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Friday, June 15, 2001 |  |
Halocenter looking for a new Manager
Halocenter, the MGON Halo site (one of the bigger Halo fansites), has lost its site manager. Hawk is stepping down, because he believes that Halo is no longer coming to the PC, and that Microsoft has 'brought Halo down to a cheap console game'. If you disagree with that opinion, and are interested in the (paid) Site Manager position, contact Ben Swarts for more info and an interview. (Louis Wu 19:12:00 UTC) (permalink)
Ambivalent Halo preview at Gamespot UK
GameSpot UK has posted a new preview of Halo, and the verdict is... confusing. Apart from the fact that they seem to be working from the Gamestock build (instead of the more recent E3 build), it's not clear whether they think Halo will knock your socks off, or if it's missed the boat... or both.
Taking off the rose-tinted spectacles, it soon becomes clear that the game doesn't actually have anything new to offer. Team play has been covered in Counter-Strike, and established companies like id Software and Epic Games bring us awesome graphics with every new engine. Action fans can find lavish detail in Deus Ex, whereas Tribes 2 has already done the tanks and jeeps thing to death, boasting numerous weapon-packed vehicles. Faced with these sobering facts, we can only conclude that it's the combination of all these features that makes Halo special - quite simply, Halo has everything.
In any case, it's worth a read - there's nothing really new, but it's a nice overview. (Louis Wu 15:22:24 UTC) (permalink)
Mercenary Halo tactics at ign.com
Hmm. Thanks to Cesar, of MSXbox.com, who pointed out this tidbit over at xbox.ign.com. Seems they grabbed a whole bunch of footage of gameplay during E3 (as did many other people, including us)... and they've converted it all to 3high-res (640x480) quicktime movies, available for download...
...from IGNinsider, their subscription-only website. A one year membership will run you $19.95. There aren't even any samples... so if you choose to spend the 20 bucks, be aware that while you might be getting high quality footage, you might just be getting the same off-the-plasma-display footage the rest of us gave you for free. (Louis Wu 02:07:21 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Along came a spider |
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Apple says Tamte to port Halo 3d shotgun model at Halo's Universe Xbox commercial? Action Vault gives two thumbs up |
