OXCGN’s Victory Graphic Novel (by Weta) Review by Teenage Gamer

Posted on 21 December, 2009 by Allegionary

by Allegionary (OXCGN’s Teenage Gamer)

© 2009 Alex Hilton

VICTORY!

(Editor: Sometimes we are taken with a product that isn’t entirely gaming related, though Weta certainly have been involved with the Halo universe (building a real-life Warthog for the movie currently in limbo).  This Victory graphic novel/ artbook is part of their unique collection of products they produce and sell and we gave our youngest member the opportunity to review it.  Here’s what he had to say.)

“Greetings.  Young Men and Women of Earth.  Welcome to the latest instalment of Victory- a guide to understanding our Solar System and your place in it.”

So begins the graphic novel and artbook Dr Grordbort presents Victory: Scientific Adventure Violence For Young Men & Literate Women. Greg Broadmore wrote and illustrated Victory for Weta which is a company based in New Zealand that builds props like the real life Halo Warthog as well as Master Chief’s Mark VI Spartan Helmet and produces visual effects for movies like Avatar, Lord of the Rings and District 9.  It and the earlier Dr Grordbort books are published by Dark Horse Books.

Read full graphic novel review here…>

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Halo’s Real Life Warthog: Weta build, they smash – OXCGN Exclusive

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by dkpatriarch

How Weta built a real-life Warthog

(Just so Bungie & Microsoft reps could smash things with it…)

Grant's twitterby XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe

Halo ODSTWhen we were at the recent Halo ODST Media Event held on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, I met up with Tim Launder, the General Manager for WetaNZ on board a water taxi travelling Sydney’s beautiful harbour.

Update: • Our ‘huge’ multi-faceted Halo Reach Review.

Update: • Halo Reach Release Article Bungie’s Last Big Stand.

Tim was over here to present the glorious Weta Workshop’s Halo Warthog which they built for the proposed Halo Movie, which sadly got put on hold after making the movie shorts [trailers].

Tim was hand-delivering the hand-crafted Cortana figurine which was to be displayed at the event, alongside several other Halo Collectible figurines and a brand new item, the Halo Ring, as well as do a presentation for WetaNZ regarding the Halo Warthog of course.

NB: You will see some discount codes on the various Halo gear currently in stock from WetaNZ which are valid until 18th September 2009 worldwide. Check out their other collectibles (Hellgate-London etc) and weapons as well.

• Halo Full Combat Trailer Extended

• Yes, they DID smash through that wall in The ‘Hog – no CGI

Interview and images . . . >

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What District 9 Can Teach Games. OXCGN Reports

Posted on 27 August, 2009 by AXiDER

alex's twitterBy AXIS of Reality

© 2009 Alex Baldwin

District 9 oxcgn #37By now most of you would have seen District 9. Great movie, yes?

For most people it came out of the blue, little hype and minimal advertising until its release (at least here in Australia), and while perhaps it will be famous for its origins of rising from the ashes of the Halo movie, most will remember it as being a distinctly different type of sci-fi film, and one that can teach games a thing or two.

• District 9 Trailer

Can we learn from this . . ?

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