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Just play the game, dagnabbit!
Bungie's posted this week's Weekly What's Update a bit earlier than usual (and yes, you were first, Nedus) - it focuses almost exclusively on cheating. There's a bit of discussion of the problem involving modded maps - the advice is to hang tight for a little while, things WILL get better. There's another auto-update coming in a couple of weeks that will make things much harder for cheaters, and much easier for the rest of us. And oh, yeah - the maps that will be available for purchase next week (both over Xbox Live and via a store-bought DVD) will be free as of August 30. If you can wait 2 months, you can save a few bucks. Go read! (Louis Wu 19:33:23 UTC) (permalink)
RvB Relic Walkthrough - in QuickTime
Again, apologies for the delay - we've been dealing with some annoying DoS attacks on certain forums. You can now grab QuickTime versions of Red vs Blue's Relic Walkthrough on our server - Hi-Res (45 mb) | Lo-Res (20.6 mb). Enjoy! (The WMP9 versions are now available for everyone at RvB - go get those if you'd rather.) (Louis Wu 18:11:51 UTC) (permalink)
Com unicat on Bre kd wn.
Today's One One Se7en hits home - I played in a game like this last night. Furhman steals his bandwidth from his neighbors, though, so he can't be choosy. (Louis Wu 16:28:34 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Fiction
Seven new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today - go read! (Louis Wu 16:26:28 UTC) (permalink)
Really nice gold elite art
Today's w00tness has a pretty spectacular reworking of a gold elite - go check it out! Thanks to Endbringer for noticing. (Louis Wu 16:07:45 UTC) (permalink)
Bam! Spice that up a notch.
Captain Spark has released another 38 dialogue snippets - some really funny David Cross ones this time around. You can grab the whole lot off his website, or browse them individually in our Dialogue Databank. I like this one. (Louis Wu 16:03:15 UTC) (permalink)
Last 3 flythroughs posted at GameTrailers
Christian Andersen points out that GameTrailers has released their own versions of the flythroughs for Backwash, Gemini, and Terminal. (These are the same films we posted yesterday - but now there are more hosts for them.) (Louis Wu 15:32:06 UTC) (permalink)
Relic Walkthrough from RvB (for sponsors)
Red vs Blue's Relic walkthrough is now available for download for sponsors - coming soon for the masses. (That link will work for everyone - but if the download is starred, only sponsors will be able to get it.) QuickTime versions in the works - we'll post 'em when they're finished. Thanks to ZD for the quick heads-up. (Louis Wu 15:13:20 UTC) (permalink)
Briar's Armor Update
Four more screenshots, showing the thigh pieces, have been posted over at Briar's Armor (it's the top row of thumbnails at the moment). If this news post means nothing to you, check older posts. (Louis Wu 15:02:52 UTC) (permalink)
Game Junkies tournies in OH
A pair of tournaments in Cincinnati, Ohio - August 6th and 13th. Minimum of $1000 in cash and prizes. Read this forum post from Scott Vieth for details! (Louis Wu 14:51:55 UTC) (permalink)
Getting what's coming to them
Thanks to Spenser Gross, who pointed out a new strip over at Halo Babies. Check both the published strip and the original version (linked in the news post) for a couple of takes on modding! (Louis Wu 14:32:51 UTC) (permalink)
I need a weapon.
A couple of weeks ago, we pointed out a trailer for a movie made by folks unhappy with Halo 2 - live action, bitter, and funny. Over at Halo2forum.com, Episode 1 of Halo Poo has been released - same general attitude, same sense of humor. If you liked the trailer, you'll like this one. Where else are you gonna see the Master Chief board a lawnmower? 74 mb, WMP9 format. (Louis Wu 14:24:23 UTC) (permalink)
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Wow, really bad news. Halogrid.com, the site behind the Jump Tactics Spoof videos, has recently gotten hit with a nearly $3500 overage fee for bandwidth because of the popularity of their vids - and they just don't have the money. You can read imSuck's explanation of what happened (there's even a scan of the bill) - if you think you can help out, he's set up a Paypal account to accept donations from the community. I hate it when this sort of thing happens - in today's hosting world, this is usury. These are good guys. :( (Louis Wu 14:12:08 UTC) (permalink)
Working for the Man
Looking for a Job? Bungie's looking for lots of people. Animators, programmers, artists - you name it, they're hiring. Check their jobs page for details. (Louis Wu 13:46:32 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespy says Halo 2 is best
Gamespy posted the top 5 of their Top 25 Xbox Games of All-Time... and Halo 2 took the number 1 spot. Would have been nice to have both games in the top 5... but 6th isn't bad. Thanks to many - Jinno was first. (Louis Wu 13:42:42 UTC) (permalink)
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