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November 16, 2006 Link to this post
1Up puts up THEIR Halo screens
Heh - I should check ALL mail before posting. Looks like 1Up decided to go ahead and release all the new assets they have, since they're already out there on the web. (There's been no announcement from Bungie yet about this content, but I'm guessing it'll come today.) Oddly, though the news post says they've released concept art and renders, I can only find the new screens - but maybe that'll change soon. Anyway, thanks to Black Six for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 15:11:39 UTC)
November 16, 2006 Link to this post
Halo Base pulls screens down
We were contacted by Oliver, of Halo Base - turns out the word they got from GameCity about the screens yesterday was that GameCity was allowed to release them; they wouldn't have linked to them (or mirrored them) otherwise. They've taken DOWN their mirrors, now, because they've learned from a Microsoft PR representative that the official release date is still a little ways off. (I'm not sure that's not going to change - seems like the horse is out of the barn, at this point - but pulling them until they've been officially released is certainly the honorable thing to do.) They've asked that you stop following links to their screenshots page for the time being; there's nothing there any more, and their servers are a tad overloaded from yesterday. Thanks! (Louis Wu 14:59:08 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
New screens... a bit early
Wow... seems like every time there's a big coordinated content release, and European gaming sites are in on it, stuff gets leaked before the official release date. It's out there now - so you might as well check it out. Be aware, though, that this material was distributed to LOTS of gaming sites, all at the same time - and the ones that aren't showing it to you are following the rules. (Won't matter much soon - Bungie will likely put up official versions on their site asap, since it's already out there... but you gotta wonder, why is it just the European sites breaking embargo every time?) The screens originally showed up on the Swiss site GameCity, and have been picked up by Halo Base, in Germany - who've got things nicely organized into screenshots, renders, and concept art . Update: Halo Base has pulled down their mirrors until the screens are officially released. (Louis Wu 20:20:01 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
The UNSC Shortsword
More new Halo content today - this time, though, it's Halo Wars, not Halo 3. Swing by the official website for a new screen (in multiple sizes) of a UNSC Shortsword, a pretty nice looking Flying Wing. (Louis Wu 20:06:38 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
Female Marine Screentest
RVideo whipped up a short screentest showing what Halo might look like with a female marine as the main character. He warns that he didn't spend a lot of time putting this together - but I found it to be fascinating. Great angles! (Do him a favor - use our download links, save his bandwidth.) (Louis Wu 16:15:32 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
Whole Lotta Halo Love
The REALLY big news today is embodied in an article called 'Happy Halo Day' over at Bungie.net. In fact, there are 4 separate stories, all bundled into one jaw-dropping article. There's a CG Halo 3 ad (with new music) that will air on Monday Night Football on December 4 (and be available on Marketplace, and presumably online, after that), and the next installment in the 'making of' documentary series will be released soon after; there are new Halo 2 maps coming out next spring - you'll likely need to have an Xbox360 if you want to download them; there will be a Halo 3 public beta next spring, as well; and there's a new Halo 3 screenshot, taken in a campaign level. You'll want to pore over the actual article for the low-down nitty-gritty on all of these bombshells. It's shaping up to be a fun year for the Halo Nation! (That's our new 'official' name, apparently. Details of THAT are in the article, as well.) This, too, has a sizeable thread already in our forum, for discussion. (Louis Wu 13:41:36 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
MLG Pours on the Content
3Suns collected up all the new content available at MLGPro.com for us - to start with, there's a sneak peek at Episode 2 of the MLG Pro Circuit, airing this Saturday at 10 am. (A lot of pros are actually going to be at the Nationals in Las Vegas when this one goes live, so a sneak peek isn't a bad idea.) After that, there are a bunch of previews of the top-rated teams; Legendz, XiT Woundz, and one we missed a couple of days ago, Shook on3 Gaming. Check 'em out... Nationals are just 3 days away! (Louis Wu 13:30:07 UTC)
November 15, 2006 Link to this post
Anniversary Panel
There is an enormous amount of new content at Bungie.net this morning - I'm afraid, in fact, that there's so much some of it is going to get lost. Let's go in order, I guess. First up is an article posted last night - it's called 'Anniversary Panel', and it's a compilation of 5 mini-interviews with 'press' folks (I'm not sure I'd call myself 'press'), getting a sense for what we're looking forward to, what we hope has been improved, what we hope remains true. There's a surprisingly large range of answers (surprising to me, anyway) - check it out! There's a thread about it on our forum, started by Horus, if you'd like to discuss it. (Louis Wu 13:21:12 UTC)
November 14, 2006 Link to this post
Beating 'em at their own game
Rampancy.net noticed a quote in an Xbox.com article about Gilbert Arenas, of the Washington Wizards, in which he stated that he wanted to start modding his Xbox, to get revenge on the modders that are ruining his Halo 2 rankings. Hookay... (Louis Wu 15:54:35 UTC)
November 14, 2006 Link to this post
Making the good better
The second half of EGM's Monday content is now up at 1Up.com - Combat Evolving, a discussion of multiplayer aspects as they stand in Halo 2, and ways that Bungie is working to make them better (or more fun) in Halo 3. Great info - lots to look forward to! Go read. Update: Looks like Esteban Lagarde started a thread on our forum about this, if you'd like to discuss it. (Louis Wu 01:40:02 UTC)
November 13, 2006 Link to this post
Guilt O' Lantern 06 - Results Are In
Voting ran for a week on the 2006 Guilt O' Lantern contest - and while a significantly smaller group of people voted this year than last (under 2,000, compared to last year's nearly 6,000), there still emerged a clear winner - congratulations to Lacie O.! Michael Coffing, who won the last two years, and was actually forbidden from winning one of the top three prizes this year, had the second-highest total of votes. Second Prize, with just a few fewer than Michael went to Adam Beeman, and Third Prize belongs to Ryan Heiner. We'd had some lofty goals for prizes - they didn't work out, so we've fallen back to gift certificates. All four prizewinners will get their choice of store - The Bungie Store or Gamestop/EB Games; first prize will get a $150 certificate, Second Prize $100, Third Prize $75 - and Michael Coffing will get a $25 certificate. (Don't feel too bad for him; his haul in the past two years includes a pair of Xboxes, a copy of Halo, a gift card, a bunch of small stuff, and two custom recordings from 343 Guilty Spark on his answering machine.) Check out the voting... and start thinking about designs for next year! (Louis Wu 14:08:15 UTC)
November 12, 2006 Link to this post
Halo Base posts Halo 3 'screenshots'
Germany's Halo Orbit has renamed itself Halo Base - and they've posted 5 new Halo 3 'screenshots'. (These are technically scans from the December EGM magazine - but they got them by screen-capturing the images off the recently released 1Up Show vid; as video screen caps, they're definitely legal for posting on the web.) Thanks, Legend. (Louis Wu 17:01:15 UTC)
November 11, 2006 Link to this post
The Halo-only version of the 1Up Show
EGM's Mark MacDonald pointed out that the Halo-specific portion of the 1Up show can be watched via streaming flash (or downloaded, in hi-res form) from GameVideos.com. And I'd like to take this opportunity to announce that I'm a little silly sometimes; I described the Halo content in the first news post of the day - but I was describing the content of Episode 53, not 54. This new one contains video footage of the EGM team in Kirkland (though no onscreen action), as well as interviews with Lars Bakken, Tyson Green, and Marty O'Donnell. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:55:07 UTC)
November 11, 2006 Link to this post
1Up has Halo 3 multiplayer impressions
Over at 1Up.com, their Friday Halo 3 content has been posted - the 1Up Show, Season 4, Episode 5 contains footage from the EGM visit to Bungie (among other things). The movie's huge - 344 - 977 mb, depending on format and resolution; I can't tell you anything about it yet, because it's going to be at least an hour before I see it. However... my guess is, it's worth the download. Thanks to many people in this thread started by Esteban Lagarde - especially Bad Pogo, who found a direct link to the show. Update: Okay, I've seen it now; the Halo 3 content is actually chat between three of the EGM staffers who were at Bungie, discussing what they saw, how they reacted, what they thought, etc - no footage, no screens, but some pretty interesting content nonetheless. (Louis Wu 00:00:44 UTC)
November 10, 2006 Link to this post
All we need now is John Madden.
3Suns pointed out a new preview of the upcoming MLG TV content - and it's pretty amazing how 'pro-sports' it's all starting to look! Swing by and check it out... it looks fantastic. (Louis Wu 13:23:12 UTC)
November 9, 2006 Link to this post
Is it a Spider?
Max (]-=ODST=-[ Epsilon) sent along a screenshot (3k) of a Gears of War achievement that pays tribute to Red vs Blue - Burnie mentioned this last week in his Red vs Blue journal, because they're thinking about giving a cool prize to the first person to earn this achievement, but for those of us without a 360 (or a copy of Gears of War), now you can see it for yourself. Get tagging! (Louis Wu 16:20:22 UTC)
November 9, 2006 Link to this post
Stained Glass Halo
Tucker Barrie noticed a really nice looking Halo 3 stained glass window for sale on eBay - but you have to be able to pick it up in Buffalo, NY; the seller isn't shipping. Starting bid is $500, you've got another day before the auction ends. This is definitely a unique piece! Update, 29 July 2008: the eBay listing has long since expired, and I never saved a copy of the image itself - but Empress Cortana pointed out an article at deputydog that looks at stained glass geekery, and the Master Chief is there. In case THIS article goes down someday, too, we've mirrored a local copy. (I figure since deputydog got it from the eBay listing (see the watermark), they won't mind too much.) (Louis Wu 16:00:52 UTC)
November 8, 2006 Link to this post
New Halo 3 Stuff at 1Up
Dry Ice pointed out some new Halo 3 images at 1Up.com - four of 'em. (I'm not sure I'd call 'em 'screens'... they're cutouts and concept art. But they're definitely new, and pretty cool!) Credit goes to Umbra, on the Bungie.net forums, apparently - link in Dry Ice's post. (Louis Wu 16:23:27 UTC)
November 7, 2006 Link to this post
Energy Sword for Sale
DHalo noticed an Energy Sword available for purchase on eBay - starting bid is $230, and the auction has 5 days to run. This is the same guy who makes needlers with real crystal (we've mentioned him before) - he's also the guy who won a thousand dollars for his Spartan costume last week. Check it out! The sword looks pretty nice in the dark... (Louis Wu 14:22:17 UTC)
November 7, 2006 Link to this post
Easter Eggs EVERYWHERE
Heh - the new EU commercial for the Xbox 360, Cops and Robbers, shows some cars with nicely customized license plates. Gears of War, 1106 (wait, that's NOW!), and Halo 3, 07 (sounds about right) - fun homage! Nice catch by Wolverine Monkey. (Screengrabs in this post.) (Louis Wu 02:41:50 UTC)
November 6, 2006 Link to this post
1Up Halo Torrent Starts
The flood of Halo info from EGM has started - you can find blog entries from Dan Hsu, Mark MacDonald, and Luke Smith, chock full of personal observations (and in Dan's case, pictures), now live on the 1Up website. There's plenty more coming - we'll keep you informed! Update: Crispin Boyer's blog is now updated, as well. Thanks, DHalo. (Louis Wu 19:00:57 UTC)
November 4, 2006 Link to this post
1Up Show talks Halo 3
1Up.com's Halo coverage starts for real on Monday (keep your eye on this minisite), but the most recent 1Up Show (Episode 53) contains quite a bit of Halo coverage. It's huge (266-755 mb to download, available for streaming as well), but according to Cocopjojo, worth watching. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:19:18 UTC)
November 3, 2006 Link to this post
Achronos said there's a Wraith, too.
PEZ wants to collect all the clues about Halo 3 multiplayer in one place - what better place than a Wiki? Swing by halowiki.net and peruse his starting collection - and if you have other confirmed info, add it! (Louis Wu 19:28:39 UTC)
November 3, 2006 Link to this post
It's time for the Mackies
A quick reminder - the Mackies, the annual Machinima Awards, take place this weekend, and the Machinima Festival that goes with them starts tomorrow; you can read articles at both Newsday.com and Wired.com. Halo projects feature prominently in both articles. (Louis Wu 17:53:27 UTC)
November 2, 2006 Link to this post
Good Morning, Worm, Your Honor...
I'd meant to post this yesterday, but things got busy... RVideo went to a little trouble to capture a full view of the Gravemind cutscene in Halo 2, using a devcam. (This is considerably more difficult than it sounds, because that particular scene already has scripted camera motion, rotating around the characters; it's a delicate dance to keep your focus in this environment.) The view he provides allows you to see the entire cave Gravemind is sitting in - and, in fact, all of Gravemind. It's a view behind the curtain; it's like a panning shot that shows you how a filmmaker created a shot in a movie. You see the props that don't normally make it onscreen. It's pretty cool, but if you're one of those that loves the magic of the presentation, you might want to give this a miss, because it definitely shows you where the limits are. (I'm putting a spoiler tag on this post, as well, because Gravemind himself is a Halo 2 story spoiler.) You can grab this in WMP9 format (28.6 mb) or QuickTime format (32.6 mb). I say thanks to RVideo for the peek! (Louis Wu 00:57:53 UTC)
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