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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |  |
Spartans, Prepare for Glory!
Continuing our tangentially related Halo news, Noam Murro, director of the "Birth of a Spartan" short for the "Reach" media blitz, is rumored to be on the short list to direct the upcoming "300" prequel. Currently, Murro is slated to direct "Die Hard 5." We hope you land the gig! (Hitmonchan 18:52:05 UTC) (permalink)
Shooting Your Way to a Stress-Free Day
Wired's GameLife has an informative, refreshing article about teens using violent video games as stress relievers. It's not directly related to Halo, though the series makes a brief appearance as the gateway shooter for a Canadian teenager. Considering the recent Supreme Court ruling over the issue, this couldn't have come at a better time. (Hitmonchan 18:39:03 UTC) (permalink)
A Bigger Universe
Over at the Escapist, there's an article exploring the expanded Halo universe (the lore fleshed out in books, action figures, movies, etc), and how it all ties into the games themselves. Interesting read! (Louis Wu 18:20:17 UTC) (permalink)
Hedge... in... SPAAAAACE
Hedgemony continues his week-long tribute to Bungie with amazing screenshots - and these are AMAZING. It's Space Day. (Louis Wu 18:12:03 UTC) (permalink)
The blade won't cut cholesterol
Epic Meal Time is a YouTube channel devoted to making ridiculous meat creations, and then eating them. DHalo noticed that their most recent episode includes a cameo from a Halo energy sword. Heh. (You STILL shouldn't eat like this... but it's funny to watch.) (Louis Wu 18:10:31 UTC) (permalink)
Thank the Maker - erm, Fans
Achronos had mentioned some time ago that the "Thank the Maker" medal description on Bungie.net would be updated to reflect that it's no longer showing you when you play against Bungie employees - looks like it's happened (thanks, Revenant1988, for noticing). The medal now says that you've played against a Bungie FAN, not a Bungie EMPLOYEE. One of the minor side effects of the blue flames going public! (Louis Wu 18:06:00 UTC) (permalink)
Mrs Doublefire Releases Reach Assets
Jason "Mrs Doublefire" Kieth, who worked on Halo Reach's environments, has updated his portfolio site - swing over to the Halo: Reach page to see some of the work he's done! (Let him know what you think in his forum thread.) (Louis Wu 18:03:32 UTC) (permalink)
Iridescent
It's AssaultGodzilla's birthday (Happy Birthday, AG!), so he's created a new HMV to celebrate. Once again, he's done an amazing job finding clips from various Halo media to match the lyrics as they unfold. This one's set to Linkin Park's "Iridescent". I really enjoyed this, and think more people should give me things for their birthdays. (Louis Wu 13:38:54 UTC) (permalink)
How's my driving?
If you've played Big Team Battle with me, you know that I am the world's worst Halo driver. That's why I loved "Crash Course," episode two of "Playtime" from CruelLEGACEY. I might need to try this test track out. Go watch! And remember, the next episode, "The Grif Cannon," comes out next Tuesday. (Hitmonchan 04:34:57 UTC) (permalink)
Focusing on the Target
Halo Waypoint released their newest Halo Universe ordnance piece yesterday, this time taking a closer look at the Covenant Focus Rifle. Always great info. Check it out! (GrimBrother One 02:16:53 UTC) (permalink)
Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe
Red vs Blue Season 9 Ep 3 is now live for sponsors (and will be live for everyone in about 90 minutes) - plenty more cg action, and plenty more Blood Gulch machinima. I'm a little confused - but that's okay, there's a lot of episodes left. Plus, Donut's pretty funny. (Louis Wu 00:30:56 UTC) (permalink)
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