|
Search the News Archive |
Spoilers are currently disabled. (All newsposts are visible.) |
 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2004 |  |
Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Part 4
Cary Trussler reminded us that in all the hoopla and hype in the buildup for Halo 2, we've forgotten to continue our piecewise release of the 'Heart is a Lonely Hunter' movie - Part 4 is now available at mythica.org and files.bungie.org. 38.7 mb, 5:35 long, QuickTime format. Search our news for more information about this movie, if you're not already familiar with it. (Louis Wu 21:47:03 UTC) (permalink)
Power Up mag
WRATHofGOD found a digital magazine called 'Power Up' at Xbox.com - it weighs in at a hefty 40 mb, but contains tons of info about Xbox Live, and some of the games you can play there. One of those (predictably) is Halo 2. Nice find! (Louis Wu 21:44:07 UTC) (permalink)
But what if he'd been right?
Calvin whiles away the time to Halo 2 by scaring the pants off of Hobbes in today's Calvin and Halo. A fine activity, if you ask me. (Louis Wu 21:26:26 UTC) (permalink)
Lots and lots of reading material
The Fan Fiction section, neglected for almost a week (mere moments on the Misc Art/Wallpaper neglect timescales, unfortunately), is now up-to-date - there are 20 new pieces for your reading pleasure. Enjoy. (And hopefully, one of these days, I'll find the time for art updates too.) (Louis Wu 21:24:16 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo 2 goodies
Chris "Snowcone" Rasco writes to point out a Halo 2 giveaway on Snackbar-Games.com - sign up for the chance to win one of three copies of Halo 2 (one LE and two regular). You must be a citizen of the US or Canada, and the drawing is happening on Friday. Free stuff is good! (Louis Wu 21:02:06 UTC) (permalink)
The Second Coming
Lawrence.com has posted an article about Halo 2, and the road that led to it (starting way back in the 70's with Pong). Nice read! (Thanks, Mothergoat.) (Louis Wu 20:59:26 UTC) (permalink)
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, everywhere...
Wondering what that funky pumpkin to the right is all about? It's Boxer's way of paying tribute to an important duty. Click on it and read more! (Louis Wu 20:29:05 UTC) (permalink)
Fanfest Update
Sketch has written up some extra details for the Bungie Halo 2 Launch Fanfest - what's on the agenda, who can go, when and where it is, and so on. If you're in the Seattle area, this should be a must-visit! Thanks, Target4Hire. (Louis Wu 19:54:49 UTC) (permalink)
Heavy Price Paid
Another snippet from nilerogers.com today - Heavy Price Paid (1:30 long, 1.4 mb for the music itself). Great screenshot to look at in the Flash presentation, as well. Looks like Richard Heerey was first this time. (Louis Wu 19:39:20 UTC) (permalink)
Theme Building: an Easier Way
Not too long ago, Bungie posted a Theme Builder on Bungie.net - an HTML template for creating new themes for their 7th Column site. The problem is, most designers work better in some sort of visual mode - jumping back and forth between their design and Bungie's HTML (in both the main file and the style sheet) can get confusing. To the rescue comes Rip-Saw. He's created a layered photoshop document (zipped, 282K) with every element on its own layer, nicely labeled - adjust things to LOOK as you want them to, and then just translate back when you're finished. Should save loads of time. He apologizes for the fact that there "may be a few errors in the labeling, and one or two CSS elements were left out due to me not being able to figure out what they were for". A small price to pay for such a convenience! (Louis Wu 19:20:51 UTC) (permalink)
Mig waxes nostalgic (or maybe just his car)
RevDotNed let us know about an interview with community stalwart Miguel Chavez over at xblGames.com - it's a great read from someone who's been a major part of the Bungie fan community for most of the time there's BEEN a Bungie fan community. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:57:07 UTC) (permalink)
Pumpkin Voting
Whew! After a lot of messing around, we're finally ready to accept votes for the 343 Guilt O' Lantern contest! Now, keep in mind, there are 85 separate entries - and you're only allowed to vote once. Therefore, you should put it off until you have a few minutes to peruse the choices - it would be no fun if you only got through half of them! (Voting is open for a full week - through next Tuesday - so don't feel you have to rush to get it done.) The entry page should give you an idea of the best way to navigate through the entries - PLEASE READ IT. (I know a lot of people just want to get started, but if we start getting mail like 'OMG I messed up can you let me try again?' we're gonna be ignoring it.) Limits - you can only vote once per IP address. This stinks for families sharing a single address - but them's the breaks. So: Go read the instructions, then browse through the pumpkins and pick your favorite 5. (That's how many votes you get.) We'll be tallying points to find the top 3 - with a runoff vote if necessary down the road. And thanks to BOLL for his invaluable help in the last 12 hours! (Louis Wu 16:51:19 UTC) (permalink)
HomeLANFed talks Halo 2
Two great interviews at HomeLAN Fed today - Pete Parsons discusses what makes Halo 2 great, and Rikki Khanna, of AKQA (the folks behind the new halo2.com website) talks about what went into making the site (and its unique language). Thanks, John Callaham. (Louis Wu 16:01:41 UTC) (permalink)
Halo2.com goodies
Hehe - Bomber of doom found a nice little egg on the Halo2.com site. It was noticed a few days ago that if, after viewing the console and contents, you closed down the holo link (pressed the purple button below the screen), you'd see a pair of covenant craft take down a human battlestation. When it first appeared on the site, it was marred by the absence of the Earth graphic in the background (once the battle started, the earth went solid white). That's been fixed, and you can watch the station be destroyed, and then burn up in the atmosphere. If you click the top covenant craft after the destruction, though, before the pieces hit the atmosphere, you hear Joe Staten taunting... well, humans, in this case, I guess. (Turning the console on and off again at this point will produce one more small animation - that of a Pelican burning up in the atmosphere.) Lots of nice work there! (Louis Wu 11:39:16 UTC) (permalink)
Finland likes Halo 2, too
Halo 2 continues to wow the world press - Finland's Pelit gave it a 96/100 (two points more than they awarded the original). Thanks, Scanner Darkly. (Louis Wu 11:25:35 UTC) (permalink)
New schwag at the Bungie Store
KNIGHTOFDRAGONS was first among a dozen to point out the new Halo 2 Luggage Tag as well as the Halo 2 Backpack recently added to the Bungie Store. The pocket-emptying never ends! (Louis Wu 11:23:16 UTC) (permalink)
So where IS our camoflauge armor?
The Junkyard continues their series of level analyses from a military perspective, with Part VIII - Two Betrayals. As always, an interesting read. Thanks, Mhaddy. (Louis Wu 11:20:41 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox-Exodus - schwag for content
Absolute0 pointed out a competition on Xbox-Exodus - create material that can be hosted on the site, you're entered to win strategy guides, t-shirts, or DVDs. Details are on the page (Louis Wu 11:17:12 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespy talks vehicles and weapons
Two new Halo articles at Gamespy today - the first is an interview with Lead Designer Jaim Griesemer about Halo 2's vehicles (lots of tasty info, though he dodges the 'spoiler-like' questions), and the second is a talk with Tyson Green (aka Ferrex) about Halo 2's weapons (again, plenty of useful info about stuff you've heard of, with a studied lack of spoilers). Go read 'em both! focused7 beat everyone, including Gamespy's editor, in letting us know about these. (Louis Wu 11:01:06 UTC) (permalink)
Making those few extra quid
A couple of days ago, Spideroptics pointed out that prices for Halo 2 in the UK are rising - a month ago, the norm was £29.99, now £31.99 is more common, and there's even a company that's selling it for £44.99 - cheek! (Many of these companies have raised their prices in the past week or so.) Is this just profiteering... or is this related to the alleged price-fixing in the Netherlands? (Louis Wu 10:55:11 UTC) (permalink)
A poll that's getting to people.
Wow... this must be a big deal to someone... I've gotten mail from Microsoft's PR firm AND from Bungie employees about this, AND it's on Bungie.net's front page. Gamespy is running a new Grudge Match - Which are you more excited about, Halo 2 or Half-Life 2? Right now, Halo 2 is winning - but it matters to a lot of people that it stays that way, so go vote! (Bottom left corner of the page.) (Louis Wu 02:54:42 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
Sunday's news in brief:
