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Partners In Crime Studios is a Halo 2/3 Machinima Company that has been creating machinima since 2004.

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The next installment of Gray Team is out. Part 2 of a larger episode but still considered episode 3... Yeah, it's a little confusing with the names. I'm in here of course so you should watch it!

And as for stuff we're doing? well, I've acquired another version of photoshop, so I will attempt to get some updated graphics on here. No guarantees since I don't have any of the original files to work with so I'm pretty much working from scratch.

Posted by Duke Robear on Aug 07, 2008 10:21 PM 1 Comments

Hey everyone, I'm sure none of you noticed but we've been MIA for about a week now. I can't get into details but I had to give my computer to some "people" who will have it for a month or two (>< or more). Anyway, yesterday we received a spare from a relative so we can get back online. Unfortunately this means that all my files and programs are not on it... So, even though Dice has made some progress on the Downloads page (go check it out... but hurry back) I have no photoshop or any of the nice spartan images with which to make more awesome graphics to fill those pages (and it desperately needs new graphics).

Anywho-zzle I've got some work to do getting this computer up to speed (it needed a new hard drive so I have to install everything on it) so I'll check in with you all in a few days. Maybe I can find a way to get another free (cracked) version of Photoshop so I can get back to work on the site... But I doubt that since I don't have any of the awesome images I did before. Oh, and make sure to check out Gray Team below, it's a really good show!

Posted by Duke Robear on Jun 25, 2008 12:58 PM 1 Comments

Hey everyone! For a number of weeks now I've been working with the guys over at Mindless Distortion Productions and I must say it's been one of the greatest experiences I've ever had. The team behind it is super professional. I really hate to say this, but this show is leagues ahead of anything I could ever make in the ways of machinima. Granted, Project Legacy was good, and a lot of that I contribute to the writing and acting, but the video and editing always took a back seat. These guys have a number of really talented people all working together to ensure that every aspect is the best it can be. A lot of times I find myself just kinda nodding becuase even though I'm an experience machinima maker, a lot of what they talk about completely loses me. That's how you know it's good.

Anyway, we made the first episode a while ago, but it wasn't quite the quality they wanted so we just recently re-released the first episode. So, watch it below!



If you didn't catch it, I play the part of Dr. Adam Riser and the mysterious elite. They forgot to put me in the credits, and apologized repeated for it. Anywho, if you'd like to watch the rest of the episodes that are out, click one of the links below:

Gray Team Transmission Two: Relegation Part 1 of 2
Mindless Distortion Video Update #2 (Contains the trailer for Transmission Three: Relegation Part 2 of 2)

Posted by Duke Robear on Jun 17, 2008 01:53 PM 0 Comments

Hey everybody, I think we've been moved into our new house for about two weeks now... it's hard to tell, I've had bad luck keeping track of the days for a while anyway. Anywho... We're still settling in, there is SO much that had to be done to this house, I could make a list... SO, here goes:

Carpets had to be cleaned, some replaced (done)
Walls needed to be patched and repainted (painting's not started)
All our crap had to be moved in (done)
Fix/clean the pool (in progress)
Serious modifying of our back porch (they're outside doing it right now, and have been for a week)

Ugh... there's a bunch more stuff that we've done and have yet to do, but frankly I have to work today and I just don't have time.

Right, so... What's new in the world of Partners In Crime? Well, John (karrde) has left us for the summer. He's gone off on an internship in far off L.A. He'll be back at the end of the summer, we hope. Matt is doing alright, he's on morning shifts now which means that we see each other more often for longer periods of time, but becuase of my crazy irregular shifts it's never with any kind of regularity.

Project Legacy 2 is still at a brainstorming stand still... I'm trying my best to brainstorm a show that WON"T be a Red Vs Blue knock off, much like the beginning of season 1 was like. I have a great idea brewing, but becuase of work I can't find time between it and my girlfriend to sit down and start hammering out a script. On top of that, a lot (if not most) of the main actors have or are moving away. The girl who plays Krystal is graduating from college, Bob (leo) is still back in John's hometown and is very busy with his "career", and Amber (lieutenant) now lives in New York. So... if we were to try and make this show RIGHT NOW these are the characters who would be in it: (a.k.a. the characters Matt and I play) Duke Robear, Boneless, Commander Everest, True, and False... >< only five? oh crap...

Well, I'll get back to you on Project Legacy II, hopefully after I've written some...

As for the website... Uh... I haven't gotten to talk to Dice that much during the move, but I have been checking the website regularly and frankly I'm not happy with the lack of progress... Just about nothing has gotten done since the move started, the downloads page is still down. Hopefully I can get him back in gear once his school year is over to finish.

Alright, I'm out of here. I have to get ready for work. Oh yeah! I was going to post pictures of the house, but the cord that connects the camera to my computer was misplaced in the move so until I find it you'll just have to imagine how cool it is. If you have any questions you can either post in the forums or the comments and I'll shoot you an answer. (answers may be vague)

Posted by Duke Robear on May 28, 2008 01:43 PM 6 Comments

Hey everybody. I haven't really updated you all in a while. That's becuase we've been really busy with our current project, moving into a new house. We've been spending days on end over there fixing it up so we can finally move in. I suspect you won't be hearing all that much from us until we're settled in to our new place... although I guess I'll try to post some photos of it or something.

That's all for now, Dice should be working on the downloads page, but I think he's probably caught up in school work and hot girl tang (maybe not that last one) so we'll just be patient until he gets back on that.

Posted by Duke Robear on May 05, 2008 12:05 PM 4 Comments

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