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Guard Duty
Hedge is starting up soon... (Louis Wu 22:37:48 UTC) (permalink)
Crashed Episode 1: The Old Man of the Halo
Paul Shelley sent word that Treeskunk has released Crashed Episode 1 - if you thought Forge World was big, you clearly aren't as persnickity as the Old Man. Go watch!
(Louis Wu 22:37:19 UTC) (permalink)
HSH - Now Accepting Reach Speedruns
LotsofLuck let us know that High Speed Halo is now accepting Reach speedruns. To start the ball rolling, RC Master has a TotS dash on Legendary that comes in at 9:03. Go explore - there are a couple of other Reach runs, as well as plenty of Halo/Halo 2/Halo 3/ODST runs! If you would like to submit your own run, activate an account and fill out the submission form.
(Louis Wu 22:36:27 UTC) (permalink)
That thing needs a potato...
The 405th's LeeKegan built a Reach grenade launcher out of PVC and wood - really nice work! Thanks, padraig08. (Louis Wu 22:21:17 UTC) (permalink)
GGN Auction Update
You might remember we mentioned the Good Game Media Fall Gaming Auction, with proceeds to benefit Child's Play and The Brian Wood Memorial - there are now a couple of Halo items available. Yesterday, the Halo Bundle 1 (containing a Halo 2 Limited Edition case, a McFarlane Halo Xbox 360 controler, and A McFarlane Dare action figure) went live - current bid is $20.50. And today, a poster created by Justin Yu, and signed by Bungie, was made available - current bid is $41. More coming every day! Take a look. (Louis Wu 18:32:40 UTC) (permalink)
Catching up on Waypoint
bs angel kindly summarizes the Halo goodies posted on Waypoint each week; we catch most of 'em as we go (thanks, Grim!), but there are some cool ones that get missed, so the summary is welcome. Stuff you should see, if you haven't already:
- xSoGx Grim created Jun-A266... in Forge. The dude even shoots.
- NeeKo217 created the most adorable Elite plushy I've ever seen. I wanna hold him, and squeeze him, and... plant a fur-covered stickydoom on his noggin.
- Have you ever thought to yourself, "man, Carter's helmet looks so good I wish I could eat it!"? No, me either. But if you did, you should hunt down Gemma and grab her Halo Reach Helmet Cake, because it almost certainly tastes better than a normal helmet.
- aVeryEasyTarget has been building some Reach panoramas - stunning! (There are also some tips for making your own, if you'd like to play along.)
- The latest 'Different Way to Campaign" entry is called 'Superior Firepower' - vociferous shows you how crazy it can get if you bring, say, a Gauss Hog to a foot battle.
There's more - screenshots, some stuff that was time-sensitive and now past, etc - so be sure to explore. (Louis Wu 17:24:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Reach Accolades Trailer
XBOX UK has put together (or at least released) a new promotional trailer for Halo: Reach - shows off some of the accolades the game has received, along with some great campaign footage. Should bump the holiday sales numbers a bit... thanks, bobs99. (Louis Wu 16:00:28 UTC) (permalink)
CE Customs
chess and some friends were jonesin' for the feel of the original Halo - so they've set up a group to attempt to get as close to that playing environment as possible in Reach. If you visit the site, you'll find settings that will help you approximate original Halo weapons and damage, and there are lists of downloadable maps and gametypes that should generate some serious nostalgia. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:56:19 UTC) (permalink)
Domino's Grab Bag Giveaways, Round 13 - Winner
Nearly forgot - but Domino's Grab Bag Giveaways, Round 13, finished up yesterday - 1150 folks tossed their names in the hat, and ShadowPuppiesJL was the lucky name drawn out! He should be seeing Halo Books 1-3 on Tuesday. Congrats - and thanks to Domino Theory, once again! Next round kicks off Monday, so feel free to try again! (Louis Wu 14:56:08 UTC) (permalink)
(Un)Capping The Week
It was Friday night last night, so there was a new Bungie Weekly Update posted - this one summarized the busting of the Rank Cap, and showed you some of the ranks you have in store for you as you climb. It also provided information about a new File Browser feature, and the new Bungie newsletter (launching soon). There's another panoramic view of one of the new Noble Maps (Anchor 9, this time), as well as overhead views (with weapon spawn locations) for all three maps. To round it out, there's a Blame Stosh that should make you grin. As always, if you have trouble, for whatever reason, reading this on Bungie.net, it's available in our Weekly Update Archive, as well. (Louis Wu 14:50:00 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Mini-Game: Wraith Jenga
NeoGAF's Presco and some friends were playing Sniperfight - and they got the Phantoms to build a Wraith tower on Beachhead. It'll make you smile! (Watch both vids.) (Louis Wu 14:45:24 UTC) (permalink)
More Not Quite Noble
And while we're talking about ZZoMBiE13, you should check out the most recent additions to his 'Not Quite Noble' series - SpleenStabber (looks like it hurts!), Men Without Helmets (ah, the 80s), and Super Flipyap (love the curl). Thanks to ElzarTheBam and Bry for keeping up on these! (Louis Wu 14:44:35 UTC) (permalink)
Fails of the Weak, Volume 7
ZZoMBiE13 let us know that Achievement Hunter's Fails of the Weak Volume 7 is online (he sent a link with the easier-on-the-eyes RvB skin, and for that I thank him) - there's something seriously infectious about Geoff's laugh when someone does something really dumb. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:44:12 UTC) (permalink)
Forge Lesson 36: Simplicity
GodlyPerfection continues his series of Forge Lessons - Lesson 36 is entitled 'Simplicity', and will show you how to do more with less. (Louis Wu 14:43:48 UTC) (permalink)
Funny Halo Reach Fails and Laughs 4
Didn't post this yesterday, because I was smack-dab in the middle of formatting pumpkin pictures for the Guilt O' Lantern voting (have you voted yet?), but urk highlighted Funny Halo Reach Fails and Laughs 4 - which is actually quite full of funny fails and laughs! Go watch. (Louis Wu 14:43:15 UTC) (permalink)
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