good at all at building maps, you should check out the Bungie Reach Forgetacular Contest - Bungie's offering 7 Limited Edition Halo: Reach Xbox 360 consoles (!!!) to the winners. May I be the first to say... wonga. (Louis Wu 14:28:26 UTC) (permalink)
The Making Of Deliver Hope
GrimBrother One is on a roll today - he pointed out the link to the "Making of Deliver Hope" piece now up on Halo Waypoint. Fascinating look behind the scenes - check it out! (Louis Wu 14:27:54 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Fan Music (for download)
A couple of days ago, we mentioned a stats app that had a demo movie containing fan-composed music. Well, SilverBrin did the composing, and he stopped by yesterday to offer the music for download, by itself. Go grab a copy - it's quite peaceful! (Louis Wu 14:27:21 UTC) (permalink)
This one time at Banned Camp...
Yesterday, another batch of Reach players felt the wrath of the Bungie Banhammer - again for credit cheating. (You won't get banned or have your credits reset for in-game farming - you can play all the Gruntpocalypse you can stand, and using that Target Locator over and over again on Sword Base is completely fine. You WILL get banned or reset (or both) for unplugging your internet in order to fool the system into thinking you haven't completed a challenge you HAVE completed.) The B.net thread is full of delicious, salty tears - read it and be nourished. Sl'askia started a thread on our forum, if you feel like participating in the laughter. (Louis Wu 14:26:33 UTC) (permalink)
RC Rocket Hogs
Looks like NKOK has announced RC Rocket Hogs - according to the press release (dated October 12), they should be buyable in 'late September'. Heh. They look pretty cool! Thanks, GrimBrother One. (Louis Wu 14:25:54 UTC) (permalink)
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