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Friday, October 24, 2003 |  |
RvB on MSNBC
The Machinima Film Festival to take place in New York tomorrow got a writeup on MSNBC. Red vs Blue (nominated for lots of awards) is mentioned prominently, and even Randy Glass' Warthog Jump site gets a link. Check it out! (Thanks, Kev117.) (Louis Wu 19:39:30 UTC) (permalink)
The Devil's game - or something you can't live without?
Hehe - Konrad9 points out a pair of print articles mentioning Halo; one is in Ladies' Home Journal, and discusses the damage games do to kids, and the other is in Popular Science (or Mechanics - he's not sure), and looks at LCD screens for consoles (so that you can 'take Halo on the road'). It's all in your perspective... (Louis Wu 16:50:26 UTC) (permalink)
They laughed, they cried, they got more popcorn
Four new reviews today, listed once again by Blue's News. We've got The Armchair Empire, PC Gameworld, Gamehelper, and VideoGamesLife. Grades ranged from a low of 7/10 (Gamehelper) to a high of 94 (VideoGamesLife). Check 'em out. (Louis Wu 16:27:47 UTC) (permalink)
Keep looking...
Well, the last round of clues about the Great Halo Scavenger Hunt helped another person across the finish line... but there are still 2 dozen prizes to be won. Let's look at Trinkets again - I pointed one out that was purely text-based, but some are buried in images. (No, you don't have to break down every image on every website; the trinkets themselves are plain to see, once you're looking at the right image.) How to find them? Well, narrow down your search to websites that are heavily involved in the Halo community, to begin with. And on sites that allow searching, search for 'trinket' - or other terms associated with this competition. (Who's behind it all, for example?) We've got goodies - but we can't give 'em to you unless you follow the breadcrumbs! Maybe just sit down with a nice mug of coffee and do some clicking. (Louis Wu 15:28:09 UTC) (permalink)
GameDaemons now offering dedicated HPC servers
You may have noticed the link to the Halo PC Dedicated Server at the top of our index page. Over the past month, this has proven to be a very popular server (the biggest complaint is that it's almost always full). Partly, this is due to the fact that it's fast, with minimal lag - features attributable to its host, GameDaemons. And they're now offering dedicated Halo PC servers to the masses! Visit the signup page for details on pricing and location. They're not the cheapest game in town... but that's because they're providing high-quality servers on unbeatable network pipes, and you get what you pay for. I'm thrilled with the service we've gotten, and can wholeheartedly recommend them. (Thanks to KnightWolfJK, for the heads-up.) Followup: gwdpto is interested in sharing admin privs with a few like-minded people on one of these servers for a 3 month period. Read his forum post for details. (Louis Wu 14:49:01 UTC) (permalink)
Picked Up An Oversight.
One One Se7en hits the venerable age of 77 strips today - but it's pretty clear the MC hasn't learned much in that time. (I guess he DID make it where he was trying to go - but then, he does that every day, these days, so...) (Louis Wu 13:10:45 UTC) (permalink)
City Limits
Today's Halo: Resolution takes potshots at an American landmark... seems to me, though, that the jab would be better applied about 375 miles south. Hmm... (Louis Wu 13:06:09 UTC) (permalink)
Two Hogs out the Back
Okay, so a week or so ago, Ash posted a quick note about getting two hogs out the back of the Maw. What did he mean? Well, he meant taking a pair of hogs past the Longsword that normally finishes the level... and pulling a double Thelma and Louise out the back entrance. Well, he sent along a tape, and some music, and I slapped 'em together as he asked... and it's a heck of a run. I mean, jeez. Even though I KNEW he was gonna make it, I wasn't sure. Movie is 3 and a half minutes long, Quicktime format, 14.5 mb large. Check it out. (There are spoilers, for anyone who hasn't finished the game...) (Louis Wu 03:02:39 UTC) (permalink)
The future's so bright...
So you wanna know what it's like being an animator for Bungie? You wanna find out how to break into the industry? You wanna know how to build a gingerbread house using canadian bacon instead of gingerbread? Read Nathan 'bentllama' Walpole's interview over at DPerry.com. It's awesome. (Okay, so it won't tell you anything about homebuilding with canadian bacon... but the rest is all good.) (Louis Wu 00:22:44 UTC) (permalink)
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