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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 |  |
An update on an old friend
Two years ago, we posted a note about Peter Marks - a Bungie fan from the old days who became a Bungie employee (and later a Certain Affinity employee), and who was diagnosed with some pretty agressive cancer. We set up a website where folks could leave a few words for Peter - and 4500 of you did. The good news: Peter has been fighting these past two years - he's still with us. The bad news: things don't look so good for him. The latest round of surgery (on his spine) was undertaken to remove pressure that was causing him to lose control of his legs, and it's unclear if he's going to recover enough to go home from this. His wife has suggested that this might be the last chance folks have to talk to Peter; if you want to get in touch with him, you can drop a note on the Marksism website, or you can contact us directly; it's unclear right now whether he's up for phone calls or visits, but if we get the word, we'll pass it along to those who need it. It's always hard to say goodbye - Peter, we love you. (Louis Wu 19:42:59 UTC) (permalink)
LAN Event in SE Michigan, July 18
bobcast stopped in with word of a lan going on in Ida, MI (SE Michigan, near NW Ohio) this Saturday - admission is free. More details in his forum post! (Louis Wu 17:38:47 UTC) (permalink)
Four new maps, achievements for Halo Wars
Joystiq has word of new DLC for Halo Wars - 4 new maps, 4 new achievements, 800 points. The package will be available next week (July 21). Go read! (Louis Wu 17:36:55 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday Afternoon at the Movies
Vids for your enjoyment at the BungLog™ today:
- ChrisOfTheDead released Shenanigans 4 - stuff that just shouldn't happen... but does.
- Dropship dude put a bunch of webcam shots he collected over the course of Bungie Day together in one vid.
- The Mad Villager let urk know about 'Machinima, Explained' - a how-to video helping newcomers create better vids. (He let US know about it, too, a couple of days ago - but somehow we missed it in the news feed. Oops!)
Go watch some stuff! (Louis Wu 17:31:15 UTC) (permalink)
Summer Mythic Recon Challenge Help - Covenant Kamikaze
You might remember that last Friday, we mentioned that Tyrant's Summer Mythic Recon Challenge Episode V was active, and that v2.0 of his Covenant Walkthrough was available for your perusal, to help with this task. Well, now it's Tuesday, and you've only got a few more days - so if you're one of those procrastinators, you might find yourself without enough time to polish off the longest Halo 3 level in the game. Never fear - Tyrant's got your back, still. Covenant Kamikaze is yet ANOTHER walkthrough of the level, this time showing you some shortcuts that, while dangerous (usually something to avoid when death means starting from scratch), can save you quite a bit of time, and allow you to finish the entire level in under an hour, on Mythic difficulty. (Louis Wu 13:23:45 UTC) (permalink)
RvB Recreation Ch. 5: Local Host
Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 5 - Local Host - is now available for viewing at the Rooster Teeth site. Donut goes home, Grif doesn't have to die, and Caboose finds... someone. The mysteries continue! (Louis Wu 13:17:08 UTC) (permalink)
X-Play's Mr. Sark Previews Halo 3: ODST
Mr Sark and the crew of G4TV's X-Play have released a video preview of Halo 3: ODST - go watch to see a little more Firefight footage, and get some first-hand impressions of the game. (Louis Wu 13:07:18 UTC) (permalink)
Armored Donuts
Hawty McBloggy ran across some very cool donuts - go take a look. I think her obsession with balls might be going a bit overboard... but these DO look delicious. (And the fact that they're made by Hot N Creamy Donuts just made me laugh.) (Louis Wu 13:06:16 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 4v4 Tourney in Manchester, England
If you live near Manchester, in the UK, you might be interested in a tournament to be held at the Manchester Gamerbase this Thursday - full details can be found in this Bungie.net blog post. (Louis Wu 13:05:12 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
Sunday's news in brief:
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