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They're never wrong...
Heh - bonus screenshot! Max tells us we're confused - a short update on the T&R site:
You imagined that duplicate screenshot. Go check for yourself. Us, slipping? Never!
(He's referring to a comment we made last night...) Upshot - everyone gets a surplus screenshot. It's a pretty nice one, to boot! (We've added it to our Screenshots database... but the original is still there, to remind those guys to keep on their toes...) Thanks to mnemesis for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:26:25 UTC) (permalink)
Starhammer series corrections
Argh! Bravehamster =PN= writes to correct this morning's info from Jon Chang - Starhammer IS part of a trilogy by Chris Rowley... but not the one we thought.
It actually looks like Starhammer is part of a trilogy, but it's not book 3, it's book 1. It's called the Vang series. Check it out here: http://www.scifan.com/series/series.asp?SR_seriesid=947 The other two books you named are actually part of a different series by the same author, the Fenrile series. http://www.scifan.com/series/series.asp?SR_seriesid=946Ê. Hope nobody ordered all 3 books expecting to have a complete series ;0
Methinks Chris Rowley is gonna be selling a lot more books than he expected today... (Louis Wu 18:32:30 UTC) (permalink)
ESCMag reviews Halo
ESCMag has reviewed Halo - and it's a pretty solid review. They liked what they liked, they didn't like what they didn't like, they backed up their opinions with examples.
So what's missing? Some of the more tired clichŽs of the FPS world are erased. There's no big Boss at the end of the game to outwit. You won't be required to leap across pits, swim, climb walls, hunt for keys to locked doors or flip switches in the middle of nowhere. Your character gets two weapons at a time, period. Scavenging the battlefield is important, as is perseverance. The emphasis is on action, period. You against the AI. Crank up the difficulty and you'll be muttering to yourself.
Open-eyed praise (for the most part)... worth a read. They gave it a 9/10. We've added it to our Reviews section. (Louis Wu 13:59:59 UTC) (permalink)
More Starhammer info
Thanks to Jon Chang, who pointed out that Starhammer, the space opera mentioned by Jason Jones last night, is in fact a trilogy (and 'Starhammer' itself is book 3). abebooks.com seems to have ample copies of all three books ('The War for Eternity', 'The Black Ship', and 'Starhammer') - just do a search for Christopher Rowley, or the individual titles. Powell's Books has the first two books, but is missing 'Starhammer' itself. Bookavenue.com also has all three books. Remember... the Halo Reading List just got longer! (Louis Wu 13:40:35 UTC) (permalink)
T&R gets major new content
In addition to the Jones interview (have you read it yet?), the Truth and Reconciliation website got a MAJOR update tonight. New screenshots (spoilers!), new storyboards (way-cool spoilers!), a new (and final?) section to the Multiplayer Guide. We've added the screens to our Screenshots database... but that shouldn't stop you from visiting T&R. (For the sticklers among you, it should be noted that scrn_046 happens to be the nearly the same picture as scrn_022 - is Bungie getting sloppy?) (Louis Wu 06:02:26 UTC) (permalink)
Jason Jones Interview posted
The Big News of the night (hell, of the month!) is the Jason Jones Fan-Conducted Interview - finally posted at Bungie's Truth and Reconciliation site in all of its glory. This is one of the best developer interviews I've read in a long, long time - it's a glimpse into Jones' thinking, it's a bunch of Story hints (not that we'd use them for any upcoming projects, nope, not us), it's thoughtful and funny and a damn good read. And hey - they used my question. :) If you care at all about Bungie, the company, or the making of Halo... go read this now. (And then go looking for your own copy of Starhammer - I found one (and bought it) this evening.) Thanks to the multitude of fans who wrote to let us know about this (I was out all evening, and you know about the rest of the slackers here) - first dibs go to Mr. chimp. (Louis Wu 04:58:15 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Halo FAQ/Walkthrough updated Halo GotY at IGN, MB GotY poll at Shacknews Another day, another pinky What's in a name? |
Monday's news in brief:
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Loading times and you Psyjnir Complex is back Halo SETI Team 7 day stats posted Warthog tricks, on video VE - the Poll People Lethal Killers come online |
