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Friday, October 6, 2006 |  |
A (Lack Of) I.
Stuntmutt continues his riffs on Halo Wars in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 15:09:53 UTC) (permalink)
Halo - Big in Japan. Still.
Whoa, bizarre. Gamasutra has this week's sales records through yesterday in their Saling the World column... and Halo shows up a few times (which doesn't really surprise me), including at the number one spot in Japan - with the original Halo (THAT surprises me). Again: the number one-selling Xbox game in Japan this week... is Halo. (Halo 2 was 4th in Japan, and 5th on the North America list - and absent altogether on the UK list.) (Louis Wu 14:55:19 UTC) (permalink)
Terminal Dogs, Part I
Evan Ryan, of Krad Productions, let us know that Terminal Dogs, Part: 1 is now up at both Machinima.com (hi-res) and YouTube (low-res); as you might guess from the title, it's a Halo take on Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (RD's dialogue, Krad's video). I love that film... time to go rent it again, I think. In the meantime, check this out - nice filming job! (Louis Wu 13:47:57 UTC) (permalink)
Halo to Myth II
Back in March, there were reports of a couple of different Halo mods for Myth II - this one, at PlayMyth.net (thanks, Chris Arthur) which also led me eventually to this one, at Project Magma; it's unclear whether either of these went anywhere after March, or whether any actual files were released... but the screens are nice! (Not sure why these didn't cross our radar before now...) (Louis Wu 11:08:49 UTC) (permalink)
PhaLanX Montage 8: Bloodwork
PhaLanX submitted his 8th montage (composited by EphruM) to the MPRRS; for the most part, they loved it. He doesn't actually need hosting; the WMP9 is being hosted by HaloBoards... but since it made it through our system, we're making a QuickTime version (91 mb) available for those who need it. Great gameplay, really nice editing. I really enjoyed this one! (Louis Wu 10:38:54 UTC) (permalink)
I wonder how long that took to film?
Heh - very cool, and almost TOTALLY off-topic. Zugy found a video showing live-action Space Invaders; this is one of those things that shows up in your email inbox and (usually) puts a smile on your face. I get to post it because they decided to use the shield recharging sound effect at the end of each round. (Yeah, I know... it's a stretch. Go watch anyway, because it's really fun.) (Louis Wu 10:19:05 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
23 new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week. Sounds like a lot - but a number of submitters released 2 or 3 chapters at a time this week. Anyway, lots to read. Get started. (Louis Wu 10:14:08 UTC) (permalink)
Cpt. Anarchy's Playoff Picks
Still more pro picks at MLG - Cpt. Anarchy predicts his top 8 teams (with some nice reasoning). Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 10:05:19 UTC) (permalink)
Chalky Chief
Heh - cool; 'spu7n1k', in Singapore, drew a nice Master Chief in chalk outside his door - just watch that dog! Thanks, Ryan -117. (Louis Wu 10:03:19 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Mobile Portal Answer Session
Gamasutra has posted a Q&A with Andy Babb, the Senior VP of Marketing for In-Fusio, the Mobile Portal people. There are some clarifications on cost (the portal is technically free, but you have to buy at least one credit in order to access it; you then USE that credit to buy content), and more info about the secret codes that unlock content in The Vault. I don't have a Verizon phone, but if I did, after reading this, I'd be pounding on the Vault with a copy of the Halo Story Page in front of me, trying a whole bunch of keywords to see if they work as codes. Anyway - good read, check it out. (Louis Wu 10:01:00 UTC) (permalink)
More beautiful with each passing month.
Bungie has posted the second Halo 2 Vista Developer Diary - Matt Priestly, H2Vista's producer, discusses the state of development in areas like performance, UI, and the keyboard-vs-controller debate. Their preferred screen resolution is 1920x1200... and they have it running at 60fps. Nice! (I wonder what sort of stats your PC has to have to manage that, though...) Looks like TheGhost was first with the heads-up, via email. (Louis Wu 09:56:39 UTC) (permalink)
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