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Perhaps Halo-ween?
I'm beginning to think Tim Buckley is looking for hits from Halo sites or something... today's Ctrl-Alt-Del is Halo-related, again. I gotta give him credit for nailing the attitude of an awful lot of us, though... Thanks, Bonekin. (Louis Wu 18:06:09 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Interview at GBase
GBase, a Swiss gaming site, has posted an interview with Bungie (it's not clear who was actually interviewed, but I'd guess it was Cam Payne or Pete Parsons). It's a decent read; most of the information inside has been said before, but there's always a new twist or spin, or a question that hasn't been asked yet. (It was clearly originally written in German, and then translated to English, but it's quite understandable.) The screenshot on the second page looks new to me, too. Thanks, ash. (Louis Wu 17:54:09 UTC) (permalink)
Falling grunts and taking the long way
Rockslider has added a few more enjoyable activities to his Bad Cyborg site; check the October 6th bullet in the Recent Updates list. This is a great site; content reigns supreme, but display isn't unpleasant or awkward. No pics - just stuff to do. Fast. (Louis Wu 17:39:48 UTC) (permalink)
Slowly modernizing...
This may or may not be relevant to you - but it's pretty darn relevant to me. The Miscellaneous Art section has been moved over to nikon.bungie.org, a far more capable server than what it was on before. All old links should work without any intervention on your part; the only real difference to you, the user, is that the section should be available far more often. (During busy times, it should be faster, too.) Wallpaper won't be far behind. (Louis Wu 17:29:01 UTC) (permalink)
Hey! I want some of that!
Hehe - Koolice sent us a screenshot (108K) of his MSN Messenger client from last night - looks like Anim8rJB (John Butkus, one of the Bungie Cananimators) was on XBL, playing... what? How could that be? Is it done? (Louis Wu 16:21:50 UTC) (permalink)
Conker can read?
Hehe - look where the Master Chief is showing up these days... (Full article is here.) (Louis Wu 15:09:33 UTC) (permalink)
Sniping Made Easy
Mr Chubster submitted (a LONG time ago, it seems... sorry about that) a movie called 'Sniping Made Easy' - some really, really nice shooting. 4:36 long, 480x360. There's a QuickTime version (26.3 mb) and a WMP7 version (29.8 mb). There's a multiple killtacular at the end that I would have HATED to be on the other side of... (Louis Wu 12:14:17 UTC) (permalink)
National Day Off, eh?
Nice... redeemermatt points out a few of the ads running for Halo 2 on msn and other places... I like. (Louis Wu 12:10:16 UTC) (permalink)
Herald Sun says brace for impact
An article in the (Australia) Herald Sun newspaper today talks about the marketing blitz about to kick off for Halo 2. It contains a summary of some of the more notable Australian events related to Halo 2 - and except for the crack about 'constantly revised release dates', is pretty accurate. Thanks, Dr. Nick. (Louis Wu 11:59:55 UTC) (permalink)
The Emperor's New Clones.
One One Se7en makes an old joke new. Well, current, anyway. (Louis Wu 11:08:52 UTC) (permalink)
HBO COERCE signing off
Brandon Raffensperger, better known as gwdpto, the owner of the HBO-COERCE Halo CE server, posted a note explaining that as of October 31, HBO-COERCE would be going offline - there are multiple reasons, but Halo 2 is the top one. He's hopeful that they'll be back with a Halo 2 dedicated server before too long! Brandon, and everyone else who had a hand in making HBO-COERCE such a success this past year - thanks. The rest of you - you've only got about 4 weeks of playtime left on this server - go play! (Louis Wu 10:47:00 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 German Launch Promotion
Markus Tacker lets us know about a Halo 2 launch promotion in Frankfurt, Germany:
this morning I noticed a black Poster on a wall in the subway station Hauptwache showing the Master Chief and the headline "Are you ready to save the world?" (in german). On the bottom there were snippets to be ripped of (similar to these announcements searching for apartments) with an accesscode and the website url http://www.rettediewelt.com printed on it.
The access code is 010678DR.
You will find a nice flash with great sound and some silly games (text is german) promoting the launch party in munich.
I tried that access code, and got rejected; there were more prompts, but I couldn't read them. If you read German, give it a shot! Update: I guess it matters which browser you use. Worked fine in Firefox. If you can guess your way through the answers to the subsequent quiz, you can get a Halo 2 countdown wallpaper. Thanks to everyone who helped out. (Louis Wu 10:43:05 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 leads a killer lineup
According to the Seattle Times, Halo 2 has presold more than 1 million copies at this stage, making it the highest presale in the history of video games. (I've heard higher numbers - but they probably did more homework than I did.) It's the leader in a blockbuster season for Xbox, according to Andrew Jenkins, Xbox product manager. Go read the rest of the article (Louis Wu 10:33:05 UTC) (permalink)
Kubrick shirt surfaces
Major Nelson, the marketing guy at Xbox who gets such cool stuff, has gotten hold of (and taken pictures of) a limited-edition Halo 2 Kubrick T-shirt. It's pretty cool. I'd wear one. (No, I don't think you can buy one.) Thanks, A B. (Louis Wu 10:25:43 UTC) (permalink)
CNN looks at WCG
CNN has put up a story on the World Cyber Games that kicked off yesterday in San Francisco. Halo takes up the last few paragraphs. (With almost $40,000 in cash and prizes on the line for the top 8 competitors in Halo, this is another of the biggies. If the same people who win this competition also take high honors in New York in 3 weeks, October could be a very good month for them!) Thanks, ICDedPpl. (Louis Wu 10:22:11 UTC) (permalink)
MLGPro Championship in NY
The 2004 Season Championship for Major League Gaming will be held in New York City on October 23rd and 24th - and details can be found over at MLGPro.com. There is $50,000 in prize money on the line, with the vast majority of that going for Halo. (Quick addition makes it look like $40,000 is available for Halo, about $8000 for Super Smash Brothers, and $1000 each for Soul Caliber 2 and Gran Tourismo 3.) There are also tons of non-cash prizes. Go read the details, and get in on the action! (Louis Wu 10:14:38 UTC) (permalink)
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