Posts Tagged ‘halo’

Call of Duty 4 #1 on LIVE Once Again

February 19th, 2008

[Insert witty image about CoD4/Halo3 here.]

Major Nelson has just posted his weekly Xbox LIVE stats for last week and for the third week in a row Call of Duty 4 gets to waive the foam finger.

Now one must wonder if Halo 3 will ever make a triumphant return to reclaim it’s throne.

Link: LIVE Activity for week of 2/11

Bungie: Halo 3 Melee Fix Coming Soon and a Valentine’s Day Hopper

February 9th, 2008

halo3_melee.jpgIn the latest weekly update from Bungie, they have announced that they are nearing completion of a Halo 3 auto-update and that it should be handed off to Microsoft certification very soon. By their estimates, the update should be rolled out sometime later this month.

In the weekly update, we have been given a detailed look at how melee works, not only in Halo 3, but in Halo 2 as well. The information is quite interesting, at least for a huge nerd like me, and I had one of those “ah-ha” moments when I learned exactly what causes us to perceive that the current melee system is broken. The solution they have decided on is simple: If you and your opponent have done sufficient damage to each other and you both melee at about the same time, you’ll both die. After reading and understanding the challenges they face in this area, this solution makes perfect sense. If you care at all about Halo 3, give the article a read.

Also in the update is word of a forthcoming Valentine’s playlist, dubbed the Valentine’s Day Massacre Hopper. This hopper will be a “Ranked, lean, Team Slayer-focused version (it will have a Team BRs variant, as well) of Team Doubles.”

Link: OMG Fix Mayleeey, Bungle!

Halo 3 Back on Top of Xbox LIVE

January 29th, 2008

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After being defeated for the first time since it’s release, Halo 3 has bounced back to reclaim the #1 spot on Xbox LIVE. Major Nelson has posted the Xbox LIVE stats for last week, and it appears that Master Chief wasn’t about to stay at the #2 spot for long. It will be interesting to see if Call of Duty 4 simply had a lucky week or if it will fight back to regain the crown. What say you?

Link: LIVE Activity for week of 1/21

Coolest Crossover Hack Ever: Mario + Halo

January 17th, 2008

Words cannot describe the beauty that is Super Mario Fusion.

Head over to the You Tube page for a link to the playable demo.

Link: Super Mario Fusion [Via Kotaku]

Funniest Halo 3 Suicide You’ll See All Day

January 17th, 2008

I didn’t realize those things were that durable.

Tips on Using Forge from Bungie

January 16th, 2008

boxedin04.jpgOver on Bungie.net, Bungie’s own Brian Jarrard (Ske7ch) has posted some tips and tricks for using Halo 3′s Forge with the new Foundry map. He details his thought processes throughout the creation of each of his custom maps and really shows the potential that lies within Bungie’s Forge tool. He gives some great insight if you plan on tinkering around in Forge yourself.

Head over to Bungie.net to read all about it. Don’t forget to check out the maps for yourself by downloading them from his fileshare.

Link: Forging Foundry