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October 18, 2008 Link to this post
Congrats, Urk. (And Thanks, Marty!)
Today's iteration of the Bungie Weekly Update is actually quite full of content - there's a File Share FAQ (one that should have been posted a week ago) - with even more info from Stosh, a cool trick for viewing screenshots (seems to be broken on Macs), more info about Bungie Cards, tips for maximizing your Bungie.net enjoyment, info about the Art of Halo book, the welcoming of a new Bungie employee, recruited directly from the community, and a bunch of fan questions (and Bungie answers). And the track from the Halo 3: Recon trailer, courtesy of Marty. (You rock, Marty.) And a scary, scary picture that should probably never have seen the light of day. Go read! (And listen.) You can, as always, read this in our Weekly Update Archive. (Louis Wu 02:19:39 UTC)
October 10, 2008 Link to this post
Snipers are Wussies
Bryan Simon seems to have an issue with snipers - go listen to his latest song (#9 out of 10), 'Snipers are Wussies', on YouTube, or grab the mp3 version (3.5 mb) from our files server. There's a thread over on Bungie.net if you'd like to comment (or start one on our own forum!). (Louis Wu 18:00:14 UTC)
October 10, 2008 Link to this post
Halo 3 Recon: Tokyo Interview Roundup
Here are some of the articles covering Luke Smith/Brian Jarrard interviews in Tokyo:
- Guardian.co.uk has a 9 and a half minute video interview with the pair - lots of tidbits, including "Mythic Map Pack is coming early next year" and "Recon is a labor of love for our fans" (and that Luke is just in Tokyo for the girls)
- IGN talked to both reps, and came away with quotes like "Recon is less of a galactic romp than Halo 3" and "When Halo 3: Recon launches, it will come bundled with two map packs that will be released as DLC beforehand. One is titled the Mythic Map Pack (coming early 2009) and another is still unnamed." They also learned that there will be no downloadable version of Recon - box only.
- Bungie told Kotaku that "Halo 3: Recon is not a tactical squad based shooter." It will come with its own new achievements totalling 1000 points. Bungie say "We're not viewing this as a full game."
- Gamesindustry.biz got more info about maps: "We actually have a Mythic map pack coming out early next year. We don't have firm details or a date yet, but we do have one more map pack coming out, and then we do have some maps associated with the actual Recon retail release." They also got Brian to agree that "Halo 3 Recon would be a 'final statement' from Bungie as far as the Halo trilogy was concerned". (Thanks, Eastbeast314.)
- Eurogamer discovered that Recon has only been in full production for a couple of months, that Bungie isn't willing to divulge all the details they have about ODSTs, and that there "might be a surprise later that we'll talk about, that might benefit people who have Halo 3, but it's not a requirement." Brian said that "The word 'stealth' terrifies us."
I'm sure there'll be more interviews popping up throughout the day - depending on when they show up, we'll either update this post, or start a new one. Update: 1UP.com's preview is the first to ask about Recon armor, and whether it'll be available to buyers of the game. Update 2: Zeouterlimits let us know that Giant Bomb has some questions and answers as well. Not a lot new, but the comments about Recon armor might give some of you pause. Update 3: Joystiq has an audio version of a group interview Brian gave (probably the same one that many other sites used for their coverage). (Louis Wu 11:39:16 UTC)
October 8, 2008 Link to this post
Man, did you see that?
One thing that Halo 3 lends itself to very nicely, what with the saved film feature and built-in screenshots, is storytelling. Over at the NeoGAF forum, GhaleonEB has been entertaining the troops, weaving fascinating tales of heroism and carnage. (Here's a recent one.) On our very own forum, pete_the_duck has been doing the same thing - and now he's got a home for them. He let us know that he wrote up last night's exploits over on 'petetheduck Still Plays Halo 3' - pics, vid clips, funny stories. This is why Halo 3 remains popular - because this sort of reliving of events is so easy. (Louis Wu 21:08:57 UTC)
October 4, 2008 Link to this post
Bungie Weekly Update - with some meat on them bones!
Brian and Luke are in Tokyo for the Tokyo Game Show (which starts next Thursday, so the Bungie Weekly Update was left to Shishka this week. And as much as I'd like to say that one should never, ever leave Shishka in charge... I have to admit, it's a pretty sweet update. There's quite a bit of info about the upcoming changes to the Bungie.net filesharing capabilities - that screenshot search looks gorgeous! There's a very, very welcome new addition from Roger Wolfson - 'Render to Video' for Bungie.net film clips. (I love GameVee as much as the next guy, but having it built into the Halo 3 system makes far more sense.) There are details on the changes in store for Halo 3 matchmaking in October (the new playlists are finally nailed down on the Playlist page, so you can see just how long you're going to have to wait for that Oddball game in DLC FFA). There are details about getting the 7 on 7 Achievement, available for the first time this coming Tuesday - one tidbit I hadn't realized is that you have to enter the playlist AFTER you win your seventh game, or it won't register. (This is pretty critical if you decide to use the Icy Treats list that is going up specifically for the achievement... because if you log off after your seventh win, thinking you've gotten it, by the time you come back the next day, you won't have a CHANCE to get back in.) And finally, there's a description of how the new Banhammer features are deciding whether you're cheating or not - apparently, they haven't found a false positive yet, despite a LOT of complaining. That, to me, is pretty interesting. (If you want to sleep well at night, skip the final picture in the update.) You can, as always, read this update in our Weekly Update Archive. (Louis Wu 12:23:18 UTC)
October 3, 2008 Link to this post
Pieces to the Puzzle
TTL Demag0gue pointed out that Reclaimer 95 is online - the pieces are starting to fall into place. Well, for the Reclaimer, anyway, if not for us. (Louis Wu 14:30:15 UTC)
October 2, 2008 Link to this post
Fight Like a Girl
KP has a way with words - but it's not always the way you want to go. A nice example is his intro to the Cavegirls' Fight Like a Girl tournament, coming up in 3 weeks - it will benefit breast and cervical cancer research, and it promises to be a blast, if the last couple of years are any indication. Signups started yesterday - read his post, laugh a little, then swing by and sign up! (Louis Wu 23:38:27 UTC)
October 2, 2008 Link to this post
MLG Pro Circuit - Dallas
The MLG Pro Circuit continues with MLG Dallas, opening tomorrow night. You can read the full preview here, on MLGPro.com. There's plenty of other Dallas content up now or coming soon - pro players put in their own predictions for which team will garner the 8th National Championship spot by winning this weekend, and there'll be lots of video coverage, starting with the Pre Game Show tomorrow night at 9 eastern. Swing by and root for your favorite team! (Louis Wu 18:46:26 UTC)
September 29, 2008 Link to this post
She has strange dreams.
That woman... she's gonna be the death of me. A risqué title for a new article over at Hawty McBloggy's leads to a discussion about a fan-made grenade that started life as a Christmas ornament. This somehow got her to dreams of sticky blue balls - oh, man. Go read. (Louis Wu 20:31:17 UTC)
September 28, 2008 Link to this post
Brute Spiker for sale on eBay
A few weeks ago, we mentioned smick6's Brute Spiker - if you really, really wanted one, now's your chance. He's selling one on eBay - starting bid is $250, and you've got almost a week to make up your mind. Go look! (There are lots more pictures of the project as it was being completed in our gallery.) (Louis Wu 14:28:43 UTC)
September 27, 2008 Link to this post
Halo Wars Field Manual Update
Simon H let us know that the Halo Wars website has been updated - the Field Manual now includes info on the Flamethrower (scroll down to the bottom if that link doesn't bring you right to it), and some new concept art of the Wolverine (also linked in the 'Screenshots' section). (Louis Wu 11:07:36 UTC)
September 27, 2008 Link to this post
Weekly Update - Bungie Looks Back
The Bungie Weekly Update was released on schedule last night, and inside you'll find a summary of the upcoming changes to the fileshare functionality of Bungie.net (good stuff on the way!), some details about the Title Update that went live this week, and a great set of reminiscences from the Bungie team about high points in the Halo 3 development cycle for each of them. You can, as always, read it in our Weekly Update Archive. Congratulations, Halo 3 - you're a year old now! Is it time to start practicing for your driver's license? (Louis Wu 10:02:29 UTC)
September 26, 2008 Link to this post
Friday Comic Madness
anthraxgoon visited yesterday to point out a new webcomic, X36. Still a little rough around the edges, but it shows promise! Nick Ambrose let us know about The Biased, Chapter 1, Page 6 - the reds start getting answers. And it's Friday, so TTL Demag0gue is around to tell us that Reclaimer 92 is online - 'Bloodhound' shows off the Reclaimer's latest effort to learn about his foes. (Louis Wu 11:57:26 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
Fans tackle new trailer with passion
There's no way at all I'm going to be able to keep up with all the interesting speculation and analysis around the net today. I'll point out a few useful bits, and then you're on your own.
- Gabe Hammond uploaded a copy of the trailer to YouTube, if you can't download a version from Microsoft.
- Jordan117 did a frame-by-frame walkthrough on our forum.
- Painkilla05 put up some interesting notes (including the observation that the final drop pod seen in the teaser is actually not the final drop pod at all, and a wonderful map showing the locations of all mentioned city neighborhoods on a New Mombasa grid) over at Podtacular.
- thebruce (of Unfiction fame) has posted a Flickr stream containing all of the significant frames in the trailer - this might be the easiest way to find specific content. (In the time it's taken me to get this post online, he's started a thread on our forum.)
- Everyone and their brother (I'm talking about gaming websites, not individual fans) is interpreting the multiple references to '01/06/09' as evidence that Bungie will release this new project on January 6, 2009. This is, of course, possible - but you also need to remember that the text being interpreted is ostensibly coming from an AI in Kenya, which uses the dd/mm/yy syntax for dates; we could be talking about June 1, 2009. And it might not be a release date at all. More when we know it.
- Minor detail, but worth noting - SketchFactor apologizes for any confusion over the 'Maddie, where are you?' line in the trailer; it's an unfortunate coincidence, but has nothing whatsoever to do with Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British child who disappeared in Portugal in May, 2007.
There has been quite a bit more than this - but again, keeping up with specific collections is past my capabilities today. Poke around... and enjoy yourself! This isn't supposed to be a chore, or a frustrating exercise - this is supposed to be fun! (Louis Wu 17:46:40 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
Prepare to Drop
The countdown has ended, and the reveal is... staggering. A new teaser trailer, filled with win. I won't spoil it for you, but I WILL tell you that there is a TON of information in this one. This will be picked over, frame by frame, but the Halo faithful - but even a first watching should get your blood pumping. It's available on Bungie.net, of course (WMP9 and QuickTime, served up from speedy Microsoft hosts), and shortly on Xbox Live Marketplace, in glorious HD. If, for whatever reason, you can't get to Bungie.net, the download links are here:
QuickTime: 180p (13.5 mb) | 360p (33.2 mb) | 720p (66.7 mb)
WMP9: 180p (5.2 mb)| 360p (12.0 mb) | 720p (47.9 mb)
Watch it... and start discussing! (Louis Wu 14:10:03 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
European Tourney Kicks off October 4
Team Dignitas and XyXEL are hosting a Halo 3 tournament in Europe, starting next week - read the details here. (There's a full press release at MCV.) (Louis Wu 13:23:55 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
Looking Back - and winning Recon
In preparation for announcing the winner of her Recon Helmet Challenge, Hawty McBloggy has picked a number of submissions for the contest (which asked entrants to recreate a memorable scene from Halo or Halo 2, using Halo 3 screenshots) to illustrate the Halo storyline, in chronological order. Amazing work! (When you're finished with that, jump along to the actual contest wrapup article, and check out the winner!) (Louis Wu 13:10:42 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
6' MC Statue on eBay
PlasmaFire ran across an auction on eBay for one of the 6' Halo 2 statues that pop up occasionally. It's in decent (but not perfect) shape. Starting bid is $700, and the auction closes in 2 days. Go look! (Louis Wu 12:57:36 UTC)
September 25, 2008 Link to this post
Getting an early start
Speaking of home-made costumes, Nola pointed out this one, at a site called 'Coolest Homemade Costumes'. Bulky... but definitely cool! (Louis Wu 12:54:58 UTC)
September 24, 2008 Link to this post
Halo MMO Concept Art
Kotaku posted a huge collection of concept art, ostensibly from the scrapped Halo MMO we mentioned yesterday. These range from interesting to downright silly. gunluva was the first to notice, but the thread I started (I hadn't seen his post) got a lot of heated responses. Join in and add your own comments! (Louis Wu 14:39:42 UTC)
September 23, 2008 Link to this post
Title Update 2
The big news today, of course, is TU2 - the second Title Update for Halo 3. It went live this morning at 2 am PST (about 3 hours ago), and there's already quite a bit of info around the net about it.
- Bungie.net has a story about it, explaining the 10 new achievements that go live today (one will not be accessible before Thursday, and a second will actually not be accessible before October 7), along with playlist changes, ratings, and other stuff. (Conversation on our forum starts here.)
- Gamerscoreblog talked to Brian Jarrard about the new achievements (thanks, MangoTru7h).
- IGN talked to Brian Jarrard about the Title Update, the upcoming Mythic release (see below), and beard-growing - thanks, Lord Osiris.
- Xbox.com has listed the 29 new achievements that are either available now, or WILL be available when the Mythic maps are released - you can see them by logging into your profile there, or by check out this image (764x2446, 108k). There is some (confused) discussion here.
The Mythic maps are now formally listed (see the Xbox.com achievement stuff - we're waiting for Assembly, Citadel, Heretic, Longshore, Orbital, and Sandbox), but no date has been set for their release. 500 of the newly-unveiled points are locked to those maps - the other 250 are available now (or soon), with TU2. I'm sure there'll be more news as the day goes on. (Louis Wu 12:20:22 UTC)
September 20, 2008 Link to this post
KEEP IT CLEAN
So the big news last night was the return of the Superintendent. (I suppose he's never really left; he pops up on Bungie.net's logo to this day. But we haven't HEARD a lot from him since the aborted attempt to reveal a new project at E3 this year.) There's a lot of speculation on our forum (thanks to Big Goalie Dan for starting the thread) - but right now hard info is scarce. Is Bungie gearing up for that huge reveal in the near future? Wait and see! (Louis Wu 11:49:22 UTC)
September 17, 2008 Link to this post
TRR Favs - Classic Halo 3 Moments
The Running Riot let us know that they've sorted through a large number of submitted screenshots and video clips to pick their TRR Favs - swing by to see the top three screens and top 3 clips. I loved 'Lucky Mine'! (Louis Wu 16:41:43 UTC)
September 17, 2008 Link to this post
Avoid Spikes - now with Halo Goodness
Our old friend dogsounds has gotten in touch - he has a comic strip called 'Avoid Spikes' which hasn't been about Halo... until recently. His graphic tablet died, so he's resorted to Halo 3 screenshots to tell his story - so until a new tablet can be afforded, you're likely to see a lot of Halo content in the strip! The Halo strips start with #24: Happy Birthday Mart! (Louis Wu 13:38:53 UTC)
September 17, 2008 Link to this post
Custom Hayabusa Armor on eBay
Hawty McBloggy found a fan-made Hayabusa Armor suit for sale on eBay - auction ends tomorrow. Starting bid is $1100 - go check it out! (Louis Wu 13:38:34 UTC)
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