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Thursday, May 5, 2011 |  |
On the road to glory! Ain't no turning back.
ReadyUpLive is starting a Halo Hockey League. Four- to five-men teams are being accepted for the initial sign-ups. The league will use a modified version of MEN1CEtoSOC1ETY's Hockey variant. If you'd rather watch than play, spectator seating for up to eight people has been added above the arena. Go burn up the ice! (Hitmonchan 22:30:41 UTC) (permalink)
Stop...Hammer Time
RedBubble has another Halo T-shirt up for sale. Courtesy of JamesyBrown92, this one features a Brute wielding a Gravity Hammer and those three classic words from MC Hammer. You can touch this! (Hitmonchan 22:06:52 UTC) (permalink)
Noble Team Logo T-shirt
IGN's "T-shirt of the Day" is a Noble Team Logo top from GamerPrint.co.uk. The shirt goes from small to XX-large for men, and from small to large for women. Go check it out! (Hitmonchan 21:48:20 UTC) (permalink)
Webby Award Results
Funny or Die won a People's Voice Webby Award for "Snoop Dogg vs. LL Cool J: The Ultimate Halo Smackdown." You can check out the full list of Webby Award winners here. On a sad note, Halo Waypoint lost to The Escapist for the Games-Related Website award. Chin up, gang -- that bad boy will be yours next year. (Hitmonchan 21:29:34 UTC) (permalink)
Passing the Halo
Zeouterlimits was first with the news of an overview article at Wired - Chris Kohler took a look at the handling of the Defiant Map Pack, and what this might mean for the future of the Halo franchise. Worth a read (and not just because it has quotes from me)! (Louis Wu 19:39:00 UTC) (permalink)
Full Spectrum Firefight
GhaleonEB has written up a new piece for Forward Unto Dawn - Full Spectrum Firefight is a critical analysis of the current Firefight offerings in Reach's Matchmaking system. While it outlines some of the biggest problems the current playlists have, it also suggests some really solid solutions. Go give it a read! (Louis Wu 19:35:36 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday Comm Chatter Goodness
Some goodies for you in today's Comm Chatter offerings at Bungie.net:
- IGN's Top 10 Reach Kills for the week of May 4 is live - some very nice moments.
- Raaascal offers you a chance to have your Forge creation spotlighted - read the guidelines to get in the queue!
- Queso Man released his 9th montage... that's a lot.
Go see! (Louis Wu 19:32:32 UTC) (permalink)
Portal: Reach
Overdoziz stopped in with a video entitled 'Portal: Reach'. It is what it sounds like. (He's got links to how it was accomplished, as well - congrats to x 7revorBlack x for the very cool end product.) (Louis Wu 18:44:39 UTC) (permalink)
The Art of Video Games - Winners Announced
The Smithsonian Institution has announced the winners for its upcoming exhibition, The Art of Video Games - the website seems a little broken right now, but the full breakdown of the winners is available in PDF format from this page. Congratulations, Bungie! Halo 2 won the Era 5 Xbox section. Thanks to kornman00 for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 18:22:09 UTC) (permalink)
Massed Hunters on SC
Rockslider's been playing on Silent Cartographer. With big, nasty creatures. Go see. (Louis Wu 16:44:47 UTC) (permalink)
Updated Halo Vehicle Scales (vs real life)
If you want a good sense of how big Halo vehicles are, in relation to craft you might be more familiar with, check out Bry's latest post. Very, very cool stuff. (Louis Wu 16:44:25 UTC) (permalink)
An early player reemerges
kornman00 dropped by to announce that Halomods is reopening - and they're looking for folks who want to be a part! Check it out.
(Louis Wu 16:42:39 UTC) (permalink)
Don't go Chasing Waterfalls
For your daily dose of gorgeous, Hedgemony brings you a BOB in a pond. Wow. (Louis Wu 14:57:29 UTC) (permalink)
Reach MM Maps/Gametypes Repository Project
Ever wish you could play some of the fun gametypes Bungie's put into Matchmaking, but that don't have easily reproducible features? FyreWulff has kicked off the MM Maps/Gametypes Repository Project - you can find links to stuff like Hot Potato, Alpha Zombies, and Speedflag, along with many others! The site is pretty bare-bones at the moment - but the content's there, which is what's important. Presentation will improve soon. (Speaking of Hot Potato... check out HOG Potato, a variant created by FyreWulff himself. Get points for riding in the 'Hog... but be aware that it will explode, randomly (as the bomb does in Hot Potato).) Awesome stuff! Update: FyreWulff points out that Hog Potato is in Action Sack - it's not his. It's still awesome, though, and you should grab a copy!
(Louis Wu 14:56:42 UTC) (permalink)
Endure: The Return (a write-up)
DMFanella picked up where Bones153 left off - and wrote up his experience with his and Bones' Endure Challenge, set forth last week. Enormous numbers of pictures... it's an entertaining read. Check it out!
(Louis Wu 14:55:24 UTC) (permalink)
ASE 22: All Your Sword Base Are Belong To Us
Rampancy.net has posted Episode 22 of their Anger, Sadness, and Envy podcast - this one goes through ONI Sword Base, the second campaign level of Halo: Reach. Blackstar and Narcogen run through the level and discuss gameplay, similarities to older games, and more! Go watch.
(Louis Wu 14:54:26 UTC) (permalink)
Hey, man, stop screenlooking!
Chris101b noticed a video showing off videogame play (including Reach) on a huge (56 foot) screen in a bowling alley. Sounds like fun!
(Louis Wu 14:47:47 UTC) (permalink)
Sometimes loving, then killing the aliens
Heh - General Vagueness went looking for a clip of the Colbert Report we mentioned yesterday; he didn't find it... but he did find this. It's been a while since I saw a Tek Jansen episode... this brings back memories.
(Louis Wu 14:45:39 UTC) (permalink)
GRUNT your way to victory
Goosechecka sent word that Grifball Hub's GRUNTS (Grifball in Reach Neighborhood Tournaments) are kicking off again, in preparation of league signups (which will start next week). Three tournaments, the first on Saturday May 7, will get you in tip-top shape for league play! Reach the full news report at Grifball Hub. (Louis Wu 12:56:30 UTC) (permalink)
Of Male Brains and Itchy Trigger Fingers
IGN has a piece called dealing with the human male brain, and the attraction to first-person shooters. Some interesting points raised. Go see if you agree! Thanks to Nosolee for catching it. (GrimBrother One 04:31:17 UTC) (permalink)
Achievement PIG
The Achievement HORSE boys are back at it again with Episode 22 of their hilarious series. Only this time, they were a bit short on time, so you'll have to settle for the other white meat. Still, the awesomeness abounds... go check it out! (GrimBrother One 04:01:36 UTC) (permalink)
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