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Riot Fest - if you couldn't be there
Dani pointed out a link to Riot Fest - the Running Riot podcast that took place over the Halo Fest weekend. (We'd mentioned it before it happened, but it's online now.) 3 hours of Ketey goodness!
(Louis Wu 20:00:24 UTC) (permalink)
It's flattery, right?
Lomis noticed a Kia commercial that feels an AWFUL lot like something else you may have seen... (Mykke's followup's pretty cool, too.) (Louis Wu 19:47:38 UTC) (permalink)
Nice bonus for UK Anniversary Preorders
It looks like if you're in the UK, and you pre-order Halo Anniversary from Gamestation or GAME, you'll pick up a free special edition of 'The Art of Building Worlds'. (It's 24 pages culled from the full 400-page hardback due this October.) Not too shabby! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.
(Louis Wu 19:29:26 UTC) (permalink)
Drunken Halo: Episode 26
Justin Bryce let us know that Drunken Halo: Episode 26 is now up - it's got discussion of the new multiplayer updates, as well as Drunken Mail Sack shenanigans.
(Louis Wu 19:23:19 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Version Flash
Paula sent word of a series of Flash animations telling the Halo 2 story... in Spanish. It was created by rafita7878. Quite impressive - even more so if you speak Spanish!
(Louis Wu 19:21:02 UTC) (permalink)
Talkin' Smack in Space
io9 posted a list of the '10 Greatest Examples of Space Battle Smack Talk' - Truth's 'vermin' speech makes the cut. Nice!
(Louis Wu 19:18:23 UTC) (permalink)
Awards are cool (and embarrassing)
Laird posted a couple of short films from Halo Fest's VIP party last Friday night - the first shows the presentation of an award that 343 MEANT to offer to a productive community leader (silly people, they gave it to me instead), while the second shows an award that Mr.Sci-Fi and Laird (among others) put together to present to 343. Go watch!
(Louis Wu 19:08:03 UTC) (permalink)
War (or War) Comic
Firestorm12 let us know that Halopen has repurposed a war satire machinima project that didn't get off the ground into a war satire comic - War (or War) Issue #1 and Issue #2 are now online. They're planning on releasing new issues each Tuesday and Thursday - an issue corresponds to a scene from the original planned movie.
(Louis Wu 18:47:36 UTC) (permalink)
French Translations of Halo materials
Cox wanted us to let you know that the French Halo fan community is translating all official videos and providing French subtitles. You can find their Halo 4 playlist here, their Halo Anniversary collection here, and their Reach collection here. They're also offering services to any fan who wants a product translated... and they're looking for volunteers to swell their ranks. Swing by Halo Création to see what they've got, and join them if you've got what they need!
(Louis Wu 18:44:46 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Game Finder - now on PC
xBLACK V3N0Mx continues to update Halo Reach Game Finder - now there's a desktop version! Check it out - it can help you find that awesome game you played recently but forgot how to get back to! (Louis Wu 18:33:35 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legacy: Cielo Negro Episode 3
Paul Shelley told us about Cielo Negro Episode 3 on Saturday - we haven't posted a lot of news since Saturday. So go watch it. The story of Nueva Seville continues!
(Louis Wu 18:31:05 UTC) (permalink)
Concept Art of Condemned
Dani posted a bit of concept art he discovered for Condemned, the map released in the Defiant Map Pack. It was created by Jason Borne at Certain Affinity - and it's really nice. (Louis Wu 18:28:38 UTC) (permalink)
Oh, come on. He's at LEAST 12.
In celebration of Halo Fest, Frank O'Connor created a new Mister Chief masterpiece. It hung on the wall in the display space. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote up the event... and noticed the picture. The caption on their photo is priceless. Thanks to ChenK for noticing. Update: the caption at SeattlePI.com has been edited, unfortunately. Luckily, bs angel grabbed a screenshot before it became tame.
(Louis Wu 18:26:57 UTC) (permalink)
Gorgeous new covers for Reach and ODST
Over at NeoGAF, enzo_gt put together some cover art for Halo: Reach and Halo 3: ODST. Yes, you already HAVE cover art for these two products - but he went the minimalist route, and the result is gorgeous. We've hosted mirrors of his files, to save you the headache that is MediaFire: version 1 has no text on the spine, while version 2 gives you the product name. Just right-click to download.
Reach 1 (1.8mb) | Reach 2 (1.1mb) | ODST 1 (2.2mb) | ODST 2 (2.2mb) (Louis Wu 18:18:53 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Faith Dates
France's Halo Destiny has a short bit with some dates for the fan film Halo Faith - the trailer will be out on September 2 (that's Friday), while the full film will be available just after the release of Halo Anniversary. (Google's English translation - surprisingly readable - is here.) Thanks, ElzarTheBam.
(Louis Wu 18:14:34 UTC) (permalink)
GI looks at Halo 4
Game Informer put together a feature on Halo 4 - nice summary of what we know. (Well, except for this.) Thanks, excowboy83 (and Flipyap).
(Louis Wu 18:11:30 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo Fest Photos
necro2607 took another batch of pics at Halo Fest last week - swing by Flickr to check 'em out!
(Louis Wu 18:00:36 UTC) (permalink)
Blue Realms' Halo 4 Armor
Revenant1988 noticed an article on the 405th about the Halo 4 armor that Adam Grumbo (and others) showed off at Halo Fest last week. Really amazing work - go see!
(Louis Wu 17:58:37 UTC) (permalink)
Nake3dHalo Guide to Co-op Dash in under 4 minutes
Nak3d Eli has some rather huge ambitions - he plans to create tutorials for every Halo: Reach challenge ever posted. (That's a lot of challenges.) He's starting with a tutorial showing you how to beat the current extremely-high-value Weekly Challenge. (Yes, it's been done before. Many times. But his run is pretty clean, the video's sharp, and he's provided some decent voiceover.) Check it out!
(Louis Wu 17:51:40 UTC) (permalink)
Sword in the Stone
TDSpiral created Sword in the Stone, which is pretty clever Halo fan art. I love it - I bet you will too.
(Louis Wu 17:48:23 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Randomness 3
2good4u2 posted Reach Randomness 3, a collection of... well, randomness. The Gunther bit in the middle is even MORE random than the rest. (But quite humorous.) (Louis Wu 17:45:32 UTC) (permalink)
Not vulnerable to disappearing off the road backwards
Heh. Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson voiced a piece about the Halo 4 Warthog in Forza 4... it made me laugh. Thanks, CaptainTony.
(Louis Wu 17:44:05 UTC) (permalink)
VIP Footage from Greenskull
Greenskull (who has a penchant for teabagging) put up a couple of interesting videos from Halo Fest - check out his interview of David Ellis, recorded at the VIP Party on Friday night, along with some footage of the opening speeches from that evening. Thanks to Dani for the heads-up.
(Louis Wu 17:20:35 UTC) (permalink)
HA Gameplay: Ridgeline, Solidarity, Penance
ElzarTheBam pointed out some high-resolution vids showing off gameplay on the new Reach maps coming with Halo Anniversary. Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:16:49 UTC) (permalink)
Dueling Vultures
Dielectric used the new Mega Bloks package to put together a Halo Wars Vulture. Not bad! (T07WRX5 reminded us of his LEGO version, which is also quite cool.)
(Louis Wu 16:29:34 UTC) (permalink)
Halotracker Top 5 - August: Exterminations
Edge let us know that Halotracker posted a new Top 5 for August - it covers the best Exterminations from the HTR community. Not bad! (Louis Wu 16:18:36 UTC) (permalink)
Voice Actors Shine at Halo Fest
ReelChicago.com has an article about 3 famous Chicagoites who provided voice work for the Halo series (and showed it off at Halo Fest last week). The article confirms that all three provided new content for Halo Anniversary. (We knew about Tim Dadabo's new content... but both Downes and Stacker were cagey at Halo Fest when asked about their involvement.) Related to this article... keep your eyes peeled for a special treat later today! (Louis Wu 15:50:08 UTC) (permalink)
Under Cover of Night - on Guitar
GAF's Im_So_Pringles found a pretty old (November 2009) YouTube vid showing off a fan version of Under Cover of Night arranged on guitar - KILLER. Go listen. It was new for me, and if you haven't heard it yet, you should. (Louis Wu 15:44:45 UTC) (permalink)
The Final Beacon
Okay, I've DEFINITELY missed stuff, and Grim and Hitmon have definitely missed stuff... but we caught a LOT. (Well, Grim caught a lot. Hitmon and I have been partying.) I've got a few things saved up from the last few days that I don't THINK have been posted yet. Let's see how long this page gets when I get it all listed. First up, from 3 days ago: robofin117 pointed out a live action fan film from Andrew 'DaFronlineTrooper' Cook, a New Zealand member of the 405th. Not too shabby! (Louis Wu 15:40:06 UTC) (permalink)
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