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Cr1TiKaL Conditioning
Cr1TiKaL continues his personal (very personal) assault on the Halo: Combat Evolved campaign. As always, there's an interesting mix of "lol" and "ummm...". Go watch it nonetheless! Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Urban Reflex. (GrimBrother One 22:33:07 UTC) (permalink)
Retrograde A
defendthehouse just put up a very cool Halo Tribute Video called "Retrograde". It's a very cool piece of work to celebrate this most awesome occasion. Go and give it a watch! Thanks to Gundamguy for noticing. (GrimBrother One 22:27:30 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie Town
Wonga. Ken 'Enfu' Taya's 'Bungie Town' is now available for purchase in poster form from the Bungie Store or from Amazon directly (thanks, Joshua Allen). Available TODAY ONLY. Amazing.
(Louis Wu 20:13:26 UTC) (permalink)
'X-Play' on location at Bungie HQ tonight
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. EST, the "X-Play" crew will be on location at Bungie to join in the festivities. These guys are going all out this week! (Hitmonchan 17:07:25 UTC) (permalink)
The Flood - conceived in 1995?
Longtime b.orger (wait, what?) Mikey-san noticed something the rest of us didn't notice; he went digging through the Marathon Infinity source code Bungie released last week, and found, buried in the 'narrative' document inside the 'notes' folder of the marathon2 section, a pair of 'Natives' that were never used:
Fungus Pfhor. Drags staff. Shoots spores, reincarnates after dying.
Fungus Sucker. Shoots spores, reincarnates after dying.
The section for Kill Your Television contains this description:
Human scouts in this area reported Pfhor herders infected with a strange native fungus. The S'pht tell me that this fungus attacks and eventually replaces the nervous system of it's host, reanimating the corpse and using it to search for and infect other victims.
Anyone who's played through the KYT level knows that we never encountered these... at that time. Sure seems like the concept was reused later, though! (Louis Wu 17:04:46 UTC) (permalink)
Marine Sculpt
Lance Rutledge sent us a bunch of shots of his newest sculpt - it's an adorable faceless Marine! Check him out.
(Louis Wu 17:01:10 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: CEA Soundtrack drops November 15
ElzarTheBam found a tiny article about the Halo: Anniversary soundtrack - we already knew it was getting full orchestral treatment, but now we know the release date is November 15. Nice!
(Louis Wu 16:59:32 UTC) (permalink)
Iridescent
TheSparbiter created his own Bungie Day Tribute - it's called Iridescent. Very nice work!
(Louis Wu 16:59:09 UTC) (permalink)
Blow Me Away 2.0
AssaultGodzilla is back with a new video set to Blow Me Away - fantastic integration.
(Louis Wu 16:56:32 UTC) (permalink)
Halo: Fanaticism Evolved
Nomis78 decided to look back on the last 10 years, and how Bungie has affected HIS life - we put up a web-readable copy, if you'd rather read it that way. Bungie Love!
(Louis Wu 16:56:11 UTC) (permalink)
GMod fun
TCKaos was playing with a Spartan ragdoll in GMod - came up with some fun shots.
(Louis Wu 16:55:46 UTC) (permalink)
No Regrets (teaser)
Looks like Kermit might be releasing a Bungie Day comic!
(Louis Wu 16:52:42 UTC) (permalink)
B.net Video Rendering - not disappearing yet
Over at NeoGAF, Hey You referenced a B.net post that suggests that you've got at least a year left to render videos of gameplay. Nice to hear!
(Louis Wu 16:51:51 UTC) (permalink)
HSH Bungie Day Celebration
NOKYARD stopped by last night to announce that High Speed Halo's Bungie Day Special Presentation is live - Mr Monopoli sweeps the times for ALL Halo 2 Legendary runs. Not too shabby! (Total running time: 1:48:35. Hmm... that's about 2 minutes less than I spent trying to finish Cairo Station!)
(Louis Wu 16:49:13 UTC) (permalink)
Original Halo 3 Recording Score - For Sale
You've only got a day (well, 20 hours at this point)... but Marty O'Donnell's Original Halo 3 Recording Score went live on eBay this morning. Current bid is $540, and (as with all Bungie Day auctions) all proceeds go to Child's Play. Go bid! (Thanks, JDQuackers!) (Louis Wu 16:01:17 UTC) (permalink)
It's Time to Steak Your Claim
The Bungie vs. the World playlist is officially live! From 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. PST today, hop in for a chance to beat Bungie by 20 points or more to win yourself two juicy steaks from Omaha Steaks. For those outside of the U.S., you'll be given a gift card (legal reasons and all that jazz). If you plan on playing, be on the lookout for these gamertags:
- Humproast
- Heavenly Beef
- Tender Loins
- Porterhaus
If The Man is keeping you locked in a cubicle all day, Bungie is streaming today's meaty massacre. And keep an eye on the webcam (Thanks for the direct link, AngelicLionheart!) for an additional behind-the-scenes look. I've got my stock of caffeine, and I took a power nap, so I'm going to be at this all day. Good luck, everyone! Update: Looks like all day lasted 20 minutes. The first official game of Bungie vs. the World found the boys of Bungie blue against me and the ragtag team of NeoGAF. Guess who walked away with eight succulent slabs of steak? Check out the video. Thanks, Steelyuhas, not only for rendering the clip but for carrying the team! Update 2: Just to give you a sense of what your chances might be - we're now 6 hours into Bungie Day's gameplay, and the Bungie team has played 33 games. They've been steaked 8 times - but the first 5 of those were in the first 90 minutes. Trueskill is beginning to get the measure of the team, and though the MAKEUP of the team changes every hour, the chances that they'll meet a team miles out of their league drops with every passing hour. Update 3: Wow - this guy has already met (and steaktacular'd) Bungie twice - with completely different teams (here, and here). The rules DO include a limit of one prize per person... but still. Update 4: Bungie got matched up against a single team twice in 3 games (game 1 | game 2) - and was steaktaculared both times. OUCH! (Hitmonchan 06:24:41 UTC) (permalink)
IGN's 'Top 10 Best Kills' for 7/6/11
This week's "Top 10 Best Kills" from IGN features a pinpoint plasma grenade shot, a double vehicle stick and a stealthy assassination that would make Sam Fisher blush. Go watch! (Hitmonchan 05:20:51 UTC) (permalink)
Behind the Music: Marty O'Donnell
"X-Play" continues to look back at Bungie's history with an interview with Audio Director Marty O'Donnell. He talked about his role in the company, the history of Halo's music and what he believes is the most important legacy for the company. Go watch! (Hitmonchan 05:00:50 UTC) (permalink)
Going Twice
The second round of Bungie's eBay charity auction ends today. If I had the money, I would bid on the original artwork for "The Silent Cartographer." The demo for "Halo: CE" was my first taste of the series, and that level still remains my favorite of the series. Good times. If you have the money and would like to help out a great cause, get in there and start bidding! (Hitmonchan 04:52:30 UTC) (permalink)
New Swag and Avatar Duds
According to Bungie's Twitter, more swag (not swag bags) will be available in the Bungie Store today. And if you're already rocking a 20th anniversary T-shirt in real life, why not show your avatar the same love? (Male Fit | Female Fit) All proceeds go directly to charity, and the little guy (or girl) is probably lonely. Update: The avatar T-shirts (here) are now live! And there's a new piece of swag in the Bungie Store -- a 250-print run of the original Master Chief illustration, each signed by Marcus Lehto. And if you missed out on a real-life T-shirt, those have been restocked as well. Get you one! (Hitmonchan 04:35:54 UTC) (permalink)
Mobile 'Marathon' Now Available
"Marathon" for the iPad is
now available in the App Store. It's free to download, but for $3.99, you can download an "HD Mode," which features high resolution textures for liquids, floors and walls. For 99 cents, you can also download "Master Chief Mode," which grants numerous badass abilities, like invulnerabilty, infinite ammo and instant recharge, and allows the player to instant save and to start on any level. Homeboyd was the first to mention this, but a special thanks to kidtsunami for the information. Check it out! (Hitmonchan 04:20:03 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
Tuesday's news in brief:
