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New Win98-only Halo movie (homemade) available
Okay, we've had a submission of a Halo movie. It's 5 MB, and it's basically quick cuts from many of the Halo movies out there, put to a soundtrack from Toonami (on the Cartoon Network). Now... the only real problem is that it's in Windows Media Viewer format. The latest Mac version of Windows Media Player can't read this properly... it plays the music, but the picture is black. (Older versions of the program say the bit rate is too high to handle.) It plays fine on WMP v7 on a Win98 box, though. (Be aware that v7 will not install on Windows95 or NT4.) It's set up on an ftp link at the moment, so you'll have to download it to your machine to play it. Thanks to neo627 for the submission! Enjoy. (Louis Wu 18:28:12 UTC) (permalink)
Cortana-like clues from an old hand
Good Lord. He's back to Halo clues. Nathan Bitner continues his mad posting spree... a mysterious email contains the following lines:
"Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and nights."
And, addressed specifically to Hamish Sinclair:
"Say not, 'I have found the truth', but rather, 'I have found a truth'. For the soul walks upon all paths."
Has he been drinking again? Or is the fun beginning? (Louis Wu 13:52:48 UTC) (permalink)
Nathan says Hi
Where Are They Now Dept.: Nathan Bitner rambled a bit this morning, letting folks know what's up with him these days. School's going well, the wedding got postponed (cancelled, maybe, if she reads this)... he rants a bit about some big purple gorilla. Hmm. Anyway, Nathan, the Producer job still seems to be open... (Louis Wu 13:46:31 UTC) (permalink)
CVG talks to J. Allard... no keyboard
Computer and Video Games talked to J. Allard, GM of Xbox development, at ECTS yesterday, and got some details about the Xbox controller:
“I can tell you that there will be no more buttons than on the PlayStation controller [8]. We think that’s pretty much the optimum number of inputs most people can deal with in a console controller.
“Also, we really liked the double slot idea from the Dreamcast controller. In the Xbox handset there is a slot for a memory card and a slot for a voice system, so you can wear a microphone and ear-piece while you play. We don’t want to be messing around with keyboards when it comes to consoles.”
Several people have mailed us recently, asking about the possibility of a keyboard being included, or available... this information would suggest it's not. Link first seen at MSXbox... thanks to ryu for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:32:33 UTC) (permalink)
Rebel Force Assault Squad recruiting
[RFAS]Fishbulb posts on our forum that Rebel Force Assault Squad is now recruiting. The site is far more viewable in IE than NS. (Louis Wu 02:12:33 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Halo gets mention in HardwareCentral ECTS story Halo Empire comes online HaloVault comes back online Does Xbox have what it takes? |
Monday's news in brief:
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New Halo preview at Jack In Halo SETI Team 7 days stats posted Bungie alone with a non-exclusive launch title Spank! says 64 megs it is |
