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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 |
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He Who Shall Not Be Teabagged Kotaku showed a video that I'd love to think is an awesome alternate ending to the latest Harry Potter film (yes, it could be considered an HP spoiler). I laughed. Go and check it out! (GrimBrother One 21:24:04 UTC) (permalink) 
Ask the Chief
Tex found a pretty cool Tumblr site - unfortunately, right before she posted it, it went on hiatus for a few days, but check out the existing content, and keep an eye on it! (And while you're waiting, if you haven't given us feedback on our new shirt concept... please do!) (Louis Wu 18:21:08 UTC) (permalink) 
Keeping an eye on Bungie
ncsuDuncan stopped in with word of some recent updates on his site - mostly Destiny related, but also including photos of his Swag Bag contents (which include, unsurprisingly, Halo items). Go check it all out!
(Louis Wu 18:20:27 UTC) (permalink) 
Post your news one word at a time
ElzarTheBam pointed out another OXM UK article - it seems they're meting out tidbits from their print issue 76, and the latest one has a quote from Phil Spencer about how important Halo is to Microsoft. Yeah, cause you didn't know that.
(Louis Wu 18:18:21 UTC) (permalink) 
It's Shirt Time Again! We've sold shirts before - we sold a Bungie.org shirt in 2001, and an HBO shirt in 2006. Neither of these are available any more, however... and until recently, we had no real intention of changing that fact. A little while ago, though, kanbo contacted us and asked if we'd be willing to sell another one - if he did most of the work. That's the kind of offer we like... so we contacted Leviathan to see if he'd be interested in coming up with a design we could use. Levi came through - in spades. kanbo's printer is willing to print the shirt in any color variants we'd like (there's a small charge for ink changes, but as long as the order number is high enough, this won't matter) - but we need to decide about sleeve options. Here's where you come in! Swing by our Shirt Poll page, and check off the color variants you'd consider purchasing. (This isn't a commitment to buy; we're not asking you for any money up front, or even a promise from you that there'll be money later. We're trying to get a sense for what sort of demand there'd actually be.) While you're there, pick your favorite sleeve configuration. We'll let this poll run for a while, and then make some decisions based on the data we collect. Thanks for your help! (Louis Wu 14:44:53 UTC) (permalink) 
Project Aftershock Update
We've mentioned Project Aftershock a few times - it's a Crysis Halo mod - today, =SW=warlord is back with a new video update showing off a bunch of cool changes - go watch! (Louis Wu 14:42:51 UTC) (permalink) 
Boneyard Concept Art
Isaac Hannaford is back to posting Reach concept art on his blog - check out some awesome shots of Boneyard! Thanks, Black Six. (Louis Wu 14:04:29 UTC) (permalink) 
Projet Alpha: Winter Contingency Teaser Projet Alpha is a series of videos covering Halo glitches, organized by map. French gamer Cox and Team CRéA have been making these since 2008 - and are coming back now for Reach. The teaser for the series' return is live now; the first episode should be up in August. If you're interested in tutorials for these glitches, swing by Halo Creation! (Louis Wu 14:03:31 UTC) (permalink) 
Fine Art - in videogames
Nicolas Bouvier is an artist currently working on Halo 4 for 343 Industries. He also created the cover art for Halo: Cryptum. Kotaku has a nice little retrospective of some of his work (including a Halo sketch I've never seen before). Thanks to PooBone, over at NeoGAF, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 14:02:22 UTC) (permalink) 
Free PAX Badges from Waypoint
Yesterday, Halo Waypoint gave away 4 3-day PAX badges on Twitter (folks just had to tweet back a pic of themselves holding a sign reading "I want to go to Halo Fest!", winners chosen at random). They're doing it again today (and tomorrow, and Friday). Keep an eye on their feed for full details!
(Louis Wu 14:01:35 UTC) (permalink) 
More on Halo: CEA and Kinect Elzarthebam noticed a short article at Eurogamer that hints at the Kinect features that will be available in Halo: Anniversary. Key points: they're optional, they're cool, they'll enhance your overall experience but will not affect your core game experience.
(Louis Wu 13:59:54 UTC) (permalink) 
10 Years of Halo in 10 Minutes
Stewie2552 and the Funny Halo 3 Productions crew put together 10 Years of Halo in 10 Minutes - a tribute to Bungie's games, shown in the order they were made and compiled from cutscene footage with a soundtrack that's made from various Halo pieces (some really nice combining here). Overall, a great look back at the series!
(Louis Wu 13:58:49 UTC) (permalink) 
Reach Matchmaking Playlist Changelogs Backed Up
FyreWulff collected all the posts Jeremiah made in the Bungie.net Optimatch forum concerning changes to the Matchmaking playlists - and now that the Optimatch forum is offline, he's made the collection publicly available. Nice! (Louis Wu 13:57:37 UTC) (permalink) 
Of AIs and their Features
OXM UK speculates about Cortana, and her importance in Halo 4, in a recent article on their website. Thanks, INSANEdrive.
(Louis Wu 13:56:45 UTC) (permalink) 
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