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Friday, February 11, 2011 |  |
Fire Team Zulu: Hard Iron Cog
FyreWulff let us know that this week's challenge at Fire Team Zulu is a romp through Exodus - with no human assets. (No human vehicles, no human weapons, no radar.) Sounds like fun! (Louis Wu 14:05:45 UTC) (permalink)
Splash, Remixed
Not really Halo-related, but cool nonetheless - Andrew Matecha, a long-time fan, has remixed 'Splash', a song from Bungie's Marathon soundtrack, and set it to a slideshow of Marathon screenshots and art. Triggers all sorts of memories! (Louis Wu 14:02:23 UTC) (permalink)
Administrivia
A quick reminder - if you've got Halo news for us, it should be sent to our public email, halo@bungie.org, not a personal address. This is relevant right now because I'll be away for a few days, with GrimBrother One minding the store - if you send stuff directly to me, it may not see the light of day for a while. (Louis Wu 09:43:46 UTC) (permalink)
PGCR Ep 65 - and a Fan Fiction Contest
SK1LL4XED sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 65 is live (lots of Halo discussion, as always). The big news, though, is that they're kicking off a Halo Fan Fiction contest, with prizes. Top 3 winners get Noble Map Pack codes, and the top prize includes a Halo Wars Store Display (there's a photo in the newspost). You also get showcased on their site, and earn an interview spot on their podcast. They're not looking for something you whip off quickly; the deadline for this contest is Bungie Day 2011 - July 7. Read the post for full details!
(Louis Wu 09:41:50 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction Update (and a plea)
It's Friday, so it's time for a Fan Fiction update. One of the unfortunate side effects of last week's database wipe was the loss of about 15 recent Fan Fiction stories - so earlier this week, I'd posted a note on the Fan Fiction forum, explaining that these stories had been lost, and that if they were resubmitted, they could be resynched with their comments page on that forum. We got four of them back. If the authors of the remaining 11 stories would re-add them to the queue... we could rebuild. (In addition to these four, and one more that was lost from the published list but still in the queue, we've got one new story up - crashedwarthog's 'Like Father, Like Son'.) Slowly, slowly, we're returning to normal!
(Louis Wu 09:39:57 UTC) (permalink)
Waypoint Goodies
bs angel passed along a couple of links she simply loved - you should swing by Halo Waypoint's website to watch 'em. The first is a Reach Goosetage called Platinum Goose - it almost seems like a Concussion Rifle is a mandatory Mongoose accessory! The second is called 'Sticky Punch' - and I gotta say, getting a plasma grenade stuck on your glove yields some pretty cool visuals! (For folks who have trouble with Silverlight, don't forget to scroll to the bottom of Waypoint's page - there's a 'View Full HTML Site' link that can let you navigate most things -including all YouTube hosted vids - without it.)
(Louis Wu 09:38:41 UTC) (permalink)
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