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Hell Quarters
CROSSFIRE submitted his vid, 'Hell Quarters', to the MPRRS last night - and it passed with flying colors. Reviewers liked the camerawork, the ambience, the action-driven story. You can grab a copy in WMP9 format (49.6 mb) or QuickTime format (51.1 mb). Worth watching! (Louis Wu 20:17:30 UTC) (permalink)
NSCS Updated
Overswarm has submitted a slew of articles for his 'Not So Common Sense' Strategy Guide - you'll find a pair of interviews (Hotshy and Gh057ayame), a video walkthrough of Midship, and an article called 'Relearning Instinct', talking about habits that can trip you up. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 19:38:30 UTC) (permalink)
New vids at H2F
Z dropped us a note about a couple of vids to be had over at halo2forum.com; some great FFA gameplay filmed by ItWasLuck (quality is superb, and the gameplay is intense, especially as the game gets going), and a frenetic montage from HockyFreak22, with lots of sticks, snipes, and effects. (Z also wanted to point out a new montage contest starting December 1 - the prize is an Xbox360.) Go check it all out! (Louis Wu 19:30:30 UTC) (permalink)
More goodies for the top pumpkins
splode, a site devoted to gaming swag, has generously kicked in to the prize packs for the 343 Guilt O' Lantern contest - we've got bumper stickers and t-shirts for all three prizewinners. (This is one set of prizes you can snag for yourself, even if you don't win - the tees are about $15, and the bumper sticker ("my other car is a warthog") is under $2. Check 'em out!) w00t! (Louis Wu 17:29:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halloweenie.
Stuntmutt goes with a holiday-themed Monday strip for today's One One Se7en. I hear moaning already! (Louis Wu 16:32:05 UTC) (permalink)
Spotlight Shines on Halo 2 Hacks
Two more notices about Stephen Cawood's Halo 2 Hacks book popped up today - Game News says it's 'totally fresh', and an official press release (with links to sample text and info about the author) can be found at gameindustry.biz. Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:26:16 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Missives
Fourteen new stories in the Fan Fiction section over the weekend. Go read! (Louis Wu 15:53:31 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Armor... For Sale. Soon.
devildeggs owns a set of Nightmare Armor, and is considering selling it. No prices yet... but it looks like he's feeling out interest. Let him know if that's you! (Louis Wu 13:58:17 UTC) (permalink)
The TrueSkill System - a better way to matchmake.
Over at IGN, there's a pretty interesting article on the matchmaking system on Xbox Live that will be ushered in with the Xbox360. The current system in place for Halo 2 is used as a comparison throughout the article (from here on in, all games will use the same system, rather than leaving matchmaking up to the individual developers), and the article lays out how the new system might do better. It brings up an interesting point, though - will the new system work with the original Xbox? The article doesn't say, one way or the other... but if it doesn't, will there be TWO matchmaking systems in place for games like Halo 2? Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 13:55:32 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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8th Time's The Charm Ringworld Rude, Crude, and Altruistic Of course, Cortana gets bashed. Podtacular Ep 20 Odd Choice of Security ILB DVD gets Enhanced Carve, as though your life depended on it! |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Machinima synergy Tied The Leader Update Gritting Teef and Distracting Spazzes MLG Cranks Out the Content Dropshock Halo 2 Podcast |
