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Friday, December 12, 2003 |  |
IMG reviews Mac Halo
Gossip sent in another IMG link - this time, they've reviewed Mac Halo. They gave it a 9.25/10 - higher than most sites have been reviewing Halo PC. The reviewer was playing on a Dual 2GHz G5, so it's not gonna be of a lot of use to folks with computers closer to the minimum specs, in terms of judging how it'll run for them... but overall, it looks like Westlake did a fantastic job with the port. 12 screenshots, with framerates listed in the corners. (Louis Wu 22:28:13 UTC) (permalink)
The World's WHAT?
Halo gets a mention in today's Ctrl+Alt+Del comic - pretty funny. Thanks to rendar for noticing. (Louis Wu 22:06:46 UTC) (permalink)
The HBO Xmas Puzzle Carnage quiz
You say you're itchin' for another contest? You say the last few didn't challenge you? You say you want a REAL puzzle? Well, pardner, we got some forum regulars that would like to talk to you. c0ld vengeance, BOLL, MorningStar, and Skavenger have put their heads together to come up with the HBO Xmas Puzzle Carnage quiz. It involves many mini-puzzles, spread out over 7 pages, with the navigation between pages a puzzle in itself! There are some cool prizes to be won, so check out the forum post; make sure you understand the rules, and get cracking! (Louis Wu 21:04:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Wallpaper at IMG
Inside Mac Games has posted a new Halo desktop, created by Brad Custer, in honor of Mac Halo's release. It comes in an ASTOUNDING variety of sizes. Check it out! (Credit goes to Gossip for noticing it.) (Louis Wu 18:26:02 UTC) (permalink)
GotY poll at ActionTrip
ActionTrip is running a PC Game of the Year poll on their front page; Halo currently has 5% of the vote (putting it in 10th place). Methinks it might be hard to get a lot of votes at the moment... but if you think they'll work through the 1.03 glitches, go bump up the numbers! (Louis Wu 17:36:43 UTC) (permalink)
Amnesia Strikes
There's a new EchoFourNineteen comic over at 343GS.com (downloads section) - I'd tell you about it, but I forgot. Thanks to Zergling_minor for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 15:45:52 UTC) (permalink)
Mac Halo is shipping!
We received word from a few people last night that they'd gotten confirmation that their copies of Mac Halo were en route... and this morning, we received a press release confirming this from MacSoft. Woohoo! (Louis Wu 13:54:33 UTC) (permalink)
One One...Er...
Today's One One Se7en wraps up the three-parter on the Old MC this week. No Grunts in this one... but you should still sign that petition. (Louis Wu 11:38:11 UTC) (permalink)
It's Good!
You know, if you had a Grunt Plushy, you could ACT OUT today's Halo: Resolution. Whoa. (Louis Wu 11:31:09 UTC) (permalink)
Grunt Plushys for All!
Okay, in general, I think online petitions are silly. However, I'm willing to make an exception this time... because of the subject, and because of who's putting it forth. SketchFactor jumped on our forum yesterday to suggest that the reason there's never been a Grunt Plushy is because the marketing folks don't believe there's a demand... and he offered an online petition for interested parties to sign. If you, like me, would love to get your hands on a soft Grunt Plushy collectible... sign this now! (There are 155 signatures as of this writing. Let's crank that up a notch.) (Louis Wu 11:26:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo50K Finals - Downloadable, finally
Back in September, we pointed out a pretty cool film over at Video CD Productions; it was the final round of the Halo50K tournament, TDT vs DM, 3-cap CTF on Battle Creek. It showed the entire match from the Dream Team's screen, complete with audio commentary by the players. The only problem was... it was streaming, and it was in WMV format. Well, thanks to the kind folks over at Video CD Productions, we're happy to be able to bring you this video in downloadable form; there are two flavors. Both are 400x300 (larger than the original), and both weigh in at a bit over 30 mb. There's a 33.5 mb QuickTime, and a 31 mb WMP7 version, with downloads at both files.bungie.org and mythica.org. If you want to watch truly coordinated team play (a seven second flag capture, start to finish, for example), check this movie out.
(Louis Wu 03:03:40 UTC) (permalink)
QuickTime: mythica | files.bungie.org WMV: mythica | files.bungie.org
Thursday's news in brief:
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More pretty pictures That article thing... Halo Tourney today on GameSpy Arcade AYBE II - It's On, Baby. The Platform Wars... Fan Fiction IceTeks reviews Halo PC I get his gun! |
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Performance Tweaks begin appearing Guilty Stick... revisited Now THAT'S grandeur. Fetch me my slippers! King of Over The Hill Animations?! We Don't Need No Stinking Animations! |
