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New Zealand Halo press
Michael M. points out an article about Halo PC on XtraMSN, a New Zealand portal site. Not a lot of info... but press is press. Now let's see... $99 NZ dollars... that's about $59 US. Not too bad. (Louis Wu 20:07:37 UTC) (permalink)
CNN looks at Halo
CNN reviewed Halo today - sort of. That is - it's not an in-depth review... but it's a full CNN article, and that's about as mainstream as it gets. Mostly, the reviewer was happy with it. (He was sad about the lack of coop.) Thanks, RustedAngel! (Louis Wu 19:31:51 UTC) (permalink)
Lots of places for the demo
Mirror sites for the Halo Trial are coming fast and furious. We've compiled a mirror list; if you know of a mirror that's not listed, please drop us a note. Thanks! (Louis Wu 19:07:26 UTC) (permalink)
It's after 10 PST...
The Halo PC demo is now available over at IGN - go grab it! (131 mb...) Update: 3D Gamers has put up a mirror already - we'll probably create a mirror page later today. Thanks, Frans. (Louis Wu 17:27:13 UTC) (permalink)
We knew the How - now we know the Why
Yesterday, we mentioned a blog written by Mat Noguchi, a Bungie programmer. He's added another Halo tidbit to the mix; he explains WHY the infinite ammo/camo glitch (one we chronicled pretty thoroughly in the one and only Keyes' Corner entry to date) comes about. Way cool. (Thanks to Rampancy.net, who noticed the RSS feed for that page (and the article itself, for that matter) - it'll be easier to keep up on changes.) (Louis Wu 10:57:17 UTC) (permalink)
Rampancy Upgrades
Gah - I haven't been making my rounds. (Been a busy week.) Lots of new knicknacks over at Rampancy.net; this news post summarizes the enhancements to the user experience. (Louis Wu 10:42:40 UTC) (permalink)
Review Roundup
It must be Friday - time for another roundup of Halo reviews (thanks again to Blue's News). Lessee... we got GamerDad, Gamer's Hell, Gameguru Mania (with 60 screenshots), and Wicked Toast. The first three thought it was okay, the last one hated it. Well, 'hated' might be too strong a term; the final summation was 'an overall good game with some hideously disappointing bits'. (They lamented the 'Doom-level' AI and the 'now-standard assortment of Deathmatches, CTFs and Assaults' in multiplayer - two criticisms that tell me they didn't put very much time into their test.) Go check 'em all out; new perspectives are always an okay thing. Update: Whoops, missed one; Christ Centered Game Reviews looked at Halo, and gave it a 90%. I'm not sure I see the 'Christ centered' part of the review, except the note that swearing is almost nonexistent... there was a review last year from a Christian site that seemed to hold the game to a much higher standard. I guess you just never know. Thanks, Narcogen, at R.net (who noticed it at Battleground: Halo.) (Louis Wu 10:27:25 UTC) (permalink)
The Soviet Mind Game.
Maybe I've just been around too long... but today's One One Se7en made me laugh out loud. I miss that game... (Louis Wu 09:48:10 UTC) (permalink)
Laundry Day
The Master Chief is just like you - he's too busy to pick up his clothes. Or so says Halo: Resolution today... (Louis Wu 09:46:33 UTC) (permalink)
Lots of writing for Friday
17 stories and poems for you today in the Fan Fiction section.
- The Resistance Alliance: Prologue, by Awesomedudeman
- Angels war II stage, by Javier Fernandez-vina
- The Rise and Fall of the Flood Chapter 10, by BlackValkyire
- Evanangel (Part Two), by Jinkaiden-XI
- Threatened-pt 1, by UNSC_spec._117
- Modern Trench Warfare, by Postman
- A Marine Named Peters: Ouch, these walls are HOT!, by GLADIATRRR3000
- Aftermath, Chapter 1, by FOrunnER
- Yearning, by Sergeant B
- A Marine's Cheer, by Alpha Lance
- Brave Jumpers of the Skies, by Alpha Lance
- Halo: A Troubled Galaxy , by Ghost
- MJOLNIR, Chapter Two, by Nemesis
- Jaffa Part 3, by Neal Stack
- Homeworlds XIX, by Mainevent
- A John Before Halo: Escape (Part 13) , by J-117
- Plasma Burns and Bullet Shells-chapter 2, by Myth
Another day, another torrent... (Louis Wu 09:43:39 UTC) (permalink)
Halo PC Demo - Friday Morning
131 mb of Halo goodness... Friday at 10 am PST! (That's 5 pm UTC, or 1 pm Eastern.) Check out the article at IGN - The Halo PC demo (Silent Cartographer for solo play, Blood Gulch with limited vehicles for netplay) will be released (exclusively, they say) at IGN Downloads. Thanks to the former Huntr-Killr for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 00:29:41 UTC) (permalink)
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