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August 1999 Archived News
News August 31 1999
The big news today was Apple's announcement of the G4 boxes (4 months early). Thanks, Guido Baldoni for this link... you seem to be the earliest with the news. Halo on a G4... we're drooling. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo SETI Team is continuing to churn out results... close to 500 packets now. Nice going, guys! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Take-Two down again... -11/32 (-3.64%) to 9 3/32. The Street is just not doing well right now. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New desktops from Eli Smith. Logo page updated. Thanks, Eli! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Central mentions Blazing Electric Death, a new Halo newsletter. Hop on over for more info. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Once again, for those who missed it: halo@bungie.org mail works again. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo's pulling away in the PC Paradox poll. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 30 1999
Welcome to Matty04 and Steevil, who bring almost 150 results between them to the Halo SETI Team. Keep it up, folks... less than 320 results to go to catch the Bungie team! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Take-Two closed down 3/16 (-1.95%) to 9 7/16 on a generally down day on Wall Street. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
As some of you have noticed... our halo@bungie.org mail works again. Feel free to drop us a line if you've got something interesting. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo's on top of the PC Paradox poll... 15.3% of 5800 votes. Nice going. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
A grateful goodbye to Nijhazer, who had contributed quite a bit to the Halo SETI Team over the past few weeks... and hello to Scott Crain, who brought with him 122 results and almost 3500 hours! The IMG SETI Team has quite a bit of work to do, and even the Bungie SETI Team needs to worry... (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
It's Monday, so there's another Darkside poll up... what's the first thing you're going to do with Halo? Tell them about it. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Have we mentioned our DNS works again? Try us at http://halo.bungie.org/. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 29 1999
Hot Damn! We're alive again! No more IP addresses... http://halo.bungie.org/ works again! The long drought is ending... spread the word! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Central dead? Uh uh... don't believe everything you hear. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Darkside has a new poll up... seems that a significant number of people are voting that Halo's not even real! Go correct their impressions. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
You guys are great. The Halo SETI Team gained 4 new members yesterday. Keep it up! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 28 1999
Go enjoy the last weekend of summer (or winter, if you're in the southern hemisphere). We'll contact you if anything big happens on the Halo front. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Don't forget that mail will get to us at this address, until our mailserver is back up. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The PC Paradox poll is slowly but surely shifting to Halo. Help it out. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The IMG SETI Team gained 4 new members, but they're still 25 results and several hundred hours behind the Halo SETI Team. Don't let the Halo team fall behind! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 27 1999
Take-Two just can't stay constant. Down 5/16 to 9 5/8 (-3.14%) in heavy trading. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New upload from Edward Howard - a slightly unfinished character study. Find it on the Miscellaneous Art page. Thanks, Edward! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Okay, it's not ideal, but it should allow contact until our nameserver and mailserver are up and running again. Mail can be sent to us here, for now. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: The Darkside is getting some serious updating... The Funnies section is growing by leaps and bounds, and other areas are filling out as well. In a few days, they'll have a public "Halo Events" calendar. Go take a look. (Thanks, StrobeShock.) (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Okay, so you can't watch the newest Halo trailer, because it hasn't been released yet. You can ensure that Halo wins its rightful place in the Action Game Pantheon. Currently (6 am CDT) it's tied for third place with Wheel of Time, and behind only Duke Nukem Forever and Battlezone II. See if you can bring it up! Vote here. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Bungie SETI Team adds another member, and still holds a commanding lead over both the Halo SETI Team and the IMG SETI Team. New results are being churned out all the time, though... make a difference and join a team! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 26 1999
PC Paradox's Best Action Game poll is back up, and Halo's in 5th Place, with 8.1% of the vote (as of 8:00 pm CST). Go show your interest! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Some interesting speculation on liquid action, like this post by Loren Petrich. Have an idea? Toss it into the pot on our forums! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Yesterday's earnings must have hit the market today. Take-Two closed up strong, +13/32 (+4.26%) today to 9 15/16. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie's SETI team membership rises to 18. One of the new members is called Traxus! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo's SETI team membership rises to 17 and screams ahead of IMG's SETI team. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Too many people voting for Halo? PC Paradox's Best Action Game poll seems to be broken. Try again later. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Core has two interesting news items. One from Nathan Bitner and the other from Marty O'Donnell (Total Audio). Music page has been updated with Marty's info. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 25 1999
Up, down, up, down... Take-Two down 7/32 to 9 17/32 (-2.24%) at close of trading (8/25). This comes on the heels of a reported 65% increase in net sales and a whopping 215% increase in net income for the third fiscal quarter. Thanks, Next Generation. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Special treat" revealed! Bungie.net gets a total overhaul... go check it out! The Soul has a second home... (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie says "special treat" today! Full report on the Marathon's Story page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Shock news! Marathon's Story page CLOSES! Ok it's not for good but like it's for TWO WEEKS! :( (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Wait a minute! 16 members in the Bungie SETI team? 1 + 6 = 7. Where's Hamish? Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie's SETI team clocks up the hours. Their total CPU time now stands at 16992 hr 00 min 17.9 sec. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Ben Schodek finally got an email reply from Bungie. You can read it on our forums here. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Search the skies! Bungie's sixteen member SETI team has a total CPU time of 16913 hr 56 min 47.2 sec. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The race is on! IMG's SETI team has a slight edge over Halo's SETI team. 3443 hr 44 min 18.4 sec vs. 3284 hr 30 min 46.0 sec. But you can make a difference. Join the Halo SETI team. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Rock the Vote" says the Core. PC Paradox are running a Best Action Game Poll. Go vote! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 24 1999
Take-two closed strong again. TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 9 3/4 (+1/4, +2.63%) [Aug 24 ET]. At close of trade. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Doug Zartman (Bungie Software) says "that's not quite correct!":
Just wanted to point out that where MacFormat says "the single-player game will allow you to switch between characters, each of whom has individual skills" - that's not quite correct. I can see how they came to that conclusion based on seeing us do it for demonstration purposes, but the design of the single-player game gives the player control of one character. Also, specific skills are not likely to be limited to specific characters - in other words, any player can drive a "jeep" not just a hypothetical "Driver" character.
If you make a note of that so's to avoid confusion, we'd appreciate it.
Thanks!
Doug
No problem. Thank you for setting the record straight. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
MacFormat Halo preview scoop!
"Bungie says there'll be an emphasis on teamwork: multi-player network or Internet games will see several players work together against the aliens, while the single-player game will enable you to switch between characters each of whom has individual skills." says MacFormat.
Kudos to Harry Al-Shakarchi and Steve Campbell for sending in the text of this hot Macformat Halo review. Read it on this site here. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We're in the money! Take-Two Interactive's European publishing and distribution subsidiary has entered into a $17 million revolving line of credit with Barclays Bank PLC. Full details here. Got shares? (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo cination page claims to know Cortana's origin but you have to find it. A case of Halocination? Check it out! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Milita: Armies for Halo page has been redesigned. Nice clean look and new graphics. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Take-Two Interactive Sft. closed strong yesterday up by +7.80%. Check yesterday's news for details. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 23 1999
Take-two up! TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 9 1/2 (+11/16, +7.80%) [Aug 23 ET]. At close of trade. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"the line for BLAM! is already forming." says Marathon's Story page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thanks to Chrispy Nacho for another Halo inspired banner. See our banners page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Lots of goodies in our uploads folder. Remember to include a Read Me with your submissions. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: the darkside has a new poll. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Something odd going down at halo.bungie.com?" says Crashed Drugal. The Milita News pages has the details. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo Milita page is back up. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 22 1999
Kudos to Steve Campbell for passing along a Hotline chat with Bungie Programmer Jonathan Haas. Jonathan (BungieJSH) had some nice things to say about halo.bungie.org:
BungieJSH: I like your site... a lot of the Halo speculation is remarkably accurate :)
BungieJSH: Of course I can't say *what* is accurate and what is not ;-)
BungieJSH: But I will say... if you liked the MWNY demo... the demo did *not* do the game justice, it's much cooler than even that.
Thanks Jonathan and thanks Steve. :) (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Check our forums for some of the best Halo speculation and theories. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marty O'Donnell (President of O'Donnell/Salvatori Total Audio) is Geek of the Week at Gamasutra. Total Audio are doing all the music, voices, and 3d sound design for Halo. Nice quote from the Gamasutra article:
Favorite Geeky Dream:
I dreamt that my music was played right in the middle of Steve Jobs's keynote address at MacWorld in New York.... Oh wait, that wasn't a dream!
Check our music section for Halo music details and an interview with Marty O'Donnell. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Speculation on our forums about an official Halo movie. Is one coming? When will it be released? We don't know when it's coming but one is coming. Mac Gamer's Ledge had this to say:
Work is ongoing for a new Halo trailer which will highlight more of the game's extraordinary attention to detail than was shown in the Macworld trailer. There is no planned release date but it will definitely be widely announced once it is available.
The Marathon's Story page had this to say:
Matt Soell (Bungie Software) points out that the Halo demonstration at Macworld was not a movie but a self running demo. A Halo movie will appear later though.
Add your comments in our forum. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Speculation on our forums about Halo's three alien races. Is there really three? Are the humans included? Well Peter Cohen (MacCentral) had this to say:
In Halo, you assume the role of an armored cyborg scouring the surface of a gigantic alien artifact- a habitable ring in space 10,000 miles in diameter. The artifact contains alien weaponry and technology that you can use to help save the human race from extinction at the hands of the Covenant, an intermingling of three different alien species bent on preventing mankind's conquest of space.
And from Micheal Mullen (Gamespot) has this to say:
The basic premise of Halo centers around two races: a group of humans and an alien race known as the Covenant - both races have crash-landed on a large ring floating around a large gaseous planet. The races are distinctly different from each other and have separate designers making sure they look nothing like one another. The large, ominous aliens move with smooth, fluid movements and use energy weapons like blasters to take down their human opponents. Humans wear military combat suits and use melee and propelled weapons.
Also, the ring encircling the planet was constructed by a third and as yet unseen alien race, but Bungie wouldn't comment on whether we'd be able to see or fight against that race when the game is complete.
Still confused? Well join our forum discussion on the subject. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 21 1999
"Praetorian Milita down but not out" says Crashed Drügal on our forums. We know the feeling Crashed. :( Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: the darkside now has a Convenant Roster page for alien teams. Be one with the aliens! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Haloworld desktop art at Total Halo. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"WarpHalo... a 30 min experiment" by Gotama. See our Wallpaper page for details. Thanks. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Got Halo art? Want to send it to us? Then upload it to our anonymous ftp folder at ftp://halo.bungie.org/ (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thanks again to Ken for his new Halo artwork on the Banner, Miscellaneous Art, and Wallpaper pages. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 20 1999
If You Build It, They Will Come. We put up a directory, DeathGuru uploaded to it. New entries for the Banner, Miscellaneous Art, and Wallpaper pages. Thanks, DG! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Got some cool files to upload? Add 'em to our new uploads area! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Hey you buy a piece of Bungie you need more credit. ;) (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Take-two down. TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 8 13/16 (-3/32, -1.05%) [Aug 20 ET]. At close of trade. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
If you're trying to contact us please leave a message on our forums and we'll get back to you. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: the darkside now has a Forum. Check it out. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 19 1999
Marathon's Story gets the low down on Blam 32 from Miguel Chavez. Check it out! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Loren Petrich posts his Halo Astronomy Results on our Forum. Agree or disagree? (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Blam 32 revealed. We follow up Guido Baldoni's forum observation with a page about Blam 32. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo Seti group are looking for more members. Join them in the search for alien life says mad.max. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Reality check #2 from our Forums. Forensic says go to http://www.mpog.com/pvp/archive/1999/pvp19990407.html. Again it's very true! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Reality check #1 from our Forums. Cortana (no not the REAL Cortana) gives us the "TOP TEN THINGS TO DO TO MAKE THE BUNGIE COMMUNITY GO APE****". The worrying thing is it's very true! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 18 1999
TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 8 5/8 (+5/32, +1.85%) [Aug 18 ET]. At close of trade. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"...earlier today I opened up a "Funnies" section on the "Darkside" page." says Kevin Fry. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Take-Two Interactive closed strong yesterday. TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 8 15/32 (+13/32, +5.04%) [Aug 17 ET]. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie's Halo Press page now has quotes. Take a look at what the press has to say about Halo. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halam updates at last. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Cortana is Myth 2 top player!" says Burseg on our forums. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 17 1999
Blam 32? Guido Baldoni has the scoop on our Forums. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo site. Halo: the darkside for alien sympathisers everywhere! Thanks StrobeShock. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Our super secret forums are starting to pick up again! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Total Halo have put up a nicely rendered Halo world desktop pic in their fan art section. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
If you're finding the server slow it's because 100s of people are trying to download the new Halo movie from Mac Observer. 35MBs yeah baby yeah! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We're back and we're bad! mmm... well maybe a bit roguish. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 16 1999
In the depths of our despair, The Mac Observer has passed along two beautiful versions of their "unofficial" MacWorld NY demo movie... a 35 megabyte version which scales quite nicely, and a smaller, 3 megabyte version which still gives a great feeling for the experience. Check out the Movie page... you might be the only one doing so! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"As is currently known the multiplayer apsect of Halo will play a HUGE part in the appeal of the game when it's released in Q2 2000." Halo Central tips us to a short MacGamer's Ledge blurb in todays news. The article also mentions a new, upcoming Halo trailer from Bungie. We can't wait! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We've moved again... will anyone find us this time? http://halo.bungie.org/ is the magic number... (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The sun's pretty nice... I don't think I'm coming back in. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 15 1999
Well I'm still going out in the sun. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
And look the Sons of S'pht Kr are a new clan at the Praetorian Milita page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Hey guys wait up the Halo Seti group has one more member! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Well I'm going out to worship the sun. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
A quick review of the Halo pages show a complete dirth of Halo activity yesterday. The calm before the storm or just the weekend? Perhaps a chance to wind down and relax after the hectic last three weeks since Macworld. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Well we've ground to a halt. Our Forums no longer work. And things are looking kinda bleak. If you're reading this then you're using our IP address http://halo.bungie.org/halo. We should be back in action some time next week. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 14 1999
Can't connect to halo.bungie.org? Then try our direct line: http://halo.bungie.org/halo (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 7 9/16 (-1/4, -3.20%) [Aug 13 ET]. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie poll at videogames.com. "Which of the following Bungie games would you most like to see Rockstar bring to the console systems: Oni, Halo, MythII, Marathon 2." Vote! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 13 1999
Membership of the Halo group at SETI@home project continues to rise. Join the search for aliens! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halocination joins the ranks of an almost daily growing list of Halo sites. Check our links page for the full list. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marathon's Story page receives clarification from Matt Soell concerning Bungie's two undisclosed projects. Seems there are actually three! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Read the Mac Observer Spin on the Bungie deal with Take-Two Interactive. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
TTWO (Take-Two Interactive Sft.): 7 15/16 (+1/8, +1.60%) [9:31AM ET]. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Next Generation and Computer Games Online post a series of questions and answers with Bungie on the Take 2 deal. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Blue News gets clarification from Bungie regarding its distribution and investment agreements with Take 2 Interactive. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Nathan Bitner says "Whoa - chill out guys". It's good for Bungie, it's good for us. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo logos from Lothster. Thanks. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"We believe Bungie is poised to establish itself as one of the most important and successful independent publishers in our industry and we are thrilled to be able to aid in their efforts to grow their company." says Ryan Brant (Take-Two Interactive Software). Got shares? (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"From the Blue News mailbag 'HALO - The real dirt'" says Matthew Parsons. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Total Halo. A new Halo site by Bohrhead. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Check out the IMG website. They have an interview with Jason Jones." says Brett Sedgewick. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 12 1999
Halo AI Movie. Some fun from owens5. Thanks to ittakes2 on IRC. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We we're down but not out! Thanks for your patience. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I have just set up a group in the SETI@home project, dedicated for Halo awaiters..." says mad.max. Enlist today! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thanks to Chrispy Nacho for some cool Halo artwork. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie changes the color of their Halo logo. Full story on our Halo logo comparisions page. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
THE RIGHT STUFF: Bungie beta testers begin another day of Halo testing.
"Most of the Culture books have been reprinted by Orbit press - check Amazon UK at http://www.amazon.co.uk" says Count Zeroed. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Praetorian Milita: new Halo page for listing names, ranks, and members of Halo [/clans?]. Brought to you by Crashed. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Bungie posted a second sreenshot on their website..." says Martin-Luc Girard. It's a full unfranked version of the one seen at many news sites. We've added it to our screenshots page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
MacGameNews have posted the second part of their Halo Special Report. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 11 1999
"Bungie posted a second sreenshot on their website..." says Martin-Luc Girard. It's a full unfranked version of the one seen at many news sites. We've added it to our screenshots page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
MacGameNews have posted the second part of their Halo Special Report. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Want "Culture" but it's out of stock? Jon Chang says Amazon may be out of 'Consider Phlebas' and 'Use of Weapons' but The Book Pl@ce has copies. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Theory on the "Halo" name from Darcy Brockbank. More Halo/Culture connections on our Theories page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"halo.bungie.org Updates site" says Derek Bongaarts (Mac 3D dot com). Hey that's us! Thanks DB. :) Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Here's yet another Halo logo for you all..." says SpacemanSpiff. Check our Halo logos page. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"As you could tell from our announcement at MacWorld '99 of Halo, our newest game, Bungie is no less committed to the Mac platform than it ever has been." says Nathan Bitner (Bungie Software) in Inside Mac Games news post. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Mark Levin's Halo quotes analysis has caused quite a stir on our forums. Check that 'halo messages' thread. Where's Hamish? (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Looks like skin, feels like... ? A new alien skin-like Halo logo from Lothster. Check our Halo logos page. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Voodoo Extreme posts Mike Lewis' Halo wallpapers. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Got Halo wallpaper? We'll post it! Send to us. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo wallpapers we've got 'em. Mike Lewis sends us two Halo wallpapers. Thanks Mike. :) (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
It's gone Doug! Breath easy. :-) (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 10 1999
"...rest assured that when Halo hits the streets in mid-2000, it will be one of the most technologically impressive games ever released." says Next-Generation. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Halo seems more than likely to become a point of comparison for all games coming out in '99." says Vincent Lopez (MacGameNews). (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marathon's Story page updates its Halo/Culture page. Check those similarities. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Next-Generation has an Exclusive Halo Interview with Nathan Bitner (Producer of Halo). Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Analysis of halo.bungie.com quotes by Mark Levin. See our theories page. Where's Hamish? (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Waiting for a higher-res Gamespot Halo movie? "Bungie is posting better quality stuff soon." says Micheal Mullen (Gamespot). Thanks Jester. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thanks to Dafydd Williams and Jesse Rechel for their Halo logo art. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 9 1999
A plethora of new logo art on the logos page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Iain M. Banks's "Culture" references in Bungie's Halo." says Marathon's Story page. Check that new Halo logo! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
From our Forums. Mark Levin points us to a GameCenter news article on Halo. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
screenshots | story | press pages all updated. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"My guess is that we've popped in on the middle of some sort of infiltration mission." says Rick Boyd. See our Movie Ruminations page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I've made a desktop screen for my machine inspired by a little Matrix and Halo." says Tim McLaughlin. It's on our Halo logos page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo movies page reordered/revamped. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 8 1999
Halo banner art by Chrispy Nacho added to our Halo banners page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Atlantis Crew expound on "Video Surveillance", alien weaponary and jeep dynamics! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo INFINITUM WebRing banners by Zach Stroum added to our Halo banners page. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Got Halo banner art? Then send it to us. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Here's a new version of Bungie's new Halo banner, slightly edited for optimum display on white/light background pages." says Aaron Davies. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 7 1999
The Mote in God's Eye. Two new Halo logos from imp. We love them! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"hotline.bungie.org is back!" says Steve Campbell. hl.bungie.org (24.0.103.61) for all your Halo needs. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Halo Infinitum Ring. "With two years of WebRing experience and a knack for crushing his foes, he set out to spread the word of Bungie and join them in making history once more." says Zach Stroum. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
NEW HALO BANNER spotted at bungie.com. Check out halo_banner.gif. Thanks Chrispy Nacho. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 6 1999
"Halo may just be the first truly amazing game of the next Millenium..." says Micheal Mullen (Gamespot). SECOND Halo preview today. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
From our Forums. A high-rez 60-70 MB Halo movie is possible says Micheal Mullen (Gamespot). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Hallowed Halo is pure heaven" says Vincent Lopez (IGN). Check out that SECOND HALO SCREENSHOT. Thanks Mike Wong. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Shikai Wang art gallery is up! A few non-Halo pieces from Halo artist Shikai Wang. Thanks! :) (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I personally think you guys are doing a great job on covering and staying close to the wire on the newest tidbits of HALO. Thanks for the support." says Bungie's Shikai Wang. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Right now there are no final names for _anything_ in Halo, except the name of the game itself." says Bungie's Doug Zartman. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Our Forums are back. Sorry again for the down time. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 5 1999
More Halo movie speculation on our Movie Ruminations page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I'm on the lookout for skilled artists and 3D modellers for more than just the HaloNews project" says Noctavis. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I'm very pleased to announce that the HaloNews hotline server is now up and available. This is the first Hotline server devoted exclusively to HALO, and may be found at hotline.halonews.com (or at the IP address of 24.218.76.77)" says Noctavis. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Up... down. Up... down. Sorry for the outages. But we're moving stuff. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 4 1999
"Ideas wanted for new Halo site" says Mac Gamer's Ledge. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Halo, Bungies hittills hemliga spelprojekt, har nu visats i all sin renderade glans." says Mac Pressen. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Check out these higher quality screen captures from the MacObserver Halo movie. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Did we say our Forums were down? Sorry but they'll be returning soon! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"The Best Halo Movie You Will See (Until Halo Is Released)" says MacObserver. 17.5MBs of high quality magic. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 3 1999
Is ship stealing ok? Only if it's guerrilla warfare says Guido Baldoni on our Movie Ruminations page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
What's going down in the movie? Eric Meyer has some thoughts on our Movie Ruminations page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Insignificant detail... explained? Eric Meyer has an explanation on our Theories page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
You've watched the Halo movie a hundred times! But what's the hangar scene all about? What's the deal with stealing the ship at the end? You have a theory then send it to us. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marathon's Story page has put up a short piece on Halo's weapons. A Fusion Pistol or light sabre? (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halam is back, with a new design. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News August 2 1999
Halo Central got a facelift from Marathon veteran Evan Vetere... and a good one it is. Not completely finished yet, but there's new content, as well as new design... including a nice essay on the Halo-Marathon linkages. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Andrew Montgomery does some thinking about the driving force behind the name of the game. Check out the latest addition to our Theories page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo... what does it really refer to? And why is the logo on these ships? (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Servers attacked by meteors... but we're back up. Sorry about the downtime. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
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