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Monday, January 17, 2005 |  |
Talking to the Tricksters
Ducain has interviewed Ms. Man, a trickster of some repute. It's a fun chat - a look at what makes him tick, what keeps him going (kept him going, I guess - sounds like his Halo days are nearly over), why tricking is so addictive. Go read! (Louis Wu 22:30:49 UTC) (permalink)
Video game sales end 2004 on a low point
Interesting article over at GamesIndustry.biz - looks like a hardware shortfall led to an overall decline in video game growth in December 2004, compared to December 2003. Ouch! Halo 2 was 4th in December sales, with less than 900,000 units. (I have a little bit of trouble with those numbers: according to the same website, Halo 2 sold 3.3 million units in November... but according to Bill Gates, in a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 5, Halo 2 had sold 6.3 million copies at that point. If everyone is accurate, that means Halo 2 sold more than 2 million copies in the first 4 days of 2005 - and I doubt that really happened. Something's a little wonky...) Update: several folks have pointed out that the number oddness has to do with the fact that GameIndustry's numbers are North America-based, and Gates' 6.3 value is worldwide. Glad it all adds up! (GhaleonEB pointed out a thread on the Gaming Age forums with actual NPD numbers. Halo 2 is in the 4th slot, with just over 900,000 units... and Halo 2 LE is in 91st with 120,000. That means Halo 2, in both formats, is actually just 23,500 units out of second place for the month.) (Louis Wu 21:05:23 UTC) (permalink)
Up, Up, and Away!
MrJukes continues his jumping frenzy with another session added to his site. Small... but some pretty nice jumps. A great collection, always getting better! (Louis Wu 20:58:31 UTC) (permalink)
More bandwidth for Team Sexy
The Team Sexy opening day footage we mentioned yesterday now has a couple of new mirrors - FileFront has a copy (lots of bandwidth), and HALOChat has put up a BitTorrent seed, as well. Thanks to HALOChat for both links. (Louis Wu 18:11:40 UTC) (permalink)
Bonehead.
An interesting One One Se7en for you today... personally, I think it's one of his best. (If you don't agree, you've missed (at least part of) the joke.) (Louis Wu 18:03:15 UTC) (permalink)
Wallpaper to cover the cracks
There are 21 new desktop images for you in the Wallpaper section today (over 30 if you count variants). Some are really amazing. (Personally, I'm lovin' Eric Rodrigues' Elite - it's a hair too bright for a long-term desktop for me, but I LOVE the detail. Tim Shenton's Sacred Icon paper is pretty darn impressive, as well.) Go check 'em all out! (Louis Wu 17:58:17 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Happy to be here! Release Night in Erie, PA Sarge - full upper-body coverage Misunderstood and over-blamed Bob the Engineer Back - with RPGs |
Saturday's news in brief:
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It's a Biological Fact Halo 2 transcripts - in German IGN's Best of Everything The Carrier of the Sword Ohio Tourney, Jan 22 Earth will never be the same. Stop! Hammertime. |
