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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |  |
Quick Draw
Decadence Night showed us his awesome Forge map called High Noon a couple weeks back. Now, he's brought us the updated version. The original was outstanding, and it should only be better now... You can also stop by his post at Forgehub and check it out! (GrimBrother One 21:11:05 UTC) (permalink)
Spartans... Squared.
Kotaku gives us a closer look at the new Reach figures from Square Enix. Pretty sweet looking! I think I need to make room on my shelf next to the Legendary statue... (GrimBrother One 20:47:39 UTC) (permalink)
Site Administrivia
Just a quick word - I'm gone for the next four days, so any mail sent to my personal address will languish unread until Sunday night. If you have Halo news, send it to halo@bungie.org. Also, this means I will be gone for the ending of the submission period of the Headshot Heard 'Round The World contest. Don't worry - any entries sent in before 9pm PST tomorrow will qualify - and we'll post a page full of finalists sometime next week (after HBO and KontrolFreek admins have a chance to pare down the list a bit). Enjoy your weekend - and be nice to Grim! (Louis Wu 18:42:16 UTC) (permalink)
I need a turntable.
Kotaku has a little piece on a random meeting in DJ Hero... by a pair of Spartans. Heh. Thanks, JDQuackers. (Louis Wu 18:29:14 UTC) (permalink)
Map Spotlight Week 1 - dmg04's Progression
A new feature is up on Bungie.net - it's called Map Spotlight, and it looks at a fan-created map, 'Progression', with commentary by its maker. Check it out!
(Louis Wu 18:18:39 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Reach - Top Ten Kill
IGN's got their Top Ten Kills for the week of October 20 online - some nice moements! Go watch. Thanks, urk.
(Louis Wu 18:18:06 UTC) (permalink)
Born to Run
Brian Gilmore let us know that Geekscape's Teabag Prevention Presents has a new guide for you - this one focuses on the Sprint armor ability. You might think sprinting is pretty basic stuff - but there are times to use it, and times to back off. And TPP is here to help you decide which is which. Check it! (Louis Wu 14:15:10 UTC) (permalink)
Penny Arcade print raffled off for charity
2old2play's DSmooth sent word that they'd received a signed print of the Penny Arcade 'Dotage' strip (it revolves around older gamers...) - they're raffling it off for Child's Play. Awesome beans! Go visit their site for full details, including how you can get in on the action. (Louis Wu 14:04:48 UTC) (permalink)
A Fistful of Arrows, Pages 6-9
Leviathan is back with several more pages of his 'A Fistful of Arrows' graphic novelette - I don't know if I have the superlatives needed to fully express how cool this is. Pages 6-7 (plus a recap of p5) are here, pages 8-9 are here. If you process only one newspost this morning - make it this one.
(Louis Wu 12:21:26 UTC) (permalink)
Get off my ring!
Chris Pollit is a character artist who decided to take on the challenge of visualizing Master Chief in his late 50s (well, that's silly, he's ALREADY in his 40s by the time Halo plays out - but let's say "older") - he did an amazing job. If you scroll down to the 'Comicon Challenge 2010' section of his site, you'll see a series of pictures which expand on that shot at the top. Thanks to onebitrocket, who found this at OXM UK. (Louis Wu 12:20:17 UTC) (permalink)
Oni for Cheap
Somewhat off-topic - but pretty cool for Bungie fans; Ze Moose pointed out a place where you can buy Oni (Bungie's anime shooter/fighter, not the shadowy UNSC spy wing) for Windows for $5, shipped. Nice! (Louis Wu 12:19:12 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Media Kit for Sale
This one's only got a few hours left - but someone is selling a Reach Media Review Kit on eBay. Comes with a Controller, the game, a copy of the Fall of Reach reissue, and a copy of Halo: Overture, a rare history/art book. Current price is $200, but the auction ends this afternoon. Thanks, rolandk73. (Louis Wu 12:18:26 UTC) (permalink)
Rare Reach Backpack for Sale
Colin Auxier won a Halo: Reach backpack during a competition at his local Gamestop - he isn't going to use it, so it's up on eBay now. Buy It Now price is $70 - go grab it if you want it! (Looks like the same kind of bag as Bungie's selling for $90, but with a different graphic. These are definitely rare.)
(Louis Wu 12:16:29 UTC) (permalink)
She does know how to pick 'em
Another from the lovely BS Angel, as she sends along her newest Reach Favs collection. Some simply AWESOME shots in there... Go and look!
(GrimBrother One 12:03:05 UTC) (permalink)
The companion map to Chocolate
BS Angel details in the Waypoint blog a new Forgehub map called Vanilla. Pretty neat little writeup about it, go and give it a spin!
(GrimBrother One 11:59:05 UTC) (permalink)
Bittersweet Symphony
Chris101b thought he found a musical pattern throughout Reach's score, so he created a mashup of music from different spots in the game. Sounds pretty awesome, go check it out!
(GrimBrother One 11:55:03 UTC) (permalink)
No... pumpkins?
I'm very, very sad - I checked the uploads folder for the Guilt O' Lantern contest... and we've only got a single entry! I realize there are still 10 days left... but usually by this time, we've got a dozen or two. Here's hoping we didn't wait too long to announce this one - I'm always so amazed by the carving work done by Halo fans! Please don't forget this year. (Louis Wu 11:01:38 UTC) (permalink)
Devin-Sent, Round 2 - Winner!
Congrats to TortIesaur, whose name was picked at random from the entrants to the most recent round of Devin-Sent - Devin Olsen will be sending along a Reach Strategy Guide. How cool is it that community members want to simply give Halo stuff away, from a love of the game? (Hint: very, very cool.) (Louis Wu 10:57:15 UTC) (permalink)
They even got Teddy's beard.
NeoGAF's Dug noticed a Halo Waypoint Tweet a couple of nights ago - it led me to the Reach Screenshot of the Day on Waypoint, which is really, really cool. Check it out! (Louis Wu 10:39:52 UTC) (permalink)
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