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The Junkyard looks at Halo 2
The Junkyard has released their own in-house review of Halo 2; it takes into account several other fan reviews, and looks more closely at some of the choices Bungie made. It's aimed at folks who've already finished the game. Go take a look! (Louis Wu 21:51:51 UTC) (permalink)
Now THAT'S Art.
prometheus has updated his site devoted to Halo Environmental Art, The Halouvre, with new 1600x1200 (and smaller) HUDless Halo 2 screens... and a tutorial on how to make your own. (I gotta say... it looks HARD. Or at least time-consuming.) Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:47:44 UTC) (permalink)
Flying Warthogs, Center Stage
Ryan 'Mhaddy' Matthews writes to say that the latest Spotlight over at the Junkyard is on Ducain, the master behind HighImpactHalo.org. Go read it to see what drives this guy! (Louis Wu 17:44:27 UTC) (permalink)
An Outpouring of Words
15 new stories and poems for you in today's Fan Fiction update. Go see what you can find! (Louis Wu 14:52:50 UTC) (permalink)
Crikey! Something's missing!
altodarknight, unhappy with the lack of an Aussie contingent in the recent restructuring of XBL's Clan HBO, has put up a poll asking if you'd join an Aussie HBO clan if it existed. Stop by and cast your vote! (Clearly, this is only useful if you live in the region...) (Louis Wu 14:40:16 UTC) (permalink)
Video games, eh?
GlobeandMail.com has put up another article about the Cananimators, the group of 6 Canadians on the Halo 2 development team, and how they fit into the overall picture of Canada's contribution to video game development. Thanks, Zaknafein. (Louis Wu 14:37:42 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCE Video Contest - More Prizes
A week ago, we mentioned a contest cosponsored by Gearbox Software, EPG Servers, and Halo Maps; create a video promoting Halo CE, win cool stuff. The list of stuff just grew; Forerunners.org tossed in a couple of signed German copies of Halo PC. You can find the announcement of new prizes on the Gearbox forum, and the full contest rules (including prizes) on the Halo Maps website. (Louis Wu 14:35:01 UTC) (permalink)
Carrying the field
Gamespot's got another article up about the great month Halo 2 and GTA: SA just finished; in fact, it was so great that total console software sales for the month were 11% above their November 2003 values - and without those two titles, the numbers would have been 21% BELOW last year's values. Wonga. (Louis Wu 14:30:50 UTC) (permalink)
Of circles, and dashes...
Acronym puzzles have been a part of Bungie lore for years - going all the way back to the Marathon days. mnemesis got pretty interested in the Halo 2 acronyms a month ago - but he's stepped it up a notch by bringing in the Strategy Guide, and Bungie.net wallpapers; the current puzzle is pretty spread out. Go read his forum post, and see what you can figure out! (Louis Wu 13:36:52 UTC) (permalink)
G4's Icons Update
Recently, G4TechTV aired an episode of Icons devoted to Bungie, and their rise through the years. It's nicely put together, with interviews of various Bungie (and ex-Bungie) employees, coupled with footage from various sources. Dan Chosich did a fantastic job of capturing this; we can't show it to you yet, because it's still in rotation on G4TechTV, but once they stop airing it (last scheduled episode is December 19), we'll post a copy for download. If you have access to the cable channel, watch it on your television. The full schedule is here. (Just search for 'Bungie'.) (Louis Wu 04:01:24 UTC) (permalink)
All this, and donuts too.
There's a new Weekly What's Update up over at Bungie.net right now - info about action against cheaters, info about the basics of Xbox Live gameplay, and a truly awful Mister Chief drawing. Go read! (Louis Wu 03:57:04 UTC) (permalink)
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