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Thursday, July 8, 2004 |  |
Luckily, he can't do the tooth thing
You know... these Calvin and Halo comics were funnier before I had kids. (Louis Wu 16:40:36 UTC) (permalink)
What the FAQ?
It needs a total overhaul... but all I had time for was a bandaid or two. Our Frequently Asked Questions section has been brought up to date, at least the most-asked questions page. The rest is on The List. (Louis Wu 16:33:17 UTC) (permalink)
Decoy Promo
Mothergoat has whipped up a preview video for his map, Decoy. (We mentioned this map a few days ago.) The movie, a 20.5 mb WMP9 file, is 3:03 of fun gameplay along with descriptions of the modded weapons. Definitely worth watching. Rated R, for r0X0rs. (If you haven't downloaded the map yet, you can grab it from him, as well - 7.5 mb.) (Louis Wu 14:51:24 UTC) (permalink)
Was my wife driving?
Madrox posted a fun little vid called 'Under the Glass', showing some nice vehicle-jamming on AotCR. It's 4.2 mb, in WMP9 format, and I've tossed a QuickTime version up (3.7 mb) for folks who like that better. (Louis Wu 13:48:51 UTC) (permalink)
Streaming Tourney Footage
Dolbex writes to point out that MLG and HaloTV are teaming up to bring Halo50k3 to your home, in realtime... assuming you're one of the lucky 100 (or however many they decide they can handle) connections. Read more details at the MLG site! (Louis Wu 13:14:17 UTC) (permalink)
Those Wacky Bungie Guys
gwdpto copied and pasted every single frame from the recently-released 3D screenshot... and discovered that there are exactly 117 of them. Will those guys NEVER stop? (We won't discuss the absolute insanity in copying and pasting 117 frames of a movie, just to count them...) Update: False alarm. Seems gwdpto can't count. 2 and 2 make 5, using a much better (automated) tool for the job, showed that there are actually 120 frames. Bah. So much for Bungie Day fidelity, Frankie. You couldn't have shaved off three lousy frames? (Louis Wu 11:37:04 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Day Wrapup
Yesterday was Bungie Day, as we mentioned - and Bungie celebrated with a whole passel of news posts. The only Halo-related ones were already covered here... but the others are fun reading for anyone interested in the company. Frankie posted about a new poll - judge the Bungie guys' cars; there's a contest in the Underground forum where you can win lots of Bungie schwag; Frankie mentioned the opening of a new Bungie-related fansite; and there's a Top Story that looks back at some of the best and worst days experienced by Bungie employees. (Louis Wu 11:17:00 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 recap from Gamespy
Gamespy has posted a new article on Halo 2 - it's an overview of the weapons and vehicles we know about. Some of the info is questionable (in describing how the new Ghost takes location-specific damage, the article suggested that you could explode a ghost in Halo 1 multiplayer, 'rendering it unusable for anyone who wanted to take it for a drive'), but in general it's a decent summary of what's been shown so far. (This is the first of a multipart series of articles.) Credit for this news post goes to Google, though milhouse was only a few minutes behind. (Louis Wu 10:59:46 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Wallpaper theme - you decide
Interesting - zoe, the artist responsible for several of Bungie's coolest wallpaper creations, is asking for fan input on her next creation. She's got a quickpoll up in her Seventh Column chapter, asking 'Which paint job would you most like to see in a 3d render of Master Chief for a desktop wallpaper?' (Choices range from jet black to zebra stripe, with a whole lot in between.) If you want to contribute, go vote! (You don't need to be a chapter member to vote, though nothing's stopping you from joining.) Word about this came from MakaVeli4Life1, a moderator over at the Bungie.net forums. (Louis Wu 10:25:45 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 LE - for cheap
I'd leave this until the morning, because I'm beat... but it's pretty time-sensitive; there were only 500 to begin with, and 150 are already snapped up. ecost.com is offering the Limited Edition version of Halo 2 for $42.99 - awesome price! Thanks to bentllama, who took time out of his busy pancake-filled schedule to shoot this news along. (Louis Wu 02:29:21 UTC) (permalink)
3D to the max
Holy moley. Bungie has released another 3D screenshot... and this one has a fourth dimension... time. Rotate it, you change the angle of view... but you also change the action. (They blew up a warthog, but good.) I'm way behind on Bungie news today... but this is one you gotta view now. Two versions, 2 mb and 8 mb. Both require QuickTime (for now). Go get it! (Louis Wu 02:16:47 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Halathon - Halo to Marathon TC Happy Bungie Day! The Problem With A Space Elevator Is... ISPS: Inter-Stellar Postal Service More Megabattle Pics GNF - Phase One Dual Wielding in Halo |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Updates, updates, everywhere Baby got Halo The line between playing and... playing Wallpaper contest coming to a close |
