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Tuesday, September 19, 2000 |  |
Xbox = Raven?
Hmm. Seems an article at MSN Computing Central Computer Games Forum referred to the Xbox as "now officially known as the Raven", until xbox.ign called about the reference. That line is gone now. Does this mean someone screwed up completely, and just got it wrong... or that someone screwed up a little bit, and released a name that wasn't supposed to be public before tomorrow? Time will tell. (Credit goes to R.net for this one.) (Louis Wu 19:56:58 UTC) (permalink)
Codename Xbox = Realname... what?
Thanks to papamarx@speakeasy.net, who writes in with news from Daily Radar, who in turn got it from Advertising Age... Microsoft will be announcing a new name and logo for the Xbox tomorrow in San Francisco. Ouch to all those sites who bought xbox domain names! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 18:13:43 UTC) (permalink)
Halo SETI Team 7-day stats posted
Blam! The Halo SETI Marines climb past Team Slashdot to position 43, despite the defection of a one-time bungie.org staffer (and his 400+ units). Total production is up almost 10% over last week! Darthflounder takes La Crunch Honneur, and SHARkY blasts past 74 teammates for the Frogblast Award. Full details can be found on the 7-day stats page. (These were crunched yesterday, but somehow, I forgot to upload them to the server.) (Louis Wu 14:56:10 UTC) (permalink)
Honest3D looks at the Xbox
Picky sends word that Honest3d.com has an article on the Xbox, and where they (Honest3D) think the Xbox fits in the console world. One interesting quote had to do with the rumor of a RAM upgrade (to 128 MB):
The Microsoft rep said flatly that in fact the X-Box was still going to be sold to gamers with only 64mb of RAM and that the reason for the rumor was the fact that the X-Boxes that are going to game developers will indeed actually have 128mb of RAM. This is due to the fact that the game developers need the extra RAM.
You can read the rest of the article here. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 12:39:10 UTC) (permalink)
Matt holds forth on this forum and that one
Rob McLees, on the current state of Halo:
"Halo in its current form takes the old stuff that everyone was so impressed with and holds its head under the filthy waters of a public men’s room toilet."
That doesn't sound like a disheartened art staffer... That, and more, was posted to our forum by Matt Soell today, who went on a writing spree over at R.net, as well. Stop in and read all of it... there's a TON of good info there. (Louis Wu 00:55:20 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Multi Player Zone online
fAt1 sends word that he's got a new Halo site up and running: Halo Multi Player Zone. You'll need to register with MPZ to get in, but it doesn't cost anything. fAt1 says there's lots of help needed, so if you're interested in helping out on a Halo site, drop him a line! (Louis Wu 00:43:21 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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Planet Halo is a pager Another Planet Halo? |
Sunday's news in brief:
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Wallpaper page updated Bungie Coat of Arms updated Psyjnir Complex interviews Resurrection lead |
