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Break
AssaultGodzilla stopped in with word of another Halo music video set to Three Days Grace's 'Break' - it uses footage from pretty much every Halo-related product under the sun... but it STILL holds together. Amazing. (Timing and judicious matching of clip to lyrics makes the difference.) I think ...
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Inside Gaming Awards
Machinima.com is kicking off the 'Inside Gaming Awards' this year - to be held the day before Spike's Video Game Awards. Halo 3: ODST is up for an enormous list of awards: Game of the Year, Best Trailer, Best Narrative, Best Control, Best Original Score, and Best Weapon (for Silenced Pistol). ...
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GI's Top 200 Games of All Time
Morpheus pointed out an article in the latest issue of Game Informer - it's their 200th issue, so they put together a 'Top 200 Games of All Time' list. Halo was #39, Halo 2 was #110. Neither Halo 3 nor ODST were on the list. This isn't online at this point.(Louis Wu 18:05:50 +0000)
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Really, IGN? Really?
So I'm over at IGN, looking for the end of their Top 25 Xbox 360 Games article (no Halo games in the top 5 - I suppose, in hindsight, it makes sense that Halo and Halo 2 didn't even place, since both were original Xbox games), and I run across... this . I mean... really? (Yes, Halo's ...
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I'm thinkin' stencils...
Love for Sangheili knows no bounds - or at least isn't stopped by plain old jeans. Blueskyfish added a very cool image to the leg of her pants - and Hawty McBloggy highlighted the image . I'd wear those!(Louis Wu 15:25:11 +0000)
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Blood Gulch - in Crysis
AngelicLionheart found a Crysis mod in progress - someone's porting Blood Gulch to that engine. Looks pretty! (Louis Wu 15:24:37 +0000)
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Rampancy.net adds ODST Info to Google Earth
Narcogen has updated his contributions to the Google Earth Network Layer with audio log locations from Halo 3: ODST - swing by to see! (Louis Wu 15:24:09 +0000)
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Corrinne Yu gets technical
343 Industries' Corrinne Yu, the Principal Engine Architect for the Halo team, talks about programming with Channel 9's tina10. It's pretty interesting to see where she's coming from - and where she's going! Thanks, Zeouterlimits .(Louis Wu 15:16:28 +0000)
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The Feed Bag: ODST Contest
Feed Your Console is giving away a free copy of Halo 3: ODST and some other Halo-related schwag - there are a few ways to enter, but you have to be Canadian, and you can't be in Quebec. Check their contest page for full details!(Louis Wu 22:47:23 +0000)
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Monday Comic Roundup
Just a couple of tidbits today: Grin + Bear It makes an obvious connection with a humorous outcome, over at Hawty McBloggy's... and also at Hawty's, HolyJunkie has created some fan art inspired by ODS Steve. Go read! (Louis Wu 20:49:45 +0000)
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No Monks Allowed - Another Free Soundtrack
Hey - want another chance to win a Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack? Domino Theory wants to help you! Swing by the 'No Monks Allowed' contest page and fill in your info - he'll be picking a winner later this week! How can you go wrong?(Louis Wu 15:55:26 +0000)
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Controlling access... or buying good reviews?
There's an interesting article over at Ars Technica about gaming reviews, and how the circumstances under which they take place might affect their conclusions. It focuses on an event sponsored by Activision, in which reviewers were put up at a resort in Santa Barbara, airfare and lodging ...
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Out of This World
Halo 3 Screenshots has another Top 10 list for you this week - this collection is called ' Out of This World ', and contains some really cool alien-looking shots! Check 'em out.(Louis Wu 14:08:24 +0000)
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Reborn Relic, Transcribed
Over at Rampancy.net, The Halo-Dragon has submitted a transcribed version of Reborn Relic , as heard in Halo 3: ODST. The download includes a PDF, a .MUS file, and a midi version of the piece. (Halo: Reborn appears on the Halo 3 soundtrack; the piece appears only in-game in ODST.)(Louis Wu ...
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McFarlane announces Series 7 Figures
A press release from McFarlane went live on Toy News International on Friday evening - Halo Series 7 contains some interesting figures. Sgt. Forge from Halo Wars, Dare from ODST, and Tartarus from Halo 2 are joined by some standard Halo 3 figures. Swing by and take a look! (A discussion thread ...
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These things are getting meaty.
Lots of tasty stuff in the Bungie Weekly Update this time around... good stuff about Reach, good stuff from Marty, AMAZING stuff on the Matchmaking front, some great charity stuff, A NEW VIDOC (wait, did I just yell?), some very funny fan mail, and more. You can, of course, read it in our Weekly ...
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The Duel - watch it Saturday, or wait until February
If you live in Europe (or Asia or Australia or really, anywhere but the US) you can watch The Duel, the second of the Halo Legends anime shorts, showing on Halo Waypoint. (Full schedule is here .) You've got 24 hours from the point at which it starts in your country, so don't miss it! ( Initial ...
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Halo Epicosity
2good4u2 announced a bunch of new panoramas and composite pics - glorious. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 01:07:14 +0000)
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Vidmaster Challenge: Deja Vu - a Guide
You might remember Declan Clarke - he's a member of the Spartan I Project at Bungie.net, and is devoted to helping you get Vidmaster Achievements. Back in July, we published his Guide to the Vidmaster: Annual Achievement - and today, we're proud to bring you his Guide to the Vidmaster: ...
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Firefight Solo Guide: Rally Point
Monochron is back, with another very cool Firefight Solo Guide - this one covers Rally Point. Give it a read for tips, tricks, and some super-cool screenshots (click on 'em for much larger versions). Then go shoot some stuff by yourself! (As a recap, he's done the following maps now: Crater  ...
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