Halopedia:Halopedia in the media

A list of articles in various media mentioning Halopedia and its devotion to Halo. If you add an article, be sure to include the date and link where it was found.

Bungie News 02/14/2006
Bungie News Titled: Halopedia Knows Published: 2/14/2006 Author: Posted by stosh

Dragonclaws writes: If you're reading this, you obviously know what Halo is, but you can't really know Halo unless you learn it's secrets. You've beat the game on Legendary, but have you found the Scarab Gun? Halopedia can help you to attain not only the famous secrets, but the deepest and darkest of them as well. Read on to know where.

Halopedia can tell you nearly anything you may need to know about Halo. Halopedia is also a wiki, which means it's constantly expanding. It knows everything about the Halo games, books, upcoming movie, and other appearances, and with your help, it can grow even larger.

But how can one trust a wiki? Surely some crazy could come in and troll the entire place up. Well... they could, but they wouldn't get too far. Halopedia is guarded by rabid watchdog like fans who are constantly watching the Recent Changes page to check for the slightest error, either grammar or factual. Okay, that's a bit exaggerated. The real deal is that Halopedia is under almost constant watch by someone who can set everything right. With 3 very responsible sysops and a mob of other users, Halopedia is in safe hands.

Be sure to check out Halopedia and even you could find something to contribute.

Tahlequah Daily Press 02/20/2006
Tahlequah Daily Press Titled: Old Man Winter freezes out Halo tourney Published: February 20, 2006 01:06 pm Author: By Teddye Snell, Press Staff Writer Part of the game’s attraction is the player’s opportunity to become part of a vast gaming network. While two- to four-player gaming is possible on a single Xbox, the game has the capability to accommodate up to 16 players in one Halo game over a local area network, using four Xboxes that have been connected through the Ethernet hub. Those using the PC version of the game have the added benefit of online play.

The game has become so popular, it has its own wiki - or expandable encyclopedia, at www.halopedia.org, which gives visitors a thorough overview of the game, with links to even more information.

Navy News 07/03/2006
Navy News Title: Halo 3 Published: July 03, 2006 Author:

Didn’t see it? Log on to http://www.xbox.com or http://www.bungie.net. Wanna learn more about the “Halo” universe? Check out the fan resource for all things “Halo” at http://www.halopedia.org.

Wikiriot News 07/31/2006
Wikiriot Titled: Halopedia Published: July 31st, 2006 Author: Sigafoos

On the show last week, Relevance brought up Halopedia, “the other Halo wiki.” He thought for some reason that it was a dirty word (like maybe not being allowed to say “Podtacular” on air). In what Brathnok considers the highlight of the interview, I said “and besides, Halopedia is down.” After a pause so perfect in length I think he must have planned it, Relevance said “I was there today.” Owned.

So, he’s brought the link to my attention: it is not halopedia.org as I had thought; though to restore my manhood I should note that it used to be. It’s been reborn as halo.wikia.com, though I’m confused as to why because that doesn’t have the same ring to it.

To dispel further rumors, halowiki.net <3s Halopedia. There, I even said it in IMspeak for you. Halopedia is a wiki about the story of Halo, while halowiki.net is a “Halo 2 multiplayer repository” (emphasis added. To, um, emphasize). I should actually carouse over there once I’m done reading the Halo trilogy and graphic novel, now that I’ve actually finished Halo 2’s campaign.

Also, Halopedia links to us. Not only that, but it gave the Clan of Bobs its resident Mexican.

Update: After looking around a bit, it seems like Halopedia had hosting issues (they couldn’t afford the bandwidth), so they went to Wikia, which offers free hosting for wikis. Seems like a nice place, except for the ads (which you’d have to put up with on any free site).

Seattle Times 06/04/2007
Seattle Times Titled: Fighting the Halo 3 hype Published: Monday, June 4, 2007 Author: Jennifer Buckendorff

But I still didn't get why "Halo 3" will be one for the history books.

I popped over to the "Halopedia" (halo.wikia.com), which explains minutia like the differences between the Covenants' original species. (Like any sci-fi trilogy, "Halo" has a nomenclature all its own.) And, granted, the well-developed world behind "Halo" is much more compelling than similar games.

Later, I stopped by a bookstore to pick up the "Halo Graphic Novel," a thoughtful collection of four comics based on the story line of the previous games. When the young woman behind the counter handed me my receipt, she nodded and cooed. "I approve," she said — the first time any bookstore employee has commented on a book I've bought.

Message received: "Halo" is a big deal.

Joystiq 07/13/2007
Joystiq Titled: Spotted in E3 Halo 3 demo: gravity hammer Published: Friday, July 13, 2007 Author: Richard Mitchell

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Christian Science Monitor 09/05/2007
Christian Science Monitor Titled: Gamers have skills. Let's tap 'em. Published: November 5, 2007 Author: Jane McGonigal

One popular Halo 3 forum now features more than 2 million replies to about 150,000 topics. There's also Halopedia, a wiki devoted entirely to the Halo universe. Halopedia is currently the fourth most active wiki on the Wikia network, with almost 4,000 articles and counting. In fact, three of Wikia's top five most active wikis are dedicated to creating shared knowledge about digital games.