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Saturday, July 2, 2005 |  |
Halo 2: The Road to Glory (Trailer)
Noah Gallop and his friends are Halo fans. So much so, in fact, that Noah created a film documenting their wait for Halo 2 last year. It's a full-length film - 80 minutes long. (The Hi-res WMP9 version is over 400 MB.) As such, it probably has a limited audience... but I think he did a wonderful job capturing the devotion some of us felt towards Halo (and where that devotion came from), and what this did to us in the ramp-up to Halo 2. It's part documentary, part tribute film, part parody of the silliest parts of fandom. We're not quite prepared to handle the full release yet - but Noah's put together a short teaser (2 minutes, about 25 mb) to whet your appetite. (WMP9 format, 24.8 mb | QuickTime format, 25.3 mb). There's a forum post here - feel free to let us (and Noah) know what you think of the film, and whether you'd be interested in DVD copies. (Noah's considering this.) (Louis Wu 11:56:06 UTC) (permalink)
Waiting it out
Wow - in the wake of Bungie's announcement of another auto-update to address cheating, HaloMods has decided to close their forums until it's released. You can read Grenadiac's news post here. Thanks, TOMASS. (Louis Wu 10:59:42 UTC) (permalink)
RvB's Terminal Walkthrough Posted
Red vs Blue posted their Terminal walkthrough last night - this is the first one that contains a second character. (Basically, Burnie needed someone to show what happens when you get hit by a train.) As usual, a great display of all the key points of the map - weapon placement, strategy options, layout. You can grab the WMP9 version off their site (Hi-res is 40.1 mb, Lo-Res is 11.9 mb), or you can grab our QuickTime versions (Hi-Res, 41.8 mb | Lo-Res 14.8 mb). For some strange reason, this is the first walkthrough they've released with interlacing problems - the QuickTime is deinterlaced. Minor detail, though - the vid's great, no matter how you see it! Thanks to MANY - first mention seems to be darthbob. (Louis Wu 10:46:59 UTC) (permalink)
Soundtrack news - and it ain't great
Wow... this is a little disturbing. A couple of days ago, sh33p asked, on our forum, about the Halo 2 Soundtrack, volume 2 - and when it might be coming out. His guess was that it would be released with the map pack next week - but Excalibur quoted a forum post from Marty himself on the Marty Army forum (not viewable by the public, so there's no point in linking to it), suggesting that this wouldn't happen. Since then, that private forum thread has received ANOTHER ominous note:
70 minutes worth in 12 movements (suites if you will). I just hope MS lets it happen...
I wonder how many people would care if it never came out?
(Um, lots.) He hopes MS will let it happen? What does THAT mean? More when we hear about it... but I, for one, would be REALLY sad to find that this product had been cancelled. (No, it's not time for a mass email campaign - yet.) (Louis Wu 10:06:10 UTC) (permalink)
Cry Havoc!
The Codex Series has posted not one, but TWO new movies in the last few hours - Episode 15 has finally been released (long wait, but worth it!), and a Behind The Scenes vid is up, as well. Check their news page for both links. Episode 15 is action, action, action - really nice work! Currently only in QuickTime format (88.6 mb), but their standard release stuff is coming later this morning. The behind-the-scenes stuff mixes blooper footage with live-action stuff showing the crew behind the vids. Thanks to The An7i Flag for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 10:00:36 UTC) (permalink)
Better Pics of new Joyride figures
Nathan Koga noticed a new page over at Figures.com, devoted to the series 5 and 6 action figures coming soon from Joyride. We already pointed out pics of these figures at Joyride's own site - but these images are larger, giving you a better look at the figures. Is it just me... or does that center Spartan look like it has the Subnova logo as his emblem patch? (Louis Wu 09:54:33 UTC) (permalink)
Yet more copies of the flythroughs
TeamXbox has put up more copies of the last three Bungie-sponsored flythroughs - again, these are the same vids we released a couple of days ago, but we're always happy to see more copies online - spreading the bandwidth load. These are WMP9 only. (Louis Wu 09:47:07 UTC) (permalink)
Ogre 2 talks to Team3D.net
F13ND's interviewed Ogre 2 over at Team3d.net - another fun look into the life of a pro Halo player. Go read! (Louis Wu 09:44:21 UTC) (permalink)
Frag Doll Friday - coming soon
Looks like the Frag Dolls are starting a monthly 'play with the fans' thing, under the auspices of Xbox.com - you can read about it on its official Xbox.com page. First game is July 15, with gaming requests needed by July 12 in order to partipate. Thanks to prometheus, who found this on Major Nelson's blog. (Louis Wu 09:38:07 UTC) (permalink)
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