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Thursday, December 28, 2000 |  |
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Theories section updated
Thanks to Brian Norton, who sent in a treatise on offplanet seasons, explaining why Halo won't have any. You can find it in our Theories section. (Louis Wu 23:44:05 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox details coming clear
Thanks to fAt1, of MPZ Halo, who sent along a link to this Video Business article containing Xbox details. Though some of the info is a little confused (they mention a 64 MB hard drive), much of it looks solid. Among the more interesting tidbits: the current launch window is reportedly September 15 to November 15, 2001, and Microsoft is finding that it needs to restructure its launch plans:
VB has also been told that development for Xbox is so easy that Microsoft is actually restructuring its launch plans, because it literally will have too many games ready for launch. The company is talking to key publishers about holding back some of the launch titles to fill the second and third wave of game releases for 2002.
Not a bad position to be in! The most disturbing bit is the quote at the end from MS's Marketing Director for WebTV, who suggests that a future box might bundle what's in the Xbox with what's in the next generation of WebTV, directly contradicting what Seamus Blackley stated a few months ago. Worth a read! (Louis Wu 20:14:32 UTC) (permalink)
Full Metal Jacket spins off a Halo team
[FMJ]Phönix[BP] drops a note on our forum mentioning a new German Halo clan, Full Metal Jacket. They seem to be a Sudden Strike clan with a Halo offshoot... I couldn't get the provided link to connect me with a Halo page, so here's a direct link. (Louis Wu 16:10:24 UTC) (permalink)
All-natural glitch-free goodness
Well, it only took 17 months, but it's finally been confirmed that those little blips in the MWNY 99 Halo trailer WERE natural life, and not glitches in the video - Nathan Bitner, former Halo producer and current head honcho of Island Four Software, stated on our forum
Natural life began to appear in the air with the very first trailer...
One can be seen at about 3:11 in the video, behind the Covenant flyer in the blue sky. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 10:05:44 UTC) (permalink)
Clan NAVCON working on redesign
=NAV= Shadow writes to say that the Clan NAVCON site is getting a redesign, and should be back online sometime in early January. You can see a preview image at the site now. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 09:56:52 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Bungie's Moving! Xbox EU release definitely delayed Wallpaper page updated |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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HBO forum updated Halo SETI Marines 21 day stats posted |
