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Thursday, January 2, 2003 |  |
I can buy a WHAT?
Hehe - Cheerio noticed this item on eBay - hurry, you've got 8 hours left to buy an advance copy of Halo 2. (Of course, you'll pay at least $69.99 for it, and there's absolutely no guarantee you'll get it any faster than you would by going down to your local EB Games... but hey! You can say you were first in line!) Caveat Idiota. (Louis Wu 21:20:05 UTC) (permalink)
Separating VHS from Beta
In late August, 2002, the Halo National Championship was played in Los Angeles. G4 Media, the folks who run the all-gaming cable channel G4tv, filmed it, and on September 20, broadcast it for the first time. A couple of HBO regulars (Asmodeus and Lophan) were kind enough to film this - but we could never get the folks at G4 to let us know whether we could put up a copy on the web. Well, it's a new year, and it's no longer in the episode rotation schedule... so we're gonna give it a shot. We've broken it up into three segments; the two semifinal rounds, and the finals. We'll release one every couple of days. The first chunk is Semifinal Round 1, and the first minute is of dubious quality. (A problem with Asmodeus' tape deck - and Lophan missed that minute.) From that point on, however, quality is decent. The movie is 7:16 long, 28.4 big, and hosted by Mythica.org - we are happy, of course, to add mirrors. Go grab it... and see how the first 8 of the top 16 Halo competitors in the country play! (Louis Wu 20:23:40 UTC) (permalink)
Wallpaper
Matt Purcell dropped off a new desktop for your perusal - you'll find it in our Wallpaper section. (Louis Wu 12:42:03 UTC) (permalink)
Reading for the new year
A couple of Fan Fiction stories built up over the holiday:
- The Legend of Kazak'-Dun, by Kane172
- Halo: The Legacy of the Spartan IIIs Chapter 1, by Kyle/Mutated Elite
I guess most writers have been reveling... Update: oops, missed one; Sarge turned in Banserki's Journal, part 10 yesterday as well. (Louis Wu 12:35:16 UTC) (permalink)
Poll Smash
eva05 noticed a new poll at Gamers.com (bottom of the main page) - 'Which 2003 Xbox games are you most excited about?' Halo 2 is currently running away with 52% of the vote... (Louis Wu 12:18:35 UTC) (permalink)
Another Lego Hog
Fury Three discovered yet another Lego Warthog over at Brickshelf - check out the work of Jeremiah VanderMark. I love the dedication of Lego fanatics. The little painted Master Chief rocks! (Louis Wu 10:53:04 UTC) (permalink)
Keep smiling and don't fall over.
To make up for the Metroid vs. Halo train wreck posted earlier, we'd like to present you with Halo-Wannabe's Official Bungie Illustrated Swimsuit Video. 6.9 mb, 1.45 long, in QuickTime format. Thanks to Brian Towne of Mythica, as usual, for the hosting. Happy New Year! (Louis Wu 02:42:38 UTC) (permalink)
Thats-a big one.
Matt Purcell has turned in a new Halo banner - originally enormous (far too big for service as a banner, but attractive nonetheless). We've scaled it down a bit, but the original is still available from the Banners section. (Louis Wu 01:15:56 UTC) (permalink)
Man, it must be Christmas, still.
If this weren't half a meg, I'd have said forget it... but it's so bad it's funny. Check out Wisgary Torres' Halo vs. Metroid flick - 572k in WMV format. Don't get mad - we'll be posting another film in the not-too-distant future. (Louis Wu 01:06:43 UTC) (permalink)
Warthog mod for OF:R
Grant White sends word that a friend has put together a Warthog mod for Operation Flashpoint: Resistance. You can see a picture of it, and apparently can download the mod, as well - though the download server seems to be offline at the moment. (When it's up, go to 'Addons2' and follow the link for a FAV.) The list of games affected by Halo grows... (Louis Wu 00:58:28 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Whoa... 2003. Where'd that come from? |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Wow, that's big. Very nice. HBO XBL Gamertag list gets an upgrade Someone at MS is smokin' funny stuff... |
