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The Schwagging Continues
More new stuff at the Bungie Store for you. Looks like a white Halo 2 logo tee and a new mad cool brain sponge. Check it out! Update: There's also a Dry Tech jersey. Woo woo. (mnemesis 17:33:48 UTC) (permalink)
The first of many Wallpapers
As mentioned frequently, the Art sections here (Miscellaneous Art and Wallpaper) have been neglected for too long - it's been almost a month since we added any new desktops. Unfortunately, one of the oldest items in the queue was a Halloween-themed image... apologies. The first 10 are up right now in the Wallpaper section, with more coming each day. (I'll do my best to get Misc Art going soon, too.) (Louis Wu 15:39:22 UTC) (permalink)
Pretty pics for your phone
deftangel found a page on the Samsung (UK) website offering Halo 2 downloads for Samsung mobile phone users. If you've got one... go look! (Louis Wu 15:22:14 UTC) (permalink)
3rd Movement of the Odyssey now up
Hellion points out that the third movement of Incubus' Odyssey has now been posted to the nilerogers.com website. The snippet itself is 1.9 mb, 2:00 long. Go listen! (And keep your eyes open - there are still 6 tracks on the album that have not been added to the Listening Station.) (Louis Wu 15:10:57 UTC) (permalink)
A cult phenomenon, I tell ya!
Wow. I stopped by misterchief.com today, just to see how things were going - I'm pretty amazed by the fan art this site is attracting. If you haven't visited... go. It's funny stuff. (Louis Wu 13:56:33 UTC) (permalink)
Valor
pushbak has created a new vid - it's called 'Valor', and it's basically a promo for a video he's planning to make for Halo 2. The look and feel are strongly reminiscent of some of Dan Chosich's work - nice editing, overall. It's 17 mb, QuickTime format, and it's available at files2.bungie.org. (Louis Wu 12:46:15 UTC) (permalink)
Halo in Time
TK421 mentions that there's a short article about video games (with a focus on Halo and Halo 2) in the November 8 issue of Time Magazine (page 116). It claims that games are striving for more emotional involvement. If we can get a scan, we'll post it next week. Update: Lojack found an online version - no scan necessary. (Louis Wu 12:41:42 UTC) (permalink)
They've got a pool!
Ack! Yesterday, we got word from Andrew, of Fire Team Charlie, that FTC 15 had been released for members. Somehow, I totally spaced on it after replying to him. If you're a member, go grab it now (80 mb, DivX-encoded AVI, with a QuickTime coming some time today or tonight). If you're not... it should be available to the public in lower-res formats in the near future. As usual - it's great. Introduction of many, many new characters in this one - and new vocal talent. It rocks! (Louis Wu 12:33:42 UTC) (permalink)
Styled By Vidal Sassy-Soon?
One One Se7en takes a look at the upgraded Cortana graphics. (No, not those bits, you sicko.) (Louis Wu 11:49:43 UTC) (permalink)
More w00tness
NiceMissMayonnaise found an older Halo-based series at w00tness, the comic we mentioned yesterday. It starts on January 6 and runs for about a month and a half. (While we're at it, the next panel of the CURRENT series is up.) (Louis Wu 11:29:07 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 tourneys at Media Play?
bourwa writes to say that Media Play (a chain of stores) is hosting some Halo 2 tournaments next weekend (Saturday the 13th). There doesn't seem to be any info online, but if you live near a Media Play, it might be worth a call! (He's a supervisor in a Michigan store, and they're hosting one.) (Louis Wu 11:12:10 UTC) (permalink)
A Good Read
The latest IGN Countdown 2 article tells you to go read a book while you wait. They even suggest one. Three, actually. Looks like Jason Ware beat Google this time around with the heads-up. (Louis Wu 11:07:14 UTC) (permalink)
MLG joins ESPN for Cold Pizza
Eep, almost missed this - Dolbex pointed out an article at MLGPro.com mentioning that MLG has joined with ESPN in sponsoring the Cold Pizza contest tomorrow, in which 50 lucky winners will be playing Halo 2 live (on TV) in Times Square. Good luck, folks! (Louis Wu 10:41:20 UTC) (permalink)
Take the Blue Pill... er, Helmet
Matt Geuther, latex-mask-maker extrordinaire, was so impressed by the 2000+ hits he got to his already closed eBay auction (noted here the other day), that he went and set up auctions for another green helmet, a red one, and a blue one. Halloween may be a whole year away, but now's the perfect time to stock up and avoid the rush! (mnemesis 07:14:06 UTC) (permalink)
Exit Polling Covenant Aliens
Just a few minutes ago, during Jon Stewart's LIVE Daily Show covering the USA Election Day shenanigans, when Jon turned to Rob Cordry to discuss some large projection screen graphics, Rob was actually playing HALO. And not as some anonymous 'console shoot-em-up game' but as the ACTUAL game of Halo. Jon surprises Rob and asks him in shock if he's playing HALO. Rob sez he's just exit polling... covenant aliens! What did Rob say to the screen before realizing he was caught? "Yah, suck it! Suck it! Where's your alien plasma rifle now, bitch!"
Truly, the folks at the Daily Show, know their Halo! (Ding 03:40:12 UTC) (permalink)
Everyone Loves A Good Story
For day 3 of their weeklong Halo 2 coverage, Gamespy managed to wrangle an interview with Bungie's Cinematic Director, Joe Staten. Lots of great, non-spoiler stuff in there. Go read! Thanks to John at Gamespy for the info. (mnemesis 03:33:34 UTC) (permalink)
Holy...
Wow. If you live in the Seattle area, read this NOW. Major Nelson, the Xbox Marketing guy, has a free ticket (one ticket) for someone to play Halo all day Thursday. Winner to be picked at random tomorrow night (Wednesday, 3 November) from the folks who send in entries. Make sure you follow all the rules on that page, and that you're eligible. Nice deal! (Thanks, Cybrfrk!) (Louis Wu 01:32:33 UTC) (permalink)
w00tness
Someone sent in a note about a webcomic called w00tness - apparently, a Halo-based storyline is just starting. Nice artwork - keep your eyes open for the next pieces! (Louis Wu 00:52:15 UTC) (permalink)
Five to Play
Hmm... looking over the two dozen news posts that went up recently, I realized that I'd managed to neglect yesterday's Countdown to Halo 2 article from IGN. It was called 'Five Other First-Person Shooters to Play While You Wait' - and, well, yeah, that's what it was. (Yes, Halo was number 1.) (Louis Wu 00:48:34 UTC) (permalink)
Just so you're not bored...
TeamXbox is getting into the 'what do do while you're waiting' game with an article entitled 'Halo 2 Survival Guide'. You probably don't have the time (or money) to complete EVERYTHING on the list at this late date... but hey, you might get some ideas. Credit to John Rivas for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 00:45:39 UTC) (permalink)
Clowns are expensive.
Mat Noguchi answered a LOT of questions recently - some of his answers are even useful. (Most of them are entertaining, so it's worth a read regardless.) Lots and lots of people sent in word about this, but Frankie beat you all. (Which, I suppose, is reasonable, given that he wrote it...) (Louis Wu 00:41:19 UTC) (permalink)
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