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Tuesday, June 17, 2003 |  |
Halo has a Starbucks?
The Halo 2 Caption contest has drawn to a close... and Evil Otto has had some fun writing up the results. He included some REALLY bad entries, some almost-good-enough entries, and, of course, the winners. (Several HBO regulars made the 'almost-good-enough' list, and a number of others used lines we've got in our Title rotation here.) Congrats, however, to shiner1x, epitaph01, and Shishka (yes, our very own Shishka) for gettin' in! (Dave: for next time, Quote 1 belongs to Steven Wright, and Quote 2 belongs to Dilbert.) (Louis Wu 21:02:08 UTC) (permalink)
Battlefield Halo
CuBaNo found two Battlefield 1942 mods that have previously gone unnoticed by us here: Aeolus: Spheres of Influence, and Home Front. Both have sizeable amounts of content so far... take a look! (Louis Wu 20:49:18 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie fans - second to none
Gholsbane has posted a sketch of the E3 Demo map... and you might be surprised by how tightly connected the whole level is. (He's planning to update this map in the near future, so we've archived this early version for posterity.) (Louis Wu 17:32:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo for Cash
More tournaments: ;*@PTUR3 writes about his clan site, Hushed Casket, which has quite a bit of confusing information; there's a Halo tournament in Athens, GA at the end of June, but the website listed (http://www.tournamentwars.com/) doesn't seem to be reachable. There's another tournament in Game City, FL (we mentioned it in early May), but it seems to have been postponed for lack of interest. There's also an Independence Day tournament sponsored by UCGA on July 26, in Madison, AL with a payout of $3200 if 32 teams sign up. And finally, we got word from Dynamo, of xbox-qu/bec, telling us about the second edition of their Xbox Challenge. It will be held in Rimouski, Quebec, on June 27/28, and will feature a number of games (including 4-player-team Halo). Details can be found on the Xbox-Quebec website. (Louis Wu 14:38:09 UTC) (permalink)
Awards, awards...
Last January, Xbox.com put together their Hall of Fame, in which all major awards for Xbox products are listed in one place. (I never noticed it before; thanks to CuBaNo for the heads-up.) Halo DOMINATES the page. Heh. (Louis Wu 12:34:37 UTC) (permalink)
XboxConnect 3.0: Now with jetskis!
Do you play Xbox online? XboxConnect 3.0 has just been released - in the words of one of its developers, "it has more features than you can shake a stick at." Start shakin! (Louis Wu 02:24:22 UTC) (permalink)
darkhelmet.org: down, but not out
Gah. Dark Helmet writes to say that his site, darkhelmet.org, is currently offline due to an administrative snafu. He wants everyone to know that it will be back, better than ever, as soon as he can make it happen. Dark Helmet was a pioneer in putting hogs on top of things; he went lots of places first. We can't wait until his site is back, with new content! (Louis Wu 02:19:58 UTC) (permalink)
GamerFeed speculates on Halo's improvements
Thanks to Monkey, who pointed out a new GamerFeed over at Xbox.com; it's a discussion of quantum leaps in quality without changing the technology. Halo is used as an example. :) Check it out! (Louis Wu 02:16:24 UTC) (permalink)
The words keep pouring in
These guys just don't stop. Fan Fiction for the evening:
- Covenant Invasion! Part Two, by Hunter_Killer
- Shadow Ops, Chapter 1: The Mission, by Agent Shade
- Halo: The Aftermath, by Matthew Buzas
- Its Just One of Those Days: 02, by Elfster
- Halo: Combat Re-evolved; Chapter One: Into the Void, by Steele
- Asylum, by Dispraiser
- All Roads Lead To Sol...Unless Stated Otherwise: Chapter 5, by S7N
- Shadow Ops, Chapter 2: The Marines, by Agent Shade
- The Fallen: Chapter 2, Section 1, by Hikaru-119
- The Fall of a Covenant Armada, by Ronald Maszk
- On A Red Horse: Chapter 1 (fixed), by Diamond Dog
- On A Red Horse: Chapter 2, by Diamond Dog
- A Marine Named Peters: The Fight For Alpha Base, by GLADIATRRR3000
Read, Marine, Read! (Louis Wu 02:06:33 UTC) (permalink)
What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?
Okay, now I'm intrigued. mehve jumped onto our forum this evening to ask anyone who hasn't yet voted to visit Bungie.net and toss their two cents into the Quick Poll. (It's been up for quite a while; I never bothered to mention it because it seemed sort of frivolous; "What is your favorite color when playing Halo multiplayer?") If mehve wants votes, though, it sure ain't frivolous. Go vote! (Louis Wu 01:31:17 UTC) (permalink)
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