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Yes, even YOU can enter.
Last year, Bungie.org ran the Pillar of Art contest, where we solicited traditional-media artwork from Bungie fanatics. With $500 in cash, plus oodles of schwag (and some pretty cool stuff straight from Bungie), we were assured of fierce competition. We brought out the best in people... but for some, the best wasn't good enough. Never let it be said that bungie.org neglects the little guy. Introducing... The Plinth Of Art - the contest for the rest of us. All you have to do is come up with an art-themed One One Se7en strip, and you could be a winner! Full details, including rules, prizes, and deadlines, can be found on the Plinth page. Remember - it's not how good you are, it's how many people you can claw your way over. (Louis Wu 15:36:35 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespy asks, what do you like?
Gamespy's 2003 Gamers Choice poll is up and running, and Halo PC is a contender for PC Action Game of the Year and Overall PC Game of the Year. Go vote! (Thanks to Dinky for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 15:18:46 UTC) (permalink)
Waiting Times
Today's Guest One One Se7en comes from Jillybean, and once again makes fun of long waiting times for guest submissions. This seems to have been significantly reduced by the advent of the Archive, since Jilly didn't expect this strip to show before the new year... still funny, though. (Louis Wu 10:01:22 UTC) (permalink)
More Making Of options
Yesterday, by request, I created a new pair of versions of the Inside Halo 2 video - they're for Windows Media Player, and there's a large version (640x480, 86.7 mb) and a small version (320x240, 26.4 mb). At the moment, they're only available via Two Degrees peer-to-peer sharing. I just tested the small one out... and it was downloading at pretty much 100% capacity of my pipe. (Well, okay, to be accurate, it averaged out at 94% of my pipe's full capacity over the length of the download... but let's not nitpick, okay?) If you haven't downloaded this file yet (maybe because QuickTime movies don't work well for you), this is a great chance to try out this new protocol. Grab the client (it's tiny, and linked above the movies), and get to downloading! (Louis Wu 09:51:21 UTC) (permalink)
ISO: Great Stories
A post was put up on our forum this afternoon - it calls for fan feedback. There's a documentary in production about Bungie and the making of Halo 2. It's going to contain, among other things, profiles of Halo fans with something interesting to share. Folks who win Halo tournaments, folks who create cool artwork inspired by Halo, folks whose lives are changed by some aspect of the game. If this is you (or someone you know), check out the forum post, read the details, follow the instructions. Who knows - a few million people might end up watching your story! (Louis Wu 02:46:41 UTC) (permalink)
RvB interview at Homelan Fed
Homelan Fed interviewed Burnie Burns of Red vs Blue yesterday. JCal mailed us about it, but I totally spaced on putting it up until Toby Dillman mentioned it on our forum. (oops...) It's a great read, and I'm really, really sad I'm going to be in Florida when Season 2 debuts at the Lincoln Center in New York in January. (Louis Wu 02:19:48 UTC) (permalink)
Does that mean...?
Marty O'Donnell offered a few words on our forum to express his feelings towards a recent awards ceremony he attended. I can't tell for sure, but I think he was unhappy with the overall experience. (Louis Wu 01:49:36 UTC) (permalink)
The Monitor? Oh No!
There's a new episode of EchoFourNineteen over at 343gs.com (check the downloads section); I think all of us have felt the way the MC feels in this one, at one time or another... Thanks to IXIGhandiIXI for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 01:29:07 UTC) (permalink)
Oh, the weather outside is frightful...
It's snowing hard here at HBO HQ, with four inches already on the ground and 24 hours of this storm to go... a fine time to curl up with a warm mug of cider and the Halo Story page. Make it a big mug... Finn put up a pretty big update. (Louis Wu 01:09:55 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's news in brief:
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Special Edition soundtrack - at the Bungie Store Bots... of a sort Hide and Seek Vox Dei RvB for everyone The Words Keep Coming Pc And Xbox Just Don't Mix |
Thursday's news in brief:
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A new protocol for movie distribution Halo PC v1.03 - out in a few days One question... two questions... Looks more like a puma... KORHAL's vids - online, together AGP3 match online It's A Cracker |
