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Friday, September 22, 2006 |  |
Face Facts.
Occasionally, Stuntmutt writes a One One Se7en a few days before it goes live, and then finds that the ideal setup for his punchline is unwittingly posted by a fan; usually, when this happens, it's too late to rearrange strips to match. My apologies this time around; there was a 50-50 chance this strip would have gone live Monday morning, making Stuntmutt look brilliant and on-the-spot clever. It's my fault it's going up on Friday, making him look like it took 4 days to come up with a fair to middling gag. (Louis Wu 19:01:10 UTC) (permalink)
Press Release
Paul Maestri sends word that Halo Heads 10 is up. I think maybe he better not draw any more rodents... (Louis Wu 18:21:40 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
Eighteen new pieces added to the Fan Fiction section this morning - some doozies. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 13:21:34 UTC) (permalink)
Free Xbox 360 repairs - a little late
Not strictly Halo-related - but it affects a lot of Halo fans, so it's going up. Dolbex posted a note on our forum, pointing back to his blog, which in turn points to an article at IGN; all of this is about a new policy whereby Microsoft will fix any broken Xbox 360 consoles purchased prior to January 1, 2006. (Actually, the IGN story is a bit ambiguous; at the top of the story, it states that this applies to all units PURCHASED by January 1 - at the bottom, it refers to its source, which claims that it's all boxes MANUFACTURED prior to January 1 - which would imply a later potential purchase date.) In any case, if you have a first-run Xbox 360, and it's been in for repairs or NEEDS to go in for repairs, Microsoft looks like they're doing the right thing. (If you already had it repaired, you can apply for a refund.) Thanks, Dolbex! (Louis Wu 12:57:46 UTC) (permalink)
Tsquared talks to Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile has an interview with Tsquared - he reminisces about the tourneys that got him going in the Halo Pro scene, he discusses the pro circuit, and he tells a fun story about a cop with a Halo-playing son. Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 12:09:48 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Sucks.
Wow. Ferrago has a story about online gaming, and mostly, it's just a screed about how crappy Halo 2 multiplayer is, how many problems it has, and how silly Bungie is for not having figured out how to fix those problems yet. (They also blame some of the problems on the "lack of an established and mature fanbase". Face it - you guys suck.) Wow, I guess Bungie wishes it were more like Team Ninja - since they (according to Ferrago) got multiplayer right, with DOA4. I'm trying to figure out what might have happened to the author to generate so much hate... (Louis Wu 11:54:01 UTC) (permalink)
Flowing Alcohol and Face Stabbings
Over at Tied the Leader, there are a couple of new articles - there's a writeup of their Third Annual LAN Party (a shindig involving players from all over the US), and a 22 Questions interview with KP (who knew the guy was also Shishka?). Give 'em a read! Thanks, Dweezle. (Louis Wu 11:38:51 UTC) (permalink)
Crouching Diaper, Hidden Dingdong
Embarrassed that Stuntmutt guessed their Humpday Challenge strategy, the entire Bungie team (except for KP) hid this week when it came time to meet their opponents... so the Challenge never took place. However, KP gets paid by the word (I think he's up to three cheerios per at this point), so in order to earn breakfast, he wrote up a summary anyway. Of course, since there WAS no game, he had to be creative - so he summarized some in-house Halo 3 matches. You can learn more about the playing weaknesses of Bungie employees from this piece than you can about the current state of Halo 3 development, but it's a fun read nonetheless. (You may think all the smacktalk about Bentllama is a put-on... but lemme tell you, it ain't. He's really like that.) Special thanks to 3Suns for the awesome title for this newspost. (Louis Wu 02:41:54 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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The Spartan Effect: Episode 1 (Redux) Return to Innocence The Denial Twist As if it were from an old dream... |
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Makin' Money at Fanfic Elegant. Turf Drifting Kittymanjaro. Halo 3 Nostalgia Trailer Who's The Boss? Redefining the way we play games XerxdeeJ Gains the Lead |
