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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes with Halo ActionClix]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/halo-3/" rel="tag">Halo 3</a></p><a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=12569"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="280" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/actionclixhmax.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />So, how do you take a tabletop game and turn it into something that the average <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Halo/">Halo</a> </em>fan will enjoy? Bungie.net has an <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=12569">article</a> up explaining just that. Lukems took some time to sit down with Mike Elliott, senior game designer for Wizkids, to discuss the upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/haloclix"><em>Halo</em> ActionClix</a>. Easily the most interesting aspect of this new Clix series is that Wizkids didn't just take the old rules and apply them to <em>Halo </em>branded miniatures. Instead, Wizkids took some of <em>Halo</em>'s core gameplay elements and melded them with the Clix game. First and foremost, <em>Halo</em> ActionClix has players set up respawn points and games are played to a certain number of kills. When a character is killed, it respawns, unlike other Clix games in which that character is simply removed from play. You can also choose to switch that character with another of the same point value. You know what, you'd better just read the article if you're interested. If we keep talking about this, you'll discover what nerds we really all.<br /><br /><em>(Psst! Does anyone want to trade a Master Chief for my Arbiter? Hello? Anybody?)<br /></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/">Behind the scenes with Halo ActionClix</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=12569>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/929670/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/behind-the-scenes-with-halo-actionclix/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>action clix</category><category>ActionClix</category><category>bungie</category><category>bungie studios</category><category>BungieStudios</category><category>halo actionclix</category><category>HaloActionclix</category><category>haloclix</category><category>mgs</category><category>microsoft game studios</category><category>MicrosoftGameStudios</category><category>wizkids</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Click your way to the Halo ActionClix website]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/halo-3/" rel="tag">Halo 3</a></p><a href="http://www.haloactionclix.com/Default.aspx"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="401" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/halo_clix_01.jpg" /></a><br />Wizkids has unveiled the official <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/05/look-at-these-halo-actionclix/"><em>Halo</em> ActionClix</a> <a href="http://www.haloactionclix.com/Default.aspx">website</a>, where you can learn all there is to know about the collectible miniatures game. Well, actually, you can't learn <em>everything</em>. Right now there is only a basic description of ActionClix in general and a blurb about the new <em>Halo </em>ActionClix. We assume that once the various units and vehicles are revealed, you'll be able to learn about them at the official site. In the meantime, there are forums for the obsessed <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Halo/">Halo</a></em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/offthegrid">tabletop gaming</a> fans everywhere. There is one tasty bit of new info, though: it looks like you can get your hands on pre-release figures at the upcoming <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/">San Diego Comic-Con</a> and <a href="http://www.gencon.com/2007/indy/default.aspx">Gen Con Indy</a>. These conventions roll out in July and August respectively, so if you've just <em>got</em> to get some HaloClix before September, you'd best start making travel plans.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31728">Evil Avatar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/">Click your way to the Halo ActionClix website</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.haloactionclix.com/Default.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/923438/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/click-your-way-to-the-halo-actionclix-website/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>bungie studios</category><category>BungieStudios</category><category>halo</category><category>halo actionclix</category><category>HaloActionclix</category><category>haloclix</category><category>mgs</category><category>microsoft game studios</category><category>MicrosoftGameStudios</category><category>wizkids</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh teh noes!1! Not another Penny Arcade comic that relates to our site's content!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/halo-3/" rel="tag">Halo 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a></p><a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/06/06"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="255" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/haloclixbagging.jpg"  alt="" /></a>The online gaming community, or more specifically, Xbox Live has its fair share of bad apples, and based solely on its success and user base, it can be quiet easy to find prime examples in <em>Halo 2</em> or even <a href="http://xbox360fanboy.com/tag/halo3"><em>Halo 3</em></a>'s <a href="http://xbox360fanboy.com/tag/h3beta07">beta</a>. Unfortunately, other types gaming don't have this, and when you start blurring the line between such forms of entertainment, there's bound to be a clash, right? Well, the guys at PA seem to <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/06/06">think</a> so with the recent <a href="http://www.wizkidsgames.com/wk_article.asp?cid=41237&amp;frame=company">announcement</a> of <em>Halo Clix</em>. <a href="http://halo.bungie.org/">HBO</a> community member turned Bungie employee KP seems pretty <a href="http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=807650">convinced</a> about their source material. Does this one tickle your funny bone?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/">Oh teh noes!1! Not another Penny Arcade comic that relates to our site's content!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/06/06>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/912069/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/06/oh-teh-noes-1-not-another-penny-arcade-comic-that-relates-to-ou/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Bungie</category><category>Halo</category><category>Halo 2</category><category>Halo 3</category><category>Halo Clix</category><category>Halo2</category><category>Halo3</category><category>HaloClix</category><category>P A</category><category>PA</category><category>Penny Arcade</category><category>PennyArcade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Dreger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
