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November 14, 2008 Link to this post
Cows and Bees, and Making Games
Bungie has put up another 'Breaking In' interview - this one has Joe Spataro, whose job title is 'Technical Designer in Animation'. Go read about how he got started, what his interview process was like, and what he thinks you should know if you want to work for Bungie!
(Louis Wu 13:55:56 UTC)
November 13, 2008 Link to this post
Halo 3 Double XP: Grifball
This week's Double XP Weekend is Grifball - and it's live. Get warmed up for the Winter League (starting in about a month)! (Louis Wu 19:30:16 UTC)
November 13, 2008 Link to this post
Grifball League Enhancements
NOKYARD let us know about a cool new feature of this year's Grifball Winter League - your team can build a customized Home Court! The official map has been designed to allow teams to customize the large wall so that 'home' games are more comfy - and you've got permission to get started on the customization. Full instructions and rules can be found in this ForgeHub thread (ForgeHub is working with Grifball.com to make this process smooth, and to ensure that none of the changes affect actual gameplay). Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:31:56 UTC)
November 12, 2008 Link to this post
Halo 3: Recon info in new GI
The December 2008 issue of Game Informer has a cover story on Halo 3: Recon - and it's a doozy. It doesn't contain any new screenshots, but there's quite a bit of concept art, and there's a lot of description of how the game is going to work. There are some very interesting tidbits included:
- Paul Bertone describes the scope of H3:R as "a three to five-hour expansion pack"
- Recon Armor will be earnable for all - complete the Vidmaster Challenge series of achievements and it's yours
- Bungie's Joe Staten says "we do not view this as a $60 title"
- The cover art is spectacular, and has been whipped up by Bungie newcomer Jaime Jones (google him - I found this gallery of pretty amazing stuff)
The game sounds to be a lot of fun to play - you'll need to read the article for details. If you're a subscriber, you should be seeing it today - or very soon. If you're looking for it on the newsstand, you might have to wait a week or two. I'm droolin'... (Louis Wu 23:08:11 UTC)
November 12, 2008 Link to this post
TRR Favorites - go enjoy
Thanks to urk, who put up a note about a new collection of community favorites at The Running Riot. Screenshots and film clips, this time out. (Louis Wu 22:30:35 UTC)
November 9, 2008 Link to this post
HBO: Cooler Taglines Than Bungie
The 'Cooler Tagline' contest started by John_117 yesterday has already concluded - looks like we were victorious! That was the fastest Kotobukiya statue we've ever won. Now I have to go back through my mail - I seem to recall getting some cool contest ideas not too long ago... (Louis Wu 17:04:44 UTC)
November 7, 2008 Link to this post
From UNSC to NCTC
The name 'Jen Taylor' should ring a bell with Halo fans - she's been the voice of Cortana since there's BEEN a Cortana. Over at Bungie.net, there's a post that might be of interest to Taylor fans in the Seattle area... she's part of a group that just started the New Century Theater Company, and you can visit to see "cutting-edge, relevant, professional theater." Their first show opens next week - go check out The Adding Machine! (Louis Wu 18:31:26 UTC)
November 7, 2008 Link to this post
Say hello to my little friend.
It's Friday, so it's time for another round of Friday Caption Fun over at Hawty McBloggy's. The last outing was 3 weeks ago - this one contains reader submissions for that screenshot, plus a new screenshot to play with. Seriously... that is one big gun. (Louis Wu 15:43:29 UTC)
November 7, 2008 Link to this post
H3RPG DXP - Team Pistols
Nick, from Halo 3 RPG, let us know that it's a Team Pistol Double XP weekend over there. Also, Mast3r-117 started an official Halo 3 FanClub on Bungie.net. (Louis Wu 15:42:40 UTC)
November 7, 2008 Link to this post
Pew Pew Pew
Jobyn ran across a website promising gesture-based control - Mgestyk Technologies uses a camera to film your hand movements, and software to interpret them. One of the examples in the video partway down the main page is a guy playing Halo PC - he fires the rocket launcher on Battle Creek simply by making a gun shape with his hand, and 'pulling the trigger'. (The Halo content starts around 55 seconds in.) Lots of possibilities! (Louis Wu 13:12:44 UTC)
November 6, 2008 Link to this post
Classic Halo Tricking
Wow. Ducain sent word of a thread over at High Impact Halo, started by Lone Starr - it contains a bunch of clips of Halo 1 tricks that are really, really impressive. Stuff I've never seen before - and we're now more than 7 years on! Go grab 'em and watch. (Louis Wu 17:32:17 UTC)
November 6, 2008 Link to this post
No, you can't haz Recon
Evil Otto (otherwise known as Bungie's UI wizard, Dave Candland) stopped in yesterday to remind people that there's absolutely nothing you can do to get Recon armor assigned to you - it's not your decision. Beating obstacle courses, challenging Bungie employees 1v1, passing along screenshots or maps... you're not going to get Recon this way. Ever. (He also wanted to point out that it's not even something that EVERY Bungie employee can give out - only a few people actually have that ability.) If you want Recon, do cool stuff. Eventually, someone will notice. (Louis Wu 14:13:24 UTC)
November 6, 2008 Link to this post
Let's get physical
SonofMacPhisto started an interesting thread yesterday - he was talking about body language in Halo cinematics. Lots of little details you might not notice your first time (or three) through - but things that really add to the overall ambience, even without your direct awareness! Go see what others have noticed, too.
(Louis Wu 14:09:57 UTC)
November 5, 2008 Link to this post
Stats are Hot
The Community Spotlight series continues at Bungie.net - this time out, it's a look at Halo3.Junk.ws, the comprehensive stats website. Go read how they got started... and check out what they offer if you don't already use 'em! (Louis Wu 21:31:23 UTC)
November 4, 2008 Link to this post
CAGE MATCH
Hawty McBloggy wants to make sure you understand the issues before you cast your ballot for the next president of the United States. (Assuming, of course, that you CAN cast a ballot for the next president of the US - sorry, kids/people in other countries). She's put together a comparison of candidates... using Halo resources. Noice! (Please don't take this too seriously... kthnx) (Louis Wu 19:08:37 UTC)
November 4, 2008 Link to this post
Halo Wars Campaign Gameplay Footage - Cleaner
During the Tokyo Game Show, some Halo Wars footage was released showing the buildup of Alpha Base, and the kickoff of the game. It was watchable live, and later archived on GameTrailers - but it was recorded in the room, off the screen, so audio is a bit hollow, and video is darker than it probably should be. Yesterday, a cleaner version of this footage was released - Littlebigman found it at Kotaku (though you can watch (and download) larger versions directly at GameVideos, as well). This definitely gives you a sense of how Halo Wars works. (Louis Wu 14:43:21 UTC)
November 3, 2008 Link to this post
Halo video game cover art
New project just went live over at I <3 halo 3 screenshots - Halo video game cover art. That's right - they want you to build video game covers, using Halo 3 screenshots. Get to working! Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 19:44:49 UTC)
October 29, 2008 Link to this post
Two Boxes - now available to the public
Bungie Favorites, the ever-changing fan-created collection of maps, gametypes, films and screenshots highlighted by Bungie, has been updated with a second batch of material from the NeoGAF community. If you want to learn a little more about the community and how they use Forge, urk has talked TJ Captain Blood about his map, Arabella (and about Forge in general). (Louis Wu 19:07:11 UTC)
October 24, 2008 Link to this post
It goes up to G.
The Bungie Weekly Update is live over at Bungie.net (and, of course, in our Weekly Update Archive) - some cool screenshots, info about November's matchmaking updates, a short tidbit about a game you should be playing, if you're not, and some teasers about Halo 3: Recon. Go read! (Louis Wu 23:57:32 UTC)
October 24, 2008 Link to this post
Beattie on Halo: 'Almost a responsibility to write it'
FriendlyFire noticed a new interview with Stuart Beattie over at Tom's Games - Beattie is the screenwriter who's trying to drum up interest for his Halo spec script. He talks about why he jumped on this project, and why he thinks someone should take him up on his offer. Go read! (Louis Wu 15:17:43 UTC)
October 24, 2008 Link to this post
Finding Glitches through Boredom
Wow, this is one of the most useless glitches I've seen - but the fact that someone stumbled on it makes it newsworthy. ADD for the win! Apparently, if you jump back and forth between the main Halo 3 menu and a lobby menu, quickly and for a really long time, eventually the background that shows in the individual lobby will 'stick' - and that will be the background for ALL menus (until you start a game up). You can even see the image without the blue filter (well, part of it, anyway) if you go into Forge. As to WHY you'd want to do this... sorry, all out of ideas. (Louis Wu 14:32:59 UTC)
October 23, 2008 Link to this post
Detroit-area Halo 3 tourney
According to the Detroit Free Press, there's a Halo tournament coming up this Saturday in Ferndale (a suburb of Detroit) - admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door, top prize is $100... but you get to play on 65 inch screens. Swing by if you're in the area! (Louis Wu 12:26:39 UTC)
October 22, 2008 Link to this post
Hail 'N' Kill
Kral, from Halo.fr, sent us word that he'd created a Halo 3 montage - it's called "Hail 'N' Kill", and while it's very heavy on the effects, they don't (usually) get in the way of the actual gameplay, which is pretty impressive. (It starts sort of slow, but builds up nicely.) I think if I had to pick my favorite kill, it would be the noscope on the man-cannoner on Isolation (about 3:07). It's just over 4 minutes long - give it a watch!
(Louis Wu 14:19:11 UTC)
October 20, 2008 Link to this post
Coagulation appears for Far Cry 2
Coagulation has been rebuilt using the Far Cry 2 level editor - I'm not sure I see it, really, but it's cool that they're starting so quickly. Thanks, Shake Appeal. (Louis Wu 14:38:21 UTC)
October 19, 2008 Link to this post
Apples and Bananas
Cinema Blend has a 'screenshot comparison' between Resistance 2 and Halo 3; I'm not sure how you can do this in a reasonable manner, but hey, they tried. (Louis Wu 20:51:36 UTC)
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