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Wednesday, February 6, 2002 |  |
Flying tanks... who'da thunk it?
R.G.'s Warthog Jump movie, showing the stockpiling of large numbers of explosive devices and their potential effect on heavy equipment, has inspired other Halo engineers. TitaniumPez has taken a few pictures showing how to bring the Scorpion, previously useless once you reach the pillars after the ice area of Assault on the Control Room, just a bit farther. Check the details (and TP's plea) in our Gameplay Tricks section! (Louis Wu 20:37:37 UTC) (permalink)
Dukes vid mirrored at psyjnir.com
The first mirror for the Dukes of Halo vid has popped up - jump on over to the Psyjnir Complex Hotline server for either the medium or small versions. (And while you're on the net, fire up a web browser and read the funnies at the Complex's website...) (Louis Wu 19:58:12 UTC) (permalink)
He was a good kid...
Reidbo has put up a small movie called 'Dukes of Halo', based on the intro to the TV series 'Dukes of Hazzard'. Stays true to the original, and has a few nice jeep launches (Bo would be proud). There are two versions - a 320x240 version that weighs in at 6.3 mb, or a 240x180 version that weighs in at 2.3 mb. Check it out - currently, they're available on Reidbo's server, but (as usual) mirrors are appreciated. (Louis Wu 19:09:28 UTC) (permalink)
Battle of the Bay
Heh - take your lanfest to the Next Level. The Bay Area Halo Players Group have put together a pretty slick website for the Battle of the Bay, an upcoming lanfest in San Francisco. They're looking for 48 Halo players to participate - they've got Bungie-supplied swag to give away, and the Official Xbox Magazine is talking about filming some footage for inclusion on their monthly DVD. The only catch? It ain't free. (Admission fee is $20, or $15 if you supply hardware). If you live in or near San Francisco, this sounds like a killer event! (Thanks to Rico for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 18:45:39 UTC) (permalink)
Try and do that with a REAL tank!
We've put our first image up on the One-Shots page... not so much because we were ready for it to go live yet, but because we received a submission of similar pics for the Gameplay Tricks section, and wanted to make sure that credit went where credit was due. You'll find Roman's Ostrich pic on the One-Shots page (soon to be populated with other images, as well), and Spike Lee's series of pics in our Gameplay Tricks section. Both deal with the subject of upending a tank... (Louis Wu 15:22:44 UTC) (permalink)
Reach falls again
Supreme War Master T'soll Vorskray grinned with delight as the last of the pathetic human battle ships was obliterated, the Gods surely smiled upon his forces on this glorious day.
Corbantis revisits the Fall of Reach... from the point of view of those who DIDN'T make the jump to Halo. Check out 'The Tides of War Part 1: "As the Dust Cleared"'in ourFan Fiction section. (Louis Wu 14:33:09 UTC) (permalink)
Halowars - Play Halo, win money (maybe)
Yeroen put up a note about the World Championship Halo League (self-titled) - they're trying to secure sponsorship so that they can offer cash prizes in their online Halo tournaments... but in the meantime, you can sign up for online play (via Gamespy Tunnel) at the W.C.H.L's website. Good luck to these guys! (A small note about the bungie.net link - there seems to be a small glitch with b.net's permalinks, with respect to outside referrers - if you get an empty page, or a note about a wiped database, simply reload once you're there - the news story should show up.) (Louis Wu 02:13:30 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Online puts up a forum
PTM dropped us a note to let us know that Halo Online now has their forum online. You can find it here. (Louis Wu 01:59:24 UTC) (permalink)
FAQ updated to deal with movies
Due to the overwhelming number of people who are complaining that they can't view the movies on this site, we've added a QuickTime movie question to our FAQ. If someone asks this question on our forum, or on a different forum, feel free to point them to this entry. (And speaking of QuickTime movies, the Warthog Jump Mirror list has been updated to include That Weasel Television - thanks, TW!) Update: That Weasel writes to let us know the lo-res version of the Warthog Jump movie is at TWT, as well. (Stock up on that Advil, my friend...) The mirror page has been updated to reflect the new link. (Louis Wu 01:45:37 UTC) (permalink)
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