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The Post E3 Bungie Podcast 

Posted by urk at 6/24/2009 3:09 PM PDT

Wrappin' it up, Bungie style.


Bungie Podcast: 6/24/09

The Bungie E3 away team gets cozy and discusses the E3 2009 Post Conference Carnage and Playlist Maestro Shishka drops in to unveil some of our Bungie Day plans for Matchmaking.

Bungie Podcast 062409 (1:17:44) [77 MB]

Reclaimer 197 - Foreign Languages 

Posted by urk at 6/24/2009 9:01 AM PDT

Anybody out there any good at Cryptoquips?


Episode 197 of Reclaimer is up, but there's a problem.  The three-way communique is being displayed in an alien tongue.  I think I spot a pattern though.  Can you figure it out?  Hit the jump and try to wrap your mind around it.

Reclaimer 197 - Foreign Languages

Chaos Theory: Episode 24 

Posted by urk at 6/23/2009 2:25 PM PDT

End of the War.


Chaos Theory is coming to a close.  Episode 24 is the second to last episode.  If you've been following along, make sure to drop by the site and let the author know you want more.

Chaos Theory: Episode 24: End of the War

Render-to-Video Beta Expands 

Posted by urk at 6/22/2009 1:01 PM PDT

Contraption: Reloaded.


The Wolf notified us that today's Render-to-Video Beta tweaks and enhancements are now complete.  Beta participants should find that their minutes have already been topped off.  Oh, and if you count yourself among the two million Bungie Pro subscribers who were gifted the service through one of our special offers, you've now been added to the beta mix.

Want to learn a little bit about the Render-to-Video beta service?  Get up to speed on all the details here.

If you come across any technical issues rendering your favorite films, please report them here.

Tag and Release - Landscape 

Posted by urk at 6/22/2009 10:51 AM PDT

The Great Wide Open.


Tag and Release checks out the new offerings on display from the HSS Landscape contest we ran a couple of weekends back.  These aren't the winners, so no need to do some creepy detective work to determine the rightful owners, track them down, and send mean-spirited messages in a fit of jealous rage.  Matter of fact, scrolling through these vistas might even help calm you down a bit, should you find your heart rate elevated.  Check 'em out.

Tag: Landscape


Lofty Perch


That's No Moon...


Kickin' Up Dust


Biologic


Juicy Perspective

Of course, the Landscape collection has plenty more great screenshots on display should you choose to enter our full gallery and walk the halls.  There's no need to keep your voice down or set up a guided tour either.  All you have to do to check them all out (and more) is jump into the All Tags tool and pick out your favorites.

Reclaimer 196 - Escape Route 

Posted by urk at 6/22/2009 9:32 AM PDT

Take me to the other side.


Reclaimer returns, aided by guest photographer xSOB a DooBy.  Hasty exits are being made as more information trickles in.  Mine the data by clicking on the access point below.

Reclaimer 196 - Escape Route

Bungie Weekly Update: 06/19/09 

Posted by urk at 6/19/2009 4:41 PM PDT

Have you heard about the Halo 3: ODST Sgt. Johnson pre-order bonus?


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MLGPro/ESPN Top 10 #17 

Posted by urk at 6/19/2009 9:18 AM PDT

Going huge.


MLG and ESPN return to their Top Ten format with the seventeenth installment of their always jaw-dropping series.  If you think you can do better, submit your clips.  If not, just sit back and check out the action.  Thanks to HBO for the heads up.

"Check out the seventeenth installment of the ESPN/MLG Top Ten. Do you have any plays as sick as these? Submit your clips at mlgpro.com/topten to make it into the next episode!"

MLGPro/ESPN Top 10 #17

Halo 3 Fails: Episode 21 

Posted by urk at 6/18/2009 11:44 AM PDT

Just let it go.


Louis Wu from HBO personally contacted me to talk about his affinity for puffy muscly menz dressed up in seductive SPARTAN gear.  I was appalled and ready to block him from my Internet forever, but just before I pushed the button he sent along a link to this video and I decided to give him a reprieve.  Go ahead and click it.  It's safe.  I made sure of it.



YouTube - Halo 3 Fails: Episode 21

Halo 3: ODST Gallery Updated 

Posted by urk at 6/18/2009 11:19 AM PDT

...but the dog beat me over the fence.


If you're looking for higher resolution versions of the screenshots posted in this morning's Sgt. Johnson story, we've got 'em locked and loaded in our Halo 3: ODST Project Page.  Click the link below to check 'em out.  Why haven't you clicked yet?  We don't have time for your lip.  We gave you an order!

Halo 3: ODST Image Gallery

Summer Mythic Recon Challenge: Part II 

Posted by urk at 6/18/2009 9:29 AM PDT

You should probably read the rules.


Tonight at the stroke of 12, the Floodgate Challenge will come to a close. Hundreds of you accepted the challenge and brought the Flood invasion of Voi to a screeching halt at its most grueling level. You have done well, my Mythic brethren. A winner will be chosen shortly and crowned with the trophy of Recon Armor. You've earned it. Those who don't win the armor will STILL walk away with a shiny new "Floodgate Mythic" medal on your Halocharts page. Though I will be submitting the database to their site, if you want to jump the gun, you can send a message to HC Redemption, the artistic mastermind behind the medals, (with proof of course) and he will gladly pin the reward on your profile. Everyone who succeeded in this challenge should be very proud of themselves.

Now onto bigger and better things. As SMRC Part I slowly winds down, Part II: Electric Boogaloo arises. Your mission? Conquer Halo, the final mission in the game, on Mythic Difficulty (Legendary, all 13 skulls activated, FFA scoring enabled). Again, this is a solo run, so you'll have to tell your friends to submit their own entries. But before you do, before you submit anything at all, be sure to READ THE RULES to make sure your entry qualifies for the raffle. Everything you need to know is listed there. If you have questions that aren't covered in the rules, you can ask them in this thread. Since I will be sifting through tons of entries, sending me a private message with questions will most likely be ignored. Your best hope of getting an answer will be here. And of course, for questions pertaining to Mythic itself, you can ask away in this thread located in the Halo 3 forum.

Remember to PM your entry to me (Tyrant122312) and include a hyperlink directly to the Halo Mythic run in your file share. Instructions on how to hyperlink are included in the RULES. If you send me a message typing in your Xbox Live GT and ask me to go on an expedition to hunt down your Tag and sift through your file share for you to find all the info I need, I'll give a little chuckle and hit the delete key. Read the rules and do it right if you want a shot at that Recon. Ah, and no need to tag it. The hyperlink will suffice.

For those of you who went the extra mile and chose to read this far, I will reward you with a few tips for your Mythic run on Halo. I have a complete walkthrough you can use on your journey in addition to a more up-to-date 2.0 version that will likely get you through the mission even quicker. Both 1.0 and 2.0 videos are also available in my file share for download. It's a step up from Floodgate in the sense that the Flood now have more formidable weapons at their disposal, the trick jumps at the beginning of the mission are, well, trickier than anything you had to pull off during Floodgate, and of course there's always that possibility of plummeting to your death near the end of the mission. But have a look at the guides, try practicing on easier modes first, and you should be set. Nothing overly complicated for a soon-to-be Mythic Conqueror :-)

Get Tactical, Marines! 

Posted by urk at 6/18/2009 6:00 AM PDT

Enlist early and bring Sgt. Johnson with you into Firefight.


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Tags: Halo 3: ODST

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'Unidentified Failing Object' - Funtage 

Posted by urk at 6/17/2009 2:45 PM PDT

It's a bird!  It's a plane!  Nope, it's just a fail.


Billdebeast put together this brief montage concentrating on failures and fun moments in Halo 3.  The quality is great and it just barely north of three minutes, so it won't require a huge investment of your time.  You should give it a look.



YouTube - A Halo 3 Failtage/Funtage, "Unidentified Failing Object"

Xbox LIVE's Game With Fame 

Posted by urk at 6/17/2009 10:19 AM PDT

Do you love college?


HBO notified us that they've been notified by Xbox LIVE that Asher Roth, freshly awakened from his baked goods-induced slumber, will be playing Halo 3 with Xbox LIVE Gold members on Wednesday of next week.  If you want more details, or samples of Asher Roth's tracks, click the link below.

Xbox.com | Events - Play Halo 3 with Asher Roth

Reclaimer 195 - Sitrep 

Posted by urk at 6/17/2009 9:08 AM PDT

We have the technology.


Wednesday's Reclaimer is up on online for your viewing pleasure.  As you may have deduced from the title, the situation is being reported, and of course that means new details are being revealed.  Looks like we're headed for a standoff.  SUPER PUN!  Click the link below to get up to speed.

Reclaimer 195 - Sitrep

The Truth About Teabagging 

Posted by urk at 6/15/2009 2:01 PM PDT

We like to call it "Celebratory Crouching."


Not a long winded exegesis on the Halo Universe or a deep dive into multiplayer combat strategies, this article posted over at Hawty McBloggy is little more than a simple chart.  You should check it out anyway.  Seems you need to work on your spatial awareness.

The Truth About Teabagging

Tag and Release - Infection 

Posted by urk at 6/15/2009 10:18 AM PDT

Containment has been breached.


Tag and Release gets infected with a trifecta of screenshot this week.  From flood to zombification, our content collection continues to metastasize.  A monument to all your sins?  Nah, these are just a few kick ass screenshots.

Tag: Infection


Gonna Need a Neck Brace


Death from Above


Oblivious

As always, if you're not happy with the screenshots we selected, get lost!  Who needs you anyway?  Or, if you like, you can just dig into the full collection and find something that is to your liking.  And if you want to submit your own, remember to add the relevant tags so other players can locate 'em.

Reclaimer 194 - Tran 

Posted by urk at 6/15/2009 9:10 AM PDT

One of a kind.


Reclaimer makes a return after a brief break.  Episode 194 introduces some squabbling.  Don't worry though, things get sorted out.

Reclaimer 194 - Tran

HSS Landscape Contest Closed 

Posted by urk at 6/15/2009 8:58 AM PDT

Winners will be notified by Friday.


If you snapped shots for the HSS Landscape Recon Contest, it's time to cross your fingers and hope your snap stands out.  If you didn't snap any shots, it's already too late.  Contest closed.  Doesn't matter if you were in a coma or just forgot to enter.  No exceptions.

HSS Landscape Recon Contest 

Posted by urk at 6/13/2009 10:15 AM PDT

No paint or canvas required...


...Haloscreenshots.com has al of that covered.

If you read yesterday's weekly update, you already have a really good idea of what the discerning eyes over at HSS will be looking for this week.  If you didn't, you can check out some of their current landscape favorites by clicking on the link below.

HSS:LANDSCAPE Collection

The rules this week are pretty simple.

  1. Screenshots can be taken from any game, any gametype, and from any date.  The only restriction is that screenshots cannot be taken from the ingame cinematics (cutscenes).
  2. You may only enter one (1) screenshot, so make sure it's your best.
  3. Upload the screenshot into your File Share.
  4. Tag it with "HSS Landscape." (Quotation marks and punctuation not needed.)
  5. Cheaters and boosters need not apply.
  6. Tag count and rating boosting will not affect the outcome.
  7. Please keep all discussion in the thread attached to this news post.
You can submit screenshots from the time of this post until the last second of Sunday ticks away, PST.

Winners will receive Recon armor for use in Halo 3 multiplayer.  Top three will be awarded with a code to redeem a framed print of their screenshot from Haloscreenshots.com.  If you want to drool over the prospect of winning one of their amazing framed prints, you can check out their products by clicking on the following link.

Haloscreenshots.com
Good luck.

Bungie Weekly Update: 06/12/09 

Posted by urk at 6/12/2009 4:00 PM PDT

Infiltrate Security Zone and get up to speed with some random studio news.


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Summer Mythic Recon Challenge 

Posted by urk at 6/12/2009 9:00 AM PDT

A reminder to follow the rules.


The Tyrant returns to give you a rules reminder.  If you want to participate in his Summer Mythic Recon Challenge, read the rules below and follow the rules.  Don't forget to follow the rules!

"It's Friday, folks, and you know what that means! Crank out those skulls and start plowing through Mythic Difficulty in order to gain access to Recon Armor. Part 1 of this challenge (the first of 10) starts today and ends next Thursday evening. For a quick recap, your mission is to beat Floodgate on Mythic Difficulty (Legendary + all 13 skulls activated + plus FFA scoring on). You'll be flying solo for this one. No co-op allowed. From there, how you beat it is up to you whether you choose to "pro" your way through by skipping as much of the mission as possible or shoot your way out. Please read ALL of the rules and Frequently Asked Questions HERE first before attempting the run or submitting an entry. I'll say it one more time just to be sure I'm clear. Read ALL of the rules thoroughly before entering the challenge.

Many of you have already submitted your entries and have done it correctly down to the letter. I tip my hat to you, good sirs and madams! You deserve a cookie and a gold star. However, a small army of players missed the small notation (more like entire paragraph) in the last article stating to only play and submit the mission between the dates of June 12th and June 18th. To put it bluntly, your entries were deleted. It wouldn't be fair to the people who are doing it correctly to give the rest of you extra time. However, even though you made a mistake, I'm willing to let you play the mission again and re-submit your new entry. I encourage you to read all of the rules (third reminder now) before going forward.

When you've completed your mission online successfully, upload it to your file share, make sure it's in your Game History, and send me (Tyrant122312) a Private Message over Bungie.net with a hyperlink to your film. How do you hyperlink? Use the following format: [url]insert link here[/url] If this isn't done correctly, your entry will be discarded. Don't worry about tagging it. Just included the words "Mythic Difficulty" somewhere in the description.

If you have questions that are NOT covered in the FAQ (see, I did it again), please use the official contest discussion thread for contest related questions, and use the Mythic Difficulty thread for questions regarding Mythic Difficulty. Please do not contact me with questions via Bungie.net private messaging or Xbox Live messaging/Friend Requests. They will be disregarded. Just a fair heads up.

RULES (just for fun) ;)

Best of luck goes out to all participants, and happy campaigning!"

Turning Halo 3 Screenshots Into Art 

Posted by urk at 6/11/2009 4:54 PM PDT

Hawty takes Haloscreenshots for a spin.


Not to be outdone by her elderly progenitors, Hawty McBloggy gave Haloscreenshots a try and ordered up artfully framed Halo 3 screenshot of her own.  If you want to know what she thought of her shopping experience, hit the link below and get your read on.  As always, here there be euphemisms.  Jump at your own risk.

Turning Halo 3 Screenshots Into Art

Gamereactor TV Halo 3: ODST 

Posted by urk at 6/11/2009 1:45 PM PDT

Gamereactor scores some face time at E3.


HBO dug up a newly posted interview with Lead Producer Curtis Creamer.  If you've been following along, you may already be familiar with much of this information.  It's not all old news though, there's plenty of choice tidbits packed inside.  Check it out.

E309: Halo 3: ODST Interview

A Sangheili's War Is Never Over - Part 6 

Posted by urk at 6/11/2009 9:31 AM PDT

"Come out, you bastard!"


Leviathan's fiction continues with Part 6 of "A Sangheili's War Is Never Over."  The inter-species duel continues, but things are getting a bit more personal.  Weapons are drawn.  The combatants are now face-to-face.

A Sangheili's War Is Never Over - Part 6

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