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Thursday, February 28, 2002 |  |
Halo a no-show at IGF
Gamespot is reporting that Halo's lack of presence at Microsoft's International Gaming Festival bodes ill for long-suffering PC fans:
And while Microsoft recently admitted that the game is still scheduled for an eventual release on these platforms, the absence of Halo at Microsoft's event--which featured some games that won't be out for another year--suggests that a computer version of the game may be a long way's off.
(The wording itself should raise a few flags, but...) Here's something to chew on - the lack of a PC Halo at the event might just mean that... Bungie isn't ready to show it yet? (Absolutely nothing says it will take more than a year from this point to finish PC Halo, Gamespot's speculations notwithstanding.) Thanks to Alan Koslay for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:02:58 UTC) (permalink)
More Death in Space
Velker's Halo 2 saga just got a chapter longer - you can find Part III in our Fan Fiction section. Don't forget to leave him comments! (Louis Wu 20:01:50 UTC) (permalink)
What people won't think of...
Three new tricks have been added to our Gameplay Tricks page - 2 of them collaborations. Bizarre physics, exploiting the zone freeze bug, and weapons theft... they're all worth looking at! (Louis Wu 19:32:23 UTC) (permalink)
I don't think Bo ever killed anyone...
Bonk, unfazed by the fact that his server is offline (because you guys have been downloading too much stuff from it), has created a 14.3 mb, 3 and a half minute long video showing off some fun Warthog driving (plus a bit more). Be warned, though - there are spoilers in here. (Thanks again to Brian Towne for the hosting...) Update: Mr. Zarquon has kindly provided a mirror. Welcome, Tasty Bandwidth... (Louis Wu 18:14:54 UTC) (permalink)
Halo in Japanese
Microsoft's Japanese Xbox site has posted a Halo promo video which basically shows off Halo and talks about the game (I can't understand Japanese, so I apologise for getting that wrong). You can hear all the various characters speaking in Japanese here. The video is Windows Media:
Be warned however that there is potential spoiler material in this video. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 15:49:53 UTC) (permalink)
3 new (near-perfect) Halo reviews
Three new Halo reviews have surfaced - Four Fat Chicks (4/4), Game Industry News (5/5), and a second review from MGON (9.5/10, compared to their first 9.8/10). All three have been added to the Reviews database. Thanks to Blue's News for the heads-up on these. (Louis Wu 13:46:55 UTC) (permalink)
EGM votes Halo GoTY
Not sure how I missed this (my issue came several days ago), but Electronic Gaming Monthly listed its 2001 Gamers' Choice Awards in the April 2002 issue... and Halo picked up Game of the Year.
And on the first day the Xbox did launch with a Halo, and we looked upon it, and we saw that it was good.
Halo placed 3rd in the Readers' Choice poll at EGM's website - 4 votes (of a total of nearly 5000) shy of Final Fantasy X, and 80 votes shy of Grand Theft Auto III. It also won the Readers' Choice Xbox Game of the Year (though the EGM editors decided they couldn't give it both titles, so their Xbox pick was Oddworld). Thanks to VeeoftheMiB for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 12:19:09 UTC) (permalink)
Matt would be proud
Operation: False Prophets gets another chapter, as Ian Barnes pays tribute to the mighty Hippo. Check it out in our Fan Fiction section. (Louis Wu 12:05:02 UTC) (permalink)
It doesn't LOOK like a bird...
Brad 'Stuy Parker' Root sends in a new treed Warthog shot for our One-Shots page... there are a few more levels in which this can be done! Who will be the first? (Louis Wu 11:52:58 UTC) (permalink)
Story page reawakens?
For those who didn't notice it, the Halo Story page got a massive speculation infusion yesterday - mnemesis processed a goodly number (though nowhere near all) of the backlogged ravings - erm, ideas you people have been sending in. Check it out! While you're there... you might notice that the Level Transcripts section is nearly complete - great thanks to Ape Man and Åstro for sending in 3 of the last 4 levels (the Maw should be coming soon)! Been a long time... but they're there now! (Louis Wu 11:17:08 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Soffish at 7th Column thanks to Frogblast! The Repertory comes online Fan Fiction Food Potential Spoilers |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Where's Dastardly when you need him? Falling down... and falling up Halo SETI Team 14 day stats posted Xbox Connector can help you get online Did he have that on a string? Bene, bene... |
