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Tuesday, October 19, 2004 |  |
Leaky Pipes
As noted by the errant Louis Wu (who shamelessly noticed it first on Rampancy.net), Evergreen98 at the Junkyard has a reflection on the Halo 2 leak and the community response to it. It's an insightful read (not sure about the comparison to downloading music - NOTHING about the transmittal of intellectual property over the internet is that simple), so go check it out! (mnemesis 16:34:37 UTC) (permalink)
Big Time
Reality check - if you thought WE were psyched about Halo 2, check the hype over at Yahoo Finance. Those are some pretty big superlatives they're tossing around in there... Update: oops, looks like that's just a standard press release; Rampancy.net points out Major Nelson's blog, where it's spelled out. Sorry about that. They're STILL pretty big superlatives, though. (Yeah, and now I'm REALLY gone for the day.) (Louis Wu 11:07:52 UTC) (permalink)
A heads-up about a quiet time
For the next couple of days, I'm not going to be around much. Hopefully, mnemesis and Count Zero can keep up on some of the news that comes in - but please... be patient, and do not send news items to my personal address if you want them to actually have a chance of being posted before Wednesday or Thursday. When I get back, I'll be working on a couple of real problem machines - several sections of HBO will be spotty until then. These include The Halo Story Page, the Tips and Tricks section, and the HBO Forum Archives. Please don't send us email about outages - we know about them. Sorry about this! (Louis Wu 05:48:57 UTC) (permalink)
But Mom...
Calvin has come up with one very viable approach to keep from being spoiled in today's Calvin and Halo. (Louis Wu 05:45:12 UTC) (permalink)
A cool grand in Michigan
Kevin Bunch writes about a Halo Tournament in Eastpointe, Michigan, on October 23; Entry fee is $60 per 4-man team, payout is $1000 for first place. More details can be found in this forum post. (Louis Wu 05:34:35 UTC) (permalink)
I Love Bees - in the news again
Following up on yesterday's story from Wired Magazine, IGN has posted a 3-page look at the I Love Bees phenomenon. If you've been keeping your nose out of this one, this might be a good place to find some basic info about the ARG. (Louis Wu 05:30:04 UTC) (permalink)
60 Minutes Video, too
Alto Darknight points out that in addition to the transcript we mentioned recently covering this week's 60 Minutes Australia piece on Halo 2, there's also video. I can't watch it where I am... but you should. (Louis Wu 05:23:24 UTC) (permalink)
Circuit City with a new (mini) screen
Again, a number of people sent in links to this image at Circuit City - some wondered if it was a leaked shot. That seems unlikely, but the filename (and path) of the image would suggest that this came from an upcoming issue of PC Magazine. We'll have to wait and see if this is true. First props go to Samir Patel. (Here's a local version, in case that one disappears.) Update: Dr. Nick writes in to mention that "mag" in this case most likely refers to "Magnavox" and not "magazine." As evidence, he points to these other shots of televisions (Sony, Apex, etc.). (Louis Wu 05:04:58 UTC) (permalink)
That's what it looks like...
Thanks to the many, many people who sent in pictures of Halo 2 on the Bungie.net webcam today - we first heard about this from Shishka (surprise, surprise - I wonder who actually set it up?), but the first submitted picture was from Adam Daniel. (Louis Wu 05:00:20 UTC) (permalink)
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