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AdrenaLAN
Pballwizard points out a LAN party being organized in Kalkaska, Michigan on June 25-27. If you're in the area, check it out! (Louis Wu 16:10:55 UTC) (permalink)
Interpretation
Interesting... Ashrak has taken a shot at interpreting a pair of glyphs that appear in Two Betrayals (with a little animated gif and a description). I like it! (Louis Wu 16:06:44 UTC) (permalink)
Of Banshees, and Exploring
A year and a half ago, Frogblast showed us how to use Object Overload to grab a banshee on the Maw. He did it in Co-op mode, because OO is WAAAAY easier that way. However, last October, Mat Noguchi, Tools programmer over at Bungie, explained enough about Object Overload that the route was clear (though far from easy) to do this trick in Single-player mode. Last week, Juggertrout posted a movie (made by some friends) showing this grab in single player - but it was just the grab. There was no explanation of how it was done, or any video footage of the setup. Ducain, in his inimitable style, has not only rectified this situation, he's offered (obliquely) to pass out a checkpointed save to anyone who mails him a memory card and a stamped self-addressed envelope. The movie in that post is 10.5 mb, 3:50 long, in WMP9 format. If anyone needs a a QuickTime version, let me know. It's wonderful to see the dedication that Halo can STILL elicit in its fans. (Louis Wu 14:56:46 UTC) (permalink)
Halo2.com gets updated
Microsoft's Halo 2 splash site (Halo2.com) has been updated - all the new Game Informer screenshots have been added, as well as that amazing Eddie Smith artwork that showed up in the Swedish SuperPlay print article. (It can be found under 'Screenshots', which is sort of silly... but I guess they don't have a 'Wallpaper' section.) There's also a new section on awards and press accolades. Thanks to Fuzion for pointing out the wallpaper (and getting me to look through the site again). Update: there's a higher-res version of the Eddie Smith art (1600x844, with no black border) in the Bungie.net Halo 2 Print Art section. Thanks, Tocki (of Halo Orbit) and Deimos (of Subnova)! (Louis Wu 14:24:12 UTC) (permalink)
RvB Artwork
Red vs Blue has put up a HUGE collection of viewer-submitted artwork; icons, wallpaper, random pics... go check it all out. Thanks to Ross Mills for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:47:33 UTC) (permalink)
Ask, and ye shall receive
Holy moley. You whine in an intelligent manner, things happen. I posted a note here earlier about the new story summary at Xbox.com, and complained that it had some non-canon ideas in it. (There was a forum thread that went into more depth, as well.) I sort of wish I'd kept a copy of the original story... because it's been fixed. Check it out! The fans really do count. ;) (Thanks, Frankie.) (Louis Wu 01:32:15 UTC) (permalink)
Beer and Sushi... and other good things
The Weekly Halo Update is over at the 343GS forums today; Frankie says it's short, but man, it seems more to the point (and with more luscious detail than usual) than most. Go read it, it'll make you drool. (Louis Wu 01:06:44 UTC) (permalink)
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