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July 7, 2008 Link to this post
Bungie Day at the Social
The Social has put up a bunch of Bungie Day news - they're having a screenshot contest (with a 13-month live subscription as the top prize), they've announced a Halo 3 RPG, and they've redone their site layout. Go read all the details! Thanks, Scotty. (Louis Wu 14:40:10 UTC)
July 7, 2008 Link to this post
Halo 3 Millennium Falcon
Mags89 SBG wrote to say he'd released 'Fallen Falcon' - Han Solo's Millenium Falcon, reproduced in Halo 3. Pretty cool! Go check out the screenshots in the B.net description, then download the map! (Louis Wu 14:39:40 UTC)
July 5, 2008 Link to this post
RPWS Bungie Day
TheChrisD let us know that Rumble Pit World series is holding a special 'Sevens' tournament on Cold Storage on Monday, in honor of Bungie Day - festivities start around 8 pm EST. 7 parties, 7 players, 7 minutes before a final with a first prize of $77! Go read the rest of the details at the site.
(Louis Wu 14:20:06 UTC)
July 5, 2008 Link to this post
Halo project rumors flying
Probably the biggest news making the rounds yesterday was a rumor - it started over at Sarcastic Gamer on Thursday (with a quick followup a little later) - they claim that an anonymous source asserts that Halo 4 is in full development by Bungie. The followup claims that this project will be announced at E3. These claims were picked up by many, many sites out there (Narcogen did a nice job of summarizing some of the bigger ones in this Rampancy.net newspost) - there's a thread on our forum, started by Red_Breast, for folks who want to discuss this. It looks pretty clear that SOMETHING new and Halo-related will be announced at E3 - but whether it will be 'Halo 4' from Bungie, or details of Peter Jackson's Halo project, or something entirely different - we'll just have to wait and see. (IGN predicts it'll be the Peter Jackson project - in an article that also places Halo Wars at #7 on their Most Anticipated Games of E3 2008. Thanks, Planet Halo.) Thanks to the many, many people who sent in news about this stuff. For now - we're filing this firmly in the 'Rumor' cabinet. (Louis Wu 09:58:39 UTC)
July 5, 2008 Link to this post
Now on Bungie.net - Matchmaking Playlist Breakdown
Something that's been needed for a LONG time on Bungie.net has been a summary of the details of the playlists - what games/maps are in which lists, and how often, that sort of thing. Thursday night, Shishka (with some help) finally put this up - go visit to read about the lists! A comment thread was started in our forum, if you want to contribute. (Louis Wu 09:46:04 UTC)
July 5, 2008 Link to this post
Pro vs GI Joe - Halo 3 tourney for racers and soldiers
Here's hoping everyone's 4th of July was memorable! I had a lot of Halo stuff facing me when I returned... let's see if I can get through a little of it before my day REALLY starts. First up - Watkins Glen International raceway held a special event on Thursday - they teamed IndyCar Series drivers up with US soldiers in Kuwait for a tournament they called 'Pro vs GI Joe'. You can read writeups on the News 10 Now website and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Fun! (Louis Wu 09:44:22 UTC)
July 3, 2008 Link to this post
Bungie Day. It's Coming.
A full day and a half ahead of schedule, the July 4th edition of the Bungie Weekly Update is online - and trust me, you want to read it. It starts off with some warnings for folks abusing the Halo 3 File Share feature, and reminds us that the deadline for the 7 billion by the 7th challenge is fast approaching... and then moves into Goodies territory. New podcast is coming next week. Cold Storage is coming next week, and it's gonna be free. Gamerpics are coming next week. A new playlist is coming next week. And there's STILL more. Go read it - either at Bungie.net, or in our Weekly Update Archive. (Louis Wu 17:06:20 UTC)
July 2, 2008 Link to this post
StoshTacular - killiing Stosh 5 times in 4 seconds
It's been a while... but there's a new Halo 3 Humpday Challenge writeup over at Bungie.net... and it's full (and I mean full) of Cold Storage screenshots. It was internal, so who cares who won? Just go read for the pretty pictures. (Louis Wu 19:38:43 UTC)
July 2, 2008 Link to this post
New Halo Wars HD Screens
newguy2445 pointed out that the Screenshots gallery at the Halo Wars website has been updated - four new high-res (720p) screens are available for your viewing pleasure (with more coming soon). Man, this game is starting to look nice! (Louis Wu 13:35:08 UTC)
June 29, 2008 Link to this post
7 billion on the 7th - regular updates
If you want to keep track of how the 7 billion by 7/7 challenge is going, some folks over at WoW United (yes, a World of Warcraft website) have put together a nice tracking page - time, enemies left, day's target, and more. (There's a separate page that keeps track of the official Bungie.net total that's updated every 15 minutes.) Thanks to DancingJesus for the heads-up. It's not looking very good - we need a little less than 175 million kills left, and the total over the last 24 hours is less than 15 million. On the other hand, the WoW United page is counting down to the very START of Bungie Day (midnight between the 6th and the 7th) rather than the very END (midnight between the 7th and the 8th), so there is potentially 12% more time than they expected to finish the project. Are you doing your part? (Louis Wu 16:51:38 UTC)
June 29, 2008 Link to this post
Demented Weekly - a new Comic
Demented Decoy sent word that he's been working on a series of screenshot-based comics called 'Demented Weekly' - so far, there are 4 issues (well, 3, the first one is more of a preview of the series). They're downloadable in PDF format, and they follow the antics of the Across the Waves crew in Matchmaking. Swing by to grab 'em!
(Louis Wu 14:54:22 UTC)
June 29, 2008 Link to this post
Interesting coincidence - or something more?
John_117 pointed out a thread he started on Bungie.net, with an interesting picture comparison. (While you should visit his thread here, or his thread there, in order to comment, I've archived a copy of the picture for posterity - so that when someone goes back and reads this news post down the road a ways, they'll know what it's talking about.)
(Louis Wu 14:52:28 UTC)
June 28, 2008 Link to this post
7 Billion by 7/7 - Step It Up!
A few days ago, we mentioned a pretty fun goal the Halo community could shoot for - 7 billion campaign kills by Bungie Day (July 7). GhaleonEB, over at the NeoGAF forums, has been crunching the numbers each day since this challenge started... and it's not looking good, at the current rate. Unless we pick up the pace, we're going to fall short by about 50 million kills. The good news is, there are still 10 days left in the challenge, and speeding up the carnage just a little bit could make all the difference. If you haven't done any Campaign killing recently... why not jump on and contribute? If you don't care WHERE you play, and you just want the fastest way to build your kill count, jump into Crow's Nest at Rally Point Bravo, on Easy - seems you can crank out 75 kills in about 3 minutes (then do it again!). Thanks to the whole NeoGAF crew for inspiration - I know we've got people on our own forum working on this, but they're not discussing it. (Louis Wu 19:26:00 UTC)
June 28, 2008 Link to this post
Little Red Adventures: Episode 2
Obie let us know that a Halo 3 machinima series he started back in December has been updated with a second episode. Little Red Adventures: Episode 2 follows Little Red and Goosey as they continue their search for hacks for Halo 3 - and meet some new friends! Great cinematography, lots of fun. You can watch this on YouTube, or you can download the high-res Divx version (55 mb) from Obie's site - or you can grab a QuickTime version (57 mb) from us. Enjoy it! (Louis Wu 15:26:08 UTC)
June 28, 2008 Link to this post
Xbox Live Friends for Mac Users - Updated
Wil, from Mindquirk Software, let us know that there's a new version of Xbox Live Friends, with new Halo 3 features (screenshots, recent games stuff) - if you're running Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard), grab this! It's free, and it's cool! (Louis Wu 13:39:12 UTC)
June 27, 2008 Link to this post
Bungie Weekly Update, June 27
Bungie's posted the June 27 Bungie Weekly Update quite a bit earlier than usual (it's been up since before 4 pm, their time) - it contains more exhortations for anticipation of Good Things on both Bungie Day and PAX Weekend, a recap of the Content License Transfer Tool we mentioned yesterday, new overhead screens of Cold Storage, a matchmamking update, and... something else. As usual, you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive, if you choose. (Louis Wu 23:31:06 UTC)
June 27, 2008 Link to this post
I switch to your side - you let me go! Deal?
Captain Spark was playing Campaign, and started hearing a bunch of new Grunt dialogue. He's not coming out of retirement - but he sent along nearly 50 new snippets for our Halo 3 Dialogue Databank. Some of them are simply priceless. Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:37:08 UTC)
June 26, 2008 Link to this post
Halo 3 Cutscenes - now in HD
A few inquisitive souls have already found the new links... but for the rest of you, I'm (tentatively) pleased to announce that our Halo 3 Cutscene Library has just been upgraded with HD versions (thanks, once again, to Cody Miller) - this leaves only the Halo 1 scenes in standard res. (That's almost completely my fault; we've got people chomping at the bit to record, and I've been too busy to process stuff. But that's neither here nor there, right now.) Swing by and grab (some) Halo 3 scenes! To explain the hesitancy: I'm nervous, because we're talking about a LOT of bandwidth, and even though I've devoted three servers to the situation, I'm not totally confident we can keep up with demand if people start downloading the entire collection at a shot. So be gentle... but go see what you can find! And if you see Cody, say thanks. (Louis Wu 23:13:54 UTC)
June 25, 2008 Link to this post
Halo Wars: UNSC Arsenal
Whoa, very cool. The Halo Wars website has started to post info about the UNSC Arsenal on their website - check this page here. There are still some 'hidden' sections - but those will probably come online in the near future, as we ramp up to E3. Thanks, Botolf. (Louis Wu 21:06:38 UTC)
June 24, 2008 Link to this post
7 Billion by 7/7
We've gotten a number of emails about a challenge put forth by Sir Killalot33 over on the Bungie.net forums - in light of the fact that a few days ago, the number of Campaign kills surpassed the population of this planet, and the fact that Bungie Day is just 13 days from now... can we, the Halo community, pass the 7 billion kills mark before 7/7? This has been front-paged at Bungie.net, and there's a sizeable thread going right now on our own forum - if you want to help, jump in and start playing! (ACEfanatic02 has some nice suggestions in terms of efficiency.)
(Louis Wu 10:15:39 UTC)
June 24, 2008 Link to this post
A Halo Fan's Recommended Reading Primer
Yesterday, SinisterSamurai asked about recommended reading - it started off as a 'what are some books recommended by the Bungie dudes who worked on Halo?', but has since branched off a bit - the thread is FULL of recommendations of all sorts of good Sci-Fi (and other stuff). Dave Candland tossed in a list he compiled during an internal email exchange at Bungie, and mnemesis cleaned it up a bit (and combined it with an older list Bungie actually published). If you're looking for summer reading - check out this thread. (Louis Wu 09:52:38 UTC)
June 24, 2008 Link to this post
I miss the shoulder missiles.
Over at Bungie.net, you can see a screenshot that recreates the very first Halo screenshot ever released - in a slightly updated engine. Go look! (Louis Wu 09:52:17 UTC)
June 23, 2008 Link to this post
Green Screen map for Halo 3 Machinimators
iGuardian managed to get a teleporter outside Guardian, to a place surrounded with just green. Why does this matter to you? Well, if you're a machinima creator, this gives you a green screen for use with your Halo characters. Funky! Downloadable map is here, movie showing the effect is here. (Louis Wu 14:21:26 UTC)
June 23, 2008 Link to this post
Halo Wars Monthly Update - and a preview
The Halo Wars Monthly Update was posted on Friday (thanks to Omega for pointing it out yesterday - I feel behind, now). There's info about the upcoming E3 show (and what will be seen there), info on the Cyclops unit, some strategy advice, and word that the screenshots archive is going to be updated soon. (Don't forget the large screenshot collection posted recently by GamePro.com - and I hate to say it, but I totally missed the preview of the game that went along with those screens - thanks to Planet Halo for noticing that.) (Louis Wu 14:14:59 UTC)
June 21, 2008 Link to this post
Halo Corpse Alphabet
Hawty McBloggy has kicked off the Halo Corpse Alphabet, a rather macabre project aimed at reproducing the standard English alphabet in... well, dead Spartans. The news story shows off an example of an X. Go see what you can contribute! (Louis Wu 19:36:56 UTC)
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