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Friday, February 20, 2004 |  |
The Biggest Halo Tournament - Ever
A quick reminder - tomorrow is the day for the Winter Philadelphia Regional Tournament, run by Major League Gaming. This will feature the biggest Halo tournament ever held in the US, with over 300 competitors and 75 teams already registered. The guaranteed purse has been increased to $16,000, to be awarded to the tournament winners. If you're anywhere near the Downtown Marriott in Philadelphia tomorrow or Sunday... you've gotta go! More details can be found at the Halo Nationals website. (Louis Wu 21:32:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Star Charts updated
Walshicus updated his Halo Stellar Cartography information, based on requests from fan fiction authors. The map, small Excel file, and text information are all new. (The large 30,000-star Excel file is unchanged.) (Louis Wu 20:40:57 UTC) (permalink)
Community Service
343GS.com has put up episode 14 of its EchoFourNineteen comic; check the downloads section. Thanks to MasterToad for pointing it out. (Louis Wu 19:31:13 UTC) (permalink)
See? He's working. Really.
A tiny tidbit from bentllama - the bizarre T stance occasionally seen in Halo animations when they SHOULD have a weapon, but don't, has been fixed; it won't show up in Halo 2. Always nice when glitches are taken care of! (Louis Wu 18:39:57 UTC) (permalink)
Get a pair, you bunch of Barbies...
Red vs Blue episode 24 is up for Sponsors now - 3:55 of Warthog goodness. Oops, sorry... Puma goodness. The cliffhanger for next week has me on the edge of my seat! (Louis Wu 18:28:13 UTC) (permalink)
Random Halo Homage
Da Loaph discovered an interesting little page; it's a part of the Oddlots Irregulars website, and it pays tribute to Halo. There are a couple of comics on the page, as well as a couple of custom gametypes (downloadable, even). Take a look! Update: It's now 2005, and Oddlots has changed its site layout dramatically; that page no longer exists. The two images do, though: Cortana | MC. If the day comes when they're no longer hosted there, you can find them here: Cortana | MC. (Louis Wu 17:01:52 UTC) (permalink)
Blood Chiefs - for artists of all stripes
CENOBITE has opened a new Seventh Column chapter, the Blood Chiefs, devoted to the creative side of Halo. It's a place where 'an elite group of artists, musicians and writers can share their love of the world that is HALO. ' It currently contains a link to an older piece that bears quite a bit of resemblance to a Flood warrior... Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:50:45 UTC) (permalink)
Yes, it's true. He rocks.
Craig Mullins, master digital artist (with longtime ties to the Bungie community), has posted a new sketch of the MC on his site; it's not in the Gallery yet. (There are a few images in the gallery that might remind you of Halo items - there's a buggy that bears a resemblance to an early tank concept sketch, another one that reminds some of the Warthog, and a wild piece that could be a Seige Tank with legs.) Thanks to Orion, who posted this info on the Subnova Hotline server last night (and to Deimos for bringing it to my attention). (Louis Wu 16:02:02 UTC) (permalink)
Under The Influence 3 - Twisted Joyride Theatre
One One Se7en finishes up the tribute series with a nod to Toyfare Magazine. Wait... isn't this Miniature Halo territory? Oh, man... here come the lawsuits. (Louis Wu 15:09:35 UTC) (permalink)
How Do You See Over The Top?
There MIGHT be a problem or two with the Scorpion design... as Halo: Resolution points out. (Louis Wu 15:07:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Generals Mod Update
Dispraiser writes about the Halo Generals Mod - a conversion for C&C Generals: Zero Hour. They've got a new home, a new site layout, and some new renders of vehicles for you to see. They'll be adding content regularly, so if you're a C&C Generals player, check back often! They're still looking for help from folks who can make their homepage pretty with Photoshop, and folks who can get unwraps from already completed models. (The more unwrappers they get, the sooner the mod gets finished.) (Louis Wu 14:41:12 UTC) (permalink)
New Articles at BGH
Battleground: Halo has posted a pair of articles this morning; TCLN-Zenn has written a piece on the Halo Team Killing situation (he's very unhappy with it, and with the fix implemented by Gearbox), and Banshee Ace has interviewed a member of the DC clan. Take a look. (Louis Wu 14:17:44 UTC) (permalink)
Miniature Halo - still coming, be patient
SESpider has been overwhelmed with emails asking when the next panel of his Miniature Halo series is coming out. He's started a thread in our forum; if you have questions, post them here, and he'll try to answer. There's an example of one of the panels that got tossed because of their new design, so you can see sort of where they're going. (Louis Wu 14:08:58 UTC) (permalink)
Sleep? Sleep is for the weak.
Sword theory, religious discussion, and Guilty Spark's motivations... a healthy update, indeed, to the vast collection of speculation and debate that is the Halo Story Page. Check it out! (Louis Wu 13:49:53 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Babies is back - with a vengeance
At midnight, PST, this morning, Halo Babies relaunched their website. A new design by Ghôlsbane (who co-maintains our own myth.bungie.org), new artwork, and more - read the entire news post by mrsmiley for details. No new comic (yet) - but the day's not over yet. :) Take a look! (Louis Wu 13:23:58 UTC) (permalink)
For the ten billionth time...
Since so many people are still confused: HaloBabies is offline. If you go to the site, it will ask for a password. "Offline" here does not mean literally unpowered, it means the site is not fully operational and does not have comics on it. The operators are overhauling the content and it should return pretty soon. There is nothing we at HBO can do about this. So, please stop emailing us... Update:Hehe - see above. Count Zero was completely right to post this - we've been getting a ridiculous amount of mail demanding to know why the Halo Babies website was password-protected until today - and why we hadn't posted more news about this. The timing on his post, compared to the relaunch of the site, is amusing. (Count Zero 06:37:46 UTC) (permalink)
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