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Monday, June 6, 2005 |  |
The Videogame Violence Issue, revisited
Remember that series of articles on CBS Gamecore, written by William Vitka, in which the various viewpoints about videogame violence were put on display? Looks like 1UP.com is following suit - a few months later. Same guy on the 'ban 'em' side (Jack Thompson, a lawyer looking to sue the gaming industry for murders he says are attributable to Grand Theft Auto), and another familiar name on the 'games can be good for you' side (Henry Jenkins, who's been involved in the debate for quite some time). It's a good read. And while you're on the subject, check out this article at the New Hampshire Union Leader, found by Wiggum - an interesting viewpoint that suggests that the legislation banning sale of M-rated games to minors might be, in fact, the impetus that spurs more of these sales. (Louis Wu 19:54:24 UTC) (permalink)
2old2type - second podcast
2old2type Radio (a subsidiary of 2old2play) has released their second weekly episode as a podcast - it covers site info, as well as upcoming tournament news, the new consoles, and how upcoming games will affect Halo 2's success. Check it out! (Louis Wu 19:02:15 UTC) (permalink)
Video Games Live tour shapes up
A couple of months ago, we mentioned the Video Games Live Concert - a celebration of game music. At the time, there was just one show scheduled, in LA, on July 6. The tour continues to fill out - there's now an August 11 date in Atlanta, GA. (Check back at their website regularly for more info.) And the good news for Halo fans - Marty O'Donnell will be in LA for that opening show! Get your tickets now. (Louis Wu 18:32:54 UTC) (permalink)
Composer looking for Halo work
Nicholas Singer, a professional composer who studied at Oxford and the National Film School, is looking for single-player Halo mods that need original music. You can hear some samples of his work in the forum post - I'd say anyone who picked him up would be doing pretty well! (Louis Wu 18:24:28 UTC) (permalink)
A Day in Halo and Halo 2
In early May, Raz0r_117 submitted his movie, entitled 'A Day In Halo And Halo 2', to our Movie Peer Review Rating System. It didn't pass - although reviewers liked the diversity of the montage, they thought parts were repetitive, and the quality of the video was pretty low - but Raz0r found hosting for this at That Weasel Television. You can go watch it there! (If you disagree with our reviewers' opinions, speak out on our forum.) (Louis Wu 17:23:39 UTC) (permalink)
That lightbulb is MEAN.
Today, in the Halo Cutscene Library, you'll find the Two Betrayals cutscenes - the Chief gets his eyes opened. The hard way. Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:48:31 UTC) (permalink)
Giving Life to your Gaming World
There's an interesting read over at Pitchfork Media, a music review site. John Cage's Xbox looks at game audio as an up-and-coming genre, attracting more big-name composers - and the problems that come with the mixing of worlds (in this case, movies and games). I'm really surprised Marty O'Donnell and the Halo audio crew aren't mentioned here... but it's a good read nonetheless. (Halo DOES get a one-line mention, justifying the article's on-topicness here.) Thanks, Ashes. (Louis Wu 16:20:54 UTC) (permalink)
Gravemind, Transcribed
Thanks to our own Count Zero for submitting another level transcript - Gravemind is now available in the Halo Story Page navbar. As more levels come in, we'll be adding them! (Louis Wu 15:37:00 UTC) (permalink)
If You Think The Last One Was Rushed...
Stuntmutt speculates about Halo 3 in today's One One Se7en. You ask me, though, that last balloon sounds more like J Allard than Frankie... (Louis Wu 15:09:13 UTC) (permalink)
Helljumpers, face off!
kapowaz pointed out a writeup of a Halo PC match between the HBO Helljumpers and his own Helljumpers (not affiliated with HBO). Looks like the HBO team got their butts kicked pretty bad... it's an entertaining writeup. (Louis Wu 15:06:34 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Squad 7 Promo New Level Transcript Online Collecting the Index Halo Themed Recital Sunday Reading Material What have they to say now? |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Things turn ugly for the crew Halo mod for Madness Interactive Takin' Care of Business Video Production and Halo - a Guide Halo Armegeddon Emergency Response Restoring that IROC |
