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Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |  |
Halo Bulletin Archive Opens
Because we have a long history of archiving Halo-related updates, we've started a collection for the Halo Bulletins being published weekly(ish) by the Halo Waypoint team. As always, images are local, and HTML is (generally) lighter than the original - ideal for slower computers, maybe mobile connections, whatever. Give it a look! Today's release is there, as is last week's. (Louis Wu 23:40:30 UTC) (permalink)
Weekly Infomorsels from 343
The second weekly Halo Bulletin from 343 Industries has found its way from bs angel's tender mindquill and into your retinas via Halo Waypoint. Go and partake of it's fan fodder! Oh and um... there's a freaking Grunt Plushie. (GrimBrother One 21:43:22 UTC) (permalink)
More proof that Halo's good for you
Interesting. We received a press release from someone at Random House, publicizing Eric Nylund's latest book, The Resisters. What's intriguing about this to a Halo fansite is not so much the book itself (it's a science fiction title aimed at younger readers), but the impetus for writing the book in the first place.
Ten years ago, Eric Nylund started writing books based on the HALO video games—HALO: THE FALL OF REACH; HALO: FIRST STRIKE; and HALO: GHOSTS OF ONYX.
Soon thereafter Eric received a few letters and e-mails from kids (and their parents) from around the world who said they never liked to read, but they liked HALO. The kids had picked up and fallen in love with Eric's HALO books. A "few letters and e-mails" soon became dozens, hundreds, and then thousands—and Eric found himself pleasantly surprised to be a gateway for a new audience into the world of reading.
So it seems that to the arguments that video games (and Halo, specifically) can improve reaction times and accuracy, you can add that Halo novels have drawn new people into the wonderful world of reading! Nice. (Louis Wu 18:22:42 UTC) (permalink)
Headhunters Trailer
Jump on over to Halo Waypoint - they're offering a first look at Headhunters, the next motion comic translated from the Halo: Evolutions book. This one's been highly anticipated - go get a taste! Thanks, Grim. (Louis Wu 17:17:53 UTC) (permalink)
Who's That Knocking?
JIMBOTHY stopped by to announce Who's That Knocking? This Reach-based machinima with some nice CGI add-ons tells a pretty interesting story - go watch!
(Louis Wu 16:16:47 UTC) (permalink)
reach4urPhone
xBLACK V3N0Mx sent word about reach4urPhone, a mobile-optimized site for checking your Halo: Reach stats. (There's a slideshow of screenshots on live.com.) Check it out!
(Louis Wu 16:15:25 UTC) (permalink)
Project Lumoria: Episode Two - in progress
Higuy let us know that work on Lumoria: Episode Two is underway - swing by the HaloMaps thread for screenshots and discussion!
(Louis Wu 16:14:18 UTC) (permalink)
$25 Reach
If you need another copy of Halo: Reach, now's a pretty good time to grab it; it's selling for just under $25 as part of Amazon's Dads & Grads Promotion. Hurry!
(Louis Wu 16:13:40 UTC) (permalink)
Score that Flag!
FyreWulff noticed that a bugfix for some Flag gametypes was included in the June Matchmaking update - Flag at Home scoring now works properly in all CTF gametypes. Yay! (Louis Wu 16:11:46 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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