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Outpost D-34 looks at Halo
Kudos to HiddenTalon, who found yet another E3 wrapup at Outpost D-34. Here's the Halo article. They got a couple of things wrong (they described the test machines at e3 as "PIII's with GE Force 2's", while in reality they had TNT2 Ultra's in them), but the "Tribes on crack" comment is probably right on. :) (Louis Wu 22:43:42 UTC) (permalink)
All Games Network and Playboy on Halo
Couple of Halo sightings around the net, courtesy of Rampancy.net... first, All Games Network has a couple of Halo-related films (although none of them seem to be viewable on a mac, and only the First Impressions of Halo seem to be viewable on a Win98 box with the free version of RealPlayer installed), and Playboy had a small e3 section in which they describe Halo as having "the best-looking graphics ever seen in a PC game." I think you should all hit Noc up for the source of that tip... (Louis Wu 22:13:39 UTC) (permalink)
More presskit scans at Halo Network
Halo Network continues to scan in the E3 press kit... today's installment contains pages 14 and 15. These two contain frequently asked questions... nice to see official Bungie answers to some of these, even though we've gotten unofficial answers along the line. Check it out! (Thanks to the Marathon's Story page for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 14:38:21 UTC) (permalink)
Halo SETI team stats posted
Blam!... The Halo SETI Marines bump another team in the Club Rankings. Top 50, here they come! Today's climb is thanks to Ashley Frost, who brought 1632 units with her when she joined. Welcome,Ashley! 139 other marines added units today... were you one of them? Check the 24 hour stats to find out! (Louis Wu 14:30:57 UTC) (permalink)
Halo on Heat
Thanks to HiddenTalon on our forumfor pointing us to an another E3 wrap-up piece this time at Heat. Here's what they had to say:
Halo - the graphics and physics engine of this game have already created quite a stir. Bungie still needs to get a full demo for users to truly appreciate it's qualities. We'll have more on this in the coming months - count on it!
Short and sweet. (Wirehead 13:28:24 UTC) (permalink)
Two new articles on Theories page
The theories page has seen a couple of new additions; Mostafa Sadraii posts a discussion of some observations he's made from the various films released to date, and Rony Sanchezspeculates on the Jjaro logo and its relevance to Halo. (Note: Many of the ideas presented here were first brought up on the Marathon's Story page (check What's New for February 8 and 9 of this year), and were summarized on this page.)Thanks, guys! (Louis Wu 00:12:29 UTC) (permalink)
Cinematic Construction for Gamers
Seen at Marathon's Story: Gamasutra has an interesting article, originally presented at the 2000Game Developer's Conference, on ways to use cinematic techniques, developed over the past 75years, in games that need cinematic sequences in order to drive the storyline. It's an interesting read, all by itself, and relevant here because Halo has positioned itself (or its fans have positioned it) as a game with a rich, complex backstory, and will most likely require some cinematic sequences to further the solo play. (And the E3 trailer has made it clear that Halo is quite capable of producing such sequences.) Go take a look! (Louis Wu 00:12:13 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie.net new poll
Bungie.net has a new poll up... "What platform do you use for gaming?" Interesting results so far... (Louis Wu 00:01:20 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie licensing their engines?
Is Bungie planning on licensing the Halo and Oni engines for installment games? So says Computer Games Magazine, as reported by Myndreach on our forum. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 00:00:34 UTC) (permalink)
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