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November 18, 2007 Link to this post
Scanner psych
The Boston Globe has an article that suggests that playing games like Halo 3 increases your ability to spot threats quickly - and would be useful training for airport security screeners. How many of them would protest that training regimen, do you think? (Louis Wu 16:04:01 UTC)
November 18, 2007 Link to this post
He's a hollow shell of a man.
LX925 fell into one of the generators on Snowbound... and lost his limbs. (A larger version of this screen can be found in his screenshots collection on B.net.) (Louis Wu 16:02:05 UTC)
November 16, 2007 Link to this post
I guess Bungie forgot the safety.
So last week, we got an email from omfg a cat69 about a funky death he caused; after he died, he dropped his shotgun... which went off when it hit the ground, and killed his opponent. He sent a link to his fileshare, but I passed on the news, because I'm afraid that we're getting too many of these kinds of things these days. He posted it at B.net a few days later, with links to his fileshare, and a YouTube version... and got lots of good responses. (Several people pointed the thread out to us, but again, I passed.) Well... I'm not passing any more, because now this sort of death has its very own medal, courtesy of Blackstar. (It was actually created because of a thread started by Evlmidget25 - I guess omfg a cat69's experience isn't unique. But if I'm gonna front-page the occurrence, I'm sure gonna mention him...) (Louis Wu 12:35:48 UTC)
November 14, 2007 Link to this post
Halo 3 FFA online tourney
RedSpades wrote to say that he's hosting a Halo 3 FFA Tournament on his site, WinMicrosoftPoints.com - admission is free, prizes include the book Halo Effect, an iTunes gift card, and a 1-month XBL Gold card. Details can be found in this forum post. Update: The tourney starts Saturday, November 17 - if you're playing, check the site for details. (Louis Wu 15:55:08 UTC)
November 13, 2007 Link to this post
Artistic Halo, Revisited
We've mentioned a couple of sites devoted to artistic Halo 3 screenshots - yankeyhotel maintains abstrakt, and TTL Demag0gue maintains Mendicant Bias. This morning, MasterNoob stopped by to say that he's doing it, too; check out his gallery on Bungie.net for some cool shots! (Louis Wu 13:53:06 UTC)
November 13, 2007 Link to this post
Autographed Halo 3 Legendary Edition, for Charity
Hawty McBloggy found a pretty cool copy of the Halo 3 Legendary Edition on eBay - this one has been signed by Master Chief (Steve Downes), Cortana (Jen Taylor), and Sergeant Johnson (David Scully). 100% of the proceeds will go to the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, supporting women filmmakers. Starting bid is $100, and you've got a bit under a week to make up your mind. A cool collectible, and a good cause - what's not to like? (Louis Wu 12:09:58 UTC)
November 13, 2007 Link to this post
Screenshot competition
Mukelo wrote to point out a new competition at Invalid Mob Gaming - they're holding a Screenshot competition. Submit a multiplayer Halo 3 screen from your FileShare, get a shot at a 1-month Xbox Live Gold subscription code. You've got until November 30. Check it out! (Louis Wu 12:06:10 UTC)
November 13, 2007 Link to this post
Helljumper launches
grantix is starting up a screenshot-based comic, in the style of Section 3 and Reclaimer. I find it pretty hard to read (you have to expand each panel separately to read the text), but it's early yet. (Louis Wu 11:40:02 UTC)
November 11, 2007 Link to this post
You did NOT just call me the N-word.
Yesterday, the latest episode of Pure Pwnage was released - and Jeremy gets all into Halo 3 (until, of course, he hits a snag). If you've never watched this series before, you should start at the beginning - we haven't mentioned it here because (up to now) it's focused on PC gaming, but it's a must-see show. Thanks to RVideo for the heads-up (I'd checked yesterday afternoon, but it wasn't released until late in the evening). (Louis Wu 17:20:53 UTC)
November 9, 2007 Link to this post
Pixelated Pupils - a Halo-ween series
On October 8, we mentioned a Halo-related comic at Pixelated Pupils; every strip since then (starting here) has been Halo-related, and the most recent strip makes me wish I'd done more this Halloween. Thanks, AngelicLionheart. (Louis Wu 15:04:23 UTC)
November 9, 2007 Link to this post
Cortana on the Wall
John_117 has been working on a wall painting for the inside of his house, with his girlfriend; he posted a picture of the early progress on our forum. Great start! (Louis Wu 13:56:53 UTC)
November 6, 2007 Link to this post
Halo 2 Zombies - in Halo 3
BolognaFire loves zombies. He loves them so much, in fact, that's he's created a gametype (and map) that comes as close to Zombies on Foundation as you can, in Halo 3. He's thought an awful lot about this, and has laid out many of his ideas in this forum post. There are also more than a dozen screenshots and a link to his FileShare, where you can download the map and the gametype. Go look. (Louis Wu 20:48:48 UTC)
November 6, 2007 Link to this post
That is one big cheater.
I don't think I'd normally even post this as news - but it sort of blows me away. oriol pointed out a newspost on Grunts R Us that purports to find the first Five-Star General in Bungie's ranking system. I went to look, just because I couldn't imagine how good the guy had to be... and I found page after page after page after page of boosting games. In fact, I had to go back 60 screens (of 25 games per screen) before I found my first non-cheating game! (I didn't look at EVERY screen, so I might have missed one or two - but the VAST majority of those first 60 pages are filled with boosting matches in Social Doubles.) This continues until about the 190th screen (of 218) - that's well over 4500 cheating games out of a total of 5400. THAT'S what it takes to get to 5 Star General? No thanks. (This, folks, is the sort of attitude that made Bungie turn off Leaderboards in Halo 2.) (Louis Wu 13:42:04 UTC)
November 4, 2007 Link to this post
Same Old...
We've got a one-two punch for you today from ZZoMBiE13 and Stuntmutt - a joint joke (well, sort of) that starts in Another Halo Comic Strip and ends in a Sunday One One Se7en. I take no responsibility for the stomach upset. (Louis Wu 16:31:00 UTC)
November 4, 2007 Link to this post
Cliff path slaughter
Rockslider has started a section for Halo 3 Fun on his Bad Cyborg website - first article looks at some slaughter available on The Ark. Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:21:17 UTC)
November 2, 2007 Link to this post
Remote Control Warthog
Hawty "eBayWatch Babe" McBloggy found a remote control warthog for sale - you've got almost a week, starting bid is $75, and there are no bids yet. Go read about it. (Louis Wu 16:26:04 UTC)
November 1, 2007 Link to this post
A ratings issue
It's been a crazy day - no updates so far. Let's see if I can catch up. We'll start with an article over at Gamer Dad, bemoaning a rating system that classes Halo in with games like Manhunt and GTA. (As Achronos pointed out in the thread started by GryphonOsiris, this is most likely due to the Flood, more than bad language or violence against Marines.) Gamer Dad's got a point, though; if we're hoping for reasonable use of a system like the ESRB, the system has to make sense, first and foremost - and Halo's a great example of where it breaks down. (Louis Wu 18:33:33 UTC)
October 31, 2007 Link to this post
Inside Halo - Episode 1
Wow, nice. SodaGod has started a Halo news show over at Machinima.com; yes, these have been done before, but not with audio this good, or with SG's whacky brand of humor. The video information listed is pretty much entirely wrong; the downloaded video is 48 mb, not 37, and the running time is 5 minutes, not 8:28 - but it's a great watch. You can also snag it on YouTube if you don't want to download it. Thanks, Adam Kovic. (Louis Wu 10:50:44 UTC)
October 31, 2007 Link to this post
Cover Art Recreations
Wow, nice work - KidWitPotential, over at Bungie.net, recreated the original Halo Combat Evolved box art using Halo 3, with a friend - and then they did the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack art. If the screenshots disappear, we have local copies (Halo CE | Multiplayer Map Pack). Thanks, gijake. (Louis Wu 10:02:02 UTC)
October 30, 2007 Link to this post
Playlist of the Living Dead
Last Friday's Bungie Weekly Update hinted at fun changes to the playlist roster around Halloween. Swing by Bungie.net right now for full details - they're putting up an Infection-based playlist for 27 hours, starting tonight at midnight (PST). Full details (including ways you can use this information to get some of the harder-to-grab achievements out there, and neat tricks for downloading the gametypes for future use) are in the interview with Ferrex. Thanks, ViralSyris. (Louis Wu 17:52:01 UTC)
October 30, 2007 Link to this post
HaloTube Opens its Doors
a32ozSlurpee let us know that HaloTube is now online - it's a YouTube-like site with a Halo feel. (Higher quality, too, in the live stream and fullscreen versions.) There's a bunch of stuff there now, with more all the time - go see!
(Louis Wu 12:13:50 UTC)
October 30, 2007 Link to this post
More armor pics from James Falcon
James Falcon let us know that he's finished up his glove plates and started on the fusion pack for his armor - you can find the new pics on his progress page. He also told us that future pics will be going to his personal blog at the 405th Mjolnir Armor forum - you'll need to register to see them. (Louis Wu 12:11:08 UTC)
October 30, 2007 Link to this post
Halo: Hellraiser
grantix is working on a 2-D computer game called Hellraiser - Halo sprites, blended plot. A screenshot is included in the forum post. (Louis Wu 10:48:59 UTC)
October 29, 2007 Link to this post
How Rumours Get Started.
Last week, we mentioned a rumor that seemingly built itself out of nothing - Stuntmutt takes it all one step further, in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 17:38:59 UTC)
October 28, 2007 Link to this post
Screens and Comics
TTL Demag0gue let us know about a couple of new projects - the first is a collection of artistic screenshots he's taken, the second is a Halo-based comic strip he's building from Halo 3 screenshots. (There are a couple of pages already - the series starts here.) Both projects are pretty high-quality - check 'em out! (Louis Wu 21:13:31 UTC)
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