10 Years of Halo
Bungie posted a pretty neat retrospective of the last 10 years of Halo, including the very first time it was shown at MacWorld.
Halo, Ten Years – WMV 720P Version [341MB]
Halo, Ten Years – WMV 360P Version [56 MB]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Halo Legends Anime Miniseries
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.
More details at Hawty McBloggy.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Halo 3: ODST Pre-Order Details
Now that it is only 2 months away, I can confirm that Halo 3: ODST will be our next clan game. This doesn't preclude us from playing Left 4 Dead 2 as well, but it does come out first so we'll be playing it first. The launch date is slated for September 22, 2009. Here are some of the pre-order offers from various retailers:
GameStop
- Usually offers midnight pickup at local stores
- Can order on-line and pickup in-store
- Invitation for Halo: Reach multiplayer beta
- Code to unlock Sgt. Johnson in Firefight mode - available with pickup if purchased in-store
- Collector pack edition available with laser-etched controller (pictured)
- Free standard shipping
- Release-date delivery available
- Code to unlock Sgt. Johnson in Firefight mode - e-mailed 10 business days after game release
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Xbox Live Update Preview Program
Just like for the NXE that came out last year, Microsoft is offering another opportunity to beta test their next Xbox Live update. Go to the Sign Up Survey if you want a chance to participate.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Clan night tonight. 8pm PT. Left 4 Dead.
My theater is the last thing I'm packing before we move this week, just so that I can still host clan night. Show up for delicious brains.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Bungie vs The World
Tomorrow is 7/7, also known as "Bungie Day." For those of you who are still playing Halo 3, you can download the custom maps and join in on the "Bungie vs The World Playlist" tomorrow. The playlist will be active for 24 hours and gives you an opportunity to earn Recon armor. All you have to do is find a game with 4 Bungie employees with flaming helmets and beat them.
More details here:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU070309
There's like 40 custom maps to download. It is also clan night. If enough people reply here and can commit to having the custom maps downloaded before 8pm, I will make H3 our game for tomorrow instead of the regular L4D.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Clan night tonight. 8pm PT. Left 4 Dead.
Leave a comment here if you have a specific campaign you would like to play.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Clan night tonight. 8pm PT. Left 4 Dead.
After last week's let down with Xbox Live being broken, I'm expecting tons of folks logging on this week with fervid anticipation. As usual, first come, first served. Will try my best to accommodate everyone.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Clan night canceled
Xbox Live is still down, clan night is canceled for this week. Sorry for the inconvenience. Take this opportunity to play some campaign on your own and get intimate with the maps.
Clan night postponed to 9pm PT
Xbox Live is currently still down. Will try to start L4D again at 9pm PT. Thanks for your patience.
Clan night tonight. 8pm PT. Left 4 Dead.
Clan night as usual tonight, first come, first served. As a reminder, Xbox Live is supposed to be undergoing maintenance today and I don't know when it will be back up. If it's down at 8pm PT, I'll try again once more at 9pm PT.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Xbox Live Downtime
On Tuesday, June 16th from 7:01AM UTC (12:01 AM PST) for up to 24 hours, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the ‘My Xbox’ section of Xbox.com will be unavailable, and the Xbox forums will be in read only mode (you won’t be able to post.) This service maintenance is to prepare for some of the recently announced features that will be available later this year.
This could potentially interfere with clan night, but we won't know until then. For now, keep planning on clan night next Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
First Come, First Served
Just a gentle reminder that clan night operates on a first come, first served basis. Both the Xbox Live party and the L4D game have a party size limit of 8, so the first 8 players logged in get to play. This also means that if we are full, I can not add you into the party to discuss why you are late and what to do about it. And if we are in the middle of a campaign, I also will not stop the game to answer your messages or chat requests. Sending me a chat request every 5 minutes will not get me to respond to it either. As players drop, I will add players waiting in the order that they got in the queue. If there is more than 1 player waiting, I may pause the game to connect them in a Survivor lobby on their own, but don't count on it.
To date, there have never been 8 players all on right at 8pm. So if you want to play, it is in your best interest to show up on time.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Clan night tonight. 8pm PT. Left 4 Dead.
Wishing a very happy birthday to MEAN MR MONKEY tonight. Hopefully he gets some delicious brains to go with his Kindle and birthday cake. Word.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 : November 17, 2009
L4D2 has been announced with a slated released date of November 17. It comes with new melee options like the chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and additional blunt-force objects. Valve has also detailed the new AI Director 2.0, which will not only affect how many of the undead you'll be tackling at any given time, but will also dictate weather effects, world objects, and pathways provided to the players.
Facebook and Twitter Coming to XBL
Submitted by OmniscientDeath:
Facebook and Twitter will be coming to the Xbox Live service. Microsoft's press event included short demonstrations of what are effectively Facebook and Twitter clients for the gaming console, aesthetically adapted to the Xbox Live interface. Facebook Connect standard--which was rolled out first to Web developers, and then to iPhone developers--is coming to the Xbox this fall. This means that players will be able to log in with their Facebook accounts and broadcast their gaming activities on their social-network profiles.
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