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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |  |
Halo: CE for cheap
If you're in the market for Halo (the original), as a downloadable game, there ain't no better time than right now (thanks, bs angel) - jump over to Xbox.com and you'll find that masterpiece selling for a mere 800 spacebux (that's $10 to you and me). Hurry, though - the sale's only on this week; it runs through March 28. (Louis Wu 19:05:38 UTC) (permalink)
Asian Halo for cheap - plus you're helping
If you live in Asia, you might want to swing by Play-Asia.com - they're offering some killer deals on Halo: Reach right now, and even with the amazing discounts, money is going to the Japan relief effort. The standard edition of Halo: Reach is currently $14.90, with a dollar going to the relief effort, while the Limited Edition is $28.90, with $3 going to charity. (These are both for the Asia edition of the game - no region protection.) Not bad! Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Louis Wu 18:47:56 UTC) (permalink)
Marissa's Bunny: Grandma Gives Back
Marissa's Dad told us about yet ANOTHER giveaway at Marissa's Bunny - the winner of the last (absurd) giveaway gave back one Xbox, so you've got another shot at it. (She, in fact, gave away almost EVERYTHING in the prize package... but not all back to the source. Read the details here.) Anyway, you've got until March 30 to enter to win this; swing by and read the details. (Louis Wu 15:26:12 UTC) (permalink)
The Secrets Within: Combat Evolved Revisited
MaxRealflugel has some ideas about how you could remake the original Halo, and still make it new. You can find his musings at The Secrets Within. (Louis Wu 15:25:29 UTC) (permalink)
8 Minutes of Awesome
ZaneZavin put together 8 Minutes of Awesome - it's just a montage of fun clips, but the Blue flagsteal on Highlands at about 1:20 made this a must-see. (There are plenty of fun clips, and some impressive gameplay moments... but that was by far my favorite.)
(Louis Wu 15:23:05 UTC) (permalink)
Forget the fire... look at the smoke.
padraig08 did a little bit of interesting research - and discovered that the color of smoke emanating from a demolished warthog depends more on where that hog met its end than on what killed it. Useless, to be sure... but interesting!
(Louis Wu 15:22:41 UTC) (permalink)
CruelLEGACEY sez: help me make my montage!
CruelLEGACEY is running a new contest - take a cool screenshot, and if he likes it, it'll get used in the next Fails of Reach Fan Fails vid. More details on his site.
(Louis Wu 15:21:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo and Philosophy - coming at some point
Hedgemony brought our attention to an upcoming book called Halo and Philosophy, by Luke Cuddy - there's a call for abstracts here, which should give you a decent idea of what the book will contain. Looks exciting!
(Louis Wu 15:19:39 UTC) (permalink)
The Scrutiny Might Change
Computer and Videogames has an interview with Frankie today - he's talking about the changing of the guard, as 343 takes over management of Halo from Bungie. Will you notice the change? Well, according to Frankie, that depends on how closely you pay attention. Nice to hear that it'll likely be seamless for most of us! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.
(Louis Wu 15:19:19 UTC) (permalink)
Chief Of The Art Department
TD Spiral wanted to show off a new piece of fan art he created of the Master Chief. As always, great work! Stop by the thread on our forums and let him know what you think! (GrimBrother One 04:30:11 UTC) (permalink)
Aren't You A Little Short For A Spartan?
Certainly an interesting find; it looks like the Tsunami Relief isn't the only good deed the Bungie Foundation has been up to lately. Apparently, they also let a very lucky little guy get a rare glimpse of the hallowed grounds. Very cute, and very cool of Bungie to do! We'll let you know as we learn more about the situation, but for now, give this vid a quick watch! (GrimBrother One 04:25:37 UTC) (permalink)
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