From GeneticSpartan, we present you this video by Tyler Gregory. We last saw Mario battling it out with a Halo spartan, but the spartan reigned victorious in the end. Now Mario is back for revenge, and he’s brought some of his buddies along. Watch the epic battle to see who comes out on top.
Xbox 360 Red Elite
In what must be filed under the “Whoops” category, in an official Halo Wars email sent to retailers and games press in New Zealand today, Microsoft make official mention of the rumored Red Xbox 360 Elite console.
The email was supposed to announce a deal stating that anyone buying an Xbox 360 console in the NZ area would, for a limited time only, receive a FREE copy of Ensemble Studio’s Halo Wars. (Sounds like a good deal to us). Except there’s a catch, of course. You’ll get the game if you buy an Arcade, Pro or Elite model, but “this Halo Wars offer does not apply to the Red Xbox 360 Elite console which is exclusive to EB games.”
Remember hearing about the Halo Movie that was going to happen? Remember hearing how they built cool stuff for it? Well, if not, the important one is that New Zealand’s WETA made a real, working Warthog for Neil Blomkamp’s Halo movie pitch. As it turned out, the movie never went anywhere, but the Warthog? It’s still around, still being driven by some lucky few.
OXM’s Alistair Wallis, for example, just got to drive the real Warthog. Oh, but first, he had to get into real UNSC Marine cosplay. Then he could drive it.
So what’s it like?
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