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The Making of Playtime
Eep - almost missed this, but CruelLEGACEY posted a video called 'The Making of Playtime' - he explains how he put this series together all by himself. It's a piece that shows its creator's obvious love for his work. Give it a watch! (Louis Wu 20:01:48 UTC) (permalink)
Two more from G4
G4 has two more delectable bites of Bungie to sate your celebration craving. "Bungie Day" takes a look at the ravenous fanbase cultivated by 20 years of gaming, and "The Bungie You Might Not Know About" is an article detailing the company's history before "Halo." Most of you probably know about Bungie's history by now, but I highly recommend the Bungie Day video. Go watch! (Hitmonchan 19:00:01 UTC) (permalink)
Thank God It's You!
If you swing by Bungie.net, you'll find a touching thank-you note from Bungie. It's been a pretty good run - but they're changing gears, and their time with Halo is coming to an end. Playlist control for Reach (and Halo 3) shifts to 343 Industries on August 2, the same day that the next ViDoc drops. (Should be a doozy.) Go give it a read! (Louis Wu 18:48:17 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fan Fiction
Just a couple of new bits in the Fan Fiction section this week... go read! (Louis Wu 16:58:38 UTC) (permalink)
G4's take on Bungie's Multiplayer Legacy
The latest X-Play video celebrating Bungie's 20th anniversary is one focusing on its Multiplayer Legacy. Really, it's just discussing Halo's multiplayer legacy (which is pretty funny, given that one of the earliest Bungie games, Minotaur, was multiplayer-ONLY, and seems like it should be a no-brainer for a 20th anniversary retrospective of Bungie multiplayer, but...).It's a pretty enjoyable watch nonetheless. Good stuff from Chris Carney. Go watch! (Louis Wu 16:40:46 UTC) (permalink)
Pour on the Awesome.
Hedgemony can't seem to stop making panoramas. Don't think for a SECOND that I'm complaining. The Kat-based Warthog shot is amazing. (Louis Wu 16:37:04 UTC) (permalink)
The Assist
Bungie tweeted about this yesterday - but there were... well, a few other things going on. Today, though, it's quieter - and you should definitely swing by DeviantART and check out CSutherland's The Assist. It's hilarious. (Louis Wu 16:36:07 UTC) (permalink)
Choice is good.
Ken Levine talked about Bioshock Infinite with Geoff Keighley at E3 this year, and at one point, he mentioned that a particular encounter was inspired by the Halo Warthog. Well... by Bungie's decision to PROVIDE you with a Warthog - but let you choose whether you wanted to use it or not. So really, it was inspired by Halo's open environment, more than the 'hog itself. Interesting interview! (The Halo bit begins at 10:17, if you aren't interested in Bioshock: Infinite - which you absolutely should be.) Thanks to NeoGAF's Dax01 for noticing this! Update: The video linked above was blocked by Viacom - you can watch the demo itself at Gametrailers, but I can't find the full interview yet. (Louis Wu 16:30:55 UTC) (permalink)
You know what they say about imitation...
IGN posted an article entitled 'Steal This Game: Halo Reach' - it lists some cool bits in Reach that other developers should consider including in THEIR games. Interesting read! Looks like Gravemind found it, as well - join his thread if you've got feedback!
(Louis Wu 16:29:51 UTC) (permalink)
Burn Bright, Burn Blue
Salazar14 whipped up a couple of new wallpapers for Bungie Day - they're a bit bright for me, but you might like 'em!
(Louis Wu 16:29:18 UTC) (permalink)
Steaktacular Wrapup - and Cubeskew 2
Hope you all had an enjoyable Bungie Day yesterday. The Bungie vs The World tournament saw Bungie teams beaten 83 times over the course of 24 hours - and 41 of those beatings were bad enough to warrant steak. (The total number of steaks to be delivered is a bit less than 41x2x4, because there were players that met (and steaked) Bungie more than once, and because at least once, Bungie got steaked after half the opposing team quit... but it's still a LOT of steaks.) Guess it's time to get back to regular Halo news! Lee Georgeton stopped by with a link to Cubeskew 2 - a Forge map which will throw you for a loop. (There's a video at the beginning of his Forgehub post that will give you an idea of what you're getting into...) (Louis Wu 16:13:55 UTC) (permalink)
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