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Monday, November 15, 2004 |  |
The Poll That Just Won't Die
Bah. Gamespy STILL hasn't finished up that Grudge Match between Halo 2 and Half-Life 2, and right now, Halo 2 is losing by 900 votes. They should be turning it off pretty soon, so visit Gamespy's front page, and vote, so folks can stop telling me to post this. (Louis Wu 22:48:47 UTC) (permalink)
Out of the Terrible Twos
Whoops! I've got to head out, but KP reminded me that today is the third anniversary of the release of Halo - a good day to be happy about! (It's also the second anniversary of Xbox Live - and wow, what a long way THAT has come!) Happy Birthday, Halo! (As for all the other news that's building up - tonight. I'll get to a bunch of it tonight. I hope.) (Louis Wu 20:28:23 UTC) (permalink)
February 9?
Whoa. This is FIRMLY in the rumor category, until I see some evidence, but Slashdot is reporting that there's a note at the very end of the credits screen that states 'Coming February 9th' - if you finish on Legendary. Utopian Gamers, where /. got their info, suggests that it's a heads-up for Halo 3 in 3 months... I have trouble believing that. What it DOES mean (if it's even really there), though, is anybody's guess at this point. More if and when we learn something. (Louis Wu 18:50:16 UTC) (permalink)
I wonder what V2 looked like?
A certain hippo-lover tipped us off to a new product from Motorola, coming soon... MAN that interface looks familiar. I know I've seen it somewhere before... (Louis Wu 18:42:33 UTC) (permalink)
Santa Claude.
That darn Stuntmutt... always sniping. One One Se7en gets it wrong today, though - I'm not particularly jolly. Just ask the people who email me. (Louis Wu 14:59:38 UTC) (permalink)
Halo/XBL egg
Hehe - we're holding off on most tricks/glitches/eggs until the joint HIH/HBO site is up and running (in the meantime, remember to submit your stuff to High Impact Halo!), but this one was too good to let go. Mike Basus was looking at his HDTV screen, waiting for matches to start in Live, and noticed that one of the lines of what looks like alien text is actually the lower half of text in the Halo font. He's decoded this much so far:
"DAVID CANDLAND IS THE GREATEST UI DESIGNER EVER"
[then there are 13 characters he doesn't understand:] "LIVEINTREEISI"
"HIS WORK IS ASTOUNDING AND HE IS VERY HUMBLE"
I gotta wonder - did Dave put this in, or was someone yanking his chain? Nice find, Mike! Update: Confirmation from a close relative of Dave's clears up that this was, in fact, added by Dave, and as late as October, had not been noticed by the majority of Bungie employees. The best kind of egg! (Louis Wu 10:25:55 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: The Movie - Again
Uriel points out an article on the German SCIFI-NEWS site; it talks about a Halo movie to be announced in Variety this January. Ed Harris as Keyes, Samuel L. Jackson as Johnson, with Ridley Scott directing... they even have storyboards that haven't been seen yet (unless they come from the Art of Halo book, which hasn't arrived here yet...). Uriel points out that there are plenty of factual errors in the text, and that this is all RUMOR until confirmed somewhere - but man, it's a rumor that just won't die, no matter how often Bungie says 'we don't like the idea of a Halo movie'. (Louis Wu 10:20:24 UTC) (permalink)
Reviews - they're not so happy
Reviews this morning:
- Daily Trojan (USC student paper) - general review (no score) - thanks, Annie M.D. Update: They did, in fact, give it a rating (though it's not displayed online): 4.5/5.
- Thread (New Zealand) - 4.5/5
- The Battalion (Texas A&M student paper) - no score, but 'just more of the same'
There's also a multiplayer overview from the Daily Trojan - thanks, Annie M.D. (Louis Wu 10:14:04 UTC) (permalink)
Glitching for fun and profit
Halo GT has put together another film - GT #11 starts out with some tank launching off shields, and gets to the top of the world. There are also a bunch of funny glitches on the second half of the film. Some stuff I haven't read about yet. 30 mb, QuickTime format, available from HaloGT.com. (Louis Wu 10:04:40 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox.com - a hotbed of new content
Wow... the folks at Xbox.com have been busy. TONS of new articles...
- Spotlight on Halo 2 sound
- The Sins of Halo (what it's made people do)
- Book Report: First Strike
- New and Improved (what's better in vehicles and weapons)
- A Smarter AI
- Rev Your Engines (a look at vehicles)
- Double Your Guns (dual-wielding guide)
- The Backstage Pass page has FINALLY been updated with winner info
- Minor Spoilers (story synopsis - there ARE spoilers here)
- Launch coverage: New York at 3 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm, 9 pm, overall, Seattle coverage, LA coverage
Thatsalotta articles. (Louis Wu 09:57:48 UTC) (permalink)
Halo brew at the Norwegian launch
Rhox, from HaloNorge.com, points out a set of pictures he took at the Norwegian launch party last week. Funky chairs! (Louis Wu 09:35:56 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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A little about recent problems More Reading is More Gud. Halo around the net TruthMedia, indeed. Bungie Fanfest pics Fan reviews at HP Tricks, and what's gonna happen with 'em. |
Saturday's news in brief:
