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The Pillar of Autumn - in X-Plane
Wow, cool. Mid7night took Infinityloop's 3D model of the Pillar of Autumn, and put it into X-Plane! Pics and vids available in his forum post. (Louis Wu 18:38:25 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 105
Podtacular Episode 105 compares Graw 2 to Halo - thanks, Kiaffex. (Louis Wu 18:31:59 UTC) (permalink)
The Top 25 Xbox Games of All Time
IGN posted a list of 'The Top 25 Xbox Games of All Time' (well, or the last 5.5 years, I guess) - Halo and Halo 2 took first and second, respectively. Nice! Thanks, Morpheus. (Louis Wu 18:30:34 UTC) (permalink)
Matchmaking, New Halo 2 Maps, and You
Wow, this is a little worrying... FyreWulff pointed out a thread on Bungie.net discussing the new Halo 2 maps coming out soon - Jeremiah mentioned that these maps would likely be incorporated in a significant number of playlists - and (at least at this point in the developments) those playlists would no longer be available to people playing on the original Xbox. Jeremiah makes it clear that 1) they (Bungie) are doing what they can to make the maps available to everyone, not just 360 owners, but that 2) statistics show that the majority of Halo 2 players on Xbox Live are using 360s, so limiting the new maps (which they'll have to purchase) to just a playlist or two would be unfair. (Of course, effectively blocking Xbox owners from Halo 2 Matchmaking seems a little unfair as well - and I'm not just saying that as someone who plays XBL on an original Xbox.) In Jeremiah's words, "Please don't enter panic mode just yet, we're trying to make this work for everyone as much as possible." They're doing what they can, and when we know more about this, we'll post it. (Louis Wu 11:59:50 UTC) (permalink)
Where Credit is Due
Red vs Blue Episode 92 was released for sponsors last night (thanks, hezekiah) - Sheila gets a new home, Simmons gets a drug habit, and Grif gets overlooked - again. Donut has some of the funniest lines of the episode. If you're not a sponsor, this will be available early next week from their front page. If you ARE a sponsor, go watch now. (Louis Wu 11:49:30 UTC) (permalink)
Seattle Halo 2 Tourney
The Art Institute of Seattle is hosting a Halo 2 tournament on March 24 - register at any Puget Sound Game Crazy store, with a suggested $3 donation at the door (proceeds to go to the Starlight/Starbright Children's Foundation). QuickTactical is trying to find out if it's team-based or FFA - we'll update this post if/when he hears. (Louis Wu 11:47:13 UTC) (permalink)
Drums in the Deep
Bootstrap Boon (and some other HBO Helljumpers) created a new video - it's actually a recreation of a scene from Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings, and he's done a wonderful job of mapping the original audio to Halo footage. 5:44 long, 52 and a half mb in either WMP9 format or QuickTime format. A lot of work went into this one! There's even a movie poster to go with it... (Louis Wu 11:20:00 UTC) (permalink)
Oh em gee - no debug stuff
The Bungie Weekly Update is up - droolworthy gameplay description, VERY good news about the Legendary/Limited confusion (see an earlier post), AI and vehicle tidbits, a reminder to archive your Group data because the new website launches next week, and a Crate Gun... wonga. Go read. (Of course, it's always available in the Weekly Update Archive, as well...) Frankie, as is almost always the case, was Frist. (Bill Frist.) Sketch was second, and third (and read this, too). (Louis Wu 00:24:59 UTC) (permalink)
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