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Friday, May 25, 2007 |  |
Zune over Miami
Don't say we never gave you anything... you know those cool Zunes with the Halo art and the movies and the other stuff? Thanks to Bungie, we've got a bunch of 'em to give away - and we want you to have one! (And you, and you, and you too.) All you've got to do is create some cool content - and one of these puppies could be yours! Full details are on our contest page - go read about it, and then get to creating! (Louis Wu 22:53:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halownage
Halomega's changed to Halownage, and to kick off the change, they're got a clip of the week with a $25 reward. (Warning - that thread is not safe for work.) They've also got a 1v1 montage and H3 gameplays. (Louis Wu 19:06:28 UTC) (permalink)
Checkin' it twice
Everybody loves lists - MSNBC has the top 5 first-person shooter weapons (thanks, a paramedic); Halo's Pistol makes it in... and GamePro looks at the 11 Worst Trends in Video Games (thanks, SG); Halo's in there for 4 of 'em. (Louis Wu 18:25:55 UTC) (permalink)
GTV Update
We got word from trigger119 that there's lots of new content at GamingTV.org; there's a Director's Cut of blackouTT's Hemisphere, a video called 'Snowblind' showing Halo 3 Beta gameplay from blackouTT as well, and a new section being fleshed out - Moviemaking Tutorials, where you can find tips and tricks from Halo machinima creators. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:17:40 UTC) (permalink)
That is what I truly want to be
Paul Maestri has found a way to look on the bright side of the Spartan Laser (if you aren't holding it yourself) - made me laugh. Check out Halo Heads #59. (Louis Wu 18:08:15 UTC) (permalink)
Beta Blocker.
One of the new Matchmaking features you can experience in the Halo 3 Beta is the ability for a group to veto a map. What happens when you expand this idea? Check today's One One Se7en for an answer. (Louis Wu 15:47:54 UTC) (permalink)
FS2H Tour Video #1
Devrous has posted FS2H Tour Video #1, which (as you might expect from the name) is a tour of some of the assets in his Freespace 2 Halo mod. Looking great!
(Louis Wu 15:18:19 UTC) (permalink)
Banshees... In... SPACE!
Last night, JAY132 stopped by to say he'd gotten a banshee into space. What does that mean? Well, it means Bungie bothered to make the sky above Valhalla high enough that if you actually GET there (which you're really not ever supposed to do), you can see the atmosphere fade away. Amazing. Jayshum's vid is linked here (it's on YouTube), plus there's a similar vid from Clan Hat Trick both on YouTube and in higher res on Mythica. Cool stuff! (Louis Wu 15:16:03 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
Busy week in the Fan Fiction section - 14 new entries. (Including a scary film script from Dave Luck.) Go read. (Louis Wu 14:57:28 UTC) (permalink)
Wait - the A10? No...
Okay, he's getting out of control - Mid7night posted a new X-Plane import... a Warthog. THAT'S NOT A PLANE! Check it out. (Louis Wu 14:37:57 UTC) (permalink)
Don't Touch A...?
HookMeUpImLocal stopped by to post the latest acronym from Bungie - this one's on the Halo 2 Vista box, and reads 'DTARAGS'. He's got some ideas about what some of the letters stand for - go see what you can add! (Louis Wu 14:30:08 UTC) (permalink)
Gravemind looks at the Beta
You might remember Gravemind - when he decides to analyze a subject, he doesn't hold back. (There was the Halo2/Halo comparison and a look at the graphical evolution of Halo, among others.) He's back - and this time, he's set his sites on the Halo 3 Beta. Read his exhaustive analysis at 1Up.com. (Louis Wu 13:34:06 UTC) (permalink)
Going Black
Marcus-626 was the first to point us to an article at Gamespot about the projected financial impact of Halo 3 on Microsoft's bottom line... Goldman-Sachs seems to be suggesting that Halo 3's earnings in the first 5 days of release should be somewhere between $170 and $220 million dollars - a 50-100% increase over what Halo 2 made in the same timeframe. Scary numbers! And it sounds like this has been the plan all along... (Louis Wu 13:13:59 UTC) (permalink)
Hot Coffee for the Master Chief
So the really big news in the Halo community this morning appeared on the Next Generation site yesterday - an email from a Microsoft representative read, in part,
It has come to our attention that an unfortunate, obscure content error which includes partial nudity was included in our initial production of "Halo 2" for Windows Vista.
They're recalling boxes already on shelves so that they can put a warning label on the outside - and they've posted a patch online that will remove the content. More details about what, exactly, the 'partial nudity' refers to are unavailable - but hotly speculated. First I heard about this was from FyreWulff, on our forum. Update: Nick has posted the 'partial nudity' that started this whole mess (confirmed by the ESRB in this GameDaily article). The image isn't particularly safe for work - but I hardly think it's worth getting this bent out of shape about, either. Maybe that's just me. (Louis Wu 12:04:22 UTC) (permalink)
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