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Thursday, April 19, 2007 |  |
New H2V footage
Over at H2Vista, rapture noticed that Gametrailers has put up new Halo 2 Vista footage; multiplayer (including the new maps) and some single player (Gravemind and Cairo Station). Both regular and HD versions are linked. (Louis Wu 17:00:37 UTC) (permalink)
FS2H Weekly Update Five
Devrous stopped by this morning with Weekly Update 5 for FS2H, his Freespace 2 Halo mod. Music, user interface examples, tweaks - check it out! (Louis Wu 13:58:06 UTC) (permalink)
Hope that whammy bar doesn't hit back
Shotgunchief took a sharpie to her Guitar Hero 2 controller - the result is pretty cool! Take a look. (Louis Wu 13:55:55 UTC) (permalink)
H2Vista at Kotaku
Kotaku posted a (sort-of) review of Halo 2 Vista - except for the nausea, I think he enjoyed it. Go read. Update: And another review at AppScout - I guess today is the day for reviews. (Louis Wu 13:52:35 UTC) (permalink)
Play and Tray Hands-On
IGN has another Play and Tray review - and since Halo 2 is the first Vista game to USE this feature, they're looking at Halo 2 Vista while they test. I have to say, I've never really understood the lure of this feature; after all, it's only one time you have to worry about the install, right? But IGN makes a point here that I'm not sure I ever considered:
A serious challenge in elevating the PC to platform status, however, is the fact that no matter how nice a gaming computer one has, the process of installing new games is an incredible hassle compared to the convenience of just throwing a new disc in the Xbox 360. Though veterans have become so accustomed to the chore that it takes on ritualistic overtones, console gamers and the broad consumer base are not excited by the prospect of clicking "Next" buttons for half an hour while a new game installs, and in some cases so intimidated as to give up.
'Give up'? Really? Wow. Okay, then - I'm glad it's there, and I'm glad they thought it worked pretty well! (Louis Wu 13:48:55 UTC) (permalink)
New Content at MLGPro.com
Over at MLGPro.com, they've posted their own review of the two new maps - and while you're there, there's an interview with Final Boss after their win in Charlotte last weekend. Good stuff! Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 12:39:40 UTC) (permalink)
Two new midi creations
Sean Mortensen sent us two new midi themes - both are rather martial. One, Ashes, is based on the Halo main theme (and Sean gives props to Marty once again). The second, Vanguard, was written entirely by Sean, and was designed to be the theme for his upcoming fan fiction, 'Halo: Operation Vanguard' (this will be posted on Friday, in the standard Fanfic update). Since they're midi files, they're tiny - Ashes is 10k, Vanguard is 31k. Go listen! (Louis Wu 12:35:57 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Plenty Room for Me! Kerching. CROSSFIRE talks to GTV Those poor, poor maps... Cinematic Moments, Part 2 New Map Reviews Play Halo 2, Win Stuff |
Tuesday's news in brief:
