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Friday, March 7, 2008 |  |
Halo 2 Cutscenes... now in Hi-Def
Sometimes things only get done here when people do them, and then tell us about it. Not long ago, HaLo2FrEeEk, of Infectionist Machinima, contacted us about some hi-def (720p) versions of the Halo 2 cutscenes he'd created, using Halo 2 PC. They were beautiful... and big. So we're sharing the load. If you visit the Halo 2 page of our Cutscene Library, you'll find a new option - HD (WMP9 or QuickTime). If the link says 'ci mirror list', clicking it will visit a load-balancing script on the Infectionist Machinima server, and point you to the best download option, spreading the bandwidth hit. (If the Infectionist Machinima website is offline, our local mirrors will still be available.) Because the files are so large, we're going to be releasing them slowly - right now, only the very first cutscene is up, but there'll be more as we see how big the demand is. Go see how good 'One Size Fits All' looks in high definition! Update: Thanks to Wraith7n, who's mirroring the two new HD files; his bandwidth will be added to the pool! (Louis Wu 17:33:47 UTC) (permalink)
Friday Caption Fun - a Hit
Hawty McBloggy found that her Friday Caption Fun experiment last week went really well; there were over 100 entries from users, some of them very funny. Go read what folks thought of the last entry... and think up your own witticisms for the new one she just posted! (Louis Wu 15:13:36 UTC) (permalink)
The beginnings of an Arbiter helmet
Keegan stopped by to let us know that he's started work on an Arbiter helmet; you can see some early progress pics in his forum post. NIce! (Louis Wu 13:12:18 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Just six new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week... go read 'em! (Louis Wu 13:06:31 UTC) (permalink)
A Rare Humpday
Bungie played the guys from Rare this week in their Halo Humpday Challenge - apparently, they were forced to play at the crack of daw- um, 9 am. Poor guys; I hate having to get up that early. Even with that ridiculous requirement, AND some sneaky player shenanigans... they STILL won (though only by a hair; the first game was close, the second game closer, and the third game they actually lost). There's a hidden apology buried in the writeup somewhere... can you find it? Thanks to LackOfKnowledge for the heads-up (I was too busy playing Grifball last night to notice). (Louis Wu 12:58:12 UTC) (permalink)
Thursday's news in brief:
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Halo music from the Austin Wind Symphony Friendly antagonism The Making of a Custom Spartan Helmet Halo 3: The Show Master Chief vs Spiderman Halo 3 Gamertag Stat Info App The Future of Forge |
Wednesday's news in brief:
