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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
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Tales from the Cryptum Beckx decided it would be prudent to let our forum know about an article on io9.com discussing Cryptum. Excellent read! Wise choice indeed, Beckx...
(GrimBrother One 19:55:50 UTC) (permalink) 
Halo Reach: Top 10 Epic Fails: Episode 6
Anoj is back with his latest Reach Top 10 vid - this one is Top 10 Epic Fails. It's well-named. This one is one of my favorites, I think. Thanks, Moorpheusl9. (Louis Wu 18:59:33 UTC) (permalink) 
Wait... what? The Torontoist has a story about Halo: The Ballet - the actors call themselves 'Halorinas'. I... yeah, just go read about it, and watch the video of a rehearsal. (Louis Wu 18:51:24 UTC) (permalink) 
Movies and Stats - what more is there?
Couple of fun bits in Bungie's Comm Chatter today: Stewie2552 created his Halo Music Video Montage 1 (songs acted out in Halo), and there's a summary of the new and improved features at Halocharts.com. Go see! (Louis Wu 17:19:08 UTC) (permalink) 
GGL Week 2 Highlight Reel puptastrophe from GrifballHub wanted to let you all know that the highlights from Week 2 of the GGL are up. Some epic hammer action, go and soak it up!
(GrimBrother One 16:12:57 UTC) (permalink) 
Reach GT Championship The GT stands for Gran Truck. Swing by Waypoint today to check out their latest episode of A Different Way to Campaign. This one looks at turning Winter Contingency into an all out grand prix! Pretty fun vid, go and check it out!
(GrimBrother One 16:03:19 UTC) (permalink) 
Orbital Drop Speedrun Troopers RC Master stopped by the forum to to let us know about some new ODST speedruns from the guys at High Speed Halo. Stop by his post for more details and links to lots of different videos!
(GrimBrother One 15:46:26 UTC) (permalink) 
Subgriminal Messaging General Battuta is trying to determine how the Halo games compare to each other according to darkness, hopelessness, and grim-factor. He offers a nice writeup and breakdown of just how grim he thinks each game is, and which moments and levels really drive home the grimness. Go and check it out for yourself, and let him know what you think! (How could I not think this was front-page material?)
(GrimBrother One 15:02:09 UTC) (permalink) 
Halo for the Holidays Looking for something to get that special someone for Diwali this year? How about a copy of Reach? At least that's what the fine folks over at India's GameGuru.in think. Pretty awesome to see the Halo effect show itself in all corners of the globe! Thanks to Anton P. Nym for the head's up.
(GrimBrother One 14:52:04 UTC) (permalink) 
Forging the Win... again bs angel wanted everyone to know that Episode 2 of Sam5000's Forging the Win series is up. Some great stuff in there for aspiring map-makers and map-gawkers alike!
(GrimBrother One 14:44:39 UTC) (permalink) 
October's 405th Replicas Make sure to stop by the Waypoint blog to check out the October edition of their feature on replicas by the guys and gals of the 405th. Some... okay MOST of these are simply stunning. Go look!
(GrimBrother One 14:39:38 UTC) (permalink) 
Waypoint Community Outreach Halo Waypoint has a new video series called Community Outreach where they play with members of the Halo community and discuss the various Multiplayer and Firefight maps. This episode features Vociferous playing with Nick Puleo, who is the owner and managing editor at Co-Optimus.com. There's some great conversation in there, go and check it out!
(GrimBrother One 14:35:58 UTC) (permalink) 
Pretty sure he's the H in HBO Hedgemony decided to give our forum a small taste of what he's been finding on Tumblr lately, specifically (obviously) related to all things Halo. Go and check out his Halo Tumblr Roundup on our forum and bask in the awesome!
(GrimBrother One 14:28:13 UTC) (permalink) 
This election is actually fun Goosechecka from our friends over at GrifballHub are excited to let us know about a new community feature that shows off some awesome fan-forged Grifball arenas that they are looking to get into the upcoming Grifball Playlist (mentioned by Bungie in their latest Weekly Update). Go cast your vote and help decide what maps YOU want to be playing on! (GrimBrother One 14:12:08 UTC) (permalink) 
Epic Halo Sleeve Rob Schneider is working on a Halo tattoo - the artist is D'Lacie McBride, in Portland, OR. Fifteen hours in, the sleeve looks like this. Can't wait to see the finished product! (Louis Wu 13:26:47 UTC) (permalink) 
The Old Side of the Story Last week, Bungie challenged 2old2play in the Halo Humpday - their writeup went up on Friday, but 2o2p took the weekend to think about it. (Don't forget - they're old.) Fun read! Thanks, DEEP NNN.
(Louis Wu 13:25:13 UTC) (permalink) 
Ten Year Old Dirt Looks like Ed Fries has been talking to Develop magazine - and while the entire interview is coming soon, there's a tidbit up now. It involves Steve Jobs, and his reaction to the news that Microsoft had purchased Bungie in 2000. The more you know... Thanks to ElzarTheBam for the heads-up.
(Louis Wu 13:23:51 UTC) (permalink) 
Bungie's Jetpack Inspiration? Yeah, so, if you shoot someone with a rocket, and they armor-lock, you generally find that you've wasted your rocket. (Sometimes, you've even killed yourself inadvertently with it.) But not always... thanks, MrBig. (Louis Wu 13:22:30 UTC) (permalink) 
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