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Tuesday, December 4, 2001 |  |
123 Xbox reviews Halo
Another one we missed - thanks, No7orious! 123 Xbox put up their Halo review last week - they thought that cutscenes weren't very good, and that the falling animation (when you fall off a cliff) was 'dorky', but loved the rest of the game. Overall rating: 9.8. We've added it to our Reviews page (which needs a navigation tool, and soon...). (Louis Wu 20:50:16 UTC) (permalink)
MS is okay with online hacks
There's been forum speculation that Microsoft might try to stomp on the 'competition' for MS's upcoming online services provided by GameSpy Arcade and Xbox Gateway. Seems they're taking the high road on this one - a recent addition to the Xbox FAQ for the Xbox Retail site asks
I've heard that utilities have been developed that allow Xbox Systemlink games to be played over the Internet. Is this true? What should I tell my customers?
The answer (in part) reads
It's amazing and exciting to see the lengths that gamers will go to in order to take their Xbox games online. The GameSpy arcade efforts are a strong indication that people want online console game experiences. Additionally, these efforts showcase the superiority of Xbox because it was built from the ground up to provide people with the next generation of exciting online game play.
It goes on to explain how the MS service will be far more secure and scalable when it comes online. This is a refreshing reaction from a corporation known for their ruthless responses to perceived threats. Thanks to TeamXbox for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 16:28:26 UTC) (permalink)
Playing with numbers
You've gotta love statistics - even when everyone uses the same numbers, they look different. IGN GameCube (in an ironically-titled article called 'The Numbers Don't Lie') is reporting that in the week following the release of the GameCube, the GC outsold the Xbox 469,000 to 186,000 units. (Halo, with 97,000 units, was nearly tripled by Luigi's Mansion, at 257,000 units.) IGN Xbox, on the other hand, points out that the Xbox had a 3-day headstart on sales... and its total sales up to the 24th (the same ending date as cube.ign.com is using) are 556,000 units. This jibes nicely with Rampancy.net's numbers - they reported last week that CSFB (the same firm IGN got numbers from) published a report showing Microsoft sold 370,000 units in the first 2 days - 370,000 plus 186,000 equals 556,000. (This also suggests that Halo's total sales in the first 10 days are closer to 275,000 units, since 176,000 sold in the first weekend.) Thanks to No7orious for noticing this discrepancy first. (Louis Wu 16:14:55 UTC) (permalink)
Misc Art with spoilers
Jason O'Brien sends in a new image for our Miscellaneous Art collection - minor spoilers exist. Interesting vision, though... (Louis Wu 13:58:47 UTC) (permalink)
PoA creator steps forward
The tru7h comes out... Lorraine Reyes-McLees admits to drawing the Pillar of Autumn. Nice job, Lorraine! (Louis Wu 13:20:19 UTC) (permalink)
Tru7h and Recon updated
Another day, another dollar... and another 12 shots on Bungie's Tru7h and Reconciliation website. Dang, what I wouldn't give for those screenshot tools... Also, Part 4 of the Multiplayer Guide (Power-Ups) and a new batch of Storyboards have come online. The new screens will be added to our Screenshots database in the next hour or so. WARNING: story spoilers present in this batch of screenshots. (Louis Wu 01:24:29 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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Halo manual, in German, from SE Another home for a Winamp skin Halo SETI Team 7 day stats posted |
Sunday's news in brief:
