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Thursday, December 1, 2005 |  |
Halo SETI Marines to be retired
Daniel wrote to let us know that SETI@home, the organization that uses member computers around the world to help analyze radio telescope data in an attempt to find extraterrestrial computers, will be shifting to a completely new infrastructure in 2 weeks, and current groups will have their totals locked. From 1999 through 2002, the Halo SETI Marines participated in the program, looking for signs of the Covenant - and in fact are STILL looking, though we here at HBO no longer follow the search. However, come December 15, the workunit totals will be frozen. It's been a good run, Marines... thank you for your service. (Louis Wu 19:19:22 UTC) (permalink)
A funny ad that never was.
A few days ago, Dustin Kaufman sent us a link to a movie at break.com, showing an Xbox360 commercial that never got released. It's not really Halo-related (though you CAN say it's FPS-related)... and break.com seems to be having some trouble with bandwidth issues, but it's available on YouTube now, as well. Thanks to Pinkuh, who pointed out this Inside Microsoft blog entry. (Louis Wu 19:04:40 UTC) (permalink)
Is it real? Maybe.
Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, has gotten his hands on the script reviewed by El Mayimbe last month - and asserts that it's credible. Interesting read! (Louis Wu 18:53:18 UTC) (permalink)
The OGREs look back over November
Some great content over at Team3D - an interview with the OGREs about WCG Singapore (where they won $20k) and MLG Atlanta (where they split $6500 with the other two members of their 4-man team, and OGRE2 took another $1200 home in FFA championship money)... and reflections on Atlanta directly from the OGREs themselves. Go read! Thanks, F13ND. (Louis Wu 18:05:07 UTC) (permalink)
The rant that wouldn't die.
Back in November, we mentioned an article in the South Dakota State University Collegian in which a female student complained that Halo was sucking up time rightly spent with girlfriends. A couple of weeks later, we mentioned a rebuttal, by Lady Rziha. Yesterday, the Collegian posted yet ANOTHER followup, again from a woman, condemning not the attitude of the gamers who responded the first time, but the responses themselves. "In the time it took each person to write a letter about the game, he or she could have donated cans to the food pantry, picked up trash outside of their house, or have been a mentor to a small child." I gotta wonder... what could Sara have done in the time it took her to write this tirade? Next up - angry words from video game characters themselves, annoyed that people are manipulating them to make social points. It's a game, folks. (Louis Wu 17:41:50 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Art Contest
Over on Bungie.net, there's word of an art contest being sponsored by Bungie Fans Online - it's Bungie-related, so it's not necessarily ONLY Halo, though I'd be surprised if the majority of submissions weren't about Halo. Prizes are 'some Bungie stuff' (not sure what that means, but that's what the note says), and submissions are due by January 7, so you've got just over a month. Rules and details are in the b.net post. Thanks goes to Wild Bud on our forum for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:33:28 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Feet First Into Mouth. Wednesday Reading It's still pretty cold, though. Halo for cheap - in the UK More Pie.... mmmm Legendary Walkthrough: The Arbiter |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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The MPRRS Needs You! Wasabi 360 Doubles Tourney Podtacular Ep 33 Angst Management. |
