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Even more Multiplayer Footage
E3 Insider also has footage from their own Halo 2 Multiplayer experiences. Looks like standard issue stuff... but I'm sure there is a gem or two hiding in there waiting to be discovered. Kudos to MinM for this one. (3of9 14:10:49 UTC) (permalink)
Pete Parsons on Gamespy Live Wire at Noon.
IGN/Gamespy are presenting their streaming live interviews from the E3 floor. Today, at 12:00 PDT, they will be interviewing Bungie's own Pete Parsons, "Studio Manager and Whoremonger extraordinaire." (according to Frankie). The video webcast is available to Insiders-only. However, there is a free audio stream for everyone else. (3of9 13:38:09 UTC) (permalink)
More Hands-On at Gamespot.
Gamespot has posted their own hands-on preview of Halo 2's multiplayer experience. It seems that Bungie has resolved the "rather overpowered" vehicles of Halo and made them into "big, honking death traps" instead. There's more tidbits, but you have to go read the article yourself. (3of9 13:28:05 UTC) (permalink)
29,000 Words
E3 Insider has put up a collection of still images from the Microsoft Booth at E3. In this collection are a few shots from the "Closed Doors" demonstrations of Halo 2. Of particular note is image #26. Our first peek at Halo 2's Menu UI... and it looks tasty. (3of9 13:23:48 UTC) (permalink)
His family is perfectly safe.
There is a great interview with One One Se7en's creator, Stuntmutt, over at Battleground: Halo. Get to know one of the funniest comic authors better... or you could read Stuntmutt's interview instead. (3of9 13:14:37 UTC) (permalink)
Gah. New Hands-on stuff at IGN
I HAVE TO GO! I'm gonna miss my plane. :( But I thought I'd make one last round of the big boys - and IGN has two new Hands-On articles up (Volume 2 and Volume 3) about their Halo 2 experiences. Go read. (Louis Wu 07:25:03 UTC) (permalink)
Oh, before I go...
Couple of updates from Bungie.net that are worth a note; They've moved Webcam #2 to the show floor; you can watch the show from on high (and you'll be able to see the fanfest tonight). Details about this are here. They've also added the turret shot we noted a couple of days ago to the Screenshots archive, though I can't seem to get it to work right now. Stay tuned! And now I'm REALLY off. (Louis Wu 07:19:18 UTC) (permalink)
Off for a bit.
I'm sure there's a BOATLOAD of notable stuff on our forum, posted in the last day or so. I wish I had time to go through and sort it for you. I will, eventually. Just not right now. I'm off to the airport, to hop an early flight to LA. (I live a long way from the airport.) I'm traveling with Ding and Count Zero, and we're meeting up with mnemesis and Cybrfrk at the other end... so most of the HBO crew will be at the show. News coverage for the next few days will be spotty - but we'll do our best! If you've mailed stuff in, and we didn't get to it... PLEASE be patient. We'll try, but I'm SURE stuff is gonna slip through the cracks. (Louis Wu 07:13:00 UTC) (permalink)
From the show floor
Not exactly Halo-related, but it IS E3 week... Dolbex has written up an account of his first day at E3, complete with pics. You'll find it on his Halo50k3 site. (Louis Wu 07:09:52 UTC) (permalink)
Careful how you sell it...
Calvin and Halo looks at what to say (and what NOT to say) to get your 6-year-old to eat stuff. (Louis Wu 07:04:47 UTC) (permalink)
Stories for a Thursday
Apologies that in all the Halo 2 hullabaloo, the Fan Fiction section has been neglected. After clearing out some stories that simply don't belong (poetry with zero ties to the Halo universe, stories that don't make the word minimum and are filled with garbage rather than actual story material to meet that minimum, duplicate submissions), you're left with 22 new entries today. This will likely be the last fanfic update before I get back from E3 - please be patient. (Louis Wu 06:59:44 UTC) (permalink)
Of Maps and Things
Walshicus has updated his Halo Stellar Cartography section with new info from the recent Covenant Primer article on Bungie.net. There was just time to update in the pre-airplane madness here... (Louis Wu 06:48:35 UTC) (permalink)
More in-game footage
There's a new gameplay clip available from both IGN AND Gamespot - how's that for odd? The IGN version is slightly smaller (the hi-res weighs in at 7 mb, to Gamespot's 8.4) and slightly lighter (on my monitor, 'washed-out' is more accurate), but they're the same clip. Both are available in hi-res QT downloads for subscribers, lower-res wmv streams for the masses. Earliest heads-up to us seem to go to IAmDelta for the IGN link, and Strato for the Gamespot link. (On the IGN Media page, it's currently the topmost item. On the Gamespot Media Index, it's all the way at the bottom, labeled 'Gameplay Footage 1'.) (Louis Wu 06:34:19 UTC) (permalink)
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