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Friday, April 20, 2007 |  |
I Blame Shishka.
_Wheels03 noticed that the most recent Halo Humpday Challenge (between 1UP and Bungie) has been chronicled both by 1UP (in a flikr photoset and the 1UP Show video podcast) and by Bungie (though as of now, all three games are linked to the third game stats - first game is here, second here). Looks like a good old-fashioned rivalry... check it out!
(Louis Wu 21:13:10 UTC) (permalink)
Haloid - in Hi-res
So, a few days ago, we mentioned a pretty cool video by Monty Oum - it's a rendered fight between a Spartan and Samus Aran, and it's really, really, REALLY well-done. Since then, the version we mentioned (at Gametrailers) has gotten noticed by a LOT of websites, including big boys like Penny Arcade and Joystiq. It's nearing a million views there now - in just 3 days. (This has led, incidentally, to dozens of emails from people telling us we should front-page this puppy, because it rocks! - there IS a news search, you know. ;-> ) Well, Monty was kind enough to send us a high-res version to work with - so we're making two downloadable versions available. Both are 640x480, and much nicer to look at than the GT copy. The WMP9 version is 136 mb, the QuickTime version is 147 mb. Be gentle... Update: trigger119 points out that he's mirrored these at GamingTV, with additional options. (Louis Wu 17:34:49 UTC) (permalink)
Commodious.
Last week's Vidoc had a scene where Bungie's Justin Hayward (not to be confused with the guitarist for the Moody Blues) was discussing the "Portapotty" as a key location; Stuntmutt knows exactly what to do with comments like that, as he shows in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 16:45:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Vista Goes Gold - Officially
Seems to be pretty quiet - but Halo 2 Vista has officially gone gold - I found the press release on 1P Start. (I couldn't find it anywhere else.) Just one more month! (Louis Wu 16:33:29 UTC) (permalink)
Tombstone/Desolation impressions from GD
GameDaily has written up their impressions of the new maps; short, but mostly they liked 'em. (Louis Wu 16:11:55 UTC) (permalink)
MLG Charlotte Content Flood
There's tons of new content up over at MLGPro.com; you might just want to browse the video index to see what you missed. Highlights we haven't mentioned yet: there are two video interviews with Shockwave, one right after their amazing comeback win over FBI The Agency in Charlotte's Losers Bracket, and one after their loss to Final Boss in the Winners Bracket. And there's an interview with Walshy after it was all over, too. Finally, there's a blog post from Victory X, of FBI The Agency, talking about their eventful weekend. Check it all out! Thanks as always to 3Suns. (Louis Wu 13:43:04 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Fourteen new pieces for you in this week's Fan Fiction update (back to multiples of 7...), including a piece that has its own soundtrack. There was some confusion about the originally-submitted theme for Vanguard - turns out it was very, very close to another piece of music - so Sean Mortensen submitted a new version (midi format, 38k). Go listen to it while reading the story! (Louis Wu 13:26:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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New H2V footage FS2H Weekly Update Five Hope that whammy bar doesn't hit back H2Vista at Kotaku Play and Tray Hands-On New Content at MLGPro.com Two new midi creations |
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 |
