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Thursday, September 25, 2008 |  |
Take Our Stuff - Status Update
Just a quick note; we haven't forgotten about the announcement of the Take Our Stuff contest winners. We've sorted through the nearly 8000 entries, we've tallied judges' votes... we're just working out the details before we announce anything. I'd hoped we would finish before the end of the 25th, in order to be able to announce on Halo 3's birthday... but, well, you might have noticed, there were a few other things occupying Bungie's attention today. We'll have results posted for you tomorrow - I promise! (Louis Wu 23:49:27 UTC) (permalink)
Fans tackle new trailer with passion
There's no way at all I'm going to be able to keep up with all the interesting speculation and analysis around the net today. I'll point out a few useful bits, and then you're on your own.
- Gabe Hammond uploaded a copy of the trailer to YouTube, if you can't download a version from Microsoft.
- Jordan117 did a frame-by-frame walkthrough on our forum.
- Painkilla05 put up some interesting notes (including the observation that the final drop pod seen in the teaser is actually not the final drop pod at all, and a wonderful map showing the locations of all mentioned city neighborhoods on a New Mombasa grid) over at Podtacular.
- thebruce (of Unfiction fame) has posted a Flickr stream containing all of the significant frames in the trailer - this might be the easiest way to find specific content. (In the time it's taken me to get this post online, he's started a thread on our forum.)
- Everyone and their brother (I'm talking about gaming websites, not individual fans) is interpreting the multiple references to '01/06/09' as evidence that Bungie will release this new project on January 6, 2009. This is, of course, possible - but you also need to remember that the text being interpreted is ostensibly coming from an AI in Kenya, which uses the dd/mm/yy syntax for dates; we could be talking about June 1, 2009. And it might not be a release date at all. More when we know it.
- Minor detail, but worth noting - SketchFactor apologizes for any confusion over the 'Maddie, where are you?' line in the trailer; it's an unfortunate coincidence, but has nothing whatsoever to do with Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British child who disappeared in Portugal in May, 2007.
There has been quite a bit more than this - but again, keeping up with specific collections is past my capabilities today. Poke around... and enjoy yourself! This isn't supposed to be a chore, or a frustrating exercise - this is supposed to be fun! (Louis Wu 17:46:40 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Decals - Would you buy them?
John Peel, of Sticker Universe, is considering licensing the Halo IP to create Halo decals - and his first project, if he goes ahead with this, will be all of the medals and achievement icons (you can get an idea of what he's proposing at Halo Decals.com). He's looking for feedback on the idea; the licensing fee isn't cheap, so if there's no interest, why pay it? Swing by Halo Decals, and vote in the one-question micropoll at the top! (Louis Wu 17:38:02 UTC) (permalink)
Overdriftacular 2.0
Back in April, we mentioned a Mongoose racetrack being developed for Avalanche. Apparently, it's been finished. Thanks, Jared.
(Louis Wu 17:37:44 UTC) (permalink)
Prepare to Drop
The countdown has ended, and the reveal is... staggering. A new teaser trailer, filled with win. I won't spoil it for you, but I WILL tell you that there is a TON of information in this one. This will be picked over, frame by frame, but the Halo faithful - but even a first watching should get your blood pumping. It's available on Bungie.net, of course (WMP9 and QuickTime, served up from speedy Microsoft hosts), and shortly on Xbox Live Marketplace, in glorious HD. If, for whatever reason, you can't get to Bungie.net, the download links are here:
QuickTime: 180p (13.5 mb) | 360p (33.2 mb) | 720p (66.7 mb)
WMP9: 180p (5.2 mb)| 360p (12.0 mb) | 720p (47.9 mb)
Watch it... and start discussing! (Louis Wu 14:10:03 UTC) (permalink)
European Tourney Kicks off October 4
Team Dignitas and XyXEL are hosting a Halo 3 tournament in Europe, starting next week - read the details here. (There's a full press release at MCV.) (Louis Wu 13:23:55 UTC) (permalink)
Online Halo RPG offers double xp
HaloCrusades is hosting a 'double exp weekend' in honor of Halo 3's birthday - it's Team Fiesta. In other online Halo RPG news, H3PRG has posted a podcast.
(Louis Wu 13:23:37 UTC) (permalink)
Looking Back - and winning Recon
In preparation for announcing the winner of her Recon Helmet Challenge, Hawty McBloggy has picked a number of submissions for the contest (which asked entrants to recreate a memorable scene from Halo or Halo 2, using Halo 3 screenshots) to illustrate the Halo storyline, in chronological order. Amazing work! (When you're finished with that, jump along to the actual contest wrapup article, and check out the winner!) (Louis Wu 13:10:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo MMO art continues to surface
Still MORE concept art for the Halo MMO project scrapped by Ensemble is popping up - Kotaku's got another 6 images for you. These definitely have more of a Halo 'feel' to them. Thanks, Ross. (Louis Wu 13:03:32 UTC) (permalink)
6' MC Statue on eBay
PlasmaFire ran across an auction on eBay for one of the 6' Halo 2 statues that pop up occasionally. It's in decent (but not perfect) shape. Starting bid is $700, and the auction closes in 2 days. Go look! (Louis Wu 12:57:36 UTC) (permalink)
Getting an early start
Speaking of home-made costumes, Nola pointed out this one, at a site called 'Coolest Homemade Costumes'. Bulky... but definitely cool! (Louis Wu 12:54:58 UTC) (permalink)
Building your own helmet
Instructables has an article up on how to build a cardboard Master Chief helmet. Just in time for Halloween! Go read it. (Louis Wu 12:52:30 UTC) (permalink)
Stay Calm
By now, many people have noticed that Bungie.net is offline, replaced with the aborted countdown we last saw during E3. This time, the countdown ends at 7:07 am PT tomorrow - what will we get when it reaches zero? Stay tuned to find out! Update: Pkmnrulz240 pointed out that the site is NOT offline, as it seems; it's simply... hidden. Update 2: Okay, I'm dumb. It's not offline, the main site isn't hidden; I missed the giant "Continue to Bungie.net" link in the upper right corner. Nothing to see here... move along. (Louis Wu 02:18:25 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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TU2 FAQ 7 on 7 - clarified Wait, you were serious? Hacker Halo/Army campaign wins award Security/Katana achievement update Halo MMO Concept Art |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Security Helmet/Katana more accessible Gamasutra uncovers cancelled Halo MMO TTL Tuesday - it's back! I'm outta bullets. PARDON OUR DUST Title Update 2 |
