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Thursday, June 15, 2006 |  |
Next game's to 343.
The Halo Humpday Challenge writeup is now up over at Bungie.net; HaloPlanet might have won the overall match, but KP did a fine job of finding people on the other team to ridicule. (To the sniper in the first game - don't worry, I feel your pain.) Go read. I'm guessing, though, that by now he's gotten enough private messages for upcoming matches... you can probably stop writing. Frankie, of course, was first (I'm envisioning something like "KP, go get me coffee, then you can post the update"). (Louis Wu 22:44:25 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Behind the Scenes Transcript Available
Hyp3r grunt dropped us a note - there's a transcript of the Halo 3 'Behind the Scenes' trailer up at Halo Nirvana. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 16:35:20 UTC) (permalink)
Vector Chief How-To
DMDyet put together a small tutorial on converting a base image to a vector representation, using some work he did on the Halo 3 Trailer MC as an example. Comments can be added to the DeviantART page where it's hosted, or to his forum post here (Louis Wu 16:29:35 UTC) (permalink)
Tri Tri Again - Again
Last week we mentioned a Halo-themed parody of the Apple Switch ads - we just got word from Dennis Powers that this movie is now mirrored at HaloMovies.org, and is available in both the original WMP9 format as well as a QuickTime version. If you missed it then, go watch it now! (Louis Wu 16:20:06 UTC) (permalink)
Think the kids will play Halo?
A quick note for the Bungie stalkers out there... John Butkus, a Bungie animator, half of the Cananimators (all stories on B.net about them seem to be gone forever, or I'd link you), and known online as Anim8rJB, proposed recently to Brooke, better known as Brookelyn, of the Fragdolls... and she said yes. No date that we know of. Congrats, you two! (Louis Wu 16:16:40 UTC) (permalink)
Weapons Glitches, Matchmaking, and You
A couple of weeks ago, Ninja 0n Fire, the Bungie playlist designer, posted a note on the Bungie.net forums which stated pretty clearly that weapons glitches (like BXR) and superbouncing were considered cheating in Matchmaking (though not necessarily bannable offenses, per se). As far as I know, this is the first time a Bungie employee has come out and said that this stuff is considered cheating - Sketch has suggested in the past that superbouncing, for example, is poor sportsmanship, but 'cheating' was reserved for activities that Bungie actually banned you for. We missed this - but HaloWiki picked up on it, and LegendaryMark wrote up a nice article on kicking the habit. Thanks, PEZ. (Louis Wu 15:02:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo immersion
NAMLOCO is a Halo fan who wanted the perfect setting for his Halo playing - so he hired 4 women to paint a pair of Halo murals on his walls (6 ft by 12 ft each). Total cost - $2000. He sent along a few large pics (first | second | third), and there are more thumbnails of the room visible in this forum post at the Lambclan forum. Now THAT'S some dedication. (Louis Wu 13:12:03 UTC) (permalink)
This Spartan Life - Movies Galore
There's quite a bit of new content available over at This Spartan Life - you can find links to two new segments at SpikeTV (an interview with Korn, and another episode of Solid Gold Dancers), and you can find Module 4, Meet Teh Leet, a look at l337-speak in online gaming. Check it out! (Louis Wu 12:53:35 UTC) (permalink)
Lost: Halostyle Episode 4
Haloplayer submitted Lost: Halostyle Episode 4 to the MPRRS (episodes 1-3 are available at ikproductions.net) - the reviewers liked it. Good cinematography, understandable voice acting (that's bigger than you'd think!), interesting effects. Grab a copy in WMP9 format or QuickTime format - 49 mb each, though the WMP9 is a bit sharper this time around. (Louis Wu 12:44:44 UTC) (permalink)
But can Brutes fix starships?
Ars Technica has a short piece comparing the Halo 2 Brute Shot to a Wookie blaster (from the Star Wars universe) - sort of makes sense, doesn't it? (Louis Wu 12:28:03 UTC) (permalink)
Cel-shaded Blood Gulch
Psi Matrix pointed out that he's remapped Blood Gulch with a cel-shaded mod designed by Xavier, who passed away a couple of years ago, as a tribute; you can grab the map in either .rar or .zip format, and he sent along a few screenshots (1 | 2 | MC | layout). (Louis Wu 12:24:51 UTC) (permalink)
And in this corner... Halo Planet
Halo Planet played Bungie last night in a Humpday Challenge - and won. There's a writeup at HP, with game links and plenty of comments from players and other community members, but nothing at Bungie yet. Hmm... is it just a coincidence that Bungie has lost every Humpday Challenge they've held since KP joined the crew? You decide. (Louis Wu 12:16:03 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Vista Details
Over at Bungie.net, there's a new top story - it's a question and answer session about Halo 2 Vista, with info coming from Jo Clowes, project lead for Halo 2 for Windows Vista. The biggest news, as Frankie's notification post headline might suggest, is that Halo 2 for Vista will support dedicated servers - something that should make a LOT of Halo fans happy. There's more info in the Q&A - go read it! (Put on dark glasses before you get to the end, though... there's some NSFW GatesPr0n at the bottom.) (Louis Wu 00:49:20 UTC) (permalink)
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