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Tuesday, September 4, 2007 |  |
Time article generates negative feedback
Interesting. Several days ago, we mentioned an article in the current issue of Time magazine; we made note of the fact that it talked negatively about gamers... and moved on. I guess the paper issue hit the street today - I just saw three articles heaping scorn on the piece. (bits bytes pixels & sprites actually took it most to heart ; the other two articles (at Neoseeker and Playfeed) took their cues from BBPS.) Don't make fun of gamers! (Louis Wu 23:11:36 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Store gets a facelift, new goodies
Hoovaloov noticed that the Bungie Store had gotten a facelift - and Spartan Jag picked out one of the new items there. (Hit the 'Zoom' button to see all 16 months' worth of artwork.) (Louis Wu 21:47:53 UTC) (permalink)
The Tough Run Away
According to MAXCONSOLE, the latest EGM has a tidbit pointing out the smartest and dumbest AIs in upcoming games... Halo 3 takes one of those spots. Care to guess which? And what game gets the other one? (Louis Wu 18:40:07 UTC) (permalink)
How Halo Changed
Games Radar has an article that looks at eight games that changed dramatically from initial announcement through final product. (I'm not sure you couldn't find a hundred more, if you looked - but 8 is a fine number.) Thanks, Mike Carson. (Louis Wu 18:06:46 UTC) (permalink)
More new screens at Radio Shack
Yesterday, we mentioned a set of new screenshots at the Radio Shack page that's selling Halo 3 preorders. (There were 23, some of which were new.) Today, ComWave lets us know that another batch of 22 are up (a half-dozen or so of which haven't been seen before). (Louis Wu 17:33:41 UTC) (permalink)
Tex talks to WebNation
Webnation's Episode 12 contains an interview with Kathleen Zuelch, better known to Halo fans as Red vs Blue's Tex. Great discussion - go watch! (The Halo portion kicks off around 16 minutes in, but the whole episode is entertaining.) (Louis Wu 14:53:30 UTC) (permalink)
Halownage Update
We got word from a Halownage mod about some of the new content available at their site - there's a 1v1 tournament sign-up, their latest clip-of-the-month contest, and plenty of site goodies for members. Swing by to check it all out! (Louis Wu 13:25:29 UTC) (permalink)
Sony insults the competition on Wikipedia
Awesome. WikiScanner is a tool developed by a guy who was interested in seeing who was doing the anonymous editing on Wikipedia pages. All sorts of interesting information surfaced once people started using it; companies saying good things about their own products, or dissing the competition... Halo's now on the list. According to this Lasersharks post, derogatory edits to the Halo 3 page on Wikipedia were made from an address that traces back to Sony's Liverpool Studios. How childish! (Louis Wu 13:13:52 UTC) (permalink)
Maybe we should start writing hatchet jobs, too.
Heh. This article, from Xbox 360 Rally, showed up in my Google Alerts mailbox - it rants about a piece at GameDaily that seems to have been written specifically to drive Halo fans into a tizzy. For that reason, they've actually posted the whole article... so you don't need to visit the original and give them the pageviews they were looking for. (Louis Wu 11:54:10 UTC) (permalink)
Halo - expanding industries everywhere
The Philadelphia Daily News has an article that discusses how Marvel's Halo: Uprising series is bringing more new faces to comic books. I guess that might be part of the new strategy to release these every 2 months, instead of every 2 weeks... (Louis Wu 11:48:15 UTC) (permalink)
TVG covers LGC
TVG has put up a preview of Halo 3, based on what they saw in Leipzig a few weeks ago. They're skeptical about Forge, but like the way the game's looking. (Louis Wu 11:44:08 UTC) (permalink)
Pork Chops... and Applesauce.
Hawty McBloggy has put up an article that PROVES that she knew about Halo 3 going gold... OVER 20 YEAR AGO. Don't believe her? Go read it! Then apologize for doubting her. (Louis Wu 11:38:58 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 to be a supply chain strategy test
Halo makes the news in fields that have nothing to do with video games; DMN Newswire has a story this morning about how Microsoft is using Halo 3 as an example of Microsoft's 'world class competency' in managing supply chains. The question is - can you fill the supply channel with product... and STILL manage to keep it under wraps until Launch Day? I guess we'll see! (Louis Wu 11:35:41 UTC) (permalink)
Not just the Covenant any more...
Wow, bizarre. Daily Motion has a video of the Master Chief rescuing a woman being yelled at by her husband/boyfriend... on the streets of France. Um... what? Update: With a little digging, it becomes clear that these were created by the French TV channel TF1; you can download Part One and Part Two from Halo.fr. (Even if you don't read French, it shouldn't be too hard to find the download links. Alternatively, use Google Language Tools to translate the web pages.) (Louis Wu 11:17:43 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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Here's your chance - a tour of Bungie! This is why my kids won't play Halo 3. Bungie Recommends... A Fall Launch. Free Mobile Goodies - for Members Is one of them named Dolly? Next up: Staples, maybe? |
Sunday's news in brief:
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Oh crap, we're next The Riot 63 Uprising Delays Finish The Whopper. Last of the Panoramas Signed Faceplate to Benefit Child's Play Wax Chief Silly Rumors Dept - Can I Help You? Quick Halo 3 Logo |
