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Peter Jackson at X05 - now at GT
Nice. The taped Peter Jackson speech about how excited he is to be a part of the Halo movie, shown at X05 last week, is now available at GameTrailers.com - it's the same clip as JeuxFrance was serving, except without the JF watermark. You can grab it in QuickTime or WMP9 formats. Thanks, Mr.Cynical. (Louis Wu 20:53:51 UTC) (permalink)
Clan Hops Ep 3 - now in QT, too
Yesterday, we mentioned Clan Hops Episode 3, a 12-minute-long jumping vid that originally appeared at High Impact Halo, and was released in hi-res form at halo2forum.com. Today, it passed our Movie Peer Review Rating System, so we're putting up a copy, as well. (The mid-size version passed, but there's no reason not to give you the high-res version, so I've snagged the copy that H2F was hosting as a base.) It's available in WMP9 format (61.2 mb), or QuickTime format (58.9 mb). It's long - but there are LOTS of cool jumps in there! (Louis Wu 19:39:48 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular Update - website and podcast
Foo Mo Jive writes to point out that Podtacular Episode 12 has been posted - and some changes have been made. The website has been redesigned, and there's a new store where you can buy Podtacular t-shirts. And the shows themselves have been split up into three separate, roughly-half-hour chunks, to make downloading easier (and updates more frequent). Go check it all out! (Louis Wu 16:07:09 UTC) (permalink)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Character.
Stuntmutt speculates about the identity of Halo character in the upcoming DOA4 in today's One One Se7en. (Louis Wu 14:07:44 UTC) (permalink)
A Study in Reds
Theo Prins dropped off a new sketch the Master Chief - you'll find it on his gallery page. He continues to floor me. (Louis Wu 13:58:39 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 CTF Knockout Tourney
Rain 501 points out a UK-based Halo 2 4v4 CTF competition, to take place on October 21. MatchBox360 is hosting this; you must be a UK resident to enter, it will be played over XBL. There is no word about prizes. (Louis Wu 13:41:46 UTC) (permalink)
Clearing the FF Queue
Eleven new pieces added to the Fan Fiction section today - go read! (Louis Wu 13:30:45 UTC) (permalink)
This is just plain silly.
You gotta love what gets harped on when Microsoft is involved... there's a story over at Stuff.co.nz focusing on the fact that the server farm that renders Weta's special effects is running Linux. Why is this news? Oh, because it means that Linux will play a major role in an upcoming Microsoft movie. Whee... Thanks to [HC]D-Man for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:22:20 UTC) (permalink)
Death by Misadventure
Quikthnkr has put together a rather sizeable machinima - it's called Death by Misadventure, and it's just over 25 minutes long. It has a number of things going for it - kickass original music (John Gold's opening song 'Randy' is GREAT, and Katy Mae's 'Safe and Sound' was a snug fit for the end of the film), a solid plot, good filming and some fun humor. We're hosting BitTorrent downloads of the original WMP9 version of this film (95.2 mb) and a re-encoded QuickTime version (92.2 mb) - if you can play it, the quality on the WMP9 is better, though the QuickTime is certainly watchable. Please - remember to leave your BT windows open, to share the love! Update: If you want (or need) a direct download link for this (rather than a BitTorrent link), Roland has generously provided one (WMP9 version only). Update 2: Breakpoint has made a copy of the WMP9 available, as well. (Louis Wu 05:11:31 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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New Vids at H2F IGN Insider-only Triple Pack Guide Australian WCG 2005 National Finals Coverage Like, ARRRR, dude. Night to Unite 2005 - MC Statue (and more) |
Saturday's news in brief:
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117 Words Snuggling with the Crows |
