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Thursday, November 2, 2006 |  |
Virtual Wiiality.
Paul Maestri points out that Halo Heads 25 is available - it made me laugh. Go read. (Louis Wu 21:49:36 UTC) (permalink)
Static, Episode 2: Last Will and Testament
Dennis Powers writes to point out that Static, Episode 2: Last Will and Testament, is now available for download. (Static is the latest story in the Halo CE Chronicles universe.) Petty Officer Alex Hicks thinks he might be stranded alone, forever... but he discovers he's not alone. Grab this version in WMP9, QuickTime, or streaming Flash versions off the the HCEC website. (Louis Wu 21:18:25 UTC) (permalink)
Freelancer: Combat Evolved v116.24 Release
We got a note from William Sullivan-Angulo, the leader of the Freelancer: Combat Evolved team, that Alpha version 116.24 of their Halo Total Conversion Mod for the MS PC game Freelancer has now been released. It's a community-based online multiplayer role-playing game - if you're interested in participating, you must be a member of their online forum, and then join a faction to play. More details can be found on their website. The press release flyer can be seen here. Downloads can be found here. (Louis Wu 20:26:26 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan Armory
Hmm... bob1 points out a store on eBay where someone will make you custom Halo lego bits. That's probably useful to someone... (Louis Wu 20:01:30 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan Costume wins $1k
Man, I HATE when I put stuff aside to post later and then forget. demus let us know last night that there was a story on digg.com about a costume contest in which the winner was a home-made Spartan. (Nice job, too!) $1000 for the win... not bad! (Louis Wu 19:16:52 UTC) (permalink)
The Spartan Effect, Episode 3
Rookie Rabbit Productions are back with Episode 3 of their Spartan Effect series; it passed the MPRRS with flying colors. There's not a lot of action in this episode, but it pushes the plot forward, and it's funny. Very well-filmed (great camera angles), and nice voice acting. Lots of goodies if you keep your eyes open. It's big - 10 minutes long, about 80 mb, depending on version - but definitely worth watching. They've said they don't need hosting - but they've said that before, and it hasn't turned out so well, so we're putting up mirrors anyway. The WMP9 we're hosting (81.5 mb) is the same as you can download from FileFront, off their site - but the QuickTime version (78 mb) is re-encoded, and deinterlaced (the interlacing was getting distracting). Watch this one - and then keep your eyes open for Episode 4! (Louis Wu 15:15:55 UTC) (permalink)
Video Interview with Eric Nylund
Thanks to simen, who found a video interview with Eric Nylund, focusing on the Ghosts of Onyx. No spoilers, and not a LOT of new info - but it's always nice to put a face (and a voice) to someone you know a little bit about. This was done by a group called Expanded Books, and their website contains other video formats, if you're unhappy with YouTube's Flash presentation. (Louis Wu 14:39:40 UTC) (permalink)
halowiki summarizes LEVEL article
PEZ writes to say that halowiki.net is back up and running, and wanted to point out a summary page containing the information available in the LEVEL article released last week. No scans, no wholesale transcription - just a nice overview of the new info. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:27:58 UTC) (permalink)
Sprint 7
Over at Bungie.net, there's a new Developer's Diary, this time written by Shogo Ishii of Hired Gun, detailing the current status of Halo 2 Vista. Give it a read - she'll be here soon! (Louis Wu 01:05:31 UTC) (permalink)
Good Morning, Worm, Your Honor...
I'd meant to post this yesterday, but things got busy... RVideo went to a little trouble to capture a full view of the Gravemind cutscene in Halo 2, using a devcam. (This is considerably more difficult than it sounds, because that particular scene already has scripted camera motion, rotating around the characters; it's a delicate dance to keep your focus in this environment.) The view he provides allows you to see the entire cave Gravemind is sitting in - and, in fact, all of Gravemind. It's a view behind the curtain; it's like a panning shot that shows you how a filmmaker created a shot in a movie. You see the props that don't normally make it onscreen. It's pretty cool, but if you're one of those that loves the magic of the presentation, you might want to give this a miss, because it definitely shows you where the limits are. (I'm putting a spoiler tag on this post, as well, because Gravemind himself is a Halo 2 story spoiler.) You can grab this in WMP9 format (28.6 mb) or QuickTime format (32.6 mb). I say thanks to RVideo for the peek! (Louis Wu 00:57:53 UTC) (permalink)
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