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Halo Nerdism
Heh - if the image on this page at the Xbox Domain makes its writers think that this is the epitome of 'Halo Nerdism'... well, they haven't looked too deeply into our site. That said... it's a nice pic. (Louis Wu 20:06:29 UTC) (permalink)
King of the Shill.
Stuntmutt shows how Bungie could be tying in to external merchandise even when they're not, in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 14:38:09 UTC) (permalink)
Dan Chosich - Reel 2007
Dan Chosich dropped in to point out his latest creation - a video reel showing off a bunch of work he's done in the past two years. A significant portion of it is Halo-related (mostly MLG promo stuff) - all of it is gorgeous. He's got it available at two sizes, in QuickTime format, and we've added local mirrors for both to save his bandwidth. I think back on 2002, when he started out making Halo montages, and I'm amazed by how far he's come. The man makes beautiful movies. (Louis Wu 14:36:40 UTC) (permalink)
Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 3
Avateur pointed out a new episode of the 'Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS' series of videos that summarize the happenings in the IRIS arg. Swing by Mythica to download this. (Episodes 1 and 2 can be found here and here.) (Louis Wu 13:40:38 UTC) (permalink)
Game Content Usage Rules from MS
Laird noticed that over at Xbox.com, Microsoft has posted their Game Content Usage Rules, spelling out what their game content can, and cannot, be used for. For the most part, it's great news; there's now an official policy in place stating what you need to do in order to legally use footage from, say, Halo in a fan creation - no more worrying that you're skirting the law, or that the MS legal team will come down on you like a ton of Brutes. However, some of the rules might give Halo machinima makers pause; there are, for example, rules like this:
You can't add to the game universe or expand on the story told in the game with "lost chapters" or back story or anything like that.
As I think back about some of the best machinima I've seen, an awful lot of it 'adds to the game universe' - does this new policy mean that these projects will have to be taken down? (Louis Wu 13:33:48 UTC) (permalink)
Jonathan Ross - a bad guy?
Anton P. Nym found some interesting information about a potential voice actor for Halo 3 - this page contains info about Jonathan Ross agreeing to voice one "of the most evil aliens in the new game" for free (due to an exclusive contract he has with the BBC). We have no confirmation on this story, so for now it needs to be labeled rumor - but it has the ring of truth to it. (Louis Wu 13:27:05 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Achievements - 9 Images Changed
Monster 2 of 2 let us know that the Achievement list for Halo 3 has been updated again - in his words, "the 3 campaign completion achievements (10-12), the rank achievements (22-24), and the kill achievements (27, 28, 31) now sport new graphics." You can check them out either at the Achieve360Points.com website, or at Xbox.com. (Louis Wu 13:21:45 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
Monday's news in brief:
