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Nice gun.
Speaking of comics, the next installment of One One Se7en is up. Another Metroid/Halo connection... (Louis Wu 18:43:06 UTC) (permalink)
The Megg, Reloaded
Shishka pokes fun at the Megg searchers (and does unspeakable things to Gawyn's body parts) in the latest Subnova comic. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:40:11 UTC) (permalink)
Pillar of Art Contest Update
Just a quick note to let folks know that we've received the early-bird entries for the contest and have chosen the ones we can haul across the country to the Fanfest this week. (Some of them are actually being delivered to HBO West, and won't need hauling at all.) We'd just like to say that we've been floored by the overall quality of the entries so far, and are looking forward to the rest that we'll see this weekend/early next week. (Remember, the actual contest deadline is Friday, May 16 - we'll be in LA, but the mail will be checked). You guys rock! (Louis Wu 17:46:11 UTC) (permalink)
Mullins, writ big
eddie m noticed a blown-up version of the Halo2 poster on the E3 show floor, over at Gamespot... check it out. (Louis Wu 16:33:41 UTC) (permalink)
XBC Tourney in the works
Maverick J points out an online tourney (on XboxConnect) being organized by Project Spartan. The contest is to be held on May 17th, and currently has 10 2-man teams signed up. Read the post (or visit the site) for more details. (Louis Wu 16:25:23 UTC) (permalink)
PC Halo - Revealed!
Wowowow. The promised Gamespy Halo PC article went online early this morning... and I'm still reeling. (There are actually two articles - the main one, and a separate one on the new multiplayer features available in the PC version.) Release date is tentatively August or September... and it's gonna be a winner. The 10 campaign levels have been translated faithfully from the original; with the exception of the higher resolution (it was demoed at 1024x768 for Gamespy, but the implication was that even higher resolutions should be supported) and the interface tweaks (there are more keys on a keyboard than buttons on an Xbox controller, after all), the solo campaign will be identical to the original. The differences will lie in multiplayer. There are 6 brand-new multiplayer maps, as well as the ability to use the covenant fuel cannon, fly the banshee, and drive a modified warthog (with a rocket launcher in the back). There are also new multiplayer modes, and the ability to tweak existing modes:
...you can give the Red Team a set of Warthogs that respawn immediately, while giving the Blue Team one Scorpion tank that only reappears after a minute.
The only feature of the Xbox version that's in danger of NOT making it over to the PC side is Coop play. Gearbox is hopeful they can find a way to implement it easily before Halo PC goes gold... but they can't promise anything. Oh, and the keyboard/controller debates can finally be decided, since they've included gamepad support; grudge matches are SURE to be played. Anyway, there are pages and pages of juicy content in the two stories, and 16 screenshots/concept art images... so go read! (Louis Wu 12:52:57 UTC) (permalink)
Phoenix Sanction comes online
A week and a half ago, we mentioned a Halo card game - now there's a second one. Sarge Rules points out his website for it - check out 'Phoenix Sanction'. (Louis Wu 00:48:29 UTC) (permalink)
The in-air seat changes are pretty neat...
SniPeR and -nEo-Atomic have put together a short film called 'Cold Metal Flat Pedal', which shows some warthog flipping stunts. We've chosen not to host it, but forum regular BOLL has kindly stepped up for this one. (Get it soon; it might get pulled during school hours in Sweden, which start at maybe 4 am eastern time.) 3:04 long, 4.8 mb big, in WMP7 format. Update: pulled, for bandwidth issues. Sorry, folks! (Louis Wu 00:17:39 UTC) (permalink)
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