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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 |  |
More DLC Map Vids at Gamespy
Another dozen (well, almost) vids of the upcoming Halo 2 maps have been posted at Gamespy - these are the complementary files to IGN's offerings a couple of nights ago. (If you look at filenames, IGN got the evens, Gamespy got the odds.) Go grab 'em in the flavor of your choice - unlike IGN's, these are downloadable in hi-res by the general public. Thanks, John Rivas. (Louis Wu 19:17:20 UTC) (permalink)
Hooray For Halowood.
Got a movie, want it hosted by us, but can't get past the MPRRS? Stuntmutt can help with today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 16:20:45 UTC) (permalink)
The Talking Sketch
Looks like Brian Jarrard was pretty busy this past week - in addition to the interview vid at Gamespot we mentioned a couple of days ago, and the one at IGN that was findable (but not explicitly mentioned in our news), there's a THIRD interview about the new material, this time over at 1UP.com. (This one's text-based, not in video format.) There's some intriguing info in there - check out the details on banning, the info on playlist changes to avoid obnoxious situations, the discussion about what happened to the needler (and the promised, but unrealized, changes). This interview is actually page 2 of 1UP's article - page one is an intro to the maps themselves. Thanks (yet again), 3Suns. (Louis Wu 14:14:39 UTC) (permalink)
The Patchwork Halo
Dyslexia, over at MLGPro.com, has posted an article evaluating the changes to online play due to the Auto-Update - it's a pretty in-depth read, and while it's slanted a bit to the viewpoint of the changes and how they affect MLG players, there's plenty of general info for less competitive folks. A very nice overview. Thanks (again), 3Suns. (Louis Wu 14:04:25 UTC) (permalink)
Filming improvements in HaloCE
Looks like the Spectator Chasecam we mentioned a few days ago has been perfected, and released - if you want to play with it, go grab it off the Gearbox forum! Thanks, MasterGrief. (Louis Wu 12:34:33 UTC) (permalink)
Wow.
This raised goosebumps on my arms. Here's hoping it wasn't faked. (Louis Wu 07:01:18 UTC) (permalink)
Map Screens - Writ Big
Bungie has posted very large versions of many of the new screenshots released recently - the smallest is 960x720, the largest 1920x1768. As SketchFactor put it, if you haven't seen them or you want to see them in a larger format or with a less obtrusive watermark, they've got you covered. Go download! (Louis Wu 06:22:35 UTC) (permalink)
1.1 Update Impressions at Stage Select
A relatively abrasive summary of the new Auto-Update has been posted at Stage Select. Funny, unless you get annoyed with the unrelenting sarcasm. (Louis Wu 06:01:52 UTC) (permalink)
Walshy Talks to TXB
David "Walshy" Walsh, a member of Team STK (maybe the best, if 6-year-olds can be believed), has been interviewed over at TeamXbox. Interesting read - guy has a solid head on his shoulders. Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 05:46:16 UTC) (permalink)
Blow Me Away
Back in February, Lt Tuma sent along a montage - a trailer, really; campaign footage mixed with cutscenes, set to Breaking Benjamin's Blow Me Away. It wasn't that I didn't like it - I never even got around to WATCHING it. Recently, he wrote to ask again about it - so I watched it. And liked it - quite a bit. We have a new Peer-Review system in place at this point, however... so I asked if he'd be willing to submit to it. He said sure - so I dropped it into the hopper. Two and a half hours later, it had received ratings from 12 volunteer reviewers, and the consensus was 'thumbs-up'... now isn't that better than languishing in a queue for two months? You can grab it in WMP9 format (17.4 mb, mythica.org | bungie.org) or QuickTime format (15 mb, bungie.org | mythica.org) - here's hoping you like it! (Louis Wu 05:30:52 UTC) (permalink)
Too much Halo, not enough sleep
boogey-woogie points out an article at The Nevada Sagebrush about one of the finalists in MTV's Best Gamer on Campus contest. Sounds to me like the guy plays too much Halo 2... (Registration is required - Bugmenot.com can help.) (Louis Wu 05:23:13 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Uprising - on Legendary Tuesday's Fanfic They'll never see it coming. Halo 2 Theme Tab THAT wasn't supposed to happen... New Map Media Frenzy Maptacular Monday! |
Monday's news in brief:
