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New Halo: Reach ‘ViDoc’ Trailer

February 12th, 2010 Andrew Dai No comments

In less than a day since Microsoft’s X10 event, the gaming community was given another glimpse at one of the most anticipated games of the year, Halo: Reach. Check out the new ‘ViDoc’ trailer below, and mark you calendars for May 3rd, when the Pre-Release Multiplayer Beta is slated for release for owners of Halo 3: ODST.

Original Xbox DLC Has Been Restored

February 11th, 2010 Cody Sanchez No comments

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After removing Original Xbox Downloadable Content much earlier than the scheduled shutdown of Xbox Live for Original Xbox consoles and games, angering elder Halo 2 players wanting to replay their past favorite, the content has been restored, with help from Bungie, and the rest of the Xbox Live community. Time to get some final Halo 2 multiplayer gameplay in before it’s permanently shut down. If you’ve got any DLC in mind you’ve previously downloaded from Xbox Live that you want back, get it while it’s still available! If may be removed once again once April comes along…

Bungie.net

Categories: DLC, Halo, Xbox System

10 for ‘10

December 17th, 2009 Anthony Arriaga No comments

Stop worrying about 2012 and just focus on a sequel heavy 2010, because it’s shaping up to be a year requiring a hard drive upgrade!  Whether you want more Big Daddy or think crack isn’t always wack, ‘10 looks to have an Asylum’s worth for everyone. Read on for the full list.

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VGA Goodies

December 14th, 2009 Anthony Arriaga No comments

Start saving your money cause ‘10 is looking to be heating up already.  Sequels seem to be the theme for next year but, I’m ready for some Batman: Arkham Asylum 2.  If they drop a collector’s edition, I can’t wait to see what they throw in.  I vote for a rappelling gun.  Combine that with my Modern Warfare night vision goggles and I may have to actually start fighting crime.  Check all the videos out after the break and enjoy. (Choose Standard Definition)

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We Are ODST

September 5th, 2009 Allen Kim No comments

If you haven’t already seen this, it is a must watch.  Below is the live action trailer for Halo 3: ODST titled, “We Are ODST”.  It is even on par with Neil Blokamp’s Halo Landfall.  Fantastic work by director Rupert Sanders.

Live action shorts like this new trailer and Blokamp’s work begs the question: where is the Halo movie?

Categories: Halo, Trailer

Attention Hardcore Halo Fans

August 20th, 2009 Greg Halter No comments

If you want a chance to play the new Halo: ODST, try Firefight mode, and see the custom created Halo 3: ODST Transport vehicle from Gamestop, Major Nelson’s Blog wrote the following:

If you are dying to get your hands on Halo 3: ODST to try out the new Firefight multiplayer mode, then you may be in luck. Bungie, Microsoft and GameStop have teamed up to give you a chance to experience Firefight and maybe win some Halo swag. We’ve announced that the custom created Halo 3: ODST Transport vehicle that will be making stops at GameStops across the United States and offering you an up close and hands on look of this new Halo multiplayer mode.
The tour kicks off this Saturday at 12 noon at the GameStop right down the street from the Xbox offices. Join me and a bunch of folks from the Xbox team as we kick off the tour that may bring the Halo 3: ODST Transport to your area.

Halo 3: ODST Transport Vehicle Stops

City

Seattle (Redmond, WA)

Portland (Hillsboro, OR)

San Francisco (Union City, CA)

San Jose (Antioch, CA)

Los Angeles (Pasadena, CA)

San Diego, CA

Las Vegas (Henderson, NV)

Phoenix (Avendale, AZ)

Dallas (Southlake, TX)

Austin (Cedar Park, TX)

Houston (Tomball, TX)

Memphis, TN

Nashville (Murfreesboro, TN)

Indianapolis, IN

Chicago, IL

Detroit (Shelby Township, MI)

Cleveland (North Olmstead, OH)

Pittsburgh, PA

Philadelphia (Fairless Hills, PA)

Washington, DC (Woodbridge, VA)

Baltimore (Owings Mills, MD)

New York (North Babylon, NY)

Location

Redmond Town Center

Tanasbourne Town Center

Union Landing

Center At Slatten Ranch

Hastings Village

Carmel Mt. Ranch

Whitney Ranch

Gateway Pavilion

Shops of Southlake

Lakeline Plaza

Spring Cypress Wal-Mart Center

Marketplace at Wolfcreek

College Central Shopping Center

Target 31 Shopping Center

The Brickyard Shopping Center

Shelby Town Center

Great Northern Plaza South

North Hills Village

Fairless Hills Towne Center

Smoketown Station

Garrison Forest Plaza Shopping Center

Sunset Plaza

Date

8/22

8/23

8/25

8/26

8/28

8/29

8/30

8/31

9/3

9/4

9/5

9/7

9/8

9/10

9/11

9/12

9/13

9/14

9/16

9/17

9/18

9/19

So if its not coming to a town close to you, maybe a road trip would be in order.

Categories: Halo

‘Halo’ Universe Breaks New Ground With Unveiling of ‘Halo Legends’ Anime Project

July 23rd, 2009 Kristofer Brozio No comments

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HALO and Anime… two of my favorite things together…This is going to be sweet!

A renowned set of storytellers from some of the world’s leading anime studios in Japan are about to take one of the most iconic franchises in science fiction and video games to a new level. Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with some of the most acclaimed anime creators, today unveiled a new project called “Halo Legends,” which will bring the “Halo” franchise and its sweeping sci-fi saga to an entirely new medium, in the form of several original anime short films.

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Categories: Halo, Press Releases

Bungie Day! Recon, Maps, and Video!

July 7th, 2009 Christian Hughes No comments

Happy Bungie Day to all, Have you got your recon? Did you see the new maps? Are you watching your Halo 3 kills on your computer yet?

Recon!

Today is a very special day for all of you Bungie/Halo buffs out there, why? Because if you have every DLC up to date you get the chance to play in the Bungie vs The World playlist and I’m wishing all of our readers good luck with that quest, here are the latest standings in the Bungie vs The World playlist:

Current Carnage
Bungie (Us) – 33
World (You) – 40
Ties – 6

(Let’s see 40 teams of 4 that’s 160 people that have won recon, if they’re giving recon to the 6 teams that tied that total goes up to 184 lucky gamers. I’d like to say congrats to those that are getting the recons.)

But wait, what about those of us stuck at work or that don’t have the reguired DLC can we still get recon? At the time of this writing you’d be about an hour or two late. But for those that visited Bungie.net earlier today you had a chance of winning recon by solving a (hard) puzzle.

 

After the break New Maps, and Bungie Pro Video!

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Categories: DLC, Halo

Halo 3: ODST Play as Sgt. Johnson

June 19th, 2009 G. Blake Mitchell 2 comments

I am not much one for reinventing the wheel, so as an overview, preorder Halo:3 ODST and you can play as Sgt. Johnson in the Firefight game mode. Sgt. Johnson, is a non playable character human from earlier in the series.

Now, here is the rest of the text from the press release telling you all of the reasons that you should buy ODST, including new maps (which you may or may not have already paid for), new story, and guaranteed access to the Halo:Reach beta upon its release. Then I have embedded a video of firefight for those of you who have not seen it yet.

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Categories: Halo

Online Petition/Halo: ODST Rant

June 12th, 2009 G. Blake Mitchell 3 comments

As, I wrote the other day, Bungie has made it a requirement that one owns the Halo Mythic Map Pack in order to play ranked matches on Halo 3. The mythic maps are being released along with Halo:ODST in September. I, and I am sure there are others, decided to wait until ODST came out to get those maps, however I play Team Slayer all of the time and I could no longer do it because of this change from Bungie. That being said I started an online petition and would like to see as many signatures on it as possible.

Reasons for the petition:

1. If I paid full price for a game, I should not have to pay for map packs in order to access all of the features of the game. It might be more understandable if there were a notice before hand or if it was simply for access to new content. However, blocking certain features until one makes a purchase is black mail.

2. I should not have to pay for one product twice. I was planning on waiting on getting these map packs until the release of Halo:ODST. There should be some type of credit given back so that a customer is not paying for the same product twice.

3. Do not say a game is going to be one price and then make it another. Plan better or keep your mouth shut. Bungie first said that ODST was going to be less than full price. Now they are saying it will be full price.

These are just a few complaints. I for one hope that Bungie does the right thing and promises to give me my measly money back upon purchase of ODST. Other wise I will refrain from purchasing.

View and sign the petition here.

Categories: Halo, Rants