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Friday, July 29, 2005 |  |
5 Easy Pieces
In an uncharacteristic move, I'm emptying the Miscellaneous Art queue when it's almost brand-new - there are a few really spectacular pieces waiting to be seen, and one was overlooked for several weeks, accidentally. Go check 'em out - and I hope you're as impressed as I was! (Louis Wu 20:45:39 UTC) (permalink)
Tough Call
You know the Halo Babies are growing up when conversations like THIS one start happening. (Louis Wu 19:40:28 UTC) (permalink)
Online Tourney
Larger Then Live is running a 32 team double elimination tournament online - yo ucan find all the details on their front page. Gameplay begins on Tuesday (I assume this coming Tuesday) at 9:45 EST, and will continue each night until the competition is over. It's free to enter, and there will be prizes (undecided at this point). Thanks to Legolas71088 for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 19:16:54 UTC) (permalink)
Mister Chief - active!
Reiginko posted a rendered 3D Mister Chief - first a head, then a whole body, then a walking Chief... then a DANCING Chief. That's right - Mister Chief does the Lindy Hop. Yeah. (Louis Wu 18:14:20 UTC) (permalink)
Bunker 27 Ep II - Infiltration
Bunker 27, Episode 2 has cleared the Movie Peer Review Rating System - Goose is shooting for The Stupidest Spartan Evar award, and is in serious contention. Some great techniques, some bad jokes, good filming - give this one a watch! WMP9 format (38.5 mb) or QuickTime format (36.7 mb). (Louis Wu 17:59:49 UTC) (permalink)
HCEC 13: Realization
Episode 13 of the Halo CE Chronicles has been released - 'Realization' examines personal weakness and self-realization. Minimal action, but plenty of emotion. Read Dennis Powers' summary on the HCEC website if you're unsure what this means for you. WMP9, QuickTime, and Flash formats - 9.3 mb streaming, or about 25 mb to download. (Louis Wu 17:49:40 UTC) (permalink)
High Charity, Low Comedy.
Stuntmutt's made a name for himself foisting bad puns on the Halo community. Today's One One Se7en shows that there may not be limits to the lengths he'll go... (Louis Wu 17:14:28 UTC) (permalink)
Story - and why it matters
There's a great piece over at Gamasutra, discussing the concept of Story in the context of video games - why the story is important, how games differ from the media that came before, what the developer can do to improve the experience for the player. Halo is held up as an example of Story Done Right (though I was amused to see a Bungie employee quote - about Halo, no less - used derisively as an example of how the industry has done things wrong up to now). Give this a read, and see if you agree! (Seems silly to point it out at this stage - but there are Halo-related spoilers in this one.) Thanks to 3Suns for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 15:41:00 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fiction
Sixteen new pieces available in the Fan Fiction section today - get to reading! (Louis Wu 15:32:45 UTC) (permalink)
Custom Halo 2 Helmet
corpseguy posted a few shots of a helmet he's made for Halloween this year - looking pretty nice! (Louis Wu 14:35:56 UTC) (permalink)
Favorite game of all time?
Generally, we stay away from net polls nowadays - they don't really tell you anything except which game has a fan community more willing to vote in polls. Sometimes, though... they're fun. In an article about the top 100 all time classic computer games, Yahoo Games UK is asking for your favorite game of all time - Halo is up against contenders like Tetris and Pong (and a bunch of newer classics, too). At the moment, it's hanging out in 5th place... but maybe, if you think it deserves it, you can toss a vote its way. Thanks to MaVeRiCK XS for the heads-up. (For what it's worth - Halo shows up on the 41-50 page of the article.) (Louis Wu 14:30:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 CE Short Guide
Newfive has posted a short guide to Halo 2 Custom Edition, the recently released (and these days almost-daily-augmented) HaloCE project. The guide comes with nice pics, links to all relevant material, and answers to basic questions - check it out! (Louis Wu 14:15:47 UTC) (permalink)
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