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Thursday, April 14, 2005 |  |
Immaturity Reigns
Wow. One of these days, I need to pay attention to our rules; they're set up for a reason. When we automated our Links section, we got over a hundred submissions in the first few days - we set up a rule saying 'no more front-page mentions for new sites' because we didn't want the front page to be nothing but new site mentions. Yesterday, we got email asking us to front-page 2old2play, a splinter group of the Geezer Gamers. I declined - but was sent a series of emails over the course of the afternoon, hounding me to reconsider. So this morning, mostly to make the emails stop, I did. Now I'm getting emails from folks who stayed in the original Geezer Gamers, telling me that the split was pretty unfriendly, that the information we posted wasn't true, and that we needed to set the record straight on the slander. Let this post stand as notice that never again will we EVER post news about a new site, unless there is content that WE believe warrants a post. NO exceptions. Don't ask - because it won't happen. I refuse to participate in he-said, she-said games. (Louis Wu 21:45:13 UTC) (permalink)
Alan James MC Suit - Progress Continues
Almost 2 weeks ago, Alan James sent us new pictures of his under-construction Master Chief Suit - this time, it's arm (or leg?) pieces. Apologies for taking so long to get them up... check 'em out, and follow along with the progress! (Louis Wu 21:12:48 UTC) (permalink)
AiDcomics to host community strips
AiDcomics has seen a niche, and decided to fill it. They're offering hosting for Halo-based comics (that meet their guidelines). If you pen a Halo-based comic, but have trouble finding a home for it... these guys can help you out. Read the news post on the main page for details! (Louis Wu 18:49:44 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCE Chasecam
bitterbanana has gotten a Spectator Chasecam working in HaloCE; you can see a short video of it (AVI format, 3.7 mb) in action on the Gearbox forums. Still a bit jerky... but it's early yet. Thanks, MasterGrief. (Louis Wu 18:06:28 UTC) (permalink)
Seropian on the Edge
Fozma points out an interview with Alex Seropian about Stubbs the Zombie, Wideload's Halo-engined game, in the May issue of Edge magazine. My copy hasn't arrived yet, so I can't discuss it... but hey, Edge is good stuff! (Louis Wu 17:53:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday Fiction
13 new pieces (stories and poems) in the Fan Fiction section since Monday. Go read! (Louis Wu 17:41:21 UTC) (permalink)
Gandhi - the nice killer
Another interview up over at MLGPro.com - this one with GandhiTheGreat, a jock by day, a video game geek at night. Go read about the Gandhi Hop! Thanks, James Schneider. (Louis Wu 17:05:50 UTC) (permalink)
The Avenger, Trailer 2
trigger119 wrote to say that a new trailer for The Avenger has been posted at halomachinima.com, in the Action/Drama section. (This is probably a good time to point out that the Movies section of that site has been rearranged by category, to make films easier to find.) The trailer is pretty short, and makes no sense to me... but it could just be that I'm missing my coffee or something. MPEG-1 format, 12.8 mb. (Louis Wu 16:48:53 UTC) (permalink)
Sax and Violins
The latest in the series of Narc's Retorts is up over at Rampancy.net - Narcogen takes American society to task for suggesting that violence is equivalent to sex in the context of 'things that are bad for our kids'. (This is also the subject of a sizeable thread on our forum, as well - both the thread and Narc's retort stem from the PC Mag piece on the subject of game ratings posted yesterday.) (Louis Wu 13:39:28 UTC) (permalink)
HIH vs Bungie - Humpday news
Phan7om posted a note on our forum about last night's Halo Humpday Challenge; he knows about it because he played in it. (This week, the High Impact Halo admins and forum mods took on Bungie - and lost.) Bungie's writeup isn't posted yet - but Phan7om's forum post contains links to all three games. Hard to hide stuff around here! (Louis Wu 13:12:15 UTC) (permalink)
The Battle Continues
It's amazing how easy it is for things to get away from you. Last week, we put up a gallery for the Halo-related art of Bryn Casey. The same day, his brother posted on our forum, with a NEW picture... and I'm just now getting around to adding it to the gallery. Time... it's an eel. Covered in vaseline. Go look - as Bryn says, it was originally painted with acrylics on an 18x24 canvas... pretty cool stuff. (Louis Wu 12:47:27 UTC) (permalink)
CPL changes Halo 2 tourney format
HALOChat posted a bunch of links to the Cyberathlete Professional League - seems they're moving to a 4v4 format for their Halo 2 tourney, instead of the original 5v5. Many more details, including location and date, can be found in the forum post. (Louis Wu 12:43:10 UTC) (permalink)
Prometheus Update
Nick points out a new update about Prometheus, the multi-version editor in development. A bunch of questions answered (mostly bringing expectations back into line with reality), a set of new screenshots. Go look! (Louis Wu 12:35:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo/Star Wars crossover
Mjolnir14 points out a thread on the FileFront forums about a project starting up to create a Halo mod for Star Wars Battlefront. If this is your cup of tea, go see if you can help! (Louis Wu 12:29:22 UTC) (permalink)
Remembrance
The Codex Episode 9 - 'Remembrance' - has been released. QuickTime only right now, but other formats are on the way. Emotional. (Great filming, as usual.) Thanks, StickyHelljumper. (Louis Wu 12:27:40 UTC) (permalink)
Back to Basics
Wow - a comic that's been dormant for months, Adventures in Disaster, has put up episode 17... poor MC. Thanks, Boxer. (Louis Wu 12:19:07 UTC) (permalink)
Old Guy Tantrums
So you thought that the one thing that older gamers had over younger ones was maturity? You thought wrong. Seems that the Geezer Gamers clan, the first Halo 2 clan devoted to gamers who worry more about their kids than they do about their allowance, has been letting in much younger members, which has offended the REAL 'older crowd' - a rift has occurred, with a new faction, 2old2play, heading off and forming their own clan. Membership is restricted to 25 and older, and the website will have a whole bunch of cool features like video tutorials and private clan forums. And a special nap area, maybe. Thanks, Dave Friesen. (Louis Wu 12:14:13 UTC) (permalink)
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