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A Halo 3 Spartan Straight From Hell

I am not allowed to go to the San Diego Comic Con this or any other year, mainly because my penchanted for buying anything plastic, articulated, and limited edition would send me to the poorhouse faster than...well, faster than my normal lifestyle, which says a lot. SDCC sees tons of limited edition toys every year, and these two from McFarlane Toys would surely get my wallet open, silly concept or not. Sold together, the clear CQB Spartan
is joined by the not-so-clear Spartan Soldier EVA "HellSpartan"...basically Spawn-painted Spartan armor. Considering Spawn has been everything from anime to commando to samurai to refridgerator repairman, this really isn't that far a stretch. Right now it looks like some hobbyist kitbashed the thing together, though I am sure it will look lovely sealed in its little, limited-edition package. I'm going to just start sending McWhertor money now, build up a fund so he can grab me one of everything when he stops by this July.

'HALO 3' COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE FIGURE ANNOUNCEMENT & PHOTOS [Spawn.com - Thanks Juan!]


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Making Your Own Halo Costume

Thanks a lot, guys. Now Billie Edington over at MTV's Multiplayer thinks we all have some sort of odd body paint fetish. Remember last week when I posted about her quest to build a Halo 3 costume? Remember when nearly half of you suggested she go the body paint route? Well, Billie does.

Fortunately, she ignored you and instead came up with a plan. The first step involved hollowing out a Special Edition Halo Helmet. Something, incidentally, one of our readers emailed was possible earlier this week. Now she just has to figure out how to see out of it.

Then she pieced together the rest of the armor, which she's broken down into nine distinct parts, by ordering from paintball and athletic gear companies. Next step, paint it all up and put it together.

And Now To Shop For That Master Chief "Halo" Halloween Costume... [MTV Multiplayer]


spartan is the new green

Halo Edition 360 $400 with 20GB HDD

The Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360 will sell for $400, Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, told us earlier today.

The limited edition "spartan green" console, he expects, won't even survive the holiday rush. It comes packed with a "spartan green" wireless controller, "spartan green" headset, a play and charge kit and a wimpy, wimpy wimpy 20GB harddrive. That's right, it may be "spartan green" but this 360 is no elite. The special 360 will also include a slew of special Halo themes and gamer pics, he said.

I asked him why the Halo edition console won't come with a Halo edition copy of Halo 3, he said it was something they debated but decided in the long run it didn't make sense. Microsoft believes people would likely rather decide which version to buy on their own. I also asked if there were any plans for a limited edition Madden 360, since that is their targeted game for the price drop, and he said that Microsoft doesn't think that a special edition console really fits the Madden demographic.


coders gone wild

ESRB Comments on Halo 2's Naked Ass

Luke reported yesterday on Hot Spartan, the news that Halo 2 Vista shipped with "accidental" partial nudity . The "accident" led the ESRB to issue warning labels for the game saying it contains "Partial Nudity." More »

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The Halo 3 Beta To-Do List

When Halo 3 beta testers get their sweaty hands on the beta test version this week, all hell will break loose online. Bungie's Frank O'Connor tells MTV News-man Stephen Totilo a handful of things every beta tester simply must do during the three-week trial. No, sleep's not on the list. More »

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Gallery: Halo 3 Packaging

Here are some photos of the box art for Halo 3, including the packaging for the amazingly expensive legendary fanboy box, which I will definitely be getting, if only for the stylish cat helmet for Rufus. More »

this spartan life

Spike TV Taps This Spartan Life

Spike TV hired gamespace talk show This Spartan Life to put together some online only episodes for them. The two I've seen so far only mention the show in the intro and extro. The first stars the Frag Dolls and the second is an in-game interview with band Augustana. Future segments will feature GameHead's Geoff Keighley, Splinter Cell: Double Agent producer Julian Gerighty and Blizzard Entertainment's Tristan Pope and Terran Gregory, who worked on the machinima for the WoW-themed South Park episode. More »

machinima festival

Machinima Festival Gets Fancy Oscar Style Opening Movie

The 2006 Machinima Festival took a page from The Oscars this year and showed an opening video created by some of the nominees to kick off the festivities. This clip was part of a live performance by the ILL Clan and shows host Ill Will cavorting with some of the other nominee's characters in their respective game worlds. The Spartan Life, Red vs. Blue and others all helped in the creation of this great opener. More »

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The Halo 3 Legendary Spartan Mjolnir Helmet

Here it is, the Halo 3 Legendary Edition exclusive Spartan helmet collectable. Getting your hands on this hot hunk of plastic—and the game, natch—will cost you a pretty penny, $99. Plus, Gamestop wants to kick in an extra $5 bonus shipping charge on top of that. Ouch! More »

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Donkey Kong Meets Halo

When a thirty-foot tall, libidinous gorilla has kidnapped a pretty girl, you don't dick around by putting the local gibberish-spouting, LSD-fried, fat, hirsute plumber on the case. Want results? Call Team Spartan.

dead or alive 4

Video: Spartan 458 In Action

Someone over on Bungie.net has posted a video if some hot Dead or Alive 4 Spartan on Spartan action. The video shows a red and green Spartan smacking each other around. There's even a some nice paused pan around shots of the two. The video includes tons of different locations, so don't watch it if you don't want any spoilers. The game looks amazing, I was supposed to receive my copy yesterday but it never showed up. Hopefully it will be coming in today. Fingers crossed. More »

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More DOA 4 Spartan Shots

Major Nelson has posted some nice (perhaps spoilerific) screen shots of Spartan 458 in Dead or Alive 4. The images show Spartan in a variety of positions and foe-smacking. Much more variety than the one over at Bungie. I'm supposed to be landing my copy of the game tomorrow. Woot. More »