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Thursday, August 2, 2007 |  |
Game 1 shows off press games
The blog Achievement Junkie points out a video from Dutch gaming site Game 1 (There's a large version on Game 1's site) - it's a montage of the press event in Amsterdam this week, and shows off some pretty fun stuff Microsoft set up for journalists. Target practice, using Brute and Elite cutouts and pistols or crossbows, laser tag, an actor in a Master Chief costume... looks like it was a good time to be a game journalist. (AJ talked about campaign footage - it's clear that they didn't watch the E3 2007 Halo 3 vid, because all the campaign footage in Game 1's video was pulled directly from that.) (Louis Wu 20:04:08 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Zune Reviewed
Windows Now has reviewed the Zune Halo 3 Special Edition - go check out what they thought. (Louis Wu 19:33:21 UTC) (permalink)
A 60-90 day dead period - thanks, H3
According to this article at 24/7 Wall St., the combination of Halo 3 in September and GTA 4 in October is causing gamers to stop spending money right now; these two games are being blamed for a general downturn in sales of other games. Ouch! Update: Thanks to John Ogg, who pointed out a new story about a delay for GTA4; looks like the fall season belongs to Halo. (Louis Wu 19:18:07 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie can't win.
A couple of weeks ago, a quote from the then-upcoming EGM article began circulating, and online co-op in Halo 3 was suddenly in doubt. (Before this article had come out, there had been zero information about the mode - and nobody had been talking about it.) The internet seemed to catch fire with the flames Bungie began receiving from all sides - people stated that they'd boycott the game if online co-op weren't present, journalists lambasted Bungie for laziness and lack of consideration for their fans. Bungie asked people to be patient; they didn't want to announce something they couldn't GUARANTEE would be in the final shipping product, so they were keeping their mouths shut. (Online co-op was cut very, very, VERY late in the development cycle of Halo 2, and many people were strongly disappointed.) Finally, this week, they announced that yes, online co-op would be in Halo 3 - and in fact it would be four-player co-op, not just the two-player that was in the original game. And how does the community respond? Well, Cinema Blend says it's a disappointment. It's a tack-on, they say, and there's not even a four-player offline mode. Um... what? (There IS an offline 4-player mode - System Link is supported, no internet needed.) I guess I should be satisfied that they're not complaining that you can't play as Cortana... (Louis Wu 19:08:47 UTC) (permalink)
Food Nipple Not Included
There are a couple cool new items in the Bungie Store today. The first is a nifty orange Grunt mug and the second is a battle-damaged Halo 3 tee. Thanks to X1Zero for his post in the forums pointing this out. (KP 18:26:38 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 in Albania - Webisode 1
Dave Bergland sent word that the first webisode of the Halo 3 in Albania project is now online. Dave is definitely a pretty hardcore Halo fan - go see how he's planning to celebrate the release of Halo 3! (It's also up on YouTube, if you'd rather go streaming.) (Here's hoping most of the Halo news is being sent to our email address; mnemesis is now gone on vacation, I'm not back in town yet, and I, for one, do not have a connection good enough to read our forum.) (Louis Wu 15:26:12 UTC) (permalink)
A redefinition rather than a reinvention
Darren Waters has written up a Halo 3 hands-on over at the BBC website, based on a level he played in Amsterdam this week. Here's hoping the code that's traveling around is a little old; he was underwhelmed, and noticed some rough edges. (Louis Wu 15:09:57 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Four Player Online Coop Confirmed for Halo 3 Marathon Mix 2 Halo for $10 Licensed Armor from Rubies Innocent Minds M6Gee More Funny Plastic People! The Odd Couple |
