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Thursday, October 9, 2003 |  |
NYC Gaming League kicks off in 3 weeks
Major League Gaming, the folks who sponsor the Dream Team (among other activities), have partnered with GameTime Nation to launch a weekly tournament series in New York City, NYCGL. It opens the first week in November, and Halo (xbox) is among the titles in play. More details can be found at the website. (Louis Wu 21:18:47 UTC) (permalink)
What Comes Up Must Come Down
DOH! Almost forgot to post today's Guest One One Se7en, this one from Iceman1330 again. A little bit risque, I'd say... (Louis Wu 18:45:36 UTC) (permalink)
Good news for NVIDIA cards
From pretty much the time of Halo PC's release, folks with NVIDIA cards have experienced more problems than their brethren with ATI cards; framerates were dramatically lower. AnandTech has taken a look at Halo performance using the latest NVIDIA drivers (52.14, not actually available yet, should be out later this month), and found that framerates nearly double when compared to the current drivers. Thanks to Gawyn, over at Subnova, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 14:07:00 UTC) (permalink)
More server browsers available
Another pair of Game server browsers are now Halo-compatible: Server Watch v3.4.2 now has a Halo plugin, and Kquery4 (Alpha) supports Halo. Check 'em out! (These are, again, alternatives to the in-game server browser provided by Gamespy.) (Louis Wu 11:22:54 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Reviews - lots of 'em.
A plethora of Halo reviews since our last roundup:
- GameZone (9.2/10)
- Gaming Horizon (9.5/10)
- Computer and Video Games (84/100)
- DailyGame (9.5/10)
- Next Level Gaming (98/100)
- Computer Games Romania (90/100)
There are 70 new screens (beautiful) at Computer Games Romania, and 15 (with HORRIBLE colors) at CVG. Thanks, Blues News, for keeping up while I was playing Halo PC! (Louis Wu 11:17:43 UTC) (permalink)
SparkEdit's object placement possibilities
Development on SparkEdit, the Halo map viewer, continues apace. HaloMods now has a 2:10 long movie (wmp7 format, 10.2 mb download) showing the new object placement code; 2 minutes of a MC respawning a couple of hundred feet above Blood Gulch. Over and over and over again. Thanks to SourceGuy for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 10:39:07 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Carnage Logger
Xzzy has taken the next step in Halo stats, and begun building the Halo Carnage Logger. It keeps track of more than just the current game - it maintains stats over time. It's still in beta, and not available for download yet - but it will be. (Currently, it's pointed at the HBO server.) (Louis Wu 10:29:28 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie beefs up Halo PC info
Bungie has posted a standalone HTML version of the Halo PC Performance FAQ, as well, and added a few other documents to their Halo PC Info page. If you're having trouble with Halo PC, this is one of the first places you should look. They've also opened a new forum, called 'The Maw' - it's for discussion of all things Halo PC. Add it to your site visiting list! (Louis Wu 10:28:34 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
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More Management tools for HaloPC DS An unofficial scavenger hunt FAQ Got an opinion on those maps? Trust No 1 Rocket Hog... on your desk. Remembering the rules MS Halo Support Site Live |
