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Friday's Fan Fiction
Totally forgot to look in the Fan Fiction queue this morning - there's one new piece this week. Go read! (Louis Wu 16:31:52 UTC) (permalink)
Inside Gaming goes to E3
Kiki Wolfkill talked to Inside Gaming's Adam Kovic at the after-hours party during E3 - you can watch this at Halo Waypoint (or directly on YouTube). Topics of discussion include Spartan Ops and story across modes. Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:30:16 UTC) (permalink)
Yeah, you should enter. Really.
pete_the_duck stopped in this morning to encourage folks to enter the Community Cartographers Forge Contest - he doesn't want you to think that your entry would be a waste of time, because an awful lot of what he's looking at (as a judge) is... well, not very good. Read, then get to Forging! (Louis Wu 16:19:14 UTC) (permalink)
Understanding Contingencies, Producing Fun
Bungie's head of User Research, John Hopson, looked back at an article he wrote more than 10 years ago, when he was still a graduate student, and talked about its relevance in today's game design. The article discusses Behavioral Game Design, and while Halo's not mentioned directly, the subject of how games get people to keep playing them has been a hot topic on our forum recently, and the ideas in this article are fantastic food for thought. Take a look! Thanks, Anton P. Nym.
(Louis Wu 16:17:05 UTC) (permalink)
But I don't WANT a bubble, mommy!
RC Master is pretty unhappy with what he's seen so far of the Halo 4 Campaign HUD. So much so, he's written a four-thousand-word essay on how bad it is! Go see what he thinks. (Louis Wu 15:12:38 UTC) (permalink)
A new viral campaign?
So... the Halo 4 60-second TV spot (which had its world debut during the England vs France Euro 2012 game this week) made its US debut during last night's basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Today, if you visit ESPN.com (and ensure that your ad blockers are turned off), you'll see a banner at the top with a Halo 4 video; play it, and some weird stuff happens. Read the entirety of the thread started by Hoovaloov to see what's already been discovered - and be sure to add your own thoughts to the mix! (Louis Wu 14:15:06 UTC) (permalink)
IGN Rewind Theater: Halo 4 Spartan Ops
IGN's Rewind Theater took a close look at the Spartan Ops trailer - watch it for a chance to see tidbits you missed when you watched it at full speed! Thanks, ChrisTheeCrappy. (Louis Wu 14:06:41 UTC) (permalink)
Digital Foundry Tech Analysis: Halo 4 at E3
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry took a look at the tech on display in the Halo 4 E3 demo - go read it, you'll come away reassured! Thanks, Deadly Cyclone. (Louis Wu 14:05:47 UTC) (permalink)
New footage from Halo 4 MLG Tourney
Gamespot put up some new Halo 4 gameplay/commentary - Pros are playing and discussing, Kevin Franklin is on hand to answer questions. CyReN found a YouTube version, and a second one with some sniper footage - go watch!
(Louis Wu 14:02:31 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan-Man Episode 2
MASSAIKUR let us know that the second episode of Spartan-Man is up - he's a superhero with... well, go watch. (Louis Wu 14:00:28 UTC) (permalink)
The Great Deb[8] Ep 2 - Spectator Mode
Gandhi and DMAQ discuss Spectator Mode in the latest episode of The Great Deb[8] - go listen! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 13:55:54 UTC) (permalink)
Anoj's Reach Top 10 Episode 48: Multikills
Jordan Bell alerted us to a new Top 10 video from Anoj - this one focuses on multikills. There are some fantastic ones in there (Number one, especially). Go watch!
(Louis Wu 13:53:59 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Spartan Ops Summary from Gametactics Wanna know stuff? Read the Bulletin. PGCR 118 Halo: Fall of Reach Comic - Complete Podtacular 296 Anoj Explains Episode 9 Achievement HORSE 79 |
Wednesday's news in brief:
