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More Swahili Snippets
Yesterday, WraithX posted three new Swahili clips he found in the final tunnel in Outskirts - and rehema once again translated these to English for us. We've added all three (with their translations) to our Dialogue Databank... along with a multiplayer sound submitted by Remotemonkey. Coming up on 800 Halo 2 snippets! (Louis Wu 13:08:21 UTC) (permalink)
Lots of words
Has it really been a week since I posted a Fan Fiction update? There are 28 new pieces today, so yeah... maybe. (Louis Wu 12:55:24 UTC) (permalink)
Halo really IS big business
Wow. There's an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today that talks about the big-business aspect of video game development... but buried in it are a bunch of tidbits that I haven't seen anywhere else yet. It talks about the newest job opening on Bungie's Jobs page - they're looking for an AI Engineer (we haven't mentioned this one yet). It discusses average salaries for programmers, artists, animators, and designers - a subject that came up very recently on our forum. It mentions that Microsoft will likely get about 2.5 percent of its sales and 7.5 percent of its profits from video games in the current fiscal year - pointing out the extreme profitability of game titles compared to MS's other products. And it quotes J Allard as saying that Bungie will DOUBLE its current staff of 65 people to work on 'the next installment [of Halo]'. THAT is a bombshell - if true. Go read! (Louis Wu 11:50:57 UTC) (permalink)
Arbiter vs Mega Man
Over at GameFAQsASCII.com, there's a Character Battle - Arbiter vs Mega Man. Only 75 people have voted at this point - wouldn't take much to sway this one. Thanks, Harrison. (I gotta say, I really don't understand the point of polls like this; I'm posting this one because we got a half-dozen emails about it, and I want them to stop. In fact, I think I'll take this opportunity to lay down new HBO policy - after this one, we won't be mentioning Character Battle-type polls any more here. So go vote in this one; it's the last one we'll cover.) (Louis Wu 11:36:34 UTC) (permalink)
Halo in a LOT of Hometowns
The Halo in my Hometown contest being run by ICDedPpl is now open for votes; all contest entries are posted (there are 272 of them!), and you can vote for as many as you like. Go visit, browse, vote! (Voting ends in a week - so get started. 272 pics is a lot to go through.) (Louis Wu 11:31:25 UTC) (permalink)
Monkey Chief, and Other Stuff
Bungie's Weekly What's Update has been posted at Bungie.net - and there might be info in there that even makes the disgruntled among you happy. Cheat fixes could be ready within a month (if everything goes according to plan) - and there's a list of some of the worst cheats that will be fixed. It also addresses some of the direct complaints folks have had about the Weekly What's Updates to this point. It's a good read - go read. (Louis Wu 02:35:07 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's news in brief:
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Wreaking Havok Best Gamer On Campus The Dauntless Spartans Sniffing the Vinegar Warbow's Foolproof Early Warning System. 7he Bridge Bungie Fundamentals US Army vs Bungie - no contest |
Thursday's news in brief:
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Pink! Mongooses and Skyhawks, oh my! Oxygen - bah. Regrouping Umm, yeah Art - for the most part |
