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The Halo SETI Marines' page has been wiped out...
The Halo SETI Marines' page has been wiped out... Phhht! Just like that. The SETI team rankspage has been updated however and we are still lying in position #47 some 1000 units behind the "TidBITS" team and some 1000 units ahead of the Seti Italia team. Hopefully the SETI techs will have their server back up and running soon. (Wirehead 14:26:51 UTC) (permalink)
False alarm. Bungie.net is back up
False alarm. Bungie.net is back up. The plan is still to shut-down and relocate this weekend. Take a last look. (Wirehead 08:20:32 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo screenshots!
New Halo screenshots! Woohoo major kudos to edge (again!) for pointing us to a new Halo preview at CDmag which has some very high quality screenshots including the new alien. There's also a shot of the Halo marine driving the jeep! Woot! (Wirehead 07:31:59 UTC) (permalink)
More on Microsoft's acquisition of NetGamesUSA
More on Microsoft's acquisition of NetGamesUSA. Thanks to edge who notes on our forums that there is a follow up interview with Craig Sparks, CEO of NetGamesUSA, at Stomped.comHere's some quotes:
Stomped: What will this move mean for your personally and for the rest of the NetGamesUSA team? Will the team continue to work from Kansas or move toRedmond, Washington?
Sparks: Microsoft acquired our entire development staff and they have already relocated to Redmond and are now Microsoft employees. Personally, I did not transfer over as part of the acquisition and will be turning my attentions to some personal projects that are not computer gaming related.
Stomped: Finally, some people might look on this announcement as yet another move by Microsoft to "take over the gaming industry". Would like to respond to those concerns?
Sparks: I don't share those concerns. I think the gaming industry is vibrantly alive with both content choices and competition that remain to the benefit of everyone involved. I don't think Microsoft or anyone for that matter is in a position to "take over" the gaming industry. I believe acquisitions of small companies like NetGames USA are actually to the benefit of consumers. It will allow our technologies and product plans to reach many more gamers and developers that we had the resources to do alone.
Thanks edge, thanks Stomped, good on ya Sparks! (Wirehead 07:24:03 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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bungie.net is down! "Geeks in Space" discuss Bungie & Microsoft Another gaming acquisition by Microsoft Playtest the Xbox and Halo?!!! E3 trailer dialog transcribed |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Cringely asks, is the X-box a Trojan Horse? bungie.net server relocation at the weekend Needlegun model updated GameStar asks "How bad d'you want it?" |
