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Did Halo ruin online multiplayer?
GamePro has a debate around the question "Did Halo ruin online multiplayer?" (It's not about gameplay, it's about player behavior.) Surprise, surprise - there are actually two sides to this one! (Louis Wu 21:53:37 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Charity Auctions, Round 2
The next wave of Bungie charity auctions is live now on eBay - another 13 items, mostly artwork, but also the Macaroni Sgt. Johnson from Red vs Blue, and the Weta Marine armor that went missing last week. If you missed grabbing something in the last batch, you've got another shot! (That "Silent Cartographer" triptych is amazing.) Auctions end in a week - don't miss out! (Louis Wu 21:14:09 UTC) (permalink)
Last chance to bid
Quick reminder - the Bungie auctions are ending NOW. (First one in 3 minutes, last one in 20.) GO! (Louis Wu 18:48:29 UTC) (permalink)
DoublePlusGood Part Deux
Hedge's second batch of screenshot love for the day is up, despite personal injury issues. And they're worth it! (Louis Wu 17:42:20 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Goes Platinum
If you're going to Comic-Con in July, be sure to pick up this Toys"R"Us exclusive Master Chief platinum action figure. The fully-articulated figure will hit stores in August, along with the rest of the "Anniversary" line. And if you are going to Comic-Con, on July 21, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Todd McFarlane will be available to autograph the figures at the Entertainment Earth booth No. 2343. Thanks, Homeboyd! (Hitmonchan 16:04:43 UTC) (permalink)
Gamasutra has more on Aerospace and 'Crimson'
Going beyond the press release, Gamasutra spoke with Jordan Weisman, founder of Harebrained Schemes and the first revealed client of Bungie Aerospace, about the new partnership and the team's game, "Crimson." The site also spoke with Eric Osborne (urk) about the scope of Aerospace and the process of choosing who to work with. An informative read. Check it out! (Hitmonchan 15:40:25 UTC) (permalink)
Playing many instruments at once
Craig Haupert sent us a link to an article from last year in New Yorker Magazine - it's written by a middle-aged non-gamer who has jumped with both feet into the videogame pool. One of the first games he tried was Halo 3: ODST - but the whole article is a pretty interesting read. It's a viewpoint many of us don't see often!
(Louis Wu 14:31:25 UTC) (permalink)
Tools for Gameplay Change?
There's definitely more coming down the road about the Halo: Anniversary package - Dan Ayoub teased Game Reactor with information about how there'll be a reveal at Halofest in August that will discuss "tools we're giving the player to maybe change that gameplay, if they want to." Nice! Thanks again, wwm0nkey.
(Louis Wu 14:30:27 UTC) (permalink)
Scarab
A new Halo: Faith song has been released - go listen to Scarab. Thanks to GAF's wwm0nkey for the heads-up.
Update: DOH! I mentioned Scarab over a week ago. (In fact, I thought I was being clever, then, because I found it on my own after munky pointed out The Landing.) Guess it didn't stick... thanks, DHalo. (Louis Wu 14:29:56 UTC) (permalink)
DoublePlusGood
Hedge continues his Halo screen love - there are two batches today. This is the first.
(Louis Wu 14:29:33 UTC) (permalink)
PGCR Ep 81
Robowski let us know that Postgame Carnage Report episode 81 is live - plenty of Halo discussion, focusing on Halo 4, Bungie's preparations for Bungie Day, and more. (Plenty of other gaming discussion, as well.) Go listen!
(Louis Wu 14:27:59 UTC) (permalink)
Monkey Suit-Up!
RedGrimRune has worked Halo yet again into his 6th Circle comic. You should read it because the art's great.
(Louis Wu 14:27:25 UTC) (permalink)
Phresh
RVideo shot word about Phresh - a very long Halo 3 video with editing by Orphanslayer and gameplay by Wafflebrains and Elite C56. In his words - there's "a lot of good eye candy". (I'd agree.)
(Louis Wu 14:26:40 UTC) (permalink)
Rage
Sl'askia has gotten back to a fanfic she was stuck on for a while - and was inspired to create art for it, as well. Check her post for both colored and line art versions!
(Louis Wu 14:26:10 UTC) (permalink)
McFarlane Reach Series 4 Coming Soon
Sniper94 pointed out that Spawn.com has put up some new info about the McFarlane Series 4 Reach figures - pics and all.
(Louis Wu 14:25:42 UTC) (permalink)
Celebrating the love across the web
Braxton C has been writing Halo articles for Gamerfront.net, in honor of Halo's tenth anniversary - swing by and read some! He's got one explaining ways to improve your chances in Matchmaking, another looking at the Bungie Foundation, and a third focusing on Bungie Week. Always nice to see new people spreading the Halo love! (Louis Wu 14:25:13 UTC) (permalink)
Frostbite - Chapter 7
Ty Coker's back with another episode of Frostbite - Tom Roland and Ben Scofield work together to come up with a plan to break Ryan Young out of the containment facility. As always, nice work!
(Louis Wu 14:24:52 UTC) (permalink)
Examining the TU
CruelLEGACEY has posted an article looking at the Halo: Reach title update news unveiled in this week's Halo Bulletin. Give it a read to see where he thinks it might be going.
(Louis Wu 14:24:17 UTC) (permalink)
Aerospace Observations
Inevitably today, there will be multiple news outlets that will have their own reactions to Bungie's exciting new project. We will continue to collect them and pass them along to you. The first of these is Kotaku's writeup, which includes a few statements from Bungie COO Pete Parsons via phone interview. Thanks for letting us know, calmkiller! (GrimBrother One 14:18:52 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Aerospace Unveiled
It's 8 am EST, which means the news embargo related to Bungie Aerospace has been lifted - let me be the first to point you to the official press release (it's hosted on bungie.org, rather than HBO, because it's not Halo-related at all). Aerospace is a new organization that will help independent developers build mobile and social games - and the first title they're helping with is Crimson, a game coming to iOS and Android from Harebrained Schemes. Go check out the full release! (Louis Wu 12:00:18 UTC) (permalink)
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