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I heard you like sniping.
Whenever I post a montage, I read the comments. I've listened to your cries and felt your pain. "But Hitmon, there wasn't enough sniping in this one," one forum user told me. "I need more no-scopes," another said. I've rifled the Internet, and now I'm pleased to present the end to your suffering: "Levings :: Halo 3 Montage 3." You can stop emailing me now. (Hitmonchan 17:52:36 UTC) (permalink)
Mike Dongblain-approved
MLG Anaheim kicks off tonight at 5:10 PST, and you can bet your favorite players will be there to shed virtual blood for your entertainment. The streams will be available on MLG.com when the time is nigh. Check out the Anaheim Coverage Guide for pool updates and player interviews! (Hitmonchan 17:43:29 UTC) (permalink)
Willy Wonka Returns
A mysterious page has surfaced at Bungie.net - they're not advertising it, but it appears on some special tickets you may or may not be able to get your hands on. (At least one lucky purchaser of a Bungie Swag Bag received one in his bag, which is why the URL is known at all.) Sounds like if you get one of these tickets, you're gonna get something 'extraordinary' next year. So did you get one in YOUR swag bag? (And if you did... do you think you can hold on to it for a year without losing it?) Update: Now that the existence of these tickets is known, you should know something else: they're non-transferable. (It says so right on the ticket, in fact.) If someone puts one of these up for sale on eBay... the buyer gets NOTHING. (Well, that's not entirely true. The buyer gets a cool-looking ticket. But it cannot be redeemed by anyone but the original recipient - and Bungie knows who that is, since they mailed it out.) So don't waste your hard-earned money trying to buy one of these... because you won't be able to redeem it. (Louis Wu 16:54:15 UTC) (permalink)
More big names at 343
Over at NeoGAF, Kibbles pointed out a post at Vicarious Games, a gaming blog - looks like someone's done a little detective work, and found some game devs who've moved from well-known franchises to 343 Industries. Check out the post for full details - but a quick summary has the Lead Level Designer for Killzone 3, a longtime high-level guy at Retro Studios (Metroid Prime series, Donkey Kong Country Returns), and a guy who's worked at Monolith (F.E.A.R, among others), Nintendo Software Technology (lots of Nintendo titles), and Bluepoint Games (God of War, among others) all moving to work on Halo 4. The talent pool grows! (Louis Wu 16:41:24 UTC) (permalink)
CL Community Spotlight: Smileanddealwithit.com
CruelLEGACEY sent word that a new spotlight has gone up on his site - go read an interview with MASSAIKUR and PAraNoia817 of Smileanddealwithit about their love of Halo. (Louis Wu 16:39:47 UTC) (permalink)
NGL Halo Reach Tourney: St. Louis
Jay Alexander let us know that The National Gaming League will be hosting a Halo Reach tournament in St. Louis, MO on August 14th. Full details, including location, prizes, game settings and fees, can be found on their website. Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:33:09 UTC) (permalink)
Hedgemony: 117 Images Over 5 Days (Day Five)
I'm almost sad it's Friday - because it means it's the end of Hedgemony's 117 Over 5 Days project. The last 25 pics are up now, and there are several that simply had me staring for a while. Halo 3, ODST, Reach - they're all represented, and they all offer up secrets and perspectives to Hedge that would have just passed me by without his screens. Go look. Update: due to a small coding error, the first 8 pics on the page were invisible. (Fixed now.) You don't want to miss them - go look again! (Louis Wu 14:13:08 UTC) (permalink)
Mind blown.
Over at NeoGAF, FyreWulff casually threw out a small tidbit about Halo 2 multiplayer that was news to a lot of people. Did you ever notice the similarity between the Halo Bumblebee and the train on Halo 2's Terminal? I sure didn't. (Homeboyd dug up a couple of screenshots that help you see.) (Louis Wu 14:09:44 UTC) (permalink)
A pair of vids
TheSparbiter stopped in to announce two videos - one is a music vid using Breaking Benjamin's Give Me a Sign and cutscene footage from various Halo games, while the other is a comparison between the E3 2003 demo vid and the final cutscene(s) that made it into Halo 2. This has some pretty interesting moments! (Louis Wu 14:08:55 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Fest brings IGN on board
Yesterday, 343 announced that IGN has been picked as their official media partner for Halo Fest - there'll be a mini-site at IGN that contains all sorts of coverage, including live streams of selected panels. Check the news release for more details!
(Louis Wu 14:07:58 UTC) (permalink)
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