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Monday, October 11, 2004 |  |
Bungie Weekly Update - Video
Bah. I was hoping that the QuickTime versions would generate quickly... but nothing ever goes as planned. Earlier today, Bungie released 'Bungie Weekly Update: Sexy Girls Gone Wild Video Edition' - which isn't nearly as racy as it sounds, though it IS a nice walk through the Bungie offices. Bungie.net is swamped at the moment, so we've put up a mirror list of both direct downloads and BitTorrent seeds for grabbing this movie. If you don't like WMP9 format (or you'd rather that the aspect ratio be correct) you might want to wait until the QuickTime versions are done - they're both 16:9 (the way the movie was intended to be) and should be online shortly. Meanwhile, if you're mirroring these files, feel free to send us links; we'll add them to this page. Thanks! (Louis Wu 21:08:40 UTC) (permalink)
Times Square - Ground Zero on November 9
Bali has noticed a new Newsflash on Xbox.com - a story about the Halo 2 Launch Party, which will take place on November 8th at the Toys R Us in Times Square, in New York City. Special guest appearances, prizes for gamers, and some pre-release playtime for a limited number of lucky folks. Details at both Xbox.com and ToysRUs.com. (Louis Wu 19:41:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2: Gold.
Sketch sends word that Halo 2 is Gold. This means it's done, certified, in the box; time to start duplicating. There are far more details, if you're into that kind of thing, over at B.net. The critical piece, though, is that it's DONE. (Louis Wu 16:49:00 UTC) (permalink)
Dialogue Databank - updated!
Wow. It took way too long - but I've finally cleared out most of the Dialogue Databank queue - there are 157 new entries today, including an entirely new Multiplayer section (really clean - thanks, Captain Spark!). There are large swaths of new Jackal and Elite sounds, as well. Go see what you can find! (Louis Wu 15:29:43 UTC) (permalink)
Blow me away
A brand-new cut from the Halo 2 soundtrack, by Breaking Benjamin, has been released on nilerodgers.com. Thanks go to WRATHofGOD, of halo-zone.com, for the heads-up. It's still not clear how (or if) this is actually used in-game. Update: Although we've known about the 2-volume soundtrack, today it's been officially announced by Sumthing Else Music Works. More details can be found at TeamXbox (thanks, MiD33) and DailyGame (thanks, GoogleAlerts). (Louis Wu 14:35:30 UTC) (permalink)
Team Complete almost ready to kick off
Missed this yesterday - there was a story at TeamXbox about Team Compete, a group which is firing up a couple of leagues for Halo 2 competitive play. There's an Open League, free to everyone with a XBL account, that will have a $2500 cach prize purse for their inaugural season... and a Pro League, which will require a fee for membership, but will have a $25,000 cash prize purse for the season. More details will be forthcoming, as the season gets closer (play will start on November 9). Thanks to HaloPlanet for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:13:03 UTC) (permalink)
On the cover of Reach Today...
BOLL went to the trouble of importing a Halo 2 MC from Singapore - then he took it outside, and had a photo shoot. Luckily, there are no bikini shots. (Louis Wu 13:04:01 UTC) (permalink)
HUD? More Like HDD.
Today's One One Se7en was inspired by a forum conversation with Dave Candland, interface designer for the Halo 2 HUD. Poor MC... (Louis Wu 10:46:51 UTC) (permalink)
Stories to start the week
We'll start you off this Monday morning with 11 new pieces in the Fan Fiction section. Read with your coffee... (Louis Wu 10:42:27 UTC) (permalink)
Zyos in the spotlight at Gamespot
Couple of notes from Jonah yesterday - lots of stuff slipping through the cracks. First was an interview with Matt Leto, better known in the Halo community as Zyos, over at Gamespot. There's a video interview that goes with it; streaming for the masses, 52.3 mb of QuickTime goodness for Complete members. Cool fact - in the past 12 months, Matt has won $55,000 in Halo tournaments. (He's 20 years old!) (Louis Wu 00:44:16 UTC) (permalink)
He did WHAT?
Ms Man has once again shown that there's more to Halo than you knew. This time, he managed to get a Banshee outside AotCR. Completely outside the level. To the point where you're looking at the map - as an enclosed space. And you're not in it. The video is 4:36 long, and 16 mb in WMP9 format. We've mirrored it, and created a QuickTime version (16.9 mb). Thanks, Juggertrout, for pointing out another jawdropper. (Louis Wu 00:21:57 UTC) (permalink)
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Lego EVERYTHINGs. EB Games late stores - be careful IGN - Filling the Days The Art of Halo - Details Randy Pitchford at HaloImpulse Slurpee Sounds Clarification That Webmaster... ooohhh... |
