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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 |  |
Montage Mania
Got mail from Z, over at halo2forum.com - tons for you to watch. Their Montage Contest 2 videos have been revealed - there are lots of them. Then, there's a montage trailer from magnum 9er. Finally, there's some pro-level gaming, wherein the Str8 Rippin crew loses. Go download! (Louis Wu 17:24:32 UTC) (permalink)
Good ta see ya, Joe.
Awesomeness. There's a great article over at Bungie.net, written by Joe Staten, who's been pretty off-the-radar these past few months - it looks at the origins of the Halo movie script, and how the situation developed to where it stands today. There's even a sneak peek at the 'companion', a jazzed-up "universe bible/style-guide" that is intended to keep the filmmakers on the right track. (No, you can't buy one.) Go read this if you have any doubts about the outcome of the Halo movie. (You should STILL have doubts after you read it - you should have doubts until you see it on-screen, because otherwise you're setting yourself up for potential sadness - but you should feel much more assured after reading Joe's writeup.) Oh, yeah - and this is part 1. Thanks, LegendaryMark. (Louis Wu 17:09:03 UTC) (permalink)
Movie Details Surface
A new article in Variety contains details about the Halo movie deal - the highlights are that Fox and Universal will pay Microsoft $5 million against 10% of the movie's gross, that Microsoft is "guaranteed extensive consultation on the project, but won't have approval over any elements", and that the final product will hit the big screen during the summer of 2007. (Thanks, Ian White.) (Louis Wu 12:43:42 UTC) (permalink)
A visit from the Master Chief
Over at Tied the Leader, XerxdeeJ has recorded a fascinating interview with Steve Downes, better known to Halo fans as the voice of Master Chief. It's a phone interview, and it touches on many subjects, from Steve's gaming history to voiceover acting politics to speculation about the Halo movie (and the possibility of Steve's involvement in it)... great stuff. It comes in three pieces, each 2-3 mb, mp3 format - go listen! (Louis Wu 06:54:00 UTC) (permalink)
Look - I messed in my pants!
Captain Spark posted another 30 dialogue snippets - all Johnson and Stacker. (He's worried, though - he might be getting to the end of the line.) You can grab them from his website, zipped, or browse them in our Dialogue Databank. (Louis Wu 00:09:47 UTC) (permalink)
Launch Line Ep 1 - Blood Gulch
Wow. TheGhost posted a vid on our forum - he's modified multiplayer grenades in HaloCE to act a lot like campaign grenades... and he uses them to perform some amazing launches on Blood Gulch. I liked this so much I'm hosting both his original WMP9 version (26.4 mb), and a new QT version (27.4 mb). Grab this and be amazed. I was. (Louis Wu 00:05:21 UTC) (permalink)
Triple Kill.
Funky - EB Games is gearing up to sell the Halo Triple Pack - Halo, Halo 2, and the Multiplayer Map Pack, all in one $60 box. Goes on sale in about 2 months. You ask me, they should have done that LONG ago. Thanks, Josh Eppert. (Louis Wu 00:04:43 UTC) (permalink)
Free Video Host at Halo Bunker
Christopher "Master Chief" Thomas wrote to point out Halo Bunker, a new halo-oriented video host; they'd love to help you get your content to the Halo community. Check out this forum post, sign up, and start uploading! (Louis Wu 00:03:59 UTC) (permalink)
HCEC Ep 16: Harmony
Dennis Powers wrote to point out that The Halo CE Chronicles Episode 16, Harmony, has been released - the action heats up, and a long-time plot mystery has been cleared up. Go watch! WMP9 (25.4 mb), QuickTIme (29.9 mb), and streaming Flash (9 mb) formats. (Louis Wu 00:03:14 UTC) (permalink)
Another Halo Community Toolbar
Paradox pointed out that there's a new community bar for Halo - it allows searching with Seeker and HaloWiki. (It also pulls in the HBO RSS feed...) Give it a look! Requires Firefox and Windows. (Louis Wu 00:02:54 UTC) (permalink)
2old2type ep 7: A little late
Thanks to DSmooth, who pointed out Episode 7 of 2old2type, 2old2play.com's bi-weekly podcast. This one is about an hour long, weighs in at 28 mb in mp3 format, and covers their recent lanfest, as well as upcoming stuff and other stuff. And stuff. (They're also finally on iTunes, so you can subscribe from there.) Go listen! (I wish the volume had been punched up a bit...) (Louis Wu 00:02:09 UTC) (permalink)
Resolute 16: GT... Hey!
Been out all day... get ready for a flood of news! We'll get started with the funnies... ÜberChief posted Episode 16 of his Resolute comic - a perfect example of how unstressed people can be until THEIR stuff gets trashed. (Louis Wu 00:01:44 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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Can It. HollywoodHalo Update 7 Killikatari, baby. This Spartan Life Bodyguard Contest Nephrons - Minus Five Perfect cutscene - in HaloCE |
Sunday's news in brief:
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The Squadron, Ep 3 posted 1Up Takes the New Maps Apart RoP - Voting Booth is Open halo2.junk.ws - lots of stats |
