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Sunday, July 10, 2005 |  |
Road to Glory - the Release
Last week, we released a trailer for a full-length (80 minute) documentary, created by a pretty obsessed Halo fan. I posed a question on our forum - would folks be interested in downloading the entire thing (400+ mb)? The response was pretty positive - so here you go. We're providing two BitTorrent links - one for a WMP9 version, one for a QuickTime version - both are 421 mb. We're providing a pretty serious amount of seed bandwidth for these, as well (12000 KBit/sec each), so even early downloaders should be fine. In the next couple of days, we should have a dedicated page up for this movie, with information about how to order a DVD version direct from Noah, the creator. (He's not looking to make money on this - the cost will cover the blank DVD media and the shipping, nothing more.) Again - this is the story of a group of Halo fanatics (and their families) as the excitement builds towards the release of Halo 2. It's quite well-made, ultra-geeky (but how could it not be?), and pretty fun to watch - but there's nothing blowing up, and no sex, so if you were weaned on MTV, you might find it slow. This is why you have high-speed bandwidth. Grab a copy! (Louis Wu 23:14:30 UTC) (permalink)
Oh So Beautiful II
A couple of days ago, we posted Jamie98s' 'Oh So Beautiful', an ode to the gorgeous scenery in Halo 2 multiplayer maps. He's done it again - 'Oh So Beautiful II' looks at the pretty stuff in the newest maps, again with Jack Johnson providing the soundtrack. WMP9 (9 mb) or QuickTime (10.3 mb) - thanks to the reviewers with the MPRRS for getting this through so fast! (The entire queue is cleared, in fact; we've got a few movies to release in the next couple of days.) (Louis Wu 22:41:43 UTC) (permalink)
I have nobody for me to own
Reinsoft parodies Akon's Lonely - poor 12-year-old XBL players! Go listen. (Louis Wu 22:36:02 UTC) (permalink)
Halo on the Go
Mintz continues his Halo for PSP content series with a bunch of recent articles, formatted for reading on a PSP. Details are in this forum post. (Louis Wu 22:21:43 UTC) (permalink)
MPRRS - now taking volunteers
Recently, the processing time for videos in our Movie Peer Review Rating System climbed to almost a week; right now, there's a vid which has been in the queue for almost 11 days. (All the rest of the current crop are below 2 days, so that's an anomaly, but the problem is still worth noting.) We recently pared down the number of reviewers by dropping people who hadn't contributed much - but it's likely that this will only to add to the problem. So - we're finally accepting new applications for reviewers. (It's taken a while to set up an automated system for this, which is why we haven't accepted many before now.) One thing to be aware of - this is NOT just a chance to watch vids before anyone else; we're asking for people who have a genuine desire to help the community. (A couple of reviewers left recently, complaining that the level of quality they were being asked to watch was too low, overall... to which Cybrfrk responded, "DUH!" That's the whole point of the system - if the MPRRS wasn't weeding out the dross, EVERYONE would have to watch those films. Do NOT volunteer unless you understand that the job requires that you watch a LOT of bad video.) If you read that and said 'yeah, I can handle that'... go ahead and sign up! Update: Wow, that was quite a response! We got a couple of dozen volunteers in 20 minutes. I've approved 12 new people, and anyone who has filled out the form will be in the queue the next time we add a batch; it's a simple matter of clicking an approve button for us, so as soon as the need arises, we'll be contacting you! Thanks to all! (You're welcome to add your name to the list, if you haven't and want to be considered - we'll just hold it until the next batch.) (Louis Wu 17:33:47 UTC) (permalink)
Definitely Luck
trigger119 posted a montage he made on our forum - it's hosted on his halomachinima.com website. 35 mb, WMP9 format, called 'Definitely Luck'. retsamolah gets killed a lot. (Louis Wu 17:20:34 UTC) (permalink)
Biohazard - for your PSP
Phan7om has created a PSP-friendly version of Biohazard, an extremely popular machinima project. (If you've never seen it, and don't have a PSP, you can find download links in this news post, from March.) Now, if you want to see this vid, but need it on the go... you've got it! (Louis Wu 14:40:22 UTC) (permalink)
SFTE Drive - for Freelancer
The Mexican Pirate posted a link to a video showing the Slipspace drive, as realized in the Freelancer engine. 3 mb - check their progress! (Louis Wu 14:17:43 UTC) (permalink)
High Charity, Transcripted
Count Zero has submitted a transcript of 'High Charity' - you can find it on the Halo Story Page. (Louis Wu 14:13:34 UTC) (permalink)
Saturday's news in brief:
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VGL coverage at GT Half-suit: done. Map Pack Vids to remain offline Map Pack Review at Gamespot They're noobz - AND liars! |
Friday's news in brief:
