All Posts Tagged With: "Halo"
Halo 3: Recon Team Is Moving On
In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard made it known that once Halo 3: Recon is complete, the team creating it is moving on to new projects that are not related to Halo. Jarrard stated that there are some map packs on the way, including the Halo 3 Mythic map pack as well as maps associated with Halo 3: Recon, but that the team will move on once the project is complete.
Halo 3 MythBusters
DTHclan’s Halo 3 Mythbusters - based on a show by the same name - takes a “scientific approach” (saved films) to either prove or debunk common Halo 3 myths. You know, myths like “you can carry three weapons using a glitch in CTF gametypes” or “the bubble shield is in effect before its animation.”
via: XBOX360FanBoy
Bungie talks Recon, Forge, achievements and new weapon
Recently, XBOX360 Fanboy asked their loyal X3F readers - “to submit questions for our interview with Bungie’s own Brian “Sketch” Jarrard. And boy did you come through! After sifting through hundreds then choosing a few questions, we digitally sat down with Jarrard to clarify questions about Halo 3: Recon”.
What Is Halo 3 Recon?
Apparently there’s still some confusion going on about what the new Bungie release Halo 3 Recon is and what it isn’t. Kotaku gets it from the horses mouth what Halo 3 Recon is not.
Confused about Halo 3: Recon? Apparently some folks still are, so Bungie reps Luke Smith and Brian Jarrard wanted to get a few things out of the way, right off the bat, in our lovely afternoon Q&A session. Halo 3: Recon is not a tactical squad based shooter. Halo 3: Recon is not Splinter Cell: Halo. Halo 3: Recon is not Brothers In Arms: Halo. And there’s a very, very good chance you’ll never, ever run into Master Chief.
Halo 3 Recon: Box Art
Here’s a look at the box art for Bungie’s Halo 3 Recon. As you can see, it’s a full game and not a downloadable update.
Halo 3 Recon
Well, here it is folks, the next title in what’s shaping up to be a half decade of Halo related games. Bungie’s update to Halo 3 is a full blown game title called Halo 3 Recon. Set to take place between Halo 2 and 3, the game doesn’t feature Master Chief at all, instead you play another another soldier type and will bring an unspecified number of multiplayer maps. Halo 3 Recon is slated for release in Fall 2009.
Halo: The Cole Project To Launch On November 25th
Here’s something I didn’t know was out. Writer Tobias Buckell has a whole series of Halo related novels. The latest, The Cole Project, will be released on November 25 and reveals the location of the Spartan Gray Team and looks closer at problems created by the Human-Covenant War. Anybody read one of these books? Tell us what you thought.
HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL TO LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 25th
NEW YORK, NY – October 7, 2008. Tor Books today announced Halo: The Cole Protocol will be released on November 25 – just in time for the holidays! The cover image for the new novel has been officially revealed to coincide with the announcement (see attached).
Halo: The Cole Protocol is the sixth in the New York Times bestselling literary series based on the blockbuster Microsoft and Bungie Studios’ Halo® video games. An unabridged audiobook edition will publish simultaneously with the new novel.
Written by Nebula nominee and Prometheus Award finalist, Tobias Buckell, Halo: The Cole Protocol unveils the location of the Spartan Gray Team and takes readers into an unexplored conflict of the Human-Covenant War, where unlikely alliances are formed and shattered, altering the course of the humanity’s epic struggle for survival. The Halo novels, Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Tor 2006) and Halo: Contact Harvest (Tor 2007) became instant bestsellers and they, along with the three previous novels, have helped establish Halo® as one of today’s greatest science fiction franchises.
HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL
Bungie Reveals PRO Video Renderer
Team Bungie recently announced that in the not too distant future, Bungie PRO subscribers (who pay 750 MS points a year) will have the ability to take their Halo 3 film clips and render them into WMV through Bungie.net. Wowza! Specifics including resolution, how it functions and its rollout haven’t been announced yet, but keep your eyes peeled. More on the Bungie PRO video renderer.
Halo Wars: Reinforce Alpha Base
Halo Wars places the player in command of human UNSC armies as they deploy for mankinds first deadly encounter with the enemy Covenant forces. Halo Wars is an all-new real-time strategy game based on the legendary Halo universe and designed by Ensemble Studios, creators of the Age of Empires franchise.
via: TechEBlog
Public Dubs Large Hadron Collider “Halo”
Fed up with “the contrived acronyms that plague the world of science,” the RSC says it “picked a suggestion which is simple, memorable, and brings to mind the deserved grandeur of perhaps the most important experiment ever built.”
“Halo conjures visions of radiant beauty, power and wisdom. The circle of light reflects the collider’s form; it is a crowning achievement of science and engineering. It also gives more than a nod to the experiment’s importance to religious debate.
