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Core Jumping
trevor i presume points out a vid he made showing off Fusion Core jumping. It's being hosted over at Team Dirty Tricks. 11 mb, WMP9 format. (Louis Wu 20:46:17 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo Sheet Music
BitMaP sent a note about a transcription he's done for Remembrance (a beautiful piece that can be found on the Halo 2 Soundtrack). Looks like there's quite a bit more on the way, as well... keep an eye on the site! (Louis Wu 19:03:38 UTC) (permalink)
They can't win.
I find this intriguing... recently, GamaSutra offered a Question of the Week, in which they asked readers to discuss the most creative games of 2004 (thanks, Rampancy.net). What interested me was that out of all responses, only one person is quoted as having anything good to say about Halo 2 - and that person prefaces his comments with 'I know I'll take flak for this...'. Around the gaming community, there is talk of Microsoft adoptiong Bungie's innovations with respect to XBL for ALL upcoming games - love matchmaking or hate it, you cannot argue with its novelty and departure from the norm - and yet, when gaming professionals are asked to comment on creativity, they're apologetic when they mention this. Bungie has become the team you love to root against - the 800 pound gorilla of the gaming world, the 'they can't be cool because they're so popular' group. I don't know if that amuses or annoys me... (Louis Wu 17:52:04 UTC) (permalink)
H2AS Updates
Michael Greenwood writes to let us know that H2 Advanced Stats, an online Stats aggregator we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, has moved to new digs, with a new site design, more options, and personalized pages coming soon. Take a look! (Louis Wu 17:40:10 UTC) (permalink)
No 'We' in Team
Looks like there's a new Subzero Rivalries up over at Evilburger.net - and someone has a bone to pick with random team matchmaking. Thanks, MarkHawk. (Louis Wu 15:31:02 UTC) (permalink)
A router just for gamers
3Suns pointed out a review of the D-Link Wireless 108G Gaming Router over at TeamXbox; it comes with some built-in enhancements that help gamers, and some of them work very well with Xbox Live. They did some specific Halo 2-based tests to see how well things worked. If you're totally serious about having the best connection possible, and money is no object, read this review. (Louis Wu 14:44:56 UTC) (permalink)
Project Torlan - Content Pack 1.75
Thanks to zugy, who pointed out that Project Torlan, the Unreal Tournament Halo mod, has released Content Pack 1.75. It's huge - 164 or 200 mb, depending on the compression you choose - so go visit! (Louis Wu 01:45:34 UTC) (permalink)
The Codex - Episode 1
The Codex, a new machinima series that released a trailer about a week ago, has made good on its promise to release Episode One on February 9th. Go visit for the new episode (QuickTime now, WMP9 and DivX coming very soon), as well as lots of new updated content.
We'll be posting mirrors if they decide they need them; this one's quite nicely done. (Louis Wu 01:41:37 UTC) (permalink)
Custom Tourneys - and More
Wow. Frankie pointed out a new article on Bungie.net that gets down and dirty with RSS feeds - it's an interview with the guys who run the DeFAS.org website about the tools they're developing that use Bungie's RSS feeds in new and innovative ways. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 01:32:19 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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A new Rockslide Megabattle Afterwar 12 Ten Seconds To Win. Imitation... for the right reasons? Jumping - for everyone |
Tuesday's news in brief:
