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Friday, March 30, 2007 |  |
Monkey Sounds and a Crane
The Bungie Weekly Update is up way early this week - it's mostly about the new Halo 2 maps announced today, but there's also a bit about a comic convention in Seattle this weekend, if you're nearby. Be very, very happy that Bungie found a way for all Halo 2 players - Xbox and 360 alike - to play these maps! A good read, overall - I'm looking forward to April 17! Readable, as always, on Bungie.net or in our Weekly Update Archive. And Frankie, predictably, was first. (Louis Wu 22:54:16 UTC) (permalink)
How To Make Halo Machinima
Alexander 'Nerrolken' Winn, the leader of the Edgeworks Entertainment crew, has put together a very nicely laid-out tutorial entitled 'How To Make Halo Machinima'. Give it a read; there's lots to learn! (Louis Wu 20:05:36 UTC) (permalink)
Trade in your Glock for an M19 SSM RL
Wow. This one's pretty interesting. Several sites (Engadget, Techdirt) are quoting a Reuters article about a new program from the Mexican government, an attempt to get guns off the streets; turn in a gun, get tech stuff. High-caliber weapons net you a computer, while handguns get you an Xbox. As Davidgojr (who sent in this story) says, this might generate a few new Halo players... (Louis Wu 17:40:08 UTC) (permalink)
Dew Process.
Last week, Kotaku mentioned a marketing program that involved Halo-branded Mountain Dew. Stuntmutt gets down to what it REALLY means in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 16:59:51 UTC) (permalink)
Mark April 17 on your Calendar
Over at Bungie.net, you'll find a new Top Story - it's a look at two new maps soon to be available for download ($4 for the pair). Tombstone and Desolation are remakes of Hang 'Em High and Derelict, respectively, and there are screenshots in the Halo 2 Gallery. It'll be really interesting to see if Certain Affinity has managed to solve some of the problems that kept HEH from being ported 3 years ago... but I must say, it sure LOOKS gorgeous. Check 'em out! Thanks to TheBadgerWithin, who noticed 'em pretty quickly. (Louis Wu 16:17:14 UTC) (permalink)
The Five O'Clock Guru Episode 1
trigger119, over at GamingTV, pointed out a new video from the Machine Enema crew - it's called 'The Five O'Clock Guru Episode 1', and it's... out there. REALLY out there. It's hilarious - but it's not what you expect. Pesto might turn out to be the best Halo machinima character since RvB's Tex. The episode is nearly 12 minutes long; our mirrors (WMP9 | QuickTime) weigh in at 56.1 mb and 53.2 mb, respectively. I wish there were versions with a larger screensize! The effects are those you've come to expect from Machine Enema productions, the voice acting is fantastic, the humor is bizarre and rip-roaring. Go download!
(Louis Wu 15:30:57 UTC) (permalink)
Custom Halo Theme in Guitar Hero II
In early April, Guitar Hero II will be released for the Xbox 360, and speculation has it that the Halo theme will be available for play (possibly as an unlockable). Someone didn't want to wait - over at GameTrailers, you can see a custom version of the song done on the PS2 version of the game. Pretty cool! Thanks, MasterChief2829. (Louis Wu 15:29:03 UTC) (permalink)
Rolling On
Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen has finished up his comparison of Gears of War and Halo 2 (apparently, it's my fault he's stopping at three segments) - this one looks at story and music. While earlier versions had Narcogen pointing out things that Gears might have done better than Halo, this one is pretty negative about GoW. Interesting read - I guess I gotta go play the game now! (Louis Wu 15:09:06 UTC) (permalink)
Foulacy, Legendz, and FBI Icon - MLG Floweth Over
3Suns pointed out a raft of new content over at MLGPro.com - there's player match commentary from Foulacy, an interview with Legendz, and an interview with FBI Icon (a lesser-known team, but one with high hopes). Go read, go watch! (Louis Wu 14:42:29 UTC) (permalink)
Midship Strats at TPC
Over at ThePanicAttacks, NoFXRaven has written up an article on Midship strategies - give it a read if you have trouble figuring out how far Carbine is from Top Pink. Thanks, Jobyn. (Louis Wu 14:23:52 UTC) (permalink)
Checkpoint delaying
Rockslider has written up an article about checkpoint delaying - ways to manipulate WHEN Halo gives you a checkpoint, rather than allowing the game to dictate how this happens. (As with all of his work so far, this information is relevant to Halo, not Halo 2.) Take a look! (Louis Wu 14:19:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Worries
BitMaP stopped by with a new, Halo-related episode of Strouperman - here's hoping the prediction at the end is not true! (Louis Wu 13:33:22 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
Is it becoming a trend? Seven new pieces in the Fan Fiction section again this week. Go read. (Louis Wu 13:28:22 UTC) (permalink)
In the hole
Sluty bk stopped by to point out a video he'd posted on YouTube; forum reaction was quite positive. (I'm not sure I 'got' it.) See for yourself! (Louis Wu 13:04:02 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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I LIKED Chiron. The Halo Effect MMaster Talks MMachinima with GGTV What Not To Do In Halo 2 MARVELous Custom Halo Themes on your 360 |
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Shane Kim looks down the road The Forthcoming World of Halo Bring Me The Head Of Content Management. They are keeping their heads FS2H Weekly Update 2.0 The Ultimate Halo Showdown Good Guys and Guns |
