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Of Lords, and Pawns
The Register has a slightly different spin on the 'Peter Jackson as Exec Producer' news than other sites have shown so far - they're wondering if Jackson isn't just window dressing, 'more for the poster than the creative input'. While it's possible that this might have been on Microsoft's mind, there are a few things to remember: Jackson's a fan, so it's unlikely he'll sit by if a totally crap movie is being made on his watch; with Jackson (and wife Fran Walsh) comes their special effects studios - WETA Workshop and WETA Digital - meaning that the environment, at the very least, will be spectacular; and Bungie themselves are quite excited about Jackson's involvement - if it were only a publicity stunt, I've no doubt that we'd hear grumblings about it from the dev team. The other tidbit of note about this article is that it was written by Tony Smith, a name that longtime Bungie fans might recognize - he's the man behind the Origin of Species series of maps for Bungie's earlier game, Marathon, a project that won almost universal acclaim... this is a guy who loved Bungie deeply back in the day. He doesn't want to see this go wrong, any more than the rest of us do. Thanks to Matt Warner for the heads-up. Update: Reuters has an article on the situation, as well - and it actually includes quotes from Jackson (something most other articles are missing). Jackson says that his excitement let him and his wife to become "creative godfathers" on the film - this would suggest a non-hands-off approach.
"As a gaming fan, I'm excited to bring 'Halo's' premise, action and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today's technology can provide," Jackson said. "Fran and I are intrigued by the unique challenges this project offers, and we're delighted to be working again with our friends at Universal, and with our new ones at Fox and Microsoft. I'm a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen."
This doesn't sound like a guy who's on board for the poster... thanks, mnemesis. (Louis Wu 18:48:57 UTC) (permalink)
New Halo maps for FarCry: Instincts
Halo Underground has posted notes about a couple of FarCry: Instincts maps - Beaver Creek, and now Backwash. There aren't any screenshots, but there is info in the Backwash post about how to connect and download the map. If you're playing FarCry - give it a look! Thanks, Rapter Payne. (Louis Wu 17:51:20 UTC) (permalink)
You gotta love the bow.
Okay, this is just scary. Joystiq has a story about a t-shirt design submitted to a T-shirt-selling website that combines Hello Kitty with the Master Chief. (This has been done before, I suppose - there was a SomethingAwful Photoshop Phunnies entry like this, now sadly offline - but this is something you wear.) We'll see if this one ever gets made... thanks, wheelers. (Louis Wu 17:17:23 UTC) (permalink)
Polymallet goes live
Chris Hughes is a computer graphics artist who came to Bungie with the Oni team, and stuck around to work on a little game called Halo. He left before Halo 2 development kicked in, and did a bunch of work for Wideload, on Stubbs the Zombie. He's recently put up a personal website, showing off some of the stuff he's been a part of... if you're like me, and love to see behind the curtain, go visit! The site is still under development, but there's a fun chunk of stuff to sift through already. (Louis Wu 16:39:13 UTC) (permalink)
Out Standing In His Field.
What to do when you're not betraying teammates with a rocket launcher? Check today's One One Se7en for a suggestion. (Louis Wu 13:41:33 UTC) (permalink)
MLG Looks at Team Hardcore
Dyslexia, over at MLGPro.com, has written up an endorsement of the upcoming Team Hardcore playlist that Bungie will introduce to XBL Matchmaking later this month. He explains why it's a good thing, and who will benefit from it, and although I STILL don't like MLG's use of the word 'balanced' (I think they mean 'uniform'), it's a well-written piece with several good points. Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 13:01:27 UTC) (permalink)
Put you on game
Reinsoft posted another Halo rap (definitely needs the MPAA Explicit Lyrics rating) on our forum last night - 3.4 mb in downloadable form, or you can stream it from his website. Check it out. (Louis Wu 12:44:40 UTC) (permalink)
The Hard Stop
Red vs Blue episode 63 is up now for sponsors - it'll be up for everyone late Wednesday night. (As Burnie says, it's either a few days late, or a week and a half early, depending on how you view RvB's 'time warp' database accident of last week.) Tucker gets in a bit of trouble for playing with the wrong toys, Simmons learns to hate value-added communications services, and Tex makes a deal with Andy. Fun stuff all around! Just over 5 minutes long - go grab a copy! (Louis Wu 09:28:51 UTC) (permalink)
Theo Prins - our newest featured artist
We've added yet another Gallery Page - this time for a newcomer to the Halo art scene by the name of Theo Prins. His first piece made it into our last Misc Art update... but since then, he's been sending quite a bit, and I'm really taken with it. I decided there were enough featured artists that it was time to create an 'HBO Gallery' page, and remove the individual links from the 'Hot Pages' list on the right. Hopefully, the fact that the art links are one level down won't stop people from exploring them! Start, right now, with Theo's page. There's some mind-blowing stuff there. (Louis Wu 03:21:14 UTC) (permalink)
Their Most Golden Child
Over at Bungie.net, Frankie pointed out a post by Lorraine 'Mehve' McLees, detailing the work behind the Halo Movie Companion, the work put together to help the movie studio understand the Halo universe a bit better. Great read! (Louis Wu 02:49:59 UTC) (permalink)
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