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Tuesday, June 29, 2004 |  |
Waldo ain't got nothing on the MC
Recently, Saint's been running some fun mini-contests on our forum, called 'Where's The Master Chief?' An invisible MC is placed somewhere in a screenshot of a Halo level, and it becomes your job to find them. (We haven't been front-paging these because the files are pretty huge (a front-page link might swamp psyjnir.org, the host), and because they're being solved fast enough just with forum regulars participating.) Yesterday, he upped the stakes a bit; instead of just the warm glow of knowing you found him fastest, Saint offered to make custom screenshots for the winners of a 6-image contest. The contest is here (with an extra screen here, to fix a mixup) - the 6 winning images are here. A nice change of pace! (Louis Wu 16:10:35 UTC) (permalink)
But I LIKE the sun...
SFGate.com has put together a list of games coming out in the next 6 months that could keep you in your house - forever. (Like that's a GOOD thing.) Halo 2 is on it. (Louis Wu 14:53:31 UTC) (permalink)
HaloTV - Streaming Halo Goodness
A forum member reminded me that I'd been meaning to mention HaloTV again. This is a site which provides streaming versions of many popular Halo vids, including some content not available elsewhere. Recently, they opened a beta Red vs Blue channel... a great way to grab a random dose of the funniest Halo serial on the net. If you haven't looked recently, check 'em out! (Louis Wu 12:15:17 UTC) (permalink)
These Lips Were Made For Talking
Calvin makes Hobbes happy (but not the converse) in today's Calvin and Halo (Louis Wu 10:58:02 UTC) (permalink)
Moon Crater - now available as a beta
A week ago, we mentioned an upcoming mod from Icetiger with low-gravity play and bots - it's now available for beta download from Halomods. (If bandwidth runs out, there's a mirror at Halo World and another at Fileplanet, as well.) If you've got Halo CE - give this map a shot, and send your feedback to Icetiger! Thanks to Battleground: Halo for the heads-up on this one. (Louis Wu 10:42:45 UTC) (permalink)
Going... Going...
This is just a reminder - midnight, EST, on July 1 is just under 64 hours from now. That's the final deadline for all entries to the Going Nowhere Fast contest - if you plan on mailing a tape, now would be a VERY good time to do so. (And you should send it Second Day Air at the very slowest - anything slower, and you're not guaranteed a delivery by the due date.) The more glitchable levels (Silent Cartographer, AotCR) and the foolable levels (PoA, 343GS) are honed down to a razor's edge... but there is plenty of room for improvement on some of the less-attempted levels. For example, in the past 12 hours, we've received not one, but TWO entries for Keyes - both of which beat the existing fast time by many, many minutes. (Times will be posted once we've gotten the films into the hands of the judges.) Show us what you got! Remember, there's lots of little schwag (books, action figures) and some pretty good BIG schwag (a special-edition Xbox) on the line... (Louis Wu 10:28:54 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Stands Alone
ps2.ign.com has posted an article entitled 'PS2 vs the World: Flagship Crushers', in which they analyze other consoles' top games, and how PS2 equivalents stack up. Page 6 is a look at Halo 2 - and all three reviewers acknowledge that there really is nothing on the PS2 that will compete with it. (All three check out the best contender - Killzone - and come to the conclusion that yeah, it'll be good... but it won't touch Halo 2.) Remember - these are hardcore PS2 fans. Thanks, Mr. Mongoose. (Louis Wu 09:58:36 UTC) (permalink)
Hard, smooth ride
Want some cool wheels? You might just have to wait a few years. Check out the December 2551 issue of Car & Pilot, nicely posted by Frankie over at B.net. I want one of those. (Louis Wu 00:53:48 UTC) (permalink)
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