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Sunday, April 17, 2005 |  |
Fushiko's Trick
A small trick movie made its way through our Peer Review process - and passed; we're gonna let it go this time, because it's pretty small, and has a neat trick, but we need to remind both submitters and reviewers that this system is NOT for trick vids; there are better places for those. That said, check out Fushiko's Bomb-sticking vid - WMP9 format, 3.3 mb. (Louis Wu 19:35:58 UTC) (permalink)
Slippery Bad Guy!
Captain Spark posted another 62 dialogue snippets on his website; we've added them to the Dialogue Databank. There's some good stuff in there - including a Marathon reference (well, a Carlito's Way reference, I suppose, but it was a Marathon level title), and some pretty funny quotes. (Louis Wu 16:52:33 UTC) (permalink)
Mirror, mirror, on the net...
Nirvana has posted a bunch of mirrored movies on his HaloVids site - check this forum post for the list! (Louis Wu 14:44:35 UTC) (permalink)
Major MLG Changes due to Auto-Update
There are a couple of important news items over at MLGPro.com for folks who play in their tournaments. The first points out that having the MLG Online League actually start competition the night the auto-update comes out might cause some headaches... so they've pushed the leagues back a week for folks to get used to the changes. (Thanks, Clan Fire When Ready.) The second warns anyone heading to MLG Orlando next week to NOT allow the Auto Update onto their Xbox, since the update will NOT be supported at the tournament. (All SUBSEQUENT tourneys will use it - but this one is so close that it seemed unreasonable to expect folks to change their playstyle overnight.) For practicing between Monday and the 23rd, they suggest XBox Connect. Wow... makes me glad I'm not organizing this stuff! (Louis Wu 13:16:08 UTC) (permalink)
What's on YOUR tombstone?
Wow... this is a little weird, I think. ManKitten found an ad in American Funeral Director, a publication for the mortuary industry, promoting a product to help you remember your loved one for the important things in their life... and the example they put together involves Halo 2. Go check out the picture. (Louis Wu 13:08:43 UTC) (permalink)
The Art of Controller Tossing
Team Tabula Rasa has a new 'Making of a Spartan' column - this one is called 'The Art of Controller Tossing'. (Well, it's really about goals, and managing your anger in ways that don't involve destruction of property... but the subtitle is funnier.) This is all about what the author did to move away from a plateau he'd reached in online play. Thanks to crazyc33 for pointing it out on our forum. (Louis Wu 12:19:23 UTC) (permalink)
Sex, Drugs, and Halo Pros (Part 1)
Team GAG created a documentary-type vid called 'Sex, Drugs, and Halo Pros, Part 1', an 8-minute condensed view of the team's road trip from Chicago to Houston to participate in the MLG tournament that took place there in March. Three guys, a car, a video camera, and a pro Halo tourney... it's a lot of fun to watch. Heads-up for those just looking for gameplay footage; part one covers getting to the tourney itself; there's very little gameplay at all.) If you visit their website, you'll find download links for hi-res (640x480, 73.3 mb) and low-res (320x240, 30.6 mb) WMP9 versions of this video. ConorOberst has mirrored the hi-res version - and to that we add our own mirrors (hi-res WMP9, mythica.org | bungie.org, low-res WMP9, bungie.org | mythica.org) and a QuickTime version, as well (hi-res, 59 mb, bungie.org | mythica.org, and low-res, 29 mb, mythica.org | bungie.org). This puppy's pretty big; if you have bandwidth to spare, put up a copy, and send us a link; we'll add it to this post! Update: Thanks to Feenix, who's added all four versions to the collection at That Weasel Television. Update 2: trigger119 writes to say that the two hi-res versions can be found on HaloMachinima.com. (Louis Wu 11:38:58 UTC) (permalink)
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