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Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |  |
Halo Theme - Live, on Video
Wow, very cool. This is the first clip I've seen of the Video Games Live production of the Halo music - visit this page, as of right now it's the first 'Live Performance' (a few down from the top). Short film, but makes me want to see that show! Thanks to Schedonnardus for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:01:07 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Movie Discussion Has a Home
I hesitate to post this, because the LAST new website Bungie touted went offline for bandwidth overages within a few hours... but hey, they're still up now. Halo Movie Online was set up to discuss 'the latest rumors and facts as they come forward' about the Halo movie. (Here's hoping all the 'who do YOU want to see in X role?' threads go there, too...) Check it out! Thanks, Frankie. (Louis Wu 20:35:55 UTC) (permalink)
Sponsors vs Freeloaders Ep 8 Teaser
Sponsors vs Freeloaders Episode 8 will be coming out a bit over a week - but they've posted a teaser to whet your appetite. (If you haven't seen this series, you really should watch the later episodes - the actual storyline kicks off around episode 5, and since then they've been getting better and better.) The trailer is a brief 35 seconds long, and available in WMP9 format (7.2 mb) from one of their servers. If you'd rather watch it in QuickTime, I've re-encoded a copy (6.1 mb). (Louis Wu 18:15:56 UTC) (permalink)
I Love Bees, Reordered - Parts 5 and 6
The re-ordered I Love Bees files continue in their release schedule - episodes 5 and 6 are now available. All of the files so far have been mp3-encoded WAV files... but apparently, some folks have had trouble with them, so we're also making straight MP3 versions available as well. (If you aren't having trouble with the WAVs, you should stick with them - the re-encoding process might have degraded the quality of some a bit.) Webshift has also written up an intricate forum post detailing the interconnectedness of this story to the main Halo storylines; Joe Staten has been quoted as saying that the ILB content is not strictly canon... but it's not really a 'is-it-or-isn't-it' question, there are DEGREES of linkage. Go read. (And don't forget to grab the latest files!) (Louis Wu 17:48:27 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Jump Tournament
Coot dropped us a line about an upcoming Halo 2 Jump Tournament - rules and prizes can be found in this thread on the High Impact Halo forum. Signups close on October 15, so get jumping! (Louis Wu 16:37:55 UTC) (permalink)
Fan-compiled weapons info
UNSCDF wanted folks to take a look at his website - he and M6D have been working on characterizing the weapons in Halo and Halo 2. It's a freewebs site, so be gentle. (Louis Wu 16:24:02 UTC) (permalink)
Tied the Leader Weekly Update
XerxdeeJ wrote with a weekly update for his Tied the Leader blog. There's a rant against a modder (who was banned about an hour after the game in question was played), an opportunity to buy a rubber bracelet for a worthy cause, a great recounting of a very personal battle, and a hilarious poster stolen from the 2old2play website. Go read! (Louis Wu 15:50:57 UTC) (permalink)
Of Rabbits, and Trees...
For the 8 million people mailing us about the OrigenXbox360.com website... thanks. You can stop now. This has nothing to do with Halo (yeah, I know, it's another ARG, but it's a bit wider this time than the Halo franchise), and it seems to be a Europe-only promotion (that is, there is no American flag hanging from the tree - for that matter, there's no Canada, Australia, NZ, Japan, etc...). I'm sure the details will become clear over the course of the next day or so - but it's not really relevant to this website. (Louis Wu 15:37:36 UTC) (permalink)
French firm makes deal for mobile Halo rights
Bizarre - IN-FUSIO, a French mobile-games maker, has made a deal with Microsoft giving them rights to make mobile games (and other products, like ringtones) based on the game. Ringtones, I can understand... but mobile games based on Halo? What, like Blood Covenant? (Blood Covenant is fan-made, and has nothing to do with In-Fusio... it's just an example of what MIGHT work as a mobile Halo game.) More info as it becomes available - for now, you can read articles at Yahoo.com (thanks, Douglas Griffith) and Eurogamer.net (thanks, 3Suns). (Louis Wu 15:27:13 UTC) (permalink)
MLG Regular Season Photo Essay
MLGPro.com has posted a photo essay as a retrospective of their first full Halo 2 season of play. Go put faces to names! Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 15:20:48 UTC) (permalink)
Podcasts, podcasts, everywhere
Wow, busy morning - lots of Halo news has come in, without being posted. Sorry. First up - it's podcast day, i guess. Podtacular! has posted episode 10 - 1:24 (that's hours:minutes, not minutes:seconds), 31 mb large (map focus is Terminal), and H=MC2 has posted episode 3 - 38 minutes long, 17.4 mb, highlight is an interview with Stuntmutt. Go grab 'em both! (Louis Wu 15:15:32 UTC) (permalink)
Monday's news in brief:
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SvF Fan Art I Love Bees, Reordered - Parts 3 and 4 ArcXnuS - Upcoming Corn Star. You're Outta Your Gourd 2005 Monday Text Splode New vids at Halo2Forum Pirates! MLG PwnCast - a new Halo 2 podcast |
Sunday's news in brief:
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I Love Bees, Reordered - Part 2 The Cult of Red Vs. Blue Wallpaper Queue Cleared Stubbs coop gameplay - watch it now |
