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Monday, June 3, 2002 |  |
Canadian Halo Commercial available
A couple of days ago, we reported that a new Halo commercial was airing on Canadian television. Well, Bill Maguire managed to tape this for us... and his brother Bob did some nice converting to a digital format. (We had to crunch down his original submission, because it was pretty big - but the resulting versions should be quite viewable. Any compression artifacts were introduced by HBO meddling, not Bob's original conversion.) Thanks to the HBO Bandwidth Angels (a spur-of-the-moment name for some of our bigger bandwidth donators), you have 4 mirrors to choose from for each of four flavors of the movie - there are two sizes each of a QT5 version and a WMV version. Other mirrors will, of course, be gratefully appreciated, and added to the list. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 16:37:16 UTC) (permalink)
The sky goes blue
A couple of months ago, Draikin modified a mural found in the Official Xbox Magazine, and submitted it to our Wallpaper collection. Now, Djoey154 has modified that image again - it's blue, rather than purple, and there's been some image softening in places. Check the new version out in our Wallpaper collection! (Louis Wu 15:22:10 UTC) (permalink)
The Shaft Challenge!
Frogblast, a recognized master Halo trickster, has issued a challenge: Get to the bottom of the main shaft on Silent Cartographer, using NO VEHICLES. There are quite a number of other clarifications, so be sure to read his post on the subject - and good luck to all who enter! (We have nothing to do with this contest, other than being eager to see what folks come up with - this one is all Frogblast.) (Louis Wu 15:10:29 UTC) (permalink)
Lots o' fiction
Today's Fan Fiction offering has a rather unusual entry - the Halo writer's guild known as Zenith has submitted its first compilation work. Due to the limitations of our database system, we have to present it to you in two segments, but it was intended to be read as a unit. You can see the full work, called 'Apex', using our 'series' option - or you can read it piece by piece by checking out Part 1 and then Part 2. Your call. Beyond Zenith's project, there are a number of other stories to choose from today:
- Into the Unknown, part 4, by Jean-Paul Allee
- Progect: MYST, part 2, by The Masta
- The First Step, part 4, by JediKnight114
- The Outer Limits, part 3, by agsbladerboy55
Go get reading... (Louis Wu 15:04:32 UTC) (permalink)
Supa Mega Tricksta hits the scene...
We've worked hard and long, here at HBO, to earn a reputation as one of the top Halo sites - we've put together some pretty high-quality content over the years. The time may have come, however, to lay down our keyboards, put away our copies of Photoshop... a new site has sprung up, and their content might just put us out of business. Bow down to the might of Supa Mega Tricksta! (And be aware, before you visit, that the workers of HBO had nothing to do with this site; these guys are in a class by themselves.) (Louis Wu 00:39:45 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Lego to the max The Junkyard gets a facelift New Logo submission Hackable Xbox Saved Games? |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Halo Font - updated! Canadian Halo Commercial... Early Weekend Reading |
