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Monday, November 21, 2011 |  |
Halo Babies - back on the web
So yesterday, Mig stopped by our forum with a link to a pretty cool on-stage proposal from mrsmiley, who has played a number of important roles in the Halo community over the years. (Congrats, Matt!) The discussion led to the realization that mrsmiley's old site, Halo Babies, has been offline for some time - which meant that the cool comics he and Joel Casebeer did over a 5-year stretch were gone. Sadness! But then Mig reminded me that smiley had put the entire archive online for a little while, back in 2008, and I'd grabbed it at that time... so this morning, I put up a local archive of the strips. If you've never read these - check 'em out! (If you have no idea what Halo Babies are, here's our archive of Bungie's original announcement in 2002 - and an Episode Guide that came out about a year later.) (Louis Wu 22:02:51 UTC) (permalink)
Re-Creation
nillapuddin stopped in to mention Re-Creation, a revisiting of a bunch of Halo tricks. Nice! (Louis Wu 21:54:50 UTC) (permalink)
The Lives of the Elite
Ogan Panavo sent us a link to The Lives of the Elite, a mockumentary that follows up the recent Life of the Grunts. More than you ever wanted to know...
(Louis Wu 21:53:56 UTC) (permalink)
Breaking Quarantine Run
MASSAIKUR put together a video showing you how to slam through the Breaking Quarantine achievement in about 5 minutes (you'll need the Bandanna skull to follow along) - little bit of extra entertainment at the start, too. Check it.
(Louis Wu 21:53:12 UTC) (permalink)
Co-op Night - Two Days Early
Kermit wanted us to let you know that this week's Co-op Night is TONIGHT, rather than the normal Wednesday night - if you're planning on attending, take note! Update: Bones153 has stepped up and added a recap of last week's romp through NMPD HQ. Read it and get psyched for tonight! (Louis Wu 21:23:58 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Anniversary Cutscene Library - Online
Thanks to Dustin 'Dust Storm' Pettigrew, the man behind Podtacular's marathon podcasts, we're able to offer you high-res versions of the Halo Anniversary cutscenes in downloadable (and streaming) formats, less than a week after the release of the game! We're going to stagger the release a little bit, in order to keep our servers from melting... but it shouldn't take TOO long to flesh the entire page out. Up now: the game intro videos, the Pillar of Autumn cutscenes, and the Halo cutscenes. If you simply cannot wait, we heard from Cox that he's put all cutscenes up at YouTube - it's up to you how you access them. (The advantage of the bungie.org versions: they're at least twice as big, bitrate-wise... and there are no overlaid subtitles. The advantage of HaloCreation's versions: they're all up now, and there ARE subtitles.) (Louis Wu 21:12:53 UTC) (permalink)
Celebrating in style
Revenant1988 put together some Spartan V armor in time for Halo Anniversary's launch - nice work! (Louis Wu 17:39:31 UTC) (permalink)
I'm hungry for some Lehto's Cheetos
Want a free year of Xbox LIVE? Hedge has you covered - all you need to do is come up with the best commercial for Samurai Fronk (and do it before Thursday). Not too shabby! (Louis Wu 17:24:04 UTC) (permalink)
MN 419: Halo Anniversary Edition
We forgot to post this - but Major Nelson's podcast from November 13 has a half-hour interview with Frank O'Connor and Dan Ayoub - go listen! (Thanks, StalkerUKCG.) (Louis Wu 17:18:07 UTC) (permalink)
How to Spawn a Halo Toy, Parts 1 and 2
McFarlane Toys just released Part 2 of their very cool "Making of a Halo Figure" 3-part video series. This particular video focuses on going from 3D models to plastic molds. Really neat stuff! If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. Go and check it out! (GrimBrother One 17:07:58 UTC) (permalink)
Tip of the Speedrun
Waypoint has another Featured Speedrun from the folks at High Speed Halo. This time, they are showing off RC Master's 9:41 SLASO run on Tip of the Spear. Awesome stuff, check it out! (GrimBrother One 15:46:04 UTC) (permalink)
So He Can Finally Rent His Own Car Now, Right?
A very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the incomparable Louis Wu. Today, we raise a glass to you, oh mighty Father of Community. May your day be filled with pleasant and amicable forum discussion, low-maintenance clients, nice weather, a tall glass of whatever suits you, and good times with the family that lives with you. Buon compleanno, mi amico. We love you! (GrimBrother One 15:00:39 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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TacPad 2 Waypoint Weekend Goodies Custom BOB Get that Elephant cheap Speechless Blind Covies, and hiding from killzones Decline, Part 1 Pillar of Autumn, realized in Minecraft Another Day on the Job Redux |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Domino's Grab Bag Giveaway 19 - Winner 3D Deal Pro(vidence) Halo Picking up cool toys for cheap Halo Zone Game Night Fails of the Weak Volume 61 Custom Spartans on Sale |
