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March 20, 2011 Link to this post
It's like a double rainbow all the way
padraig08 built a spectacular panorama out of the Condemned skybox. (Stephen "WetBlanket" Loftus explained why this is a bad thing. He may be right - but MAN, it's still pretty.) (Louis Wu 15:02:44 UTC)
March 20, 2011 Link to this post
If you can read this you're too close
Stephen Loftus dropped off another batch of Halo signs yesterday - check the Civilian, Miscellaneous, and UNSC sections for the newest goodies. I hvae NEVER seen a few of those - anywhere. Where does he find them all? (Louis Wu 14:55:55 UTC)
March 15, 2011 Link to this post
Just in case it lands, I guess
Stephen Loftus managed to get out of Condemned... looks like the outside of the station was built by an Art Deco fan!
(Louis Wu 14:14:40 UTC)
March 15, 2011 Link to this post
More Halo Signs
Stephen Loftus has added another 10 images to his 'Signs of Halo' collection - check the 'Civilian', 'Miscellaneous', and 'UNSC' sections for new goodies. Once again, I'm seeing things I never noticed in-game...
(Louis Wu 14:12:56 UTC)
March 11, 2011 Link to this post
NMPost... nice
Another dozen and a half signs went live this evening in Stephen Loftus' Signs of Halo collection (the collection is onto its second page already!). Take a look - I bet there's stuff you never noticed before!
(Louis Wu 04:06:13 UTC)
March 10, 2011 Link to this post
Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign
Stephen Loftus sent along another 10 high-resolution Halo signs for his ever-growing collection - this time, they're in the Civilian and UNSC sections. I am LOVING this stuff. (Louis Wu 13:40:04 UTC)
March 8, 2011 Link to this post
The Signs of Halo
Stephen Loftus has kicked off a new section here at HBO - he's going to be posting high-quality versions of various signs that can be found around the Halo universe. The first 8 are up now - click thumbnails for high-resolution previews, and a download link! He'll be adding new entries regularly. (Louis Wu 19:23:15 UTC)
January 15, 2011 Link to this post
Hey - that's a Goodwan!
Stephen Loftus found a fun tie between Halo 2 and Reach - great memory, and great detective work! (Louis Wu 15:41:33 UTC)
November 28, 2010 Link to this post
Randomosity
Stephen Loftus whipped up a really cool cutaway pic of a Pelican - and as a bonus, put together a composite shot of some Reach action figures. Check it out! (Louis Wu 22:36:20 UTC)
November 8, 2010 Link to this post
Community Outreach: Stephen Loftus
A new Community Outreach feature is live on Halo Waypoint right now - Stephen Loftus plays Firefight, talks about Reach's story, waxes poetic about Halo scenery, and mistakes Vociferous for a grunt. A fun watch! (Louis Wu 15:28:33 UTC)
October 8, 2010 Link to this post
It's the little details...
Stephen Loftus noticed that there was a bit of non-English writing at the end of one of the entries in Halsey's Journal (the book that comes with the Limited and Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach) - so he sent it to a friend in India, who was able to read it. (A scan of the snippet is here, if you want to see it for yourself.) You can read the email exchange between Stephen and his friend on our forum - and follow the rest of the thread for speculation about what it actually signifies. What a great little touch! (Louis Wu 14:33:16 UTC)
August 9, 2010 Link to this post
Halo Scale Comparison - Revisited, AGAIN
Stephen Loftus wasn't content with his existing scale charts - he went back into the games and measured a whole bunch of new items and objects for his Halo Scale Comparison. The layout for the cascading images has been permanently changed to 1280x720 (he started using this format for his recent overhaul for the Halo Waypoint pages, and stuck with it because it allows more horizontal room for height comparisons). You can navigate the full set of images by starting on the largest items, and drilling down. (Changes begin around the Forerunner Dreadnaught scale.) Some surprises await you! (Louis Wu 20:53:15 UTC)
July 18, 2010 Link to this post
Stephen Loftus' Scale Comparison, Updated
A couple of weeks ago, Halo Waypoint highlighted Stephen Loftus' Scale Chart of objects in the Halo universe; he redid his existing scale comparison to fit properly on a 720p TV screen. He also added a new top-level screen, showing the Halo Ring in the context of the Ark which built it. It's taken us a little while (what can I say, life's busy), but we've updated his local article to both include the new first level, and to give you the opportunity to view the entire Waypoint presentation on the web. (Well... at least the Waypoint-SIZED presentation.) Enjoy! (Louis Wu 17:41:47 UTC)
June 25, 2010 Link to this post
Stephen Loftus - now on Waypoint!
We missed this when it went live a couple of days ago, but Stephen Loftus' Scale Comparison can now be found on Halo Waypoint - it's even got new artwork that isn't in the HBO-hosted version! If you've got Xbox LIVE, swing by and check it out! Thanks to both General Vagueness (who noticed the announcement before it went live) and doober187 (who pointed out the actual article).
(Louis Wu 14:09:43 UTC)
June 24, 2010 Link to this post
New Halo Toys - coming soon
Stephen Loftus noticed some new Halo items coming soon - Toychest News has info about upcoming Halo Reach action figures (they'll be here in September), and Alter Ego Comics is shwoing off a pre-order for a Cortana vinyl 8-inch statue (you can own this in December). Also coming in September is a radio-controlled Scorpion, to go along with your Warthog, Mongoose, and Hornet). Nice! Update: AvatarofChaosvX passed along a sell sheet for Reach Series 1, found on The Collectorate's forum (login needed to see original thread). (Louis Wu 14:38:40 UTC)
February 24, 2010 Link to this post
Small H2 Vista Egg Sighting
Stephen Loftus noticed a graphic he'd not looked closely at before as he was wandering through Halo 2 Vista - and found a small tribute, maybe to the Halo 2 Vista Art and Design Lead? (Louis Wu 12:17:50 UTC)
January 30, 2010 Link to this post
Vectorized ONI/NMPD logos
SK CRISIS stopped in last night with some cool hi-res versions of the ONI logo - and Stephen Loftus followed up with his own version (along with an NMPD logo). Great stuff! (Louis Wu 15:05:47 UTC)
December 10, 2009 Link to this post
Halo-verse Planetary Scale - Updated
Stephen Loftus has revisited an old article he wrote - his 'Halo-verse Planetary Scale' has now been updated to include the Ark, from Halo 3. Swing by to see where it fits, sizewise! (Louis Wu 15:51:06 UTC)
September 13, 2009 Link to this post
Halo 3: ODST Game Guide
Stephen Loftus noticed a heretofore-undiscussed Strategy Guide for Halo 3: ODST; it'll be coming out from Prima (as the last couple have), and (according to both the Prima page and Amazon.com) will be available on September 22, with the game. (Amazon's selling it for $16.49.) (Louis Wu 15:33:13 UTC)
September 12, 2009 Link to this post
The Road to Recognition
Stephen Loftus is entering the Canada's Biggest Halo Fan contest (we mentioned it Thursday) - check out some of his stuff! Think he's got a shot? (If he doesn't win, he can always build his own prize. To scale.) (Louis Wu 18:14:50 UTC)
August 29, 2009 Link to this post
Join us. Stop them!
Wanna see what the card that lets you play as Johnson in Firefight looks like? Stephen Loftus picked his up yesterday. (Louis Wu 15:01:02 UTC)
August 3, 2009 Link to this post
ONI and NMPD Logos - writ large
Stephen Loftus took a bit of time and cleaned up a couple of cool logos found in recent Bungie assets - swing by his forum post to view the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence logo, and the New Mombasa Police Department logo! (Louis Wu 19:27:30 UTC)
June 11, 2009 Link to this post
The Earth Survey Catalogue - Stephen Loftus Edition
Stephen Loftus thought that given all the recent activity surrounding the Halo universe and fan attempts to pinpoint Halo-relevant celestial bodies, he'd release a small portion of his personal research document with his version of the Earth Survey Catalogue. To give you an idea of how this fits into the whole, the portion he's excised from his personal Halo Bible is pages 26-60 for the Earth Survey Catalogue and pages 439, 440 and 455 for the reference notes. It's downloadable as 2.2 mb PDF file. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 13:23:32 UTC)
January 27, 2009 Link to this post
Laser sounds... and engine thrusts
Bungie's Average Joe series continues with a local favorite - Stephen 'SoundEffect' Loftus, Halo researcher extraordinaire. Swing by and read what keeps him interested in this universe - and where ELSE he spends his time!
(Louis Wu 20:23:56 UTC)
January 21, 2009 Link to this post
More Pillar of Autumn Love
Brad McMullen let us know that Stephen Loftus isn't the only Halo fan obsessed with the Pillar of Autumn - his buddy AlmightyNabeshin, over at DeviantArt, has been posting his own cool PoA pieces. Check out a structural study, a cross-section of the ship (color-coded for functionality), and a pretty cool front-end view (not quite finished). Nice work!
(Louis Wu 14:57:50 UTC)
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