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Friday, October 1, 2004 |  |
It ain't gold... but it's close!
Frankie has posted an update (kinda) on Bungie.net; the game is done, as far as Bungie's concerned, but it's out for Certification. However, there's plenty of reading material; info about making clans, how busy Frankie is (in between getting his butt kicked by Mat Noguchi - or wait, was that just 'kicked out of the game'? Maybe both), and gametypes, and stuff. Go read! (Louis Wu 22:57:46 UTC) (permalink)
It was Time... on, uh, a line
Man, it took a while... but it's done, and it's pretty. mnemesis has unveiled the Halo Story Timeline (to date) - including information from Microsoft, the books, and the game (though the actual GAME timeline for Halo is NOT included). If you're curious about backstory events, this is the place to look! (Louis Wu 20:26:16 UTC) (permalink)
A Star for Halo (or Master Chief)
Halo and Master Chief have been nominated to get a star in the San Francisco Metreon's 'Walk of Game'. If you want to help, you have to register (email address needed); you can vote once per day through October 31. At the moment, Master Chief and Halo are far and away the top picks for Game/Character - if you want to help keep it that way, stop by! Thanks to Frankie, at B.net, for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:11:56 UTC) (permalink)
Headsets for free - and you're late!
Ah, phooey. Two days ago, synide sent along a link to this week's Plantronics Headset giveaway at haloTV - there's even an extra set (on top of the normal 6) up for grabs. Sorry about the delay. (I was reminded when I saw a news post about this on the HaloPlanet front page.) Go win already! (Louis Wu 16:35:19 UTC) (permalink)
More Mullins work surfaces
Not very long ago, in our forum, Skeletor posted a link to some new artwork by Craig Mullins. I ended up having to yank the link, because the work wasn't actually supposed to be seen by the Halo community quite yet... but in the communications I had with Craig about that piece, a number of OTHER Halo pieces have come to light. Now, we mention Mullins work whenever we notice it, because, quite frankly, it rocks. I decided this morning, however, that there were now enough Halo-related pieces that I should probably put together a separate showcase page for Mullins Halo art here at HBO. You'll find older pieces you may have seen, years ago... but you'll also find 2 (and maybe 3) pieces you've NEVER seen before; study them, and see if you can figure out how Craig evokes such atmosphere from a few brush strokes. As more work pops up, we'll continue to add it. (Thanks to Cybrfrk for pointing out the cinematic piece.) (Louis Wu 12:58:18 UTC) (permalink)
Don't Start Watching Any Serials.
Stuntmutt takes a look at the new shield/health system again in today's One One Se7en. You gotta love helpful AIs... (Louis Wu 10:38:40 UTC) (permalink)
And the fans keep giving
Uncle Mato has kindly donated some Halo gear to the 343 Guilt O' Lantern loot pot; we've upped the second prize collection to include an S-type controller, and added a third prize. More goodies for everyone! (Louis Wu 10:33:51 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Fiction
7 new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today - more poetry than anything else (including some haikus - whoa, does that bring back memories!). Go see. (Louis Wu 10:28:26 UTC) (permalink)
Indestructable Eight Ball of Doom
Plenty of new content over at Halo Babies - a new strip, of course (it is Friday), plus new concept art, and a nod to MC and Cortana, another comic strip that's recently come back online. (Louis Wu 10:22:29 UTC) (permalink)
It's different... but WHY?
Looks like there was ANOTHER Xbox.com article I missed last month - this one is called One Chief to Rule Them All, and it looks at what makes Halo stand alone in the field of Xbox titles. Not a bad read, overall. (Louis Wu 10:17:23 UTC) (permalink)
1227 stores - that's a lot.
GhaleonEB posted a link containing a list of all the EB Games stores (sorted by state) that will be open at midnight on November 9 to sell Halo 2. If you want to be sure you get started playing at the earliest possible moment... check this list for a store near you. (Louis Wu 10:04:24 UTC) (permalink)
Ms. Man Vid Archive
Ms. Man created a collection of multiplayer trick movies, back in the day. (None of them, for some reason, are in our Movies database... I'm not sure why.) His website went offline, and the vids were gone... until now. Ducain points out a post on the High Impact Halo forum containing a list of all the movies folks have been able to round up, linked locally. If you've never seen any of these, go grab some - they're pretty fun. (Louis Wu 10:02:01 UTC) (permalink)
The BBC takes a closer look
There's a new article on Halo 2 in the BBC's Technology section today; most of the info is well-known to hardcore Halo fans, but it's pretty fun to see such an in-depth article in a mainstream news source such as the BBC. They look at what is known about single-player (not much), how multiplayer has evolved since the first Halo, the chances of a Halo-based big-screen movie (pretty slim)... and what's next for Bungie. From the sound of things, it's not going to be Halo 3. Go read! (Louis Wu 08:36:16 UTC) (permalink)
The Strangerhood
Recently, a new website put together by the Red vs Blue team went live - The Strangerhood is a new machinima series that uses the Sims 2 engine for storymaking. This is totally unrelated to Halo - except that a team that came together to make Halo-based movies originally is making this. An astounding number of folks wrote to tell us about it, so rather than let this flood CONTINUE, I figure we'll actually mention it. There are a number of articles about the new series prominently linked on their front page, as well as an intro trailer that can be downloaded. It's really well done, and if you enjoy machinima, you should check it out - but please, don't send us news about this, because even though we love the guys involved, it's not Halo-related. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 08:29:12 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Sometimes, you just want to cry. Power Ranger UNDERWEAR? Everybody's gotta try... 343 Guilt O' Lantern Fan services, and a new movie Halo 2 - it's dangerous |
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