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February 2010 Archived News
News February 8 2010
Halo: OWaW - now with Firefight
newguy2445 sent word of a new update for Halo: Out With a Whimper, the sidescroller being developed by TriBlox. Looks like they've added Firefight to their game! Check it out.
(Louis Wu 21:21:38 UTC) (permalink) 
Tag and Release: Guardian
Bungie.net has posted a new Tag and Release feature - this one has unique insights into the map Guardian. Beautiful stuff! (Louis Wu 21:20:51 UTC) (permalink)
Get a 360 with every Halo game thrown in
CVG is giving away an Xbox 360 Elite with every available Halo game - just put your name in the hat. (Louis Wu 20:38:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends reviews appear
ElzarTheBam found a review of Halo Legends. Frankie found another one. (Louis Wu 20:35:59 UTC) (permalink)
The Master Chief - Victorious
The Halo fan who's been showing up at Saints games all season long (we last mentioned him in October) made the front page of CNN.com yesterday. Avateur grabbed the shot. (Louis Wu 18:12:28 UTC) (permalink)
Picking Your Battles
Wired Magazine looks at how age affects players of First-Person Shooters; they talk to 'Grandpa Walsh' - a 25-year-old pro. Apparently, it's not really that older players are worse - it's that younger players are better. (Louis Wu 18:03:45 UTC) (permalink)
Luck Halo
ZaneZavin put together a few clips that he calls 'Luck Halo' - fun moments! Just two minutes long.
(Louis Wu 18:02:58 UTC) (permalink)
I gotchyer Display Emblem right here
Hawty McBloggy's Inappropriate Halo: Reach Emblem Contest is over, and she's posted the winner (and a gallery of honorable mentions). That woman can make ANYTHING sexual... (Louis Wu 18:02:30 UTC) (permalink)
News February 7 2010
Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots: Strike a Pose
The Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots theme this week is 'Strike a Pose' - I'm lovin' these! (Louis Wu 16:02:07 UTC) (permalink)
Reach Fanart
newguy2445 announced a bunch of new Reach fanart he created with recently-released assets - some great stuff in there!
(Louis Wu 16:01:47 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends Premiere in SF
Frankie stopped by to point out a note on IGN - looks like Halo Legends will be presented in San Francisco on February 10 (this coming Wednesday), at the AMC Metreon. Tickets are free, and the IGN article explains how you can try and grab one. As ElusiveEagle519 reinforced, the article even has an exclusive clip from Origins, Part 2. (Louis Wu 16:01:19 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 DLC no longer available
So it turns out that Microsoft has already taken downloadable content for the original Xbox offline, in preparation for the termination of the service for that console in April. Why is this a bad thing? Because many of us haven't grabbed recent copies of the Halo 2 downloadable maps - and the Xbox 360 has a nasty habit of corrupting original content. Without those maps (which you can no longer download), you can't play in any of the current Matchmaking playlists. Ugh! Thanks to Avateur for the heads-up. (Bungie says they're working on it.) (Louis Wu 16:00:12 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Waypoint taking over Halo Wars Support
At the end of this month, Halo Waypoint will take over support of Halo Wars from Robot Entertainment, consolidating their hold on the Halo franchise. Thanks, Voho. (Louis Wu 15:56:38 UTC) (permalink)
Goodies on Halo Waypoint
Don't you just love it when weekends turn out like you planned 'em? Back for a little bit, to update you on a few of the things that have been going on since Friday. Let's start with Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, Part 4 - it went live, as expected, yesterday, and finishes the Frank O'Connor-penned short story Waypoint started 3 weeks ago. It's a great piece of work, and if you'd rather see it in one unbroken run, it'll be up on Halo Waypoint next week in its complete form. While you're there, don't forget all the other stuff they've got for you! (Louis Wu 15:55:51 UTC) (permalink)
News February 6 2010
Emo Tears and Unstoppable Death Dealers
The Bungie Weekly Update was posted earlier this evening - it contains info to drool about (if you knew what urk was actually looking at, that is), some good news about Elites, some really cool news about shield effects, an update on the 1 vs 100 Halo event (looks like it's going to be February 9 (Tuesday), not February 12, as originally posted), more fun icon submissions, and other goodies. Go read it! It is, of course, available in our Weekly Update Archive, should you choose to read it there. Update: the original date of February 12 for the Frank and Marty show is actually correct. The official announcement says that the show on the 9th is "followed immediately" by the Halo-themed show - but by "immediately", they mean "3 days later". Thanks, Voc and Cocop. (Louis Wu 02:25:06 UTC) (permalink)
News February 5 2010
I Love Bees Scouting Notes
Folks who love the details behind a project are gonna love this tidbit from Wonderland - one of the people responsible for finding public phones for use in the I Love Bees ARG has passed along the original scouting notes she wrote up to Cory Doctorow, for a new publishing project. Fun! Thanks, Ross "I think I'm up to 136 now" Mills. (Louis Wu 20:33:23 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Caption Fun, Round 79
Hey, did you know it was Friday? That means Friday Caption Fun at Hawty McBloggy's! Check out the caption submissions for last week's pic (funky backwards shot) and add your own for this week's shot (funky frontwards double-flag jump). woohoo! (Louis Wu 20:27:47 UTC) (permalink)
untz untz untz (oonsk?)
If you're jonesin' for a rave, swing by Bungie.net and watch 'The Third Halo 3 Light Show' - lots of colors, lots of explosions, lots of techno. (Louis Wu 20:23:38 UTC) (permalink)
Nights Sorrow
Bungie has word of a pretty cool fan-created desktop dedicated to Halo: Reach - check it out at DeviantART! (Louis Wu 17:22:46 UTC) (permalink)
Firefight Friday: Lost Zoo
FyreWulff is back with another episode of Firefight Friday - this challenge is called 'Lost Zoo' (it'll take place on Lost Platoon). Visit the website and sign up for the difficulty that makes you comfortable - and get to battling! (Louis Wu 16:33:51 UTC) (permalink)
MitHoM: Part 4 of 4 Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Halo Waypoint will be presenting the final episode of 'Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian' - the banner below leads to a teaser pic. If you haven't read the story in Halo Evolutions, this should be a nailbiter!  (Louis Wu 13:14:43 UTC) (permalink)
End of an Era
Rod noticed that there's an announcement up on MajorNelson.com stating that as of April 15 of this year, Microsoft will no longer be offering LIVE service for the original Xbox - or (more relevantly for readers here) for original Xbox games. This means that if you want to play Halo 2 on Xbox LIVE, you have just a bit over 2 more months to do it. Update: looks like there'll be an actual farewell celebration... thanks, Sketch! More when we know about it. (Louis Wu 13:14:15 UTC) (permalink)
Scion is your Sword
Hedgemony found a page of pictures and text put up by cosplayer Scion, devoted to a costume of Cortana - she built her costume in time for the 2009 Canadian National Fan Expo, but this is the first we're seeing it! Check it out!
(Louis Wu 13:13:51 UTC) (permalink)
Becoming a Fanboy Again
IGN talked to Frank O'Connor about Halo Legends, and many other Halo-related things - swing by to read the details. (Did you know he thinks the Halo movie could be the next Avatar? Wait, maybe that's not what he said...) Thanks, Gilver. (Louis Wu 13:13:22 UTC) (permalink)
Arbi7er
AssaultGodzilla is back - this time he's created 'Arbi7er', set to Link Park's 'Numb'. The music may be tired, but the clips are well-chosen, and the timing, as usual, is quite good. (I will say that although I've seen FAR too many Halo videos set to this song, it's actually quite appropriate here.)
(Louis Wu 13:12:56 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends Soundtrack
Jordan491 noticed that (at least for US residents) the iTunes Store contains previews of all the songs on the Halo Legends Soundtrack, and gives you the opportunity to preorder it. Many of the pieces are off the Halo soundtracks - but quite a number are not. (The $9.99 download price is considerably lower than Amazon's $15.98 preorder price.) Go see! (Louis Wu 13:12:11 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Just three new pieces available for you in the Fan Fiction section this week - go read 'em! (One of the pieces, Halo Clairvoyance Chapter 3, is also available at DeviantART, along with its cover art - thanks, Halochief89.) (Louis Wu 13:08:15 UTC) (permalink)
News February 4 2010
Jub Jub Revisited
There's a fascinating writeup on Bungie.net right now - Steve Cotton looks back on the development process that brought Guardian into being. Give it a read to see where Guardian has been, and how it became what you play on today! (Louis Wu 21:58:23 UTC) (permalink)
Film Review - Halo Legends, Part 1
Alternative Magazine Online has a review of 'Halo Legends, Part 1' - pretty much all the episodes that have been shown in their entirety on Halo Waypoint. The second half is coming soon (I'd assume after February 16). (Louis Wu 20:41:29 UTC) (permalink)
First MLG Pro-Gaming Combine
If you're someone who believes you could be a Halo pro, if only there were a way to break into the big leagues, MLG's first Pro-Gaming Combine is for you. Amateurs who participate have a shot at the bright lights, big city. Check it out! (Louis Wu 20:39:47 UTC) (permalink)
MC in da Halo
Hyokin stumbled across MC in da Halo, a two and a half year old Flash animation created by Renegade-Hamster. If you've ever thought some of the aspects of the beginning of Halo 3 needed a bit of ridicule, you'll like this. (Louis Wu 20:35:08 UTC) (permalink)
ODST Character Model
Brighton stopped in with word of his work-in-progress ODST model he's been making - swing by DeviantART to see the latest version, or Zbrush Central to see images showing the progress.
(Louis Wu 20:33:02 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday Playlist Fun
FyreWulff pointed out that the Playlists page at Bungie.net has been updated - we've got info on playlists most of the way through February now. (Don't forget - this week's Double XP list is Maption Pack, loaded with community-built maps. It's unclear at this point whether they're updated versions or not - DEEP NNN let us know about a thread on the B.net forums discussing the list, where you can add your two cents about the playability.) Get on LIVE! (Louis Wu 20:18:39 UTC) (permalink)
IGN Top Kills of the Week - Feb 3
IGN has posted their latest Top 10 Halo 3 Kills video (this one is through February 3) - and I have to say, these made me laugh. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 19:31:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends, for free
Loot Ninja is giving away three copies of Halo Legends (on Blu-Ray) to folks who comment by February 7 (Sunday night). Go sign up! (Louis Wu 19:29:38 UTC) (permalink)
The Old and the New
A contemporary playwright has combined Halo 3 and Shakespeare with his play, 'When in Disgrace', on stage in Louisville, Kentucky later this month. (The play's not ABOUT Halo, or Shakespeare - but the opening scene contains both.) (Louis Wu 19:28:09 UTC) (permalink)
Cortana gets duped
Cybrfrk sent word that Jen Taylor, the voice of Cortana, had a co-starring role in last night's episode of Leverage, 'The Future Job'. (You can see details about the episode at TVRage.com, or wait a week and watch it on TNT.) Nice!
(Louis Wu 19:27:38 UTC) (permalink)
New montages from Bungie's Comm Chatter
Two new montages got posted today: Go watch! (Louis Wu 19:27:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halcylon's Halo Poster Pack
mendicantbias noticed that Halcylon is offering wallpaper based on his really cool Halo-themed posters. Lots of resolutions, and links back to the original posters if you'd rather have one at a time! (The individual posters are also included in the Poster Pack download.) (Louis Wu 16:54:51 UTC) (permalink)
ONI Logo, EPS format
SK Crisis was kind enough to upload an EPS version of the ONI logo he'd created last week - if you'd like this for use in creating artwork, go to it! (Louis Wu 16:39:18 UTC) (permalink)
That guy needs a Nerf gun.
Hedgemony found a Plushie Chief! (Well, not really a plushie... it's more of a foam Chief. Still pretty danged cool!) (Louis Wu 16:38:17 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 - District 9
eckosama pointed out a very cool recreation of the District 9 trailer, created with Halo 3 and ODST clips. Really well-done!
(Louis Wu 16:36:44 UTC) (permalink)
Community Spotlight: Beast Mode On
We missed a Bungie.net Community Spotlight yesterday; Beast Mode On was the focus. The front-page article has an interview with the group, and the Bungie Favorites section is populated with some of their choicest files. Go see! (Louis Wu 16:35:31 UTC) (permalink)
Halo-themed 1 vs 100
Looks like the season finale of 1 vs 100 will have two special Halo guests - Marty O'Donnell and Frank O'Connor! Watch next Friday, February 12! Thanks, Minime637.
(Louis Wu 16:34:12 UTC) (permalink)
Flying the UH-144
Mid7night has been working on his UH-144 Falcon in X-Plane - check out the latest pics and video! (Louis Wu 16:33:13 UTC) (permalink)
News February 3 2010
Calling All Halo Fans
Morpheus pointed out a new section on Xbox LIVE Marketplace - it's in the 'Spotlight' section, and it's entitled 'Calling All Halo Fans'. It contains links to all the downloadable Halo content on LIVE (map packs, games on demand, and avatars/themes), another link to Waypoint, and links to all the Insider videos done about Halo topics. Nice to have everything in one place! (Louis Wu 19:43:39 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Comm Chatter Movie Roundup
Just three vids for you, it seems: Go watch! (Louis Wu 19:13:56 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Comic Update
This update is pretty light - the only new Halo comic material we know about is a new episode of ODS Steve. #59 (The Best Laid Plans) has Steve suggesting a plan of attack that really doesn't inspire confidence... (Louis Wu 18:56:52 UTC) (permalink)
I wonder how many of these will turn into tattoos?
Hawty McBloggy, unhappy with Bungie's requirement that user-designed armor emblems be sexually innocent, has kicked off a new contest - the Unofficial Inappropriate Halo: Reach Emblem Contest. Read the post for full rules and prize descriptions. And go be inappropriate. (Louis Wu 18:53:34 UTC) (permalink)
BOBBBBBB
pete_the_duck's tale of sidekick rivalry ended this morning - in a very surprising way. Swing by the final forum post to see it! (Louis Wu 18:29:52 UTC) (permalink)
Abandon all hope.
AngelicLionheart found some poetry he'd written a while back - call these 'Gravemind, Revisited'. (Louis Wu 18:18:53 UTC) (permalink)
Why go free when you can pay?
Document noticed a new book for sale on Amazon.com - it's called 'Factions of Halo', and it's selling for $49. It weighs in at a meager 75 pages... and a large green stamp on the cover proclaims "High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA Articles!" Aglor nailed down the rationale behind buying this, I think. (Louis Wu 18:16:12 UTC) (permalink)
A Long(shore) Time Coming
Life is, once again, getting in the way of Halo. Sorry. Yesterday, the Mythic II Map Pack (Longshore, Heretic, Citadel) were released, for 800 MS Points, on Xbox LIVE - if you never bought ODST, here's your chance to get your hands on some great multiplayer maps! (Louis Wu 18:13:09 UTC) (permalink)
News February 2 2010
Ten of Gaming's Greatest AI Characters
Hellforge put together their list of Ten of Gaming's Greatest AI Characters - Bungie took five of those slots, all by themselves. W00T! Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 18:04:41 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday Afternoon Movies from B.net
Yep, there are more... Should keep you busy for a while... (Louis Wu 18:03:59 UTC) (permalink)
Dun Dun Dun
pete_the_duck's back with the second installment of Bob vs Oonsk - I can't tell who I'm rooting for! (Louis Wu 13:32:32 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief in College, Redux
So a few days ago, we mentioned a pretty cool painting of Master Chief on a college dorm room wall - Hedgemony had dug it up on DeviantART, and shared it with our forum. Turns out, Hawty McBloggy had already contacted the artist at that point, and was waiting for permission to release very cool in-progress shots of the creation of said painting. They're up now - swing by and see how this bad boy came to life! (Louis Wu 13:31:26 UTC) (permalink)
Little Chief, Updated
Sqorck updated his 'Little Chief' game - he's added a menu and a few other things. He still doesn't know where this is going, gameplay-wise, but in the meantime, it's fun to look at! Swing by YouTube to see the latest. (Louis Wu 13:30:06 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends Heroes Journey Sweepstakes
Halo Waypoint is running a sweepstakes - GrimBrother One noticed a note on the Waypoint Twitter feed announcing this. Prizes include a trip to 343 Studios, along with a bunch of smaller prizes (Xbox 360s, copies of the video). The Sweepstakes itself is running on Facebook, but codes (to help unlock new content, like poster art and exclusive video clips) can be found on the Halo Legends Facebook profile (different from the Sweepstakes app), MySpace profile, and Warner's Legends website, in addition to the Legends Twitter feed. Go play - new codes every day!
(Louis Wu 13:29:22 UTC) (permalink)
Cheapest Legendary in a While
Forrest let us know that the Halo 3: Legendary Edition is on sale (for the next 15 hours, anyway) at 1saleaday - for under $30. Doesn't your cat need a helmet? (Louis Wu 13:28:49 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 403
Pyrosmile has released Master Chief Theater 3000 Season 4 Episode 3 - they take a look (and a few shots at) the Uplift Reserve scenes. There are also releasing content that was originally 'member-only' on their YouTube channel - outtakes and such. (Louis Wu 13:28:17 UTC) (permalink)
News February 1 2010
Making of The Life
fxguide has an interview with Rob Moggach, visual effects supervisor and lead compositor on the Halo 3: ODST live-action trailer, about the work his team did to make that piece come alive for us. Fascinating read! (Louis Wu 22:31:05 UTC) (permalink)
Cortanalicious
Is Fergie a Cortana fan? Hawty McBloggy thinks so. Go see why! (Louis Wu 22:26:30 UTC) (permalink)
Tag and Release: Cool
Bungie posted a new 'Tag and Release' collection - the word of the week is 'Cool'. Fun shots! (Louis Wu 22:25:08 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Comic Roundup (sort of)
Grin + Bear It continues its edgy storyline - not my taste, but the readers seem to love it. That's your only Halo comic update of the day... Update: eep - what am I saying? Halo Action Figure Theater just updated, as well! (I have to say, I have no idea at all what's going on, but hey... what else is new?) (Louis Wu 22:21:41 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Legends Poster/DVD Contest from 360Junkies
360Junkies' Jonathan Heier let us know that you can win a Halo Legends poster - and maybe even a copy of Legends. Their contest starts today, and runs through February 15th at Midnight (PST). Go sign up - free is good! (Louis Wu 22:07:52 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Monday Movie Movie
We missed the afternoon's video dump on Bungie.net - but never fear, we're catching up now! Whew! That was a decent weekend queue! (Louis Wu 22:05:09 UTC) (permalink)
OMG
pete_the_duck dropped by with some heart-stopping pics - go look! (Louis Wu 14:49:03 UTC) (permalink)
Keep it Frosted!
NeoGAF member jergrah pointed out a page on Assortmentofgeeks.com showing off some very cool cupcakes created by the crew at Wink cupcakes in Seattle. Mmmm... (Louis Wu 14:48:39 UTC) (permalink)
Grand Valley
TDSpiral also whipped up a gorgeous piece of artwork - this one's concept art rather than promotional, but it's just as nice to look at. (He started a thread about it on our forum, as well.)
(Louis Wu 14:47:58 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Reach poster by Halcylon
Halcylon has whipped up a very poster for Halo: Reach - it's not quite big enough for large-format printing, but it IS quite nice to look at. Thanks to ElusiveEagle519 for bringing it to our attention. (Louis Wu 14:47:08 UTC) (permalink)
IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big
Gah. I missed the IGN for Haiti auction endings yesterday, and they don't seem to have put up any way to look at already-finished auctions, so it's unclear how they did. I DO have a link for the Oonsk and Mister Chief painting by Frank O'Connor, though; I can't tell you who won, but I can say that the final price was $662. Not too shabby at all! (Louis Wu 14:46:08 UTC) (permalink)
Hide, Seek, Snap: Round 9 over, Round 10 live
The two Halo 3: ODST screens for Round 9 of our Hide, Seek, Snap contest were successfully reproduced (congrats, Mushroomy and bhwrice - you both have new Sgt Johnson codes!) - and two new screens (from Halo 3 again) are available for Round 10. Still missing a Johnson code for ODST Firefight? Here's another pair of chances! Go find 'em!
(Louis Wu 14:45:08 UTC) (permalink)
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