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Thursday, May 5, 2005 |  |
A Bag of Angry Cats
Bungie's side of the story for last night's Halo Humpday Challenge has been posted - it's an entertaining read. It's okay to have awful stats if your team wins anyway. I'm not sure I like the title 'Anti-MLG' that was tossed at HBO... but I can't deny we like chaotic gametypes (monosnipe CTF is positively tame compared to some of the stuff that gets played). Go read! (Louis Wu 22:11:54 UTC) (permalink)
Wieldable SMGs
Chris Bryan continues to work on Halo-related pieces - if you check his wearable Master Chief suit page, you'll find a new picture; he's put together a pair of M7/Caseless SMGs that look pretty nice! (He wonders whether he should make 'em shiny, or leave 'em matte... personally, I like 'em the way they are.) (Louis Wu 18:40:02 UTC) (permalink)
More Hi-Res Stryke Force
Last week, Stryke Force released hi-res versions of their first couple of episodes. People liked them - so they've released hi-res versions of episodes 3, 4, and 5. WMP9 versions are up on their downloads page right now - QuickTime links should be up soon. This is one of the more polished machinima series out there - if you haven't seen it, go grab copies! (And don't forget to stop by their forum and let 'em know what you think.) (Louis Wu 17:42:11 UTC) (permalink)
I Ain't Dead Yet
BIGwooly, a name that will be familiar to long-time fans, is back with a new montage. He submitted this to our Movie Peer Review Rating System, and passed nicely; there's some great audio sync going on here. Final credits are also a great example of how this can be done nicely, without too much time given to black screens and white text. You can grab a copy in WMP9 format (31.7 mb) or QuickTime format (29.3 mb). (Louis Wu 15:24:50 UTC) (permalink)
Flash CTF - now local
A week ago, we mentioned a fun little Flash game at Newgrounds, where you could play some CTF on Blood Gulch in your spare time. We were contacted by the author, and now there's a copy hosted here, as well. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 13:16:25 UTC) (permalink)
ILB takes home Webby
Congratulations to 4orty2wo Entertainment - they took home this year's Games-Related Webby Award for their "I Love Bees" Halo 2 campaign. Seems likely that ARGs will take on a much greater role in marketing in the future, now that they've got a success like this under their belts! (Thanks, Ripp.) (Louis Wu 12:29:57 UTC) (permalink)
HBO Lekgolos vs Bungie - HHC
The HBO Lekgolos played Bungie last night in the Halo Humpday Challenge - and prometheus got the jump on Frankie with a writeup on our forum. There's no Mister Chief artwork, but otherwise, it's a great post. (Hmm... come to think of it, the lack of Mister Chief artwork does it GOOD.) The Lekgolos lost - but by a pretty slim margin; looks like it was a good matchup! Go read. (Louis Wu 12:24:51 UTC) (permalink)
The Codex Ep 10 - Rescue
Episode 10 of the Codex has been released; it had been delayed due to technical difficulties, necessitating some refilming, but I must say, it didn't suffer from the delay. This episode is fantastic. Great cinematography, great battle scenes, wonderful plot advancement. A must-see. Available in Quicktime format now - coming soon in DivX and WMP9. (We're happy to host a mirror, if the bandwidth is needed.) Thanks to drelnathi for the heads-up on our forum. (Louis Wu 12:14:37 UTC) (permalink)
I Think It's Going To Be Long, Long Time...
It can't possibly be Thursday, because that would mean we once again forgot to post a One One Se7en on its regularly scheduled day. And that can't possibly have happened, because this one so nicely spears Stuntmutt for his online behavior - how could I miss that? (Thanks to Francesco Poli, the One One Se7en fan, for pointing out this paradox. Me - I'm glad for Stuntmutt that there IS a fan.) And oh, yeah - if the title makes no sense, try singing it. (Louis Wu 11:01:53 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
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