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Sunday, February 1, 2009 |  |
Wow. Just... wow.
So Halo (the original game) was released in November, 2001 - and within a month or so, folks were exploring the boundaries of the maps. 2002 was the 'Golden Age' of Halo tricking; the Xbox hadn't been hacked yet, and Halo PC wasn't out yet, so folks were getting out of the maps the old-fashioned way... they were playing by the rules laid down by Bungie (though not always in ways that had been predicted). Tricking continued, but the earlier magic was lost, for a time; tricks were refinements on earlier techniques, rather than new discoveries. As later games were released, however, the community that was left working on Halo (the original) was a community that simply loved those maps - and some pretty impressive tricks, requiring some serious time devotion, were released. Yesterday, more than 7 years after the release of Halo, another one of these was completed. Ms. Man (with lots of feedback from HIH forumgoers) launched himself to the top of 343 Guilty Spark... at the END of the level. (Normally, this sort of launch requires a Shade - and there aren't any at the end of the level. So he brought his own.) The High Impact Halo thread is here (thanks, Evan Volm), the video is here. Hats off to you, Ms. Man. (Louis Wu 21:33:04 UTC) (permalink)
Hard Justice: Episode 10
DigitalPh33r released Hard Justice: Episode 10 - the cidy of Esoteria is still screwed up. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 20:56:01 UTC) (permalink)
A cool fan render... made to look like more
Master Ph0bia was first on our forum with word of a new render someone's created of Sandbox; DopeteK, from the Kill 4 Fun clan, posted it up on Bungie.net this morning, but it nearly immediately started making the rounds without any attribution... and so has appeared in a number of places as a leak from Bungie. It's not a leak from Bungie. It's not even really real - it's just a cool render built by some guy, and PRESENTED AS SUCH by him. Blame the rumors on other idiots. (Louis Wu 20:42:05 UTC) (permalink)
The WHL: funding dreams since... recently
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has a story about one man's goal to fund his MLG dreams... by getting local players to pay to play him. (In theory, they're doing it because they might win themselves, and head to MLG tourneys on someone else's dime.) I thought it was fun Sunday reading. (Louis Wu 18:24:52 UTC) (permalink)
Episode 9 is gonna be all me, baby
MasterChiefn noticed that Halo 3 Fails Episode 8 is now live - there are some awesome funny moments in there. (My two favorites were the failed ghost-jacking on Snowbound, and the invisibility-induced betrayal on The Pit.) Go watch! I'm happy to see there are people who make the same silly mistakes I make. (Louis Wu 17:12:05 UTC) (permalink)
Spartan vs. Spartan
urk stopped in over the weekend (careful, urk, it'll become part of your job description if you keep doing that) to post word of a stop-motion Halo machinima. It's not what you might think - it's not action figures, filmed in stop-motion... it's Halo 3 action, filmed in stop-motion. Watch it to see what the advantage is. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 17:10:53 UTC) (permalink)
Saturday's news in brief:
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Headplay VR helmet - a little more info Top 10 Halo 3 Multikills: Episode 22 A glimpse inside Comic Saturday Sovereign Teaser David: Resolution - live broadcast today Last Gas for 200 Miles |
Friday's news in brief:
