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Friday, July 12, 2013 |  |
Heavy Mettle
We totally skipped over this week's release of Red vs Blue Season 11 - but you shouldn't. Episode 4 has a dejected Caboose, an out-of-shape Tucker, a pissed-off Simmons, an entitled Sarge, a bored Grif, and a frustrated Washington. What more could you want?
(Louis Wu 19:04:32 UTC) (permalink)
Pit Stop Between the Pit and Pitfall.
Certain Affinity posted some Pit/Pitfall comparison shots on their Facebook page. There's also a few Pitfall and Vertigo concept art pieces to check out. Neat! (colindosaj 18:45:41 UTC) (permalink)
One2One MC Bust for sale in the UK
jay mee noticed a pretty cool Master Chief bust for sale on Gumtree (a UK classified site). These were made by One2One Collectibles and released in 2009 - the run was 650 (not the 350 mentioned in the Gumtree posting, but that's a minor detail, it's still a tiny number), and the original price was $225. I haven't seen many of these being sold on secondary markets - if you've been looking for one of these, this might be a good opportunity! (Louis Wu 18:37:50 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Spartan Assault Coming to Verizon First In the US
Joystiq pointed out that the phone version of Halo: Spartan Assault will launch first on Verizon. Not only do you have to have a Windows 8 device, but now you HAVE to be a Verizon customer to play this game :(. I have no idea what this means for Windows 8 tablets and PCs. We'll keep you updated. (colindosaj 18:28:25 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo Council Closes its Doors
The Halo Council filled a pretty unique niche when it started up last year - it was competitive gamers who were interested in a Halo that all Halo fans, competitive and casual alike, could enjoy. There are other sites that work that space now (most notably Beyond Entertainment, which was founded by some of the original Halo Council folks), but it's still sad to see an important fansite like this close down. We'll miss you guys! Thanks, pete_the_duck.
(Louis Wu 18:25:01 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCE3 2013 - it's here! (almost)
MatthewDratt stopped in yesterday to let us know that the Halo CE3 LiveStream Show is going to be happening tomorrow, at 4pm Eastern. (We mentioned it back in June, but hey, we know how easy it is to lose track.) Put some time aside!
(Louis Wu 18:17:57 UTC) (permalink)
HaloSphere2 2nd Birthday Celebration
Firestream let us know that Halosphere2 is celebrating its second birthday - and doing so with serious schwag. Swing by for your chance at Microsoft points - you don't even need to be a hardcore player to win! The fun starts today, and runs through July 15 - so get playing.
(Louis Wu 18:13:15 UTC) (permalink)
I want that map as a print. Seriously.
We've mentioned the Silent Cartologist a couple of times recently - some super-cool Halo 1-based artwork has appeared, mysteriously, at this website, with very little explanation. Earlier this week, we got another piece - this time, it's a Progressive Military Map of the Silent Cartographer island, and it's full of exquisite detail. (The website now has a page with some questions and answers that actually generate more questions... but it's a good kind of anticipation.) Looking forward to the next bit!
(Louis Wu 18:11:01 UTC) (permalink)
A Big Goodbye
Eric Nylund, responsible for a whole bunch of fiction in the Halo universe (from the first Halo novel all the way through the awesome Halsey Diary included with some editions of Halo: Reach), is stepping
down as MGS' Narrative Design Director. We're gonna miss you, Eric! Thanks, Laird. (Louis Wu 18:05:36 UTC) (permalink)
Hey... wanna race?
ibkang1 asked Frank O'Connor about a new modded gametype released recently - it's pretty good news for folks who like to play unusual gametypes in custom Halo 4 games. (Pay close attention to Frank; this is NOT an official 343 statement, you should NOT take what he says as permission to host/release modded content... he says they're being reasonable, and looking at things on a case-by-case basis, and the Race gametype they just saw will not get you banned. The basic yardstick is, are you being reasonable, and not hurting anyone else? The answer to that question is, and always has been, up to 343.) Thanks, DEEP NNN. (Louis Wu 18:03:03 UTC) (permalink)
Sooner or Later - Halo 4 Montage
Garret Hughes put together his first Halo 4 montage - there's over 11 minutes of Spartan on Spartan mayhem. I find this montage oddly therapeutic (I'm not sure what that says about my personality.) Garret is looking for contructive criticism so go watch and leave feedback. (colindosaj 17:59:01 UTC) (permalink)
Definitely some Bungie fans at Rockstar.
Cody Miller watched the GTA V gameplay teaser released recently... and was reminded of some SERIOUSLY old-school Bungie baddies. (RotaJota added his two cents, too.) If you don't feel like watching the video, here are screengrabs of the two moments in question (Cody | RotaJota). Nice!
(Louis Wu 17:58:11 UTC) (permalink)
Wait... plasma rifle too?
At the beginning of this week, IGN posted a three-part interview (one | two | three) with Jason Jones - the focus was Destiny, but there was plenty of Halo content in there... after all, Halo was a huge part of Bungie's reality during the past 15 years. In the first segment, Jones looks back at the Halo 1 pistol, and what actually happened to make it such a superweapon at the last possible moment... and it reminded kornman00 of some of the digging he'd done in the game's code. Check out his post for some very interesting, very geeky details. (Louis Wu 17:52:46 UTC) (permalink)
Space Blimp? Whoa.
Stephen Loftus was poking through some Halo 2 game files and ran across an ambient life form that I have never seen before - even now, 9 years after the game's release! Amazing. Swing by and take a look; it's likely it was actually cut from the game (nobody's been able to see it in-game yet)... but even so, you'd have thought that SOMEONE would have noticed it before now. I learn something new every day!
(Louis Wu 17:47:17 UTC) (permalink)
So, Halo 3 is a pretty cool game (part 2)
Catching up on stuff from the week that we've let slide... let's start with a second installment of uberfoop's "So, Halo 3 is a pretty cool game" reminiscence. Swing by for great pics, great vids - it makes me want to dig out the disc and jump back in!
(Louis Wu 17:43:58 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Halo Bulletin: 07.10.13 |
Wednesday's news in brief:
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RTX 2013: How to Break Into Pro-Gaming Good Vibes |
