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I'd have thought Billy Budd would be on there.
Andy's Bi-Monthly Blog has posted a list of the Top 10 Christ Figures - guess who makes number 1? (Louis Wu 21:33:09 UTC) (permalink)
A.I. - Artificial Ignorance: Round 2
In January, ZZoMBiE13 took a look at the AI of Halo, and how there might be some... issues. He's revisited the concept in today's episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. Poor Chief... (Louis Wu 17:13:03 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 HD Cutscenes - two-thirds posted
The next three HD Halo 2 Cutscenes are up now in our Cutscene Library; you can now watch through the end of Quarantine Zone in 720p. Helping hosts are, as always, Infectionist Machinima and Wraith-Ops. (Are you guys enjoying these? We're seeing fewer downloads than we'd expected - but the little feedback we HAVE gotten has been positive. It's a rather interesting result, I think.) (Louis Wu 16:57:49 UTC) (permalink)
Video games - judged on a different scale?
Canada's Globe and Mail has an article questioning whether videogames have the lasting appeal of other media, like movies or books. (And before you point to the success of classic arcade games on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, the author comments that we tend to look at older games through a nostalgic lens, and don't judge them by their current value - so a better test of their ability to last will be whether they still appeal to a generation that never played them when they first came out.) Halo is held up as an example of a game that was lauded upon release, but might not still be played in 20 years. (Louis Wu 16:48:37 UTC) (permalink)
Scarab Battle Panoramas
nomis78 dropped off another couple of panoramas - this time, they're views of the Scarab from the battle on The Storm. Pretty nice! (Louis Wu 16:41:22 UTC) (permalink)
I think he was trying to make baby hammers.
Wayward Spleen was pretty amused by the fact that he and retsamolah crossed a sword and a hammer... and actually parried each other. (I've seen it happen before, but rarely - and never with good screenshots.) Check out his post for more details (and pretty pics). These were taken from a practice game played amongst team HBO last night, after we won our first two Spring League Grifball matches (8-1, 9-0). (Louis Wu 16:35:21 UTC) (permalink)
It's always the hot ones
Elnea has posted Halo Action Figure Theater 141 - and you might be as confused as Jason is after you read it. I know I am... (Louis Wu 16:20:38 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo Gamerpics from VG Cats
iJosh noticed a few Halo-related images in a new batch of gamer pics available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace from VG Cats - 200 MS Points buys you a batch of 20 pics, three of which are Halo-themed. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 16:14:10 UTC) (permalink)
Deus Ex Machina 8: Doomsday, Part 1
Major Silva pointed out that the first part of the two-part finale of the Deus Ex Machina series is now up at Machinima.com. (It's also available at YouTube, if you'd rather watch it there.) John wants to hang it up... but he might not be allowed to. 20 minutes long. (Louis Wu 16:06:25 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Weekly Update - it's all about Multiplayer
Last night, the Bungie Weekly Update was posted as it usually is on Friday nights - there's some fun stuff in it. The Heroic maps are now free, and Bungie reminds you to download the maps if you want to play them in Matchmaking playlists. There's also discussion of Team SWAT (running this weekend) and the MLG playlist going live on Monday. There's also a call for help from fan communities - Bungie would like fan groups to start sorting some of THEIR members' best Halo 3 creations (screenshots, films, games, etc), so that the Bungie Favorites section can be populated with a more selective group of items. And finally, there's an overhead view and a Halo 2/Halo 3 comparison of Blackout, to get you ready for the Legendary Map Pack release in a few weeks. If you'd rather, you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive. Go look it over! (Louis Wu 15:45:18 UTC) (permalink)
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