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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |  |
Comm Chatter Goodies
Videos worth watching, courtesy of Bungie's Comm Chatter today:
- DewsRandom built an Eiffel Tower in Forge - then filmed it. The fast-forward version is awesome.
- Halo3Productions911 covered Never Forget, from the Halo 3 OST - beautiful.
While you're there, check out the link to Teabag Prevention's latest article - it should help you with the Defiant Map Pack. (Different info than the previous week's article on Condemned alone.) Good stuff all around! Update: our forum seems to be outraged by the fact that the Eiffel Tower vid was faked; the actual map was created by Barbarus Kasse (you can watch a fly-through here), and all DewsRandom did was deconstruct it, then reverse the video. Nevertheless... the original video is pretty cool, and I think if the creator had been more honest about what he'd done, folks would have still appreciated his work. (Even the deconstruction took work to pull off as it was done; each piece was cleanly pulled and stylishly flipped in a consistent way.) (Louis Wu 20:24:48 UTC) (permalink)
Preview Xbox 360 System Update, Get Free Reach
Interesting - there's a post on Major Nelson's blog announcing a preview program for the next Xbox 360 System Update - if you're accepted, you get a free copy of Halo: Reach. Thanks, JDQuackers! (Louis Wu 19:10:14 UTC) (permalink)
Awesome artwork at a sweet price
AlphaGamma let us know about a chance to buy a pretty cool piece of Halo fanart, in poster format - noprips is selling her Six and Four print (we mentioned it in early January), along with some other cool artwork, for $15 plus shipping for an A3-sized poster. Nice! (Louis Wu 19:06:29 UTC) (permalink)
ONI: The Secrets Within
MaxRealflugel let us know that there's a new article up at The Secrets Within, exploring the shadowy world of ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. Know your enemy... but don't let him know you! (Louis Wu 18:55:34 UTC) (permalink)
Firelight Studios in the Cruel Spotlight
If you get a chance, stop by and check out the Community Spotlight on Firelight Studios up at CruelLEGACEY Productions. A neat look at one of the Halo community's machinima production teams. Check it out! (GrimBrother One 17:26:29 UTC) (permalink)
Lady Gaga, maybe?
This video from DEEP NNN is just DYING for the right musical soundtrack. You know you want to help... Update: rofl - ZZoMBiE13 took me up on the suggestion (though he balked at the idea of Lady Gaga). (Louis Wu 13:51:26 UTC) (permalink)
Halo SPD: Flash Part Two (Bonus)
Speaking of Halo SPD: Flash, Hedgemony released a bonus four pages this morning on this latest work - it's content that fits better at the end of yesterday's release than it does at the start of next week's offerings. Plus, it's some fantastic Falcon imagery. Go read! (Louis Wu 11:07:50 UTC) (permalink)
Signs of the Apocalypse
Stephen Loftus tossed us 10 new signs for his Halo Signs collection last night - this is the first batch that I can place ALL of them. Pretty amazing; he's now up to four pages' worth! Go check out the end of the Civilian (page 2) and Miscellaneous (pages 2-3) sections for the newest stuff.
(Louis Wu 10:59:45 UTC) (permalink)
Reading Comics More easily
Hedgemony is working to make his comics more accessible to late readers; while it's quite cool that you can read his latest offerings on our forum, as he finishes them, he's also making entire storylines available in one place - he's just set up an Imgur album for Halo: Special Projects Division (the last comic before his current offering). Pages are coming soon for Guard Duty and his newest project, SPD: Flash! (Louis Wu 10:58:44 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wars DLC for cheap
FyreWulff pointed out that it's Extreme Shopping Sale Week on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and the Halo Wars DLC offerings (Historical Battle Map Pack and Strategic Options Add-on Pack) are currently 50% off (for the first time!). If you've been holding back because 800 points per pack was too much, you can grab 'em for 400 right now.
(Louis Wu 10:58:17 UTC) (permalink)
L33tly Defiant
cardo 8 atl found us another Defiant review - el33tonline mostly liked the new maps (though they found Highlands a bit boring when objectives weren't involved). Go read!
(Louis Wu 10:57:50 UTC) (permalink)
Marty on Change
Our beloved Marty O'Donnell chatted with IndustryGamers.com about the new creative environment he, and the rest of Bungie, find themselves in. He has some interesting points about the change in focus for the studio, and how adjustments are made in relation to shifts within the industry. Always a good brain to pick. Go and see! (GrimBrother One 03:01:25 UTC) (permalink)
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