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n00b in Charge
Final post from me, before leaving for the airport: today's Guest One One Se7en comes from puma (now known as someone else on our forum). To get the context, you need to go back a couple of months... (Louis Wu 11:45:57 UTC) (permalink)
More Desktops For You
Continuing the clearout trend (well, ending it for now), here are 7 desktops submitted to the Wallpaper section in the last few days. This is the last image update for a week or so. If you submit content in the next few days, it'll get dealt with... but not until early January. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 11:43:40 UTC) (permalink)
Get 'em before they get you.
We cleared the Miscellaneous Art queue yesterday... but there was a new submission that is worth getting out there. Germain Couët submitted the second of his 'Hiding Spartans' images; it's a shot with 5 hidden Spartans in it, and it's up to you to find them. There aren't any prizes, it's just fun! (Louis Wu 11:23:05 UTC) (permalink)
Clearing the Story Queue
A small Fan Fiction update - but it's my last for a while, so I figured that clearing the queue made sense. (There will continue to be updates in my absence... but maybe not as frequently.) Six pieces for you today:
- Spartan-X Chapters 2 &3, by SilentStrider
- Halo Zero 2 / p9 / Lost Cause?, by nicholas
- ES06 - Eternal Sunder (part 06): 900,000 Years Ago , by Wado
- Tides of Destruction (Part 6, Camp), by teemus
- Forced Betrayal (Chapter 1: Early Retreat), by CoLd BlooDed
- Specters (Part 1), by MadJackal
Enjoy! (Louis Wu 11:14:09 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Review at xlr8yourmac
Accelerate Your Mac has reviewed Mac Halo - the single-player part of it, anyway. Again, one of the biggest complaints is system requirements... but this reviewer was also unhappy about the speed with which he mastered the game. (I'd guess he ran through on Normal, and hasn't figured out yet that Legendary is an entirely different ball of wax...) There'll be an update for this when the 1.03 patch for multiplayer is released, but in the meantime, check out a linked page of screenshots; they do a fantastic job of showing the advantage of Full Screen Anti-Aliasing (something that actually isn't available on the PC version; this is Mac-only). My recommendation is to load all three shots in a given series, to get your browser to cache them... and THEN cycle through them, looking at differences. (Louis Wu 10:51:26 UTC) (permalink)
You gotta love that plasma grenade.
Cowled_Wolfe created a small, soundless stop-action movie with Halo action figures... he submitted it in WMV format (243K), but you can also grab a QuickTime version (256K) if you'd rather. He says a longer one (3 minutes, maybe), with sound and a better framerate, is in the works. Comments can go in this forum thread. (Louis Wu 10:38:52 UTC) (permalink)
CobaltNova - reopening for business?
Hehe - yesterday, we posted a news article about a new poll being run by CobaltNova (the 7th Column chapter), looking for predictions about 2004. I wondered, at the time, if this was an interesting way to re-enter the Halo community after the sudden shutdown of operations last month - and an entry by CobaltNova himself suggests it might be. "CobaltNova.com will become a repository for Halo based art with the announcement of monthly prizes for the best work." Hmm... and if you VISIT CobaltNova.com, you'll find a new design, plenty of brand-new news, and (non-functioning, but visible) a section of the navbar devoted to 'Halo Artisans'. Way to slip it in under the radar, Emil. :) (Louis Wu 09:57:23 UTC) (permalink)
Chiastic Style of Halo
Dispatcher has written up an interesting analysis of the Halo storyline, with an eye to explaining some of the repetition in level design as intentional, rather than practical necessity. An intriguing viewpoint... (Louis Wu 09:33:25 UTC) (permalink)
More Movie Spoofs
It's only been up a day.. but there are already two new entries (the last two) on the Halo Movie Spoofs page. These are the last two that will be added for a little bit... but never fear, if you submit a new one in the next week or so, we'll get to it eventually! Update: I lied - there's a third one today, from Ducain. THAT'S the last for a while. Sorry. (Louis Wu 09:11:31 UTC) (permalink)
I Get His Helmet!
Halo Babies put up their second strip of the week last night... I dunno, I found it hilarious! (There's also a pretty slick new Wallpaper known as 'Defcon Zero' in the Member Content section... worth signing up for, if you haven't already!) (Louis Wu 08:44:59 UTC) (permalink)
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