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Halo in the Washington Post
Nice spot, Eric! He found a reference to Halo in today's Washington Post, and dropped a note to our forum. The info is faulty... but you don't get much more mainstream than the Washington Post. (Louis Wu 20:48:39 UTC) (permalink)
Community Links at bungie.net updated
Max is hard at work over at bungie.net. He's updated Bungie's Community Links page. Head on over and take a look. Thanks Max. :) (Louis Wu 17:19:43 UTC) (permalink)
Joe says Marathon's Story worries too much
Hamish Sinclair of the Marathon's Story page spots a discrepancy in the diameter of the Halo in Bungie's E3 press and movie info. 10,000 miles or kilometers? Both are given. As Joe Staten would say:
"we're not quite sure about the diameter as of yet for obvious reasons for some of you people who actually pay attention to diameters and such in our games.
Heh only joking Joe! ;) (Crux Fidelis 16:56:13 UTC) (permalink)
New Poll to Smash
E3 Poll smash! Well Rounded Entertainment have an E3 report page with some Halo info. Nothing new but they also have a Best of E3 Poll and Halo is second after Deus Ex. You know what to do! (Louis Wu 15:46:45 UTC) (permalink)
Press kit says Halo 60% done
Noctavis over at rampancy.nethas posted a transcriptof Bungie's E3 press kit which includes a Halo FAQ. Here's a snippet:
HOW FAR ALONG IS IT? [Halo]
We generally make games in three stages: First the environment and the engine, then the multiplayer game, then the single-player game. Right now we're a little more than 60% done.
Halo is 60% done! Thanks Noc. :) (Crux Fidelis 15:05:18 UTC) (permalink)
Halo SETI team stats posted
We wuz robbed! Despite heavy crunching theHalo SETI Marinesonly officially gained 93 units rather than the 500+ units submitted in the last 24 hours. We ain't going nowhere in the Alien Hot 100until SETI get their server in order. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 14:26:48 UTC) (permalink)
Etherlife nails Doug
Caught this on the Marathon's Story page. Doug Zartman and Halo feature in an E3 inspired comic at Etherlife. Don't know how Doug is going to live this one down! (Louis Wu 12:20:10 UTC) (permalink)
Quake-oriented Halo report
Kudos to Matt Hilliard for pointing us to a short Halo reportposted by a fan at TeleFragged, a Quake site. We snagged this piece:
The graphics were nothing short of incredible, with immaculate attention to detail,from bump-mapping on the player's suit of armor to little clouds of dust kicked up when he runs. The physics are on par with the best racing simulations -- the ATV bounces and leans just as if it were real. At one point, the Bungie employee accidentally tipped over the vehicle and had to reset it, which shows a greater attention to detail than most racing games which will absolutely prevent a car from flipping.
Go read the full report. Pax (Crux Fidelis 11:26:48 UTC) (permalink)
PC IGN reprint Halo Vault info
PC IGN have posted a description of the E3 Halo movie by Paul "luxor" McElroy. But it's the same as Paul's account on Halo Vault. If you haven't read it yet make sure you check it out! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 09:30:38 UTC) (permalink)
E3 Halo Demo transcript, Part II
Ferrex has posted the second half of his E3 Halo Demo transcript... I couldn't get a plane ticket, so as soon as this is posted, I'm walking to San Francisco. (Louis Wu 06:26:15 UTC) (permalink)
e3news.com shows old MWNY trailer... why?
Just in from Tribby... Gamespot's e3news.com is showing Halo info RIGHT NOW. (started 7:30 PST) Unfortunately, it seems to be the MWNY trailer they're showing... pretty lame, if you ask me. (Wow, time warp. On the main e3news.com page, there's a link for Halo, first impression... the text might be new (doesn't seem to match any of the previous gamespot releases), but the pics are the first four screens ever released!) (Louis Wu 02:53:45 UTC) (permalink)
e3 handout transcribed
News overload! We can't cope! Dammit, Jim, we need more power, kepten! (That's three... anyone care to go for four?) Mark Levin saved your eyes the trouble of deciphering the e3 handouts scanned at Halo Vault, by posting a transcript on our forum. Solid story info here... thanks, Mark! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 02:39:12 UTC) (permalink)
minireview from e3show.com
Posted earlier this evening on our forum... The MGON folk have a quick summary of the movie, as well. Read it at e3show.com. Warning: Netscape (on a mac, at least) can't see the page. Try IE. (Thanks, Myndreach.) (Louis Wu 01:55:30 UTC) (permalink)
Noc posts preliminary review of movie
Almost missed this in the first go-round... Noctavis posted a quick report of the Halo movie on the rampancy net forum earlier. Worth a read... (Louis Wu 01:51:44 UTC) (permalink)
Misc Art updated
Eric Huang submits a very cool little mascot for our Miscellaneous Art page... go check out Froggy! Thanks, Eric! (Louis Wu 00:46:34 UTC) (permalink)
New poll at Alloy Gaming
Amongst all the e3 hype, Neticule sends word of a poll over at Alloy Gaming asking which upcoming squad-based combat game you think is best. You know what to do. (Louis Wu 00:28:55 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Vault scans in press material
Luxor of Halo Vault has scanned in the Bungie printed material given out at the booth. Quality could use a little improvement... but it's worth a look! (Louis Wu 00:24:53 UTC) (permalink)
rampancy.net movie preview
Ferrex of rampancy.net has posted the first half of his Halo Demo transcript. It'll make you drool... go read it! (Louis Wu 00:22:13 UTC) (permalink)
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