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Friday, March 21, 2008 |  |
A Halo 2 Review, of Sorts
A few months after Halo 2 was released, a number of long-time Halo fans got together on AIM to discuss what was right - and wrong - about the game. The original plan was to use a cleaned-up version of this discussion as an official HBO review of Halo 2 (any of the participants were free to post it elsewhere as well, of course); real life got in the way of the processing, and this log was all but forgotten. Near the release of Halo 3, I was asked about it - and agreed to clean it up and post it. This turned out to be more work than I thought, because of the chat logging options I'd used - so I put it aside again. Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, had also been present, and had a MUCH better version of the log - and in response to a discussion on our forum, supplied me with that transcript. I did a little formatting, and posted it for posterity. Go read. (Louis Wu 19:04:27 UTC) (permalink)
MS says sorry
Wow. Remember a couple of weeks ago, when Bungie made a bad situation better by sending a huge box of schwag to the guy who'd had his artwork erased when he sent his Xbox in for service? It doesn't end there. Microsoft sent him ANOTHER box of stuff - this one contained a surreal amount of compensation. There's a 360 with signatures from most of the people who signed the first one, plus a bunch of people who didn't (including Bill Gates), plus a load of games, bumper stickers, and more. Me? I think it's a bit overboard... but hey, it's certainly a happy ending for Nathaniel. Thanks to SPARTAN 294 for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 18:40:05 UTC) (permalink)
It's a Wonderful LIVE, Ep 2
DigitalPh33r has released It's a Wonderful LIVE, Episode 2 - mostly, he makes fun of the PS3, but also mocks Canada-ignorant players. 11 minutes long, rather bitter in tone. Doesn't look like it's on YouTube yet - though there ARE some forgeries there right now. Thanks, SPARTAN 294. (Louis Wu 18:17:36 UTC) (permalink)
How long have you been here?
Cody Miller posted a crossword puzzle filled with HBO-derivable trivia - I've taken a look at it, and I'll tell you... it's not easy. He's offering a cool shirt if you can finish it before April 1... (Louis Wu 17:03:35 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Only five new pieces for you today in the Fan Fiction section (I had to delete a story that had nothing whatsoever to do with Halo). Go read! (Louis Wu 11:45:06 UTC) (permalink)
Forging their way to victory
Aidsterramma noticed that Bungie's writeup of this week's Halo Humpday Challenge is now live - it looks like you can blame Frankie... again. That man needs to get a better net connection. (Louis Wu 11:20:07 UTC) (permalink)
MLG/ESPN Halo 3 Top Ten #2
synide stopped by to announce that the second MLG/ESPN Top Ten is now live - you gotta see these clips. They're all downloadable on from the 'MLG Video' fileshare, so you can watch 'em in hi-def... but Chris Puckett's commentary is classic. Go watch! (Louis Wu 11:16:51 UTC) (permalink)
No, we're all out of rings. How about a nice energy sword?
Hawty McBloggy continues her 'Friday Caption Fun' series - she's got results from last week's pic, as well as a new pic for you to caption. It's great to see what people come up with! (Louis Wu 11:11:58 UTC) (permalink)
No, you can't
I mean, really, you can't. Stop asking. (Count Zero 05:37:44 UTC) (permalink)
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