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Thursday, March 6, 2003 |  |
HBO XBL Gamertag update, and news on Fanfic
The HBO XBL Gamertags list has become slightly more functional - you can now (finally) limit your search to a specific starting letter (either HBO Forum Name, or XBL Gamertag, or, if you're clever, both). For Fan Fiction authors who are getting frantic to submit their work, take heart; this change was made because I needed some code off this page for the new Fiction Submission system, and figured while I was there, I'd add the two lines necessary. If all goes well, there'll be a way to submit Fan Fiction by the weekend. (Louis Wu 22:25:17 UTC) (permalink)
Sighting Bungie
Pallor reminds us that some of the Bungie guys will be attending the Game Developers Conference this week:
- Lead designer Jaime "Flawless Cowboy" Griesemer will be on the On All Levels panel, discussing level design.
- Jaime, tools/AI programmer Mat "MSN" Noguchi, and audio director Marty O'Donnell will present Halo: Development Evolved, discussing Halo's design and creation process.
- Marty will also be participating in Does Melody Matter?, discussing composing music for games.
Keep your pants on
Yesterday, there were several posts on our forum revolving around the Pants on the Bungie webcam (which were opened yesterday, and their contents counted). Bungie.net will be posting the winner of the contest soon (probably today), but in the meantime, if you missed the Opening of the Pants, Cybrfrk has graciously provided a recap. (You know it's a slow day when we're putting up news of the opening of Bungie's pants...) (Louis Wu 15:06:54 UTC) (permalink)
Holy Carnage
Gonna be anywhere near south central Connecticut at the end of this month? Come visit. (Louis Wu 13:18:40 UTC) (permalink)
Movie Submissions Rejected
Folks have GOT to learn to read: There are four (count 'em, 4) new movies in our uploads folder in WMP9 format. There are no alternatives for any of these - which means we (on Macs) can't watch them, which means we (as maintainers of this site) can't post 'em. There's a note, in big bold letters (some of them even red) at the top of the Movies section stating clearly that movies submitted ONLY in WMP9 format CANNOT be posted; does that need to be replaced with blinking text? (WMP9 movies are happily accepted, when there is an alternative version in a more mac-friendly version (MPEG, MOV, most AVI), as well. WMP8 or 7 versions are fine, too.) If you submitted a movie recently, in WMP9 format exclusively, and you wonder why we're ignoring it... this is why. (Louis Wu 10:39:23 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Halo: Ringworld... almost Halo chosen for the WCG 2003 Tournament Michigan LANFest has cool prizes Haloplayers - down but not out Feed Your Head Interview with Brannon Boren Your favorite gametype? |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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One last Hacking movie for you You Can Dance If You Want To Oh, Baby... Cortana: stiff but pretty |
