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Wrap Your Wings Around the Red Bull LAN Writeup
Last weekend, Red Bull hosted an extravagant LAN event in New York City to give pro players an opportunity to hone their skills. Holed up in Red Bull Space for three days, three teams -- Kiaeneto, Warriors and Status Quo -- fought, taught and bonded with each other over "Halo: Reach." Check out the highlights below:
- Day One of the Red Bull LAN acclimates you to the teams, Red Bull Space and what the LAN is all about. Here are the top ten plays from the first day of pro-playing wreckage.
- Drop in on Walshy's 27th birthday and see the action from Day Two, and check out the top ten plays of the day.
- This writeup showcases the personalities behind the commentators of the live feed, DMaq and Jo Garcia, along with the scoring recap of Day Two.
- And finally, see who won it all in the final wrapup of the event.
Check it out! (Hitmonchan 18:22:19 UTC) (permalink)
Online Reach Tourney this Thursday
Nathan, from Competitive Video Games, wanted us to let you know that they're hosting a 2v2 Slayer tournament this Thursday, June 30. It will take place on Xbox LIVE, use MLG rules and maps, and is open to all. There aren't any prizes or fees - it's just for fun this time around. Swing by and sign up! (Louis Wu 17:54:29 UTC) (permalink)
Surprising Honor for our Grunty Pals
GoozerNation compiled a list of the best video game grunts, and somehow our favorite Covenant punching bags nabbed a spot. That's a Shyamalan-level twist right there. This inspired me to make a list of my own: "Most Elite Characters in Video Game History." (Hitmonchan 17:10:51 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Love - can you dig it?
Hedgemony continues the Halo love with a series of pictures showing off stuff that makes me want to find time to go play more Halo. The man has an eye. Check 'em out. (Louis Wu 15:21:04 UTC) (permalink)
Evac
DeepCee stopped by with word of a new episode in the Chronicles of ODS Steve - #89 has the team moving from downtown to out in the country! (Louis Wu 15:18:28 UTC) (permalink)
Mega Bloks 10th Anniversary Floodgate
TCKaos noticed a Toys R Us exclusive Mega Bloks item, coming soon - a 10th Anniversary Floodgate (odd, since Floodgate is from Halo 3, which is really only coming up on its 4th anniversary...). Should be available soon, if not now. (Louis Wu 14:11:21 UTC) (permalink)
Signs on the Floor
Stephen Loftus sent along a bunch of the directional locator signs from Cairo Station (in Halo 2) and Crow's Nest/Rat's Nest (in Halo 3). You'll find them in his Signs of Halo collection, starting on page 6. (Louis Wu 14:03:59 UTC) (permalink)
Arby 'n' the Chief: 'A Scientific Fax'
The latest Arby 'n' the Chief is another Hypermail episode - most of the mail is making fun of the Chief. Thanks, Mr Wezzle. (Louis Wu 13:44:40 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Faith - FAITHception
The Sparbiter let us know that a new track from the Halo: Faith soundtrack has been released - swing by YouTube to hear it. (Louis Wu 13:42:42 UTC) (permalink)
Haunting up the house
Bierwiser painted the Haunted Helmet from Reach on his basement wall - check out the pics in this post! (Louis Wu 13:41:24 UTC) (permalink)
Killer Instinct
MLGPro.com has published an interview with Instinct, the winners of MLG Columbus - go read to see what the team thought of the tournament, of each other, and how they see things going forward! (Louis Wu 13:34:07 UTC) (permalink)
Anger Sadness and Envy Ep 23
Narcogen let us know that the latest episode of Anger Sadness and Envy (Rampancy.net's podcast) is now live - Narc, Blackstar, and Cody Miller discuss the Halo: CE Anniversary edition, and whether it will be worth purchasing (for each of them). Interesting talk! (Louis Wu 13:26:23 UTC) (permalink)
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