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July 1999 Archived News
News July 31 1999
Halo Legacy a new Halo fan site brought to you by Hardware. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Press page updated and reordered 'chronologically'. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespot's Macworld Exposé "Halo is the first game that Bungie has ever developed using Microsoft Direct 3D, and the game was the company's first-ever PC-to-Mac port instead of vice versa" says Anne Marie Feld (Gamespot). Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Peter Streicker's Control Room art added to the Miscellaneous Art page. Thanks, Peter. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
A new section has been added: Theories. If you'd like to submit any ideas you have about the game or the universe it's set in, please write us! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"And we were all speculating that after he'd seen the Halo demo, Carmack had given up games for a life of humility in a monastery!" says Michael Eilers (IMG). Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I think there will be strategic elements that will appeal to the Myth crowd, but ultimately Halo is an action game and we expect it to do well with people who are hardcore action gamers." says Matt Soell (Bungie) in an interview with Kevin Goetz. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Talking about little details in the movie if you look carefully at the background as the marine is stealing the aircraft (2:13 until 2:15(2:20-2:23 for you people with the extra 7 seconds)) you can see an object falling from the 'sky' towards the ring. As to what is could be? I have no idea." says Joseph Bartlett. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"You want another detail??.. Well,..just before the alien (in the Halo trailer) is forced to give up and put his hands up in the air ,......ehh... a littel dot, well, a thing passes over their heads. Is it a bird (fauna), or a alien ship?" says Magnus Bjerve. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 30 1999
"You want inconspicuous detail??? Check this out ... as our friend flies off in the alien vessel (about 2:22 into the trailer) One can see a bridge and a ridge in the backround. Guess who's back there still driving around? The guy in the jeep (though he is only a few pixels), but where is he going??? Maybe it's a race to the hill...." says Jester. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
David Josselyn's Halo guy image has been added to our miscellaneous art page. Thanks David. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Well after watching the movie for about the 60th time in 3 days if you look real closely you will notice when the soldier takes that aircraft and it goes to the flight cam. And if you look closely at the video and the water. There is a mesh error "The mesh flops" says Jasen Huelskoetter. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 29 1999
Halo Central has moved to <http://halo.ancrik.com/>. Update your bookmarks. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Yesterday, the Core put up an improved version of the MacWorld Trailer Movie... cleaned up a bit, with the soundtrack replaced by the demo MP3. They've given us permission to provide it here, too. Available both via the web and via ftp. Check the Movie Page. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"While this is a poor second to the page count scoop, I noticed that the "splat" frame on halo.bungie.com is 34 pixels wide. 3+4=7!" says Aaron Davies. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Our good friends at core.gamestats.com have posted an uncorrupted version of a higher quality Halo movie (18MBs). (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More story details added to our Halo Story page. Are we sounding like Hamish or what? (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 28 1999
Mike Stitzer writes "I was watching the "Halo Big" 18 MB movie and noticed a bug when one of the three marines, the one with the machine gun, goes to hop on the jeep he turns around the wrong direction and his gun jumps into a position above the jeep. I've attached a picture. Let's hope Bungie noticed..." You can see the anomaly in place at the 51st second of the film. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Noticed by Noctavis- that Sharkey Extreme article has an interesting page title: "Sharky Extreme - Games - First Glimpse: Oni". Oni? Oops. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Enemy artificial intelligence operates simultaneously on both individual and squad levels, accounting for morale, with the result that no combat situation plays out the same way twice." New info at Sharkey Extreme, from Doug Zartman. (Thanks, coldyx.) (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Wondering about the size of the JonesWorld system? Here's a guess from reader Tom Pargeter. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Don't you guys think the Halo trailer very closely resembles James Cameron's opening futuristic battle sequence for Terminator 2? The ATV roaring about, with alien hovercraft shooting at it, along with the rear gunner, seems PRETTY close." says Steven Osugi. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
halo.bungie.com and the number seven?. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"So... I figured Gregorian chant, string orchestra, percussion and just a bit of a "Qawwali voice" says Marty O'Donnell (TotalAudio). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 27 1999
"I made that halo forge pic". says Clem Freeman. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"After watching the Halo movie 30 times in the day I downloaded it, the excitement level rose to the point to finally whip out this image." says Ian Mankowski. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marty O'Donnell (TotalAudio) was kind enough to answers some questions about the Halo soundtrack. Go read about it on the music page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
A fun tidbit from Jason Jones, by way of Sarah Pratt... seems the Halo trailer was actually created on the plane on the way to MacWorld. Talk about your last minute jobs... (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
core.gamestats.com posts a higher quality Halo movie. That makes 4 films now. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We update our Halo Story page again. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Marathon's Story page posts transcript of Miguel Chavez's Macworld interview with Jason Jones. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Miscellaneous Halo Art page up. Got Halo art? Send to halo@bungie.org. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Another piece of Halo art from our bungie.org hotline server (hl.bungie.org) added to the logos page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Movies page updated. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
For those without fast connections, visit the Movies page. The audio portion of Freewill's Jason Jones interview is available in QT4 format (1.4 mb). (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Concept Art page updated with a reader submission. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"YA Halo Article", says Chrispy Nacho. Minimal info at Intelligamer News. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 26 1999
Logos page updated. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Update on Bungie's Halo page. The sketch begins to take shape... Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The Mac Observer has some movies of the MacWorld Expo. Days 1 and 2 contain Halo-nothing new, but a different presentation. (Thanks, Chrispy Nacho.) (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
CNN has an article on Halo today. Seems to be a reprint of the Games.Net article from last week. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News just in. Marathon's Story Page Exclusive. Miguel Chavez's "The Jason Jones Macworld Expo NY Interview". (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"A few lucky people got to see Halo close up and personal (like me!) and there are few words to describe it. 'Unique', 'incredible', awe-inspiring...all come to mind." Mike Dixon (MGL) (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We're fixing up our screenshots page. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I think I'm going to have myself frozen until Halo is released. I can't imagine how I'll endure the wait otherwise." says Michael Eilers (IMG). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Our good neighbors at core.gamestats.com have put up a Halo FAQ. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thanks to hotline bungie.org we now have a short film showing the missing "seven" seconds from the first Halo movie. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo art on the logos page. This time for our very own bungie.org hotline server (hl.bungie.org). Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Story page updated. A race to capture the ring to tip the balance of the war! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
The second version of the Halo Macworld Expo movie is available, finally, on the movies page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo Forum is up! Posts converted from the Blam forum, so you won't lose a thing. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 25 1999
New Halo art from Max Glascott on the logos page. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"If you go to Computer Games Online you can catch a cool "first look" article about Halo..." says Noctavis. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I just put up a halo page... the main thing featured right now is a series of pages containing screen captures from the video showing most of the action" says Matthew Vaughan. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo music page up. Gregorian Chants from the audio gurus at TotalAudio. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Jonesworld" says Schizoid on our forums. We like the name! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo logos page up. Got Halo art? We'll post it. Send to halo@bungie.org. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Another Halo article." says Chrispy Nacho. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"GameGirlz.com has a bit about Halo... it's the same thing we've heard over and over, but I submit for completeness." says Chrispy Nacho. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
New Press Coverage page up. The Others page is now called Links. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 24 1999
"What is Blam the code name for?" asks new bungie.net poll. Not easy! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo concept art page up. Thanks to Aaron Davies. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Unbelievable. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
umm... hi. (Crux Fidelis 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"It looks like there might be facial features there..." says Narcogen. From our own Forums. Is it a face? (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
We are expanding! Crux Fidelis joins the news reporting Halo team here at halo.bungie.org. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"...in the second Halo movie released by Gamespot the opening scene reveals more of the "ringworld" says Marathon's Story. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"As for HALO, it looks very similar to Starsiege Tribes, but with much better graphics" says CalBear (FiringSquad). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo press coverage: Shugashack, Blue's News, FiringSquad. "...all "hardcore" gaming sites" says Matthew Vaughan. Thanks! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"...when a renowned industry guru touts your product, you know you're onto something." says Marc Dultz (Gamecenter). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"The halo pics work fine!" says Aaron Davies. Download that HALO Concept Art. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 23 1999
Marathon's Story reports that a slightly different Halo movie has been uploaded at Gamespot. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Check the growing list of game sites covering Bungie's preview of Halo. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
TotalAudio releases Halo soundtrack in MP3 format. Go on... Feel the Noise. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Secret Mac Action Sack HALO Pictures! Halo concept art by Shikai Wang. So secret we can't download the bigger versions?!!! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"I don't know what inverse kinematics are, but DAMN they're sexy!" Halo in Penny Arcade Cartoons. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
What a BIG screen you have Jason! Halo in the Macworld Expo New York '99 Photo Gallery. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"...it was all I could do to keep from throwing myself at Halo designer Jason Jones' feet, covering his shoes with kisses..." says Christopher Breen (Macworld). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Upcoming fan site. Noctavis of Myther.com will be launching halonews.com ... soon! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
MacGamer's Ledge interview with Bungie Software's Peter Tamte (by Trevor Covert). (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
"Constant scrapper Bungie, always on the prowl for mass acceptance..." so say Next Generation. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Who are the others? Know a link we'll add it. Mail us! (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo music track extracted from Expo keynote movie and MP3'd. core.gamestats.com have the details. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo graphic details revealed! (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 22 1999
halo.bungie.org sports new blue look. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo information at MacCentral. (Louis Wu 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
News July 21 1999
Bungie Unveils Halo at Macworld Expo New York. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
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News July 20 1999
To find out what we got up to before July 21th check out the blam.bungie.org archives. (Wirehead 00:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
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