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Monday, April 11, 2005 |  |
Artness.
Another art update at Halo Babies - some really nice stuff! (It's not all Halo-related... but it's all fun!) Thanks to PlasmaFire for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 23:34:04 UTC) (permalink)
Halo's Hidden Hero
MLGPro.com has posted an interview with Sergio, the quiet member of x6. Go read it! (Thanks, 3Suns.) (Louis Wu 22:21:50 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 up for a Spacey
Halo 2 is up against Burnout 3, Far Cry, GTA: SA, and Half-Life 2 in the Video Game category Spaceys Viewers Choice awards - go tell 'em what you like! Thanks, Cary Trussler. (Louis Wu 20:02:10 UTC) (permalink)
The Art of Marksmanship
TalkXbox has posted the next chapter of its Art of War strategy guide - it's called 'The Art of Marksmanship', and it contains an instructional video (25.6 mb, MPEG-4 format) to go with its text instruction. (The video seems like more of a montage - SP and MP - than 'instruction'... but Eisen Feuer acknowledges this on the page itself.) Thanks to BattleVark for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:40:12 UTC) (permalink)
STK Poisons take XTourney
STK won the 2v2 Halo tournament run by XTournaments last weekend - congrats, LiL Poison and Poison! More details can be found on the XTournaments site. (Louis Wu 17:30:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo makes Time's Top 100
Cheers, Mr Danger lets us know that the Halo Team has been listed in the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World in the newest Time Magazine (you must be a magazine subscriber to read this online). Way to go! (Louis Wu 17:28:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 - The Movie (trailer)
Progress continues on the Movie Peer Review Rating System; we've tweaked the required final score to be a bit lower (it seemed we were weeding out EVERYTHING), and we've added 3 more reviewers to the 'Required Reviewers' total - when we required 7 reviewers, a single low rating could knock a contender out of the running (and at least one reviewer has been rating vids consistently below average). We also changed the wording on the response that submitters get if their movie doesn't make the cut; they're now encouraged to use the feedback to improve their movie, and resubmit. (That was always part of the plan, but I don't think we made it clear enough - this system was built for two primary reasons; to weed out some of the overabundance of videos... but also to help moviemakers IMPROVE their skills.) The first result of these changes - a video that was submitted, and rejected, was edited with an eye to the criticism and resubmitted - and it passed. You can grab comradx's Halo 2: The Movie (Trailer) in WMP9 format (29.2 mb, mythica.org | bungie.org) or QuickTime format (29.2 mb, bungie.org | mythica.org) - it's the first teaser of a full-length movie based on the Halo 2 storyline, using cutscene footage mixed with David Galindo's impressive works (with full permission). There's a thread devoted to this project over at High Impact Halo. (Louis Wu 14:50:04 UTC) (permalink)
Where have you BEEN, young man?
Mommeeeeeee! He's at it AGAIN! (Louis Wu 14:18:06 UTC) (permalink)
Overrun and Underwhelmed
I HATE it when my notes get buried, and I forget to post something. Yaksha visited our forum yesterday to announce Episode 6 of Sponsors vs Freeloaders - Overrun and Underwhelmed. Film quality continues to be quite good - and there's still a plot. Multiple resolutions are available. Grab a copy! (Louis Wu 13:27:56 UTC) (permalink)
Glad He Ate Her.
In order to 'get' this week's One One Se7en, you have to 1) remember the names of downloadable maps Bungie plans to release in June, 2) be old, and 3) have watched some REALLY bad television in your youth. That's... um, 7 of us. For the rest of you, there's Google. (Louis Wu 13:20:55 UTC) (permalink)
iGod... Holy Halo
Wow. Now THIS is something... I haven't seen before. A collection of south Texas religious groups (they might all be the same entity; I can't tell - but we've got Fuzion Church, Crossroads Baptist Church, and Chi-Ro Ministries) has put together a series of Halo-based machinima to promote a Christian weekend retreat - and to promote Christian principles in general. Movies are in QuickTime format, and available in a couple of different resolutions each. Definitely points for innovative use of modern technology to get across an age-old message... thanks to HaloPlanet for pointing this out. (Louis Wu 13:15:39 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's Thirteen
Thirteen new pieces of Fan Fiction for you this morning - the weekend catch. Go read! (Louis Wu 12:56:40 UTC) (permalink)
And MORE Comics.
The comic flood doesn't end. (It would be really nice if some of it would slow down until the creators had time to make stuff FUNNY... but hey, you can't have everything. And no, I'm not saying they're ALL un-funny... just that some are coming out so quickly that the chance for humor is trampled by the rush to release.)
- Last Stand Page 11 was released last night.
- Halo in Paradise got another episode.
- This Island Earth got another ep, and the first two were worked on some more.
I'm wondering when the fan apathy is gonna set in, with all this content release... Update: Bye-Stander has gotten a new episode today, as well. (Louis Wu 10:46:13 UTC) (permalink)
The Stranger vs Master Chief
This... is just a bizarre article to see at a site like HowStuffWorks. (Then again... maybe it's not.) Thanks to Ian Wiseman for the heads-up. (There's voting at the end - be sure to vote.) (Louis Wu 10:41:08 UTC) (permalink)
Video Flood
There've been a ton of movies announced on our forum recently; none of these have been submitted to our peer review rating system, so they're not eligible for HBO hosting, but you can still check them out:
- Praetoria Guard has 3 films out (one is a blooper reel)
- KoTHALO has released a trailer for 3lite, another zombie-type movie
- Spartan92290 posted a note about Grunts Gone Wild, a grunt party movie (better link here)
- Nighthawk 117 put up a vehicle antics film - acrobatics in Halo 2
I'm sure there are others I missed. (Louis Wu 10:37:17 UTC) (permalink)
Movie DB at TrickingIT
TrickingIT.com has set up a movies database where you can rate released films. At the moment, it's mostly just promotional info about recent or upcoming films (the majority of posts have no ratings at all)... but I guess the more people who use this, the more useful it will become. (You must be registered at that site to even SEE the database.) There's more info in a forum post made by Phan7om, as well as on the TrickingIT.com front page. (Louis Wu 10:26:41 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Comic Invasion Minor Site Cleanup Triple Threat Religious Architecture. Halo CE Chronicles gets a new home NZ Halo 2 Champ crowned |
Saturday's news in brief:
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He's showing up in the oddest places... Resolute Issue 6 Elite Fight HALOader updated I'm Not The Jerk, You're The Jerk, Jerk. Not So Common Sense opens its doors The Chief Walks Away Warlock - in 3D |
