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Monday, May 16, 2005 |  |
This isn't Tuesday, dude.
Red vs Blue Episode 57, 'The Storm', has been posted for sponsors. This is the last episode of Season 3, and it's rather large (8 and a half minutes, 70-80 mb or so depending on flavor). You'd think that some storylines would be cleared up, given that it's the end of the season and all... but you'd be wrong. Great piece. Thanks to Caboose989 for the first heads-up. (Louis Wu 23:11:14 UTC) (permalink)
Do video games make you smart?
There's a somewhat off-topic column over at Slate from last week - it's worthy of mention here because Halo 2 is used as an example of a game that leads people to expect more from their entertainment. (The column is a dialogue between Steven Johnson, who believes that TV and video games are causing people to become smarter, by having to follow more intricate storylines, and Dana Stevens, who thinks that the argument is absurd when applied to television, but works for video games.) Thanks, Cornballer. (Louis Wu 19:28:15 UTC) (permalink)
Weapons respawn info for new maps
In early March, MurderDog and friends submitted respawn times for Halo 2 maps; we posted a note about it here. Now, Typher has added this information for the 4 newly-released maps - you can find them at the bottom of the timing page. (Louis Wu 18:00:16 UTC) (permalink)
Rankled.
No, I DIDN'T forget today's One One Se7en - it's still Monday, right? Geez. Good thing, too, cause it made me laugh. (Louis Wu 17:20:26 UTC) (permalink)
A new montage
A few days ago, I got an email from BeefySleet, who wanted to point out a video made by a friend of his, TXz Dymdez. I watched it, and was impressed; it was really well-done. I asked him to submit it to the Movie Peer Review Rating System, which had recently been tweaked after complaints of a slippage in quality - I felt that this would be a great first vid out of the gate, post-tweakage. Unfortunately, the movie failed - by the slimmest of margins (it received a rating of 74.75%, passing at the time was 75%). However, I'm releasing it anyway, because I think that it deserves recognition; I think the MPRRS reviewers are tired of montages and will fail pretty much ANYTHING submitted in montage format. (We'll soon be releasing another failed-by-narrow-margin montage that would have passed at any other time in Halo's history.) This one was (is) originally available on the Halo2Forum - you can find download links and commentary in this thread. We're providing another pair of mirrors for the original WMP9 version (33 mb, mythica.org | bungie.org) as well as a pair of QuickTime mirrors (31.6 mb, bungie.org | mythica.org); as of now, these are the only QT mirrors. Enjoy - but realize that it's possible that we may have reached the end of the golden age of montages. (Louis Wu 17:10:45 UTC) (permalink)
Halo CE Chronicles Trailer Posted
Dennis Powers has posted the Season 2 Teaser Trailer for the Halo CE Chronicles; it's available in both WMP9 and QuickTime formats from the downloads page. More maps, more story, blowing stuff up. (Well, not in the trailer. But soon.) (Louis Wu 16:16:17 UTC) (permalink)
Mmm.... donuts.
Phoenix_9286 posted another episode of Last Stand - and the forum post gives lots and lots of background about the strip. Sounds like a bunch of work! (Louis Wu 12:52:23 UTC) (permalink)
The Disposition of Intellectual Property
Flashman has written up a rebuttal to the recent article at HaloDev about 'ripping' - his argument is that creative expression (and free speech) is being stifled by fear of infringement of intellectual property. I almost didn't post this; we've had a pretty substantial email conversation this morning about the subject, and I was pretty sure at the outset that he had simply missed the point of the HaloDev article... but I was wrong; he understood it, but believes that once you release material into the world, you're obligated to live with what the world does with it. (I STRONGLY disagree with this sentiment; I believe that the intellectual property owner should have final say about the use of their creation... but my disagreement shouldn't stifle the discussion itself; it's a blog, there are built-in tools for making your views known.) Go read - then let him know what you think! (Louis Wu 10:56:21 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Morning Text
Twelve new pieces submitted to the Fan Fiction section over the weekend... poetry, chapters, standalone pieces. Go read! (Louis Wu 10:49:40 UTC) (permalink)
Things that make you go Hmm....
While the silence from Bungie about the future of the Halo franchise continues, Narcogen explores another possibility - read about it at Rampancy.net. (Louis Wu 10:28:57 UTC) (permalink)
Ways to make Halo more risque
Today's Waffle Hut has a Halo 3 mention... I'm not sure I understand it, but there you are. Thanks, Tricky. (Louis Wu 10:25:36 UTC) (permalink)
The Lowdown on Glitching
There's a nice article on glitching, and the problems it's causing for Microsoft, over at Wired.com. Nothing really new for the hardcore Halo fan, but it's a nice introduction to the concept for the general public, and it contains great quotes from Ducain and Dark Helmet (and prominent links to High Impact Halo). Go read! (Louis Wu 10:14:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 touted by Bill Gates
I woke up this morning to an absurdly-full mailbox. Yeah, there was a lot of spam... but there were also hundreds (literally) of notes about the Gamespot article which recounts that Time Magazine quotes Bill Gates confirming Halo 3, to be released at or near the release of Sony's Playstation 3 next year. Bungie STILL hasn't weighed in on this one - but it's a little silly to say 'even Bill GATES has no say in release dates'. We're still gonna keep you apprised of the OFFICIAL announcement, when it eventually comes... but please - we've seen this article, and the dozens of articles like it, all over the web; we've now front-paged the news... so you can stop sending us the link. (Louis Wu 10:09:03 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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VideoTuts Mass Media Release Zelda mod coming along Bits and Bobs. GNF Highlights - now for direct download Ripping in the Halo Community |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Miranda has been found Regret A Tour of Two Maps On the internet, nobody knows... Halo 2 Watch Auction A Revisionist Look at Halo 2 Direct Download links for GNF Highlights Short? He said that was short? |
