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May 27, 2004 Link to this post
Halo breaks the mold
Adam Daniel found an interesting article on the New York Times website (free registration required) which discusses movie-to-game licenses, and why most of the games don't work. Halo is held up more than once as an example of how the model (that you need brand recognition, either because your game has a precursor or because it's based on a mass-market item like a movie) is flawed. Adam points out that we (online Halo fans) get props:
"Everyone is trying to make gaming more mainstream, but it's still the hard-core gamers that get it started. Look at Halo. That's not a franchise sequel or a licensed property, but the word of mouth from the hard-core community really drove the larger market and made it the success that it is."
Nice! Go read. (Louis Wu 15:48:17 UTC)
May 26, 2004 Link to this post
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Calvin
Eep - we forgot to post yesterday's Calvin and Halo. Sorry! Go read it - the idea of playing that game in real life is WONDERFUL. (Louis Wu 09:54:29 UTC)
May 25, 2004 Link to this post
B.net upgrade
Bungie.net came back online a couple of hours ago, with 5 new forums, snappier response times, and some information about the Seventh Column site. Go read about it! (Louis Wu 21:08:46 UTC)
May 22, 2004 Link to this post
Words, words, and more words
20 new entries for you in the Fan Fiction section. Go read. (Louis Wu 15:54:45 UTC)
May 21, 2004 Link to this post
Of renders, and inspiration
Roger Wilco has posted a note on our forum, explaining some of the backstory behind Special Delivery; if you liked the movie, go read what he has to say about it! He's also updated his random renders page to include some shots from the movie. I simply cannot imagine rendering a movie like that on a 300 MHz Celeron processor... I think he must have drawn the frames by hand. (Louis Wu 16:34:49 UTC)
May 21, 2004 Link to this post
A new wedding... and a 5-year anniversary
The Junkyard has turned its spotlight on David 'Narcogen' Josselyn, head honcho over at Rampancy.net. He discusses life in the former USSR, drinking, and getting tooled in Halo (by his wife). Go read it - there's lots more, he's pretty verbose. (Louis Wu 00:35:13 UTC)
May 19, 2004 Link to this post
Halo 2 Demo writeup
Bah. Another missed email. Bongo wrote up a summary of the E3 demo over at Sector 7 yesterday, based on the released movies. Go read again. (Louis Wu 09:51:16 UTC)
May 19, 2004 Link to this post
How Rumors Start
Curll posted a note yesterday on xblGamers explaining the Clan pricing rumor (it was a psych/marketing class project, apparently) - I missed the email until just now. Go read. (Louis Wu 09:48:46 UTC)
May 19, 2004 Link to this post
Fanfic Deluge
E3 caused the Fan Fiction section to be neglected - after weeding out the duplicates, the unreasonable entries, and combining a couple of insanely short chapters into a single entry (next time I just delete 'em; you can upload 'em again if you can't follow the rules), we're STILL left with 38 new pieces. Go read! (Louis Wu 08:48:51 UTC)
May 19, 2004 Link to this post
He's just mad cause he got owned.
Frankie has written up his account of the Bungie Fanfest last Thursday - and with the possible exception of seriously slandering yours truly (there was no intentional theft involved - REALLY), it's a great writeup. Especially the mini-interview with ExcreBex. Go read it! (Louis Wu 00:00:04 UTC)
May 13, 2004 Link to this post
More Hands-On at Gamespot.
Gamespot has posted their own hands-on preview of Halo 2's multiplayer experience. It seems that Bungie has resolved the "rather overpowered" vehicles of Halo and made them into "big, honking death traps" instead. There's more tidbits, but you have to go read the article yourself. (3of9 13:28:05 UTC)
May 13, 2004 Link to this post
Gah. New Hands-on stuff at IGN
I HAVE TO GO! I'm gonna miss my plane. :( But I thought I'd make one last round of the big boys - and IGN has two new Hands-On articles up (Volume 2 and Volume 3) about their Halo 2 experiences. Go read. (Louis Wu 07:25:03 UTC)
May 11, 2004 Link to this post
Gamespy plays Halo 2
The Gamespy crew managed to actually PLAY Halo 2 a few days ago (rather than just watch it), and have written up a Hands-On article. It's a good read; it comes from folks familiar with Halo, but not immersed in Halo 2 - folks just like you and me. Go read! (Thanks, fludblud.) (Louis Wu 12:58:33 UTC)
May 11, 2004 Link to this post
November 9th
IGN is first out of the gate with a hefty preview of Halo 2. They start off the article with, surprisingly enough, a "firm" release date of November 9th.
The rest of the article is so much info, I think my head exploded... and I only made it to page 2.
I don't even know where to begin to tell you about the massive wealth of information provided in this article... so I won't. All I can say is go read this article! (3of9 03:33:16 UTC)
May 11, 2004 Link to this post
Lots of goodies, coming soon!
The Microsoft Press Briefing from E3 kicks off in about 5 minutes; all the really good stuff will be shown here, first. No, we weren't invited. However, SketchFactor posted a note at B.net a few hours ago, promising lots of goodies as soon as it's over:
As soon as the briefing concludes we'll have our finger on the 'submit' button ready to unleash a barrage of screenshots and new information. Stay tuned!
There's also some juicy info about what's coming over the course of the week - go read the whole thing! (Louis Wu 01:54:03 UTC)
May 8, 2004 Link to this post
Lookin' for that Orgasmic, Euphoric Triumph
The Bungie Weekly Update has been posted over at Battleground: Halo, amidst flames from site staff and requests for geriatric porn. There's quite a bit more info than there's been in the past few weeks; some of it is just E3 expectation comments from the team, but there's lots of Halo 2 meat, as well. Go read! (Louis Wu 00:04:41 UTC)
May 6, 2004 Link to this post
I love you, man!
Doug Zartman, the very first paid Bungie employee, spent some time chatting with Frankie before he left to join Alex Seropian and crew over at Wideload Games... and man, did he give up some choice Bungie tidbits. Though I think the origin of the Bungie name was going a bit too far... now the cops are gonna be after his new (old?) boss. Again. Go read. And say thank you to gd. (Louis Wu 22:13:34 UTC)
May 6, 2004 Link to this post
Bungie's quick Halo CE FAQ
Wonga. See what happens when Bungie yanks their unofficial RSS feed? Lazy bums like me miss important updates. Yesterday, Roger Wolfson, Bungie's test lead for Halo PC, posted a nice FAQ in the Maw forum related to Halo CE and where it fits in the grand scheme of things. It spells out who's responsible for what, from here on out, and gives some pointers on where to look for more info. Go read it! (Achronos posted this on Bungie.net's front page, but I was too busy eating jellybeans to notice. Mmm... jellybeans.) (Louis Wu 14:35:32 UTC)
May 5, 2004 Link to this post
50k3 - you know the drill
Halo50k3 is ON, baby. Dolbex has posted an info page with hotel and registration info - go read it, and reserve your pillow-top mattresses with down pillows today! (Louis Wu 18:25:37 UTC)
May 5, 2004 Link to this post
Wednesday Words
24 pieces for you today in the Fan Fiction section - some standalone, a poem, some continuing series, some comedy... a little something for everyone. Go read! (Louis Wu 15:10:25 UTC)
May 4, 2004 Link to this post
Nitrogen is good, no?
Calvin and Halo hits a half-century today - and in fitting tribute to 6-year-old humor, we have a... oh, go read it. (Louis Wu 16:10:58 UTC)
May 1, 2004 Link to this post
A mind-BLAM, eh?
The Weekly Update this week is at Bungie's own Underground; it's relatively light, but still has some tasty morsels. Frankie's description of 'skimming close to wall surfaces, trying to beat the optical illusion a bump map creates' is so close to how I felt about Halo it's scary. (And this is HALO 2!) Go read. (Thanks, Fuzion.) (Louis Wu 00:02:58 UTC)
April 26, 2004 Link to this post
Going Nowhere Fast
Recently, there's been a bunch of interest in speed runs through Halo - it's been the subject of two movies and a host of forum threads in the past week. Well, now you can actually GAIN something from your interest - Bungie.org and Mythica.org (along with the nonexistent Ninjas On Fire site) have teamed up to bring you 'Going Nowhere Fast', a contest to see who can get through Halo the fastest. Rules, prizes, history of the genre... it's all there on the info page. Go read it... and get planning! (We'd like to apologize in advance to all the people who will feel left out and abandoned by two of the rules; specifically, the 'No Co-op' rule and the 'Legendary only' rule. We realize this bars some of the most interested competitors... but we had to find a way to keep this from turning into 100 minicontests; this was the best we could do.) (Louis Wu 01:58:47 UTC)
April 24, 2004 Link to this post
Curdled Sass makes Lickable Content
Frankie has posted this week's Bungie Update at Halo Center - and wow, they got a lot done this week. Animation info, some very cool tie-ins involving Lorraine, a HORRIBLE pun dragged out into an analogy, and some really cool censored info about... well, I'm not sure what. And oh, yeah, multiplayer coolness. Go read it! Update: Seems Halo Center is having some trouble with the load; their website was offline for a while, and is struggling at the moment. :( Bungie has given permission for this update to be mirrored; we'd rather you went to Halo Center first, but if they're down, we've put up a copy here. (Louis Wu 00:15:51 UTC)
April 22, 2004 Link to this post
Stories
I guess people have been saving up... only one day since the last Fan Fiction update, and there are 26 submissions - AFTER the deletions I had to make.
- Sergeant Vick: Part 2, by Helljumper
- Halo Heaven: Chapters 3 & 4: The Story of the Surviving Spartan IIs, by Justin Harrison, Halo Heaven
- Halo Training: CTF on Reach, by Coolhand2
- When Worlds Collide {Part One}, by Void
- The Falen: Halo 2 Chapter 7, by Hikaru-119
- Final Death (Bonus Peice), by Hikaru-119
- Halo 2 Chapter 8 ; Part 1, by Mark Lieberg
- Spartan-147 Part 1, by ShadowSnipe
- Red Luck, by MT
- Prologue, by Keyes
- Halo 2: Unfortunate Events (Comedy): Chapter 1: I Think I Shit Myself, by Burny
- Unstable Territory: Prolouge, by FOrunnER
- The Mars Annihilations Part 5, by Janglurevil7
- Halo: Lost and Found pt:3, by Riley217
- Halo: Captured pt:1, by Riley217
- Mysteries Part 6, by Horror
- Hate, by Solidus Snake
- the battle for Alana 1, by mr lucky
- the battle for Alanna 2, by mr lucky
- the battle for Alanna 3, by mr lucky
- The Spartans on Reach continued, by SpartanFortyFour
- Attack of the n00bs(comedy), by Mr Revenge
- Deja Vu, by Mainevent
- The Georgetown (Part 1), by Halomaniac
- Not Your Ordinary Halo Fan-Fic (Comedy), by someone that you dont know
- Marooned - Chapter 14, by Steve Ollett
Go read - we get to do this again tomorrow. (Louis Wu 13:07:21 UTC)
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