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Thursday, June 10, 2004 |  |
Oochy 2 - Ouchy.
Merecatfish has sent us a note about Oochy 2, it's a sequel to Oochy Woochy. It's 13.7 mb, in WMP9 format (4:11 long). It shows... well, I'm not sure. It shows you glitches in maps you've never seen before (and that aren't identified in the movie). You have no clue what's a glitch and what's not - because you don't know how the map USUALLY acts in that situation. To top it off, parts are too dark to see. If this sounds like your cup of tea, you can download it from Coerce.net or Boomerica. But wait - there's more! Mere also created a 3:07, 6.5 mb Outtakes movie that's roughly as exciting to watch as a snake shedding its skin. In slow motion. Again, this is available from Coerce.net and Boomerica. I warned Mere that if he made me announce this, I was going to have to alter the rules we have about movie announcements - he said to go ahead and announce it anyway. The old rule was that if a submitted movie met our hosting guidelines, we would provide bandwidth for it, and announce it on our news page. If it didn't meet our guidelines, we would still announce it if the creator found hosting space elsewhere. Because I fear MORE movies like this being released, I need to change these rules to state that if a movie doesn't meet some minimum standard for general interest, we will not be willing to put up a news post about it, EVEN IF YOU FIND YOUR OWN HOSTING. If that sounds a bit draconian... well, sorry. (Louis Wu 20:57:34 UTC) (permalink)
June GamesMaster Scans posted
The June issue of GamesMaster (a British Gaming mag) contained a 2-page article on Halo; it's mostly content that's been seen in other scans, but ther eare a couple of maps that are nice. Since this issue is now off the newsstands, we can give it to you in our Press Scans section. Thanks to broony for the scans themselves! (Louis Wu 13:45:24 UTC) (permalink)
This is why you beta-test.
Sometimes you wonder how much thought went into level design. Calvin wonders, too, in today's Calvin and Halo. (Louis Wu 13:01:01 UTC) (permalink)
GNF Update
The leaderboard for Going Nowhere Fast has been updated with a couple of new Pillar of Autumn times; that level is now down to 6:08. The contest ends 3 weeks from today - there's still plenty of time to submit runs, but folks should consider some of the less-exploited levels. Pillar of Autumn, Silent Cartographer, AotCR, 343GS, and the Maw are all pretty well-done (the Maw only has a single entry, but it was rather impressive). Truth and Reconciliation, the Library, Two Betrayals, and Keyes are all wide open for folks who want a shot at some of our cool prizes. You're not eligible if you don't participate, though! (Louis Wu 12:13:23 UTC) (permalink)
Warthog Deployed
Very cool. Ben, from XboxOttawa, has put together another Flash game - in this one, you've got to take out Covenant troops with your warthog. Your hog takes damage, so be careful... wipe out the communications pods for a temporary map to the baddies. And stay away from artillery - it'll tear you to pieces! As of right now, you can find it at Newgrounds. (Louis Wu 10:22:02 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Halo 2 cleans up at GCA Too buggy? But I thought... Speculation and innuendo |
