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Friday, November 21, 2003 |  |
Lag? Or Noob?
Halo Babies has been updated - there's a new strip that looks at situations explainable by network problems... or extreme inexperience. (You have to decide for yourself which is which as you play.) There are also some new AIM icons. Check it out! (Louis Wu 19:53:46 UTC) (permalink)
I like see-saws.
Blade writes that halo.leetgamers.org is up once more. Newest content is a review of Xbox Halo. (Louis Wu 17:54:56 UTC) (permalink)
Mini Action Figures - now shipping!
Just got notification from the Bungie Store that my recent order (the two 5-piece mini action figure sets) has shipped. Jackals, Marines, and MCs... on the way! (Louis Wu 17:51:08 UTC) (permalink)
Official price reduction - a bit late
Thanks to everyone who wrote to remind us of the official price drop on the Xbox version of Halo. The subject first came up a couple of weeks ago on our forum, in connection with all the November 15 rumors; because it didn't seem new to me, I neglected to mention the press release. However, it IS new to lots of people, and a $20 price cut is nothing to sneeze at... so go look! (And remember - Halo makes a great stocking stuffer! Well, if your stocking is big and square, it does. I bet you could fit a copy of Halo into one of KP's stockings these days... what with all the extra space needed by the hardware, you know.) (Louis Wu 15:29:11 UTC) (permalink)
First Strike - already on some shelves!
Konrad9 popped into our forum to mention that Halo: First Strike has appeared on some store shelves already (he bought, and read, a copy yesterday from the Strand bookstore in New York). A couple of weeks early... but hey, you don't see ME complaining! (Louis Wu 15:04:36 UTC) (permalink)
The Void
gwdpto, known online as HBO-Kingpin, has put together a group of talented Halo PC players and one kickass moviemaker (Dan Chosich, of 2070Wired Films), and released a movie called 'The Void'. On the surface, it's just a bunch of guys screwing around on Gephyrophobia. gwdpto is proud of the fact that it shows the 'Longest Piloted-Vehicle Jump in Halo EVER'. But beyond that, the filmmaking is beautiful; this movie should show you how you can take pretty pedestrian material and turn it into a movie that easily exceeds our posting guidelines. It weighs in at 28 mb, in QuickTime format, and hosting is being handled by C.O.E.R.C.E. (There are currently in the neighborhood of 8 or 9 hosts handling this movie, so bandwidth shouldn't be a problem.) The movie was announced on our forum, so feel free to add comments to the thread. Update: Looks like Doughmainename.com has gone down; we've posted the mirror rotation here. (Same mirror sites, same random distribution of URLs, except that the doughmainename.com link has been removed.) (Louis Wu 11:38:56 UTC) (permalink)
Danger Canyon: Used and Abused
goatrope and Devin Olsen have put together a little film showing some slick tricks that can be performed on Danger Canyon. It was originally released in WMP9 format, and hosted by nukedude (later mirrored by KP). We've also converted it to a QuickTime file, and hosted it locally. The WMP is 10.3 mb, the QuickTime 10.9 mb, and both are 640x480 and 1:46 long. Enjoy! Update: nukedude and Devin Olsen have posted a followup, showing the final trick done by one person, with no damage, using the Sidewinder Sneak technique developed to get through the grating on Sidewinder. 16 mb, DivX format. A QT version is coming soon. As rapture succinctly summarizes it, it's going to take some work to keep this glitch from ruining DC completely as a CTF map. Update 2: QuickTime version (8 mb) now available. (Louis Wu 11:29:28 UTC) (permalink)
You Can Say That Again.
One One Se7en addresses one of the major complaints critics have had about Halo gameplay. Not that the subject hasn't been covered before... (Remember: if you've got a strip in the Guest queue for One One Se7en, now's the chance to tell us if you'd rather it be displayed in the upcoming One One Se7en Archive, opening this Monday.) (Louis Wu 11:23:19 UTC) (permalink)
Nice Turn Radius!
Halo: Resolution points out a danger with the turn-on-a-dime abilities of a Halo PC mouse... (Louis Wu 11:19:48 UTC) (permalink)
Halo - on GBA
Nick and leftfb show what might be the best use of the Gameboy Advance SP screen... ever. (Two small vids, linked in this post and this one; wmp9 format.) (Louis Wu 11:17:00 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's writing
16 stories for the Fan Fiction section in the 48 hours since the last update...
- Merick's Journal's: Episode 3: Return to Blood Gulch, and The Broken Bagboy, by John Kitchen
- Lan Battle Chapter 3 Chris' Manuevers According to Jesse and his Men, by Blue Angel
- Galaxy 07 - Part Four - Boot, by Jillybean
- Fear not! (a little poem i made)., by FFEcho
- Life of a Marine Chapter 1: Suprised, by WannabeMarine
- The Discovery Chapter 1 & 2, by Christian Sisson
- MSOG: Chapter 1 & 2, by Sprtn117John
- Last Battle: Outpost 33, by JOTD Fanfiction Team
- Harvest, by Kinotrica 'Mocka'
- A Spartan's Path- Prologue , by Myth
- Eldar Counsels Log Part 3- O' Fortuna, Depthera the Coming, by Blue Angel
- Rebirth - The Child Within, by KnightmareWolf/Shadow/Archangels_Blade/Spartan415
- Battle for the Norah: Part Ten, by Sterfrye36
- A Marine's Tale: A Covenant Ship and a Nearby World, by pj-NYkr90
- A Series of Wierd Events - Sequel, Part Three, by Hunter_Killer
- Long Time Gone Part 5, by grylsy
Not so bad, I guess. (Louis Wu 11:15:34 UTC) (permalink)
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