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Thursday, April 28, 2005 |  |
Stryke Force - in Hi Res
Stryke Force had released hi-res versions of their movies on the cover DVDs for Xbox World - now they're making them available on their website. You can find WMP9 versions of the Opening Credits, plus Episodes 1 and 2, in nice hi-res, on their Videos page. QuickTime links should be up there soon. (Louis Wu 20:06:21 UTC) (permalink)
Online Tourney
Machello writes to point out a new online tourney sponsored by the Arm Chair Athletes - prizes will probably be Halo 2 merchandise, but mostly, you're playing for pride. If you're interested in signing up, there's a forum set up for it. (Louis Wu 18:43:03 UTC) (permalink)
Design students have varied tastes
The Art Institutes system of schools recently conducted a national survey on video game preferences - and the results were more eclectic than the surveyors had expected. A press release from the Institutes suggests that while Halo 2 got the most votes for the overall Favorite Video Game from the over 1,000 students polled, only 11 percent actually voted for it. Silmiarly it took Best Video Graphics... but with only 14 percent of the votes. There's a page devoted to the survey results at the Art Institutes website - but the 'Survey Results' link is not a summary of results, it's an Excel spreadsheet containing ALL the raw data. (As far as I can tell, the only summaries are in the press release.) (Louis Wu 18:36:37 UTC) (permalink)
Dodgy journalism
Wow, even the big boys are falling all over themselves with Xbox 360 fever. There's been a rumor floating around that Halo 2 will come pre-loaded on the hard drive of the next-generation Xbox; we've mostly stayed away from it, because Bungie ain't talking, and nobody else really knows anything. However, it just got sillier - CVG actually posted an article suggesting that an anonymously-sent image MIGHT actually be a box shot for this new game. Ignoring the absurdity of the concept (if the game comes pre-loaded on the hard drive, why would you need a box in the first place?), the fact that this is simply the current box, with an Xbox 360 logo slapped on top and a hastily-drawn 'Director's Cut' (with a non-printing character subbing in for the apostrophe, no less) on the front tells you all you really need to know about its legitimacy. CVG should be ashamed of itself for fanning flames with something this weak. (Louis Wu 18:04:04 UTC) (permalink)
Writing is easy.
Looks like the Halo 2 'good/bad' debate has spilled over into today's PvP - thanks, mnemesis. (Louis Wu 16:26:01 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Predator Trailer
Bestmasterchief submitted a trailer for an upcoming Predator remake (in Halo 2). (This has no relation at all to the Halo 1 Predator vids made by c0ld vengeance and demonelite.) Currently it's just cinematic footage, nicely timed to a Predator trailer audio track, but the final film will contain multiplayer footage mixed with movie sound. The trailer passed our Peer Review Rating System, so you can grab it in WMP9 (10.8 mb) or QuickTime (8.9 mb) formats. (While we're on the subject of the MPRRS - it looks like CYBRFRK has updated the FAQ with some common questions - details are in this forum post.) (Louis Wu 15:59:01 UTC) (permalink)
Fly If I Wanted To
sorahn, over at High Impact Halo, brought attention to a video posted a week ago on their forum. It's a nice tribute to an activity that has been sadly curtailed by the recent autoupdate. I've put up the original WMP9 vid (7.6 mb), as well as a QuickTime version (8.7 mb) for folks who are interested in seeing this. Randy Newman rocks. (Louis Wu 15:43:27 UTC) (permalink)
Second Humpday Loss for the Frag Dolls?
Nice find by markhamx2 (with some link help from Pballwizard) - Bungie played three team slayer games against the Frag Dolls last night (and kicked some serious booty in the process); it's not a guarantee that these three games constituted the Halo Humpday Challenge matches... but it's a good bet. (Some might complain that the Frag Dolls are getting their second matchup with Bungie before so many opponents have gotten their first... but hey, Bungie makes the rules. ) (Louis Wu 15:09:56 UTC) (permalink)
NSCS adds product reviews
Overswarm has added 3 new articles to his Not So Common Sense guide - not exactly strategy, but useful to the Halo community nonetheless. These are reviews of products relevant to the community - he looks at CarnageStats, GCSkins, and MLG's VoD. Check out the articles section for more details! (Louis Wu 14:23:11 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo 2 Guitar Tabs
The Se7enth Prophet found a couple more guitar tabs at powertab.net - they're posted on our forum. 'Flawed Legacy' and 'In Amber Clad' - get to playing! (They're available in .ptb format on this page.) (Louis Wu 10:16:21 UTC) (permalink)
New material brings discussion
Lots of people are discussing the auto-update and the new maps, and how they're affecting gameplay across the board.
- Gotfrag discusses how this affects MLG and pro players (thanks, 3Suns)
- Team 7hr33 is happy with the changes, but thinks that they highlight underlying flaws that still exist
- kons0ul laments the lack of fan-created content for Halo 2, a complaint brought on by the new maps (heads-up came here)
- Saint [lpn] looks at the long-term effects of the auto-update changes (mentioned here)
I'm sure there is (or will be) more... these are just the ones that popped up in the last day or so. Update: one more, written last week, over at Rampancy.net - sistimatic wrote up his own impressions the day the autoupdate was released. I even commented on it at the time - but somehow neglected to actually POST my comments. Gah. (Louis Wu 10:11:49 UTC) (permalink)
for them foreigners
RedNovember writes to say that an obscure Indian comic he reads, Badmash, had Halo content in it yesterday. Look out - it's invading our lives! (Louis Wu 10:02:34 UTC) (permalink)
XBList updated
Ben Hollis writes that he's updated XBList, his program that allows you to see who's on Xbox Live. Lots of bugfixes, update checking, and faster emblems. Give it a shot! (Louis Wu 09:59:05 UTC) (permalink)
1,071,973 Matches and Counting...
It's Wednesday, right? Cause One One Se7en comes out on Wednesday, and I never miss a deadline, you know that, right? It's Wednesday. It's even a funny one. Just remember - it's Wednesday. Until after you read this post. (Louis Wu 09:43:32 UTC) (permalink)
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