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Wednesday, October 15, 2003 |  |
Nice job, guys! Cold fusion on me!
Been a long time in the queue - but there are 30 new snippets in the Dialogue Databank, all from Captain Spark. Some real classics this time around! (There are still several dozen queued snippets - at this point, all Elites. Coming soon, I hope.) (Louis Wu 22:37:57 UTC) (permalink)
New screenshots at Bungie.net
Seven new screens over at Bungie.net - they were all taken by beta testers, and the filenames include the submitter. Most should be familiar to you, if you've been around here for any length of time. These are the top 7 screens of a much larger pool submitted to Bungie during the beta test, and are all worth checking out! (Louis Wu 19:35:36 UTC) (permalink)
Free copies of Halo PC from Hypothermia
HardOCP's alter-ego site Hypothermia is giving away 10 copies of Halo PC; three are autographed by the entire Gearbox team. All 10 will be given away, 1 per day. There's a pretty funny story that goes with the acquisition of the ten copies on the site... check it out. Thanks to Carlo Zottman for the heads-up on this one. (Louis Wu 15:25:13 UTC) (permalink)
RvB - Machinima machines
The Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2003 Machinima Awards in New York today. Winners will be announced on October 25, at the American Museum of the Moving Image. Red vs Blue was nominated for an astounding number of categories, including
- Best Picture
- Best Direction
- Best Virtual Performance
- Best Writing
- Best Editing
- Best Independent Film
In addition, Halo 2 was nominated for the best Commercial/Game Machinima. (This last is odd, since it won't be out in 2003...) Check both the Academy's website, and the Museum's, for more details. Nice going, RvB! (Louis Wu 12:30:53 UTC) (permalink)
Because we hate to see goodies go to waste...
Wow. It looks like folks have pretty much given up on the Great Halo Scavenger Hunt... and that makes me sad. There's a post on our forum that MIGHT summarize what the problem is - but I know that the puzzle is solveable, since several people have solved it already. So here's the deal: we're gonna give you one of the trinkets. This was the first one found, and it was posted on our forum at least twice, so I don't feel too bad giving it away. If you visit Battleground: Halo, and stop by their FAQ, a text search on the page will turn up a question that isn't linked at the top. It's down in the last section, and it asks 'What is the fifth trinket?' and the answer is 'East'. They're not all in plain sight like that - but (with a couple of exceptions) they all mention 'trinket', which should make things a bit simpler. Remember - you're looking for 10 of these, and you're looking on Halo-related websites for them. In the process of finding them, you should ALSO find clues about what to do with them. (At the start, don't worry about what to do with them - just keep track of them. It really will become clearer.) Only 3 of the 28 prizes have been claimed at this point... there is still a LOT of schwag to grab! (Louis Wu 10:05:47 UTC) (permalink)
'John' 117
Stuntmutt looks at the human side of the Master Chief in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 10:04:54 UTC) (permalink)
Funding My Foot!
Today's Halo: Resolution shows the agressive side of Cortana. Ouch. (Louis Wu 10:03:51 UTC) (permalink)
Words for Wednesday
20 stories for you in the Fan Fiction section today:
- The 7th Column: Revelations, by Mainevent
- Charge of the Grunt Brigade - Part Three: Second, by Walker
- Calling(1), by Frensa Geran
- Marooned - Chapter 2, by Steve Ollett
- The final war: Chapter one: The forming of an alliance, by Awacar
- Jaffa Part 2, by Neal Stack
- A John Before Halo: Defense (Part 12), by J-117
- Marine Rifles, CHAPTER 2, by Marine Black Ops
- Branded for Life Part 1, by PaYnE
- Countdown Earth: Hour Nine, by Mainevent
- Battle for the Norah: Part Seven, by Sterfrye36
- The Mutation (A sequel to the Virus) Prologue, by monitor101
- Attack on ERISTOCK Part 10: Hunters, by xitWOUND117
- Angels war, by Javier fernandez-vina
- 3rd Squadron, by Alpha Lance
- Plasma Burns and Bullet shells-chapter 1, by Myth
- Survival, Chapter Eleven(Finale), by Agent Shade
- A Spartan Named James- Part 2, by ZePHyR wRaiTH
- Destiny is Calling, by Alpha Lance
- The Rebel: Can We Get Some WD-40 Down Here?, by Elfster
A lot of writers are still having trouble with the whole 'series' concept... if anyone can suggest a way to make it clearer in the docs, I'm all ears. (Louis Wu 09:57:24 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Sessions Report
Marty O'Donnell recently chatted with Music 4 Games about the recording sessions produced so far for Halo 2 - it's an interesting read. There's a pretty intriguing bit at the end, too...
"All this music has been mixed in Surround Sound and will be released as part of a bonus DVD that will come free with the re-release of the Halo Soundtrack this fall."
Another reason to buy the Halo Soundtrack! (Louis Wu 00:06:40 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
Monday's news in brief:
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Halo URL Another Halo ladder in Europe 4v4 tourney in Chicago BBC says Halo has problems I'm Guessing Here... A Lesson In Driver Safety Clearing out the backlog - again More words than Columbus ever wrote |
