These are pages taken from the diary of DeaconBlade during the last Unscripted Nights event. These are actual events taken place in battles on various lands. Many would fight in these wars that came to be known as the 7 Second Wars. I give you the first chronicle from those wars.
Diary of DeaconBlade - Service Tag D74 - Spartan Apprentice, Grade 1
7 Second Wars, Chapter 1
There I was in the face of danger. I stared directly in death’s eyes and did not blink. I was equipped only with a battle rifle. I stood no chance against it. The odds were against me as it revved its engine and headed straight for me. I stood there facing a massive Warthog being driven by a Crazzy Spartan hell bent on my destruction. He might have succeeded had I not noticed at the last second, a pile of spike grenades only a few feet in front of me.
I rushed with no fear and a spike grenade in hand
I have a little something for you basketball fans to enjoy. I am a basketball head myself so this one was extra cool to me. I had an opportunity to sit in on a conference call with a few of the people behind 2K Sports NBA 2K8. I recorded it for you all to enjoy. There is a lot of information on each version of the game so listen in. I want to send a big thanks to Ryan (narrator) and Chase for inviting U360 to the call.
The game is dropping next week so get the scoop and get yourself schooled on NBA 2K8 right here.
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There was no fancy way to title this article so I just went with the facts. To all those who doubted the power that is Master Chief, take a back seat to what turned out to be the biggest entertainment launch in history taking in an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States. It did this in its first 24 hours!
“Halo 3 has become a pop-culture phenomenon,” said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. “Not only is Halo 3 setting sales records, it’s also redefining entertainment. Within the first 20 hours alone, we’ve seen more than a million Xbox LIVE members come online to play Halo 3 - that makes September 25 the most active Xbox LIVE gaming day in history.”
Pay attention to this Ensemble Studios because you’re up next with this Halo machine. Halo Wars better be good. Congratulations to the guys and girls at Bungie Studios as well as Microsoft. You did what many thought couldn’t be done. Ok, enough Halo 3 news. Let’s all just play the damn game now! Don’t forget the exclusive content for Xbox Live Gold members up until September 30th.
I know you’re all happy that I’m back. I come back with videos and a lot of goodies. I’ll get to the goodies later in another article but let’s all take a moment to relive the adventure that was the Halo 3 launch. It turned out to be the biggest day in entertainment history! I’ll have more on that later.
In the meantime, check out all the video footage from U360 below! I embedded the clip when someone stole the Halo 3 Edition Xbox 360 from me. You can access all the other videos at the Halo 3 Pre Launch Series here.
Video: Halo 3 Pre Launch Party in Dallas
In a surprising move today, the folks over at Bizarre Creations outlined their future plans of going multiplatform with an announcement that they’re joining the Activision team! Noting all kinds of troubles with being an independent studio, Bizarre Creations puts an end to the Project Gotham Racing series with a loud bang. Call of Gotham anyone?
Yes, the team behind Project Gotham Racing is moving on to do other projects as part of this announcement. Support for the title though will continue after its launch in October. Bizarre Creations plans to develop two new properties with Activision; one being a racing game and the other a character game.
“Well, we’re no longer tied to just one platform for starters. Our future titles can be on whatever we please - we are a truly multiplatform studio now. Of course that doesn’t mean that we’ll be forced to make a port of every game to every console in existence… we simply have that option available to us.” - Bizarre Creations
You knew it would happen. With the launch of the most anticipated game in videogame history releasing yesterday, it only made sense for the most anticipated gathering on Xbox Live to return. Unscripted Nights is on this Friday! After the live show last night, a few of us got together and had an impromptu event with Halo 3 and it was a blast. They forced me into jumping straight into the multiplayer of Halo 3 before even touching the campaign. But it was worth all the fun.
This Friday I want to invite everyone to an Unscripted Nights event with me and the U360 community.
When: Friday, September 28
Time: 8PM PST / 10PM CST / 11PM EST
Game: Halo 3
How do I join?
Simple. Send me a message via Xbox.com or Xbox Live with “Halo 3″ and I’ll get you in the game. Or heck…if you see me on…just join my session!
I won’t deny that the time being without my Xbox 360 was most unpleasant. I think I painted 12 sculptures, changed 30 tires, and trimmed about 50 lawns trying to keep my mind from thinking about it. Ok, I really didn’t do all of that but it was definitely an experience that I don’t want to repeat anytime soon. It had a manufactured date of Oct 2006 so it didn’t come with an HDMI upgrade. I’m assuming it’s a refurbished unit which doesn’t thrill me but at least it works. I’m not sure when repairs will start rolling out with the new upgrades to the Xbox 360 but apparently I missed that train. The process was painless and fast.
Be sure to join me tonight for a live show so you can hear all about how happy Deacon is again! Hopefully a few of you will be there to give the community your opinions about the Halo 3 launch and the game. Tune in right at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/u360tv to listen and call in at (646) 478-5897. The show starts in a few minutes!
I just want to say for the millionth time that you guys and girls are an amazing community. I got an email last night from the folks at BlogTalkRadio, where I host the live shows of U360, informing me that they’ve selected the show to be a part of their featured shows. Because of the quality of the show and the listeners who tune in, U360 Live takes another step in the community…another big step!
People are taking notice to what you all are doing with U360 and I’m just happy to be steering this ride. Being a featured show on BlogTalkRadio’s main page means the audience for the show grows and more people will get to know just how uber you all are.
Because of this cool announcement, I’ll be starting a normal chat session daily so you can plan your chat time better. Each day beginning at 1PM CST, I’ll bring the chat up for a few hours. Right now the chat is available! The chat schedule won’t officially start until next Monday but I’ll be doing it throughout the week at that time.
Congrats to everyone and I hope you keep tuning in and supporting the show!
Microsoft has reacted quickly to the news of potential disc scratches on the Halo 3 Limited Edition version of the game. Gamers who receive a scratched disc in the Limited Edition of the game will be able to get their game replaced for free until 2/1/08.
Join me tonight for an exciting 1/2 hour episode of Unscripted 360 Live to wrap up the Halo 3 Mania in the community! Now that the game has released and a majority of you have played it for yourselves, it’s time to get your opinions on it. (if you can pry yourself away from the game for a few minutes)
show time: 7PM PST / 9PM CST / 10PM EST
# to the show: (646) 478-5897
link to listen: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/u360tv
