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Friday, May 27, 2005 |  |
Pump, don't squeeze.
This week's Weekly What's Update, populated entirely with questions pulled off our forum, is up at Bungie.net now. Thanks to CougRon, who noticed it before I did. (Louis Wu 21:37:09 UTC) (permalink)
2old2play tries the new maps
I missed this yesterday - but 2old2play.com sent some folks to E3 this year, and then submitted their report to Bungie.net - there's a part 1 and a part 2. (The final picture would suggest that '2old2play' means 'in your late 20's'.) Thanks, Stosh. Update: I've been corrected - the guy playing in that pic is NOT a member of 2old2play, and in fact wouldn't have been accepted for membership. (Louis Wu 20:00:00 UTC) (permalink)
Weekly Update with YOUR help
Holy Magillicutty, Batman... here's your chance to get questions answered. Frankie has started a thread on our forum, offering to answer as many questions as you post (civilly) in this week's Weekly What's Update. There's already a decent quantity up there... but get to thinkin' - you never know! Update: Thread was locked, by Frankie's request - I guess he figured 97 responses were enough. (Louis Wu 17:50:19 UTC) (permalink)
Mac Halo Updater 1.5.2 released
MacSoft has released Halo Updater 1.5.2, which brings the Mac version of Halo into line with HaloPC and HaloCE v1.07 (fixing a network vulnerability). You can grab the updater (3.5 mb) off our server, or from MacUpdate.com. Get back to playing with your PC buddies! (Louis Wu 17:44:58 UTC) (permalink)
Pun-itent Tangent.
There's been some awful puns in One One Se7en through the years... but this one takes the Christmas goose. (Louis Wu 15:27:32 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Fiction
Ten new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today - get to reading! (Louis Wu 15:26:10 UTC) (permalink)
Doom 3 vs Halo 2: The Battle of the Stories
Doom 3 has a much larger amount of story material than the original Doom. In addition, it's presented in-game in a much-more-interactive way than Halo's story is (instead of simply using cutscenes and the occasional scripted encounter, you can find information on viewscreens, dropped PDAs, lab computers, and more). So has Doom surpassed Halo in its storytelling ability? Narcogen takes a close look over at Rampancy.net - you might be surprised by what he found. (Louis Wu 15:15:51 UTC) (permalink)
Cutscene Library Grows
The Bridge scene from Pillar of Autumn is now available from the Halo Cutscene Library - go grab it! (Louis Wu 14:50:06 UTC) (permalink)
Update on Twin Galaxies contest
Back in January, we mentioned a cash prize given out by Twin Galaxies (a game-ranking site) for a Legendary speedrun of Halo 2. HALOChat wrote to point out that the prize has increased (from $150 to $250), and a new 'Special Rule' has been instated - the Envy skull (which gives permanent invisibility) cannot be used. (This would suggest, however, that OTHER skulls CAN be used... hmm. Sputnik, anyone?) You'll find the bounty on their Rules page - it's Bounty (105), and I found it on page 10. (Louis Wu 14:33:46 UTC) (permalink)
Blood Covenant Looking for a Sprite Artist
JPOGDNA writes to say that new management has taken over on the Halo: Blood Covenant project (a side-scrolling Halo game) - but they've hit a snag. They need a new sprite artist (just one), to help with backgrounds, some weapons, character actions and the like. Interested people can send samples of their work to either rleemailcall@yahoo.com or MCJPOGDNA1986@hotmail.com to apply. Give 'em a look! (Louis Wu 14:01:59 UTC) (permalink)
Odd Advertising
A number of people pointed out this article at Xbox-Scene, showing pictures of the upcoming Xbox 360 kiosk... you gotta wonder why the picture used is a sideways shot from Lockout. Weird. I think SUPERTOY was first. (Louis Wu 13:58:41 UTC) (permalink)
MC goes south... and a look at quitters
Over at Halo Babies, you'll find a photo diary of Master Chief's E3 Adventure... that guy can get into a lot of trouble! When you're done with that... there's also a new strip for the day. You gotta pick your friends carefully... (Louis Wu 13:55:36 UTC) (permalink)
HaloCE 1.07 Update
Dennis Powers points out that the HaloCE 1.07 hotfix is now in the auto-update - but the dedicated server patch (for servers that didn't use the installation utility to install the server) can still be found at Gearbox Game Zone. Details (and usage) are on this page. (Louis Wu 03:10:40 UTC) (permalink)
Worldwide Halo Tourney Advances to Finals
22 out of 24 Xbox Live global regions have a declared winner in the worldwide Halo 2 contest (last mentioned about a month ago) - you can read the official press release for more details. (Only Japan and the US are still awaiting a national champion.) Finals will be played on Friday, June 10. (Louis Wu 02:38:19 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Halo 2 Soundtrack Vol 2 - Mastered Almost Parcheesi Halo Cutscene Library Opens The Argument Modeling the Rocket Launcher Return of the Bex HaloCE 1.07 hotfix now available |
Wednesday's news in brief:
