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Monday, September 10, 2012 |  |
Were It On Easy
The Tyrant let us know that he's now released the next chapter in his Legendary Walkthrough of Halo 2, this time tacking The Arbiter. Go and see how the man does it, and then try to outdo him yourself! Good luck! (GrimBrother One 19:07:39 UTC) (permalink)
HBO's Legacy Gameplay Tricks - Back Online!
A long, long time ago, we let our Tricks section die - erm... go into hibernation. (We moved servers, and more importantly platforms, and there simply wasn't anyone with the time to rewrite the code to work in the new environment.) A much shorter time ago, JDQuackers contacted me and asked what would be involved in bringing this section back to life. And today, his work is revealed - the tricks section (whose newest entry will turn 10 years old next month) is now back online! My hat goes off to Mr. Quackers (no relation to pete_the_duck) - this collection was truly representative of the soul of HBO for quite a long time, and it's been hard to see it offline for so long. Go reminisce! (Louis Wu 17:53:14 UTC) (permalink)
Cortana Wallpaper: Monday Morning Ordnance Drop
Beorn came by to show off some seriously gorgeous artwork - he took inspiration from the design elements on Cortana's skin in the latest BTS video from 343, and created Wallpaper for your desktop at a huge variety of sizes. Check his post, and grab the size that works for you! Update: Beorn has added a dark variant - beautiful for folks who don't want bright desktops! (Louis Wu 15:10:18 UTC) (permalink)
Montage Monday
We don't get a whole lot of montages submitted any more - but today, we've got three. And amazingly, they all have something interesting going for them.
- Chappified stopped in with word of Episode One - The Adventure Continues. It's a Halo 3 montage showing off trick jumping... but what makes it unique is that it's all in standard matchmaking. It's pretty amazing to see someone climb the outside of the Pit's Snipe Tower while being shot! Check this out.
- CyReN posted word of a new Halo 3 Dualtage from Lethul and Formal on GAF. Fantastic gameplay (as you'd expect from these two), heavy but interesting editing... and it's all Halo 3!
- RVideo dropped us a line about Fragtage, with gameplay by AfterFraG and editing by ATB and Barker - It's Reach footage, and what it has going for it is some REALLY tightly-synched gameplay. If you're not a fan of heavy editing, this one might be too much for you.
All in all, good stuff. Go watch! (Louis Wu 15:03:05 UTC) (permalink)
Grunts are People Too - Returns!
If you've been reading HBO for a long time, you might just remember Grunts Are People Too - it was a machinima project from MOTHERSTOOTH involving your favorite mini-Covenant. Most, or all, are offline at this point... but we just heard from MOTHERSTOOTH that they're coming back! Check out Episode 1.
(Louis Wu 14:51:39 UTC) (permalink)
Murder Miners
Daedalos42 pointed out Murder Miners (it's making quite a splash at HaloGAF, as well) - it's a new indie game from JForceGames that takes a lot of inspiration from Halo. In fact, it's been described as "Halo meets Minecraft" - you can see a video of it in action on The Halo Council. It's in beta right now, and costs only 240 MSPoints ($3!) - it's cheaper than a latte! Go try it out. (Louis Wu 14:47:27 UTC) (permalink)
GI Replay: Stubbs the Zombie
Stubbs the Zombie came out in 2005 - it was the first product of Wideload Games, the spinoff studio founded by Alex Seropian when he left Bungie... and the only game to be released that uses the Halo engine but is not Halo. GameInformer has gone back and played it again for their Replay series - it's not the best look at the game, because they don't take the playthrough particularly seriously... but if you missed it (or just miss it now!), this is a chance to see it in action. Thanks, nillapuddin.
(Louis Wu 14:43:00 UTC) (permalink)
Knock-Off Alpha - Delineated
Rockslider stopped by yesterday with a fleshed-out gametype for his new Reach Firefight gametype (we mentioned it last week) - go give the new post a read, and set up a game of Knock-Off Alpha yourself! (Louis Wu 14:35:25 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Grifball World Cup - Signups Open ReadyUpLive talks to Frankie Jaw-dropping concept art for Venerance Halo 2: Recap Revolved Dropping More Pod High Council-Approved X-BA Marduk Gamasutra Sees Red |
Saturday's news in brief:
