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Pretty artwork
sorahn has put up a couple of posters on his wall - these were created from the content to be released on the Zune in a couple of weeks. Check out Cortana, and the Chief. (Yes, these were rendered from the 320x240 versions on the Zune. Amazing, huh?) (Louis Wu 19:43:11 UTC) (permalink)
X-Plane Tank now Downloadable
Mid7night has released the downloadable version of his Scorpion for X-Plane - swing by his forum post for a link. (Louis Wu 19:40:10 UTC) (permalink)
New H2V content at HaloMaps
Dennis Powers, of HaloMaps.org, pointed out two new maps for Halo 2 Vista from NiTrOuSoXiDe2k (who was part of the H2V team, actually), showing off how easily new maps can be made using the Halo 2 Map editor tools. Check out Beach Battle and Earth City - they both look pretty nice! (While you're there, check out his views on Halo 2 Vista as a game.) (Louis Wu 19:36:51 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 - it's big, but not THAT big.
The latest rumor floating around is that Halo 3 is so huge, as a game, that it can't fit on a single disc. Joystiq has a story about it, CVG has a story about it, Xbox360Fanboy has a story about it. (Actually, now that I read CVG's entry again, it's just a straight report that the art's out - no speculation there at all. Good for them.) Bungie is pretty amused by the misinterpretation of the artwork; there'll be more info in tonight's Weekly Update, but for now, you should understand that one of the discs is a DVD and the other is a 360 executable - sort of like the discs that come with magazines like the Official Xbox Magazine. They're labeled the way they are because they have to go through test - but they are NOT both game discs. (Louis Wu 18:33:59 UTC) (permalink)
I Wasn't Allowed To Call Her John.
We have a very special One One Se7en for you today - as of last night, Stuntmutt is a daddy! He's going to be taking some paternity leave, but don't fret - he's lined up some awesome guest artists for the next few weeks. We'll start rolling out those strips on Monday. For now... check out the cute widdle baby! (Louis Wu 16:32:25 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Medals Index - yes, another one
PEZ wrote to point out that halowiki.net has posted what might be the most complete Halo 3 medals index to date. Go look. (Louis Wu 16:25:25 UTC) (permalink)
Shane Kim Talks about Halo 3
Gamespy has a sizeable interview with Shane Kim, Microsoft Game Studios' Corporate VP, about Halo 3. There are lots of tidbits that might make you go 'hmm...' - let's see if I can grab a couple of juicy quotes.
"The feeling I want people to have after they finish Halo 3 is the same feeling they had when "Return of the King" ended. Satisfied, but sad." [Sad? uh oh... -ed]
"Bungie has their plans well mapped out. You have to, when you have a studio like that, and you need to know what you're moving your people on to. So they have the collaboration with Peter Jackson on the animated series." [This quote was actually picked up by FallHammer, in our forum - misstatement by Kim, or a leak of what the next project really is?]
There's quite a bit more - go read. And then discuss. More when we know it. Update: The interview has been edited to read 'interactive series', rather than 'animated series'. (Thanks, Monochron.) It's not a coverup - it was a mistake. (Louis Wu 16:15:03 UTC) (permalink)
MLG Meadowlands - coverage kicks off
Bunch of Pro Halo news; MLG's second tournament of the season kicks off today in the Meadowlands, and there's a bunch of buzz. The Newark Star-Ledger has a summary article, Amped eSports looks at the key matches, and MLGPro.com has plenty of its own content (thanks, 3Suns) - team changes (again), Sound Arguments Ep 16, and a look at the Carbon/FB rivalry. Go read - gaming starts soon!
(Louis Wu 15:46:20 UTC) (permalink)
Cinema Blend is unimpressed
There's a Halo 2 Vista preview at Cinema Blend (2.5/5, they didn't think there was enough there to warrant buying at full price). (Louis Wu 15:38:54 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
Eight new pieces available in the Fan Fiction section this week - go read! (Louis Wu 15:32:29 UTC) (permalink)
Halo's in the paper everywhere
More newspaper articles from forum members - Spu7n1k grabbed the rest of the Singapore Digital Life article we mentioned a couple of days ago, Rosco-128 snagged some pics from the Queensland (Australia) Courier Mail, and plasmAGuy scanned (and translated) an article in French from a paper in Montreal. It's an international news blitz! (Louis Wu 15:17:33 UTC) (permalink)
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