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Thursday, August 8, 2002 |  |
Chaos, Revisited
Last night, we announced Chaos on the Ring II, a new movie from ZiDigi Online. Response has been positive... except for some material at the beginning and end of the movie. In response to critics, the team has released a second version - it's identical to the first, except it's missing the first 30 seconds, and the last minute. Formats are identical (720x480 and 360x240, QT5), and the new versions weigh in at 39 and 20 mb, respectively. You can find BOTH versions listed on their downloads page - if you don't mind fluff, get the first version, if you'd rather have a more focused film, get V2. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 21:56:00 UTC) (permalink)
HBO's Legendary Walkthrough - The Library
Asmodeus has turned in the next chapter of his Legendary Walkthrough - The Library, one of the longest levels on Legendary, has now been pinned down. Having trouble with those waves of enemies? Come on by, and snag a few key techniques! (Louis Wu 21:24:07 UTC) (permalink)
Always thinking...
Fan Art continues to pour in:
- Warbow speculates on state-of-the-art camouflage
- Germain Couët looks at localization options
Check our Miscellaneous Art section for details (Louis Wu 19:51:17 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo 2 Press
Another Halo 2 Press Release - this one specifically about Halo 2 (instead of Halo 2 and Project Gotham 2 combined). You can find it at Team Xbox, among other places... more drool material:
"'Halo 2' is a lot like 'Halo', only it's 'Halo' on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas," explained Jason Jones, the head of Bungie Studios, "and the ninjas are all on fire, too."
That man has a way with words... (thanks to TomeOne for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 18:59:29 UTC) (permalink)
Trailer description at GameSpot
For those who can't wait for the Halo 2 Trailer, GameSpot has put up a synopsis of what you'll see. You also get a taste of the Halo 2 story - here's a snippet of it:
As the Master Chief enters the hangar, it is revealed that his spacecraft is orbiting Earth--and that Earth is under heavy fire from Covenant warships. The Covenant are the enemy race from the original Halo game, and it seems that they have found the human homeworld and are seeking to destroy it outright. Therefore, the Master Chief's new mission is clear: defend Earth and save humankind.
Thanks to Nijhazer for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:43:12 UTC) (permalink)
Stories to tide you over
If you've stopped drooling over those Halo 2 shots, come back to some Fan Fiction:
- Shadows of Archon, part 1, by Wado
- The Mis-adventures of master chief, part 4, by el_halo_diablo
- The Angel of Death, by Jason P.
- Perfect Opposition, part 2, by ~ski200~
Get to readin'! There ain't gonna be any playable Halo 2 demos for quite some time... (Louis Wu 16:43:45 UTC) (permalink)
Tentative release date?
The word from Microsoft on Halo 2 (Note: that said Microsoft, not Bungie) is that the game "is expected to arrive on store shelves for the 2003 holiday season," according to this press release. PC Halo in the summer, Xbox Halo 2 in the winter... gonna be a good year next year! (Louis Wu 14:02:46 UTC) (permalink)
News of the Month
You knew it was coming, right? Halo 2 has been announced. Swing by Bungie.net, and read all about it... new screens, new desktops... and a new movie, coming soon. This is gonna Rock Your World. (Louis Wu 13:16:47 UTC) (permalink)
The Chaos has Landed
Back in February, Eric Giese and Russell Ziegler, of ZiDigi Online, put out Chaos on the Ring, a nicely-made vid showing some cool stunts. 6 months later, we've got Chaos on the Ring II - and it's lots of fun. You gotta love the image of four Hogs, flying overhead like some sort of wingless Blue Angels... It's available in 2 sizes, a 42 mb, 720x480 version and a 22 mb, 360x240 version, both QuickTime 5. They're doing their best to keep all connections running through their Chaos II page, so as to keep an accurate count of downloads - so if you'd like to add this file to a mirror site, they'd like to list it. Details (and current download locations) can be found on the Chaos II page. (There are also copies of both sizes on the Psyjnir.com Hotline server... just go to Halo -> Movies.) Go get it! (Louis Wu 00:16:11 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Hmm... Logos, Updated art Another Halo Mini-Game CUR reviews Halo 'New' viewpoint at xbox.com Airfare for nuthin' Stuff to read |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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New Music Vid Available Halo 2 rumblings OXM UK articles scanned Halo50K Opens its Doors Movie News Stories, stories, and more stories |
