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December 12, 2004 Link to this post
Those guys keep writing...
New content added to Xbox.com since the last roundup we did:
- Strategy: The Perfect Clan - How to set up a clan
- Web Integration - Making the most of the Bungie.net resources
- Map Strategy: Tight Spots - Coverage of small maps
- Map Strategy: Zanzibar - Coverage of (duh) Zanzibar
- Strategy: Ghost Riding - Best tricks on a ghost
- Secrets of the Covenant - Story overview from the Covenant side
- Tips and Tricks - General strategies
- The Big One - Overview of a major portion of the Halo story arc
- Big One Tips - Followup on The Big One
- A Peek at Halo 2's Story - Teasers, mostly
- First Level Walkthrough - Cairo Station
- Scott Land: Weapons of Choice - Weapons overview
- This week in Xbox - 3, 2, 1, Launch! - OXM overview of XBL Halo 2 gameplay
- The 7th Column - Overview of Bungie's group site
- GamerSpeak: My Halo 2 Launch Party - One group's experience getting started
- Welcome to Earth - Walkthrough of Outskirts and Metropolis
It should go without saying, many of these contain spoilers. Whew. THAT should keep you busy for a while! (Louis Wu 02:54:11 UTC)
December 11, 2004 Link to this post
Now THAT'S Art.
prometheus has updated his site devoted to Halo Environmental Art, The Halouvre, with new 1600x1200 (and smaller) HUDless Halo 2 screens... and a tutorial on how to make your own. (I gotta say... it looks HARD. Or at least time-consuming.) Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:47:44 UTC)
December 10, 2004 Link to this post
News Roundup
Today's Halo Around the Net:
- The New Hampshire (UNH Student Newspaper) - Halo 2 addiction
- The Desert Sun (Palm Springs,CA) - Halo 2 on a big screen rocks
- Joystiq - another Flash Stats aggregator. Thanks, ICDedPpl.
- GameIndustry.biz - Halo 2 leads sales for November, but GTA San Andreas leads for the year.
- Washington Post - the rise of popular music in video games (with Halo 2 as a prime example). Thanks, Anton P. Nym (who actually found it at MSNBC).
December 8, 2004 Link to this post
Third Person View, FOV Increase
Wow, nice. Over on the Gearbox forums, bitterbanana has released a mod that works with both HaloCE and HaloPC - it expands your field of view (works nicely on widescreen monitors) and lets you view yourself from behind (third-person camera). Nice! Thanks, VerdaFolio. (Louis Wu 14:45:33 UTC)
December 7, 2004 Link to this post
Bungie.net forum outage
There's a note over at Bungie.net about an upcoming outage - starting around 1:30 pm Pacific time today, their forums will be down for roughly 12 hours for maintenance. Remember - they have a LOT of new visitors these days... they see a LOT of new posts, and all of them need to be adjusted right now. Thanks to lots of people - Michael S was first. (Louis Wu 11:37:06 UTC)
December 6, 2004 Link to this post
Halo Net News
An interesting grab-bag of articles from around the net this morning:
- Yale Daily News - Halo 2 interfering with grades
- Stuff (NZ) - Halo is 'about as close to a perfect game as you can get.'
- Winston-Salem (NC) Journal - Halo 2 is a must-have gift
- Austin360 - Big-Screen Halo 2 tourneys at the Alamo Drafthouse
- Washington Post - Op-Ed lamenting the rise of video games in general (and Halo 2 in particular) and their effect on study habits - thanks, Free at Last
- HowStuffWorks - Gift-Buying Guide lists Halo and Halo 2 as the 'gift of obsession' - thanks, Rip-Saw
Remember - if you run into articles that need a login to read, always try bugmenot.com first. (Louis Wu 14:34:35 UTC)
December 6, 2004 Link to this post
I haven't seen THAT for a while...
Pcsme found a truly retro Halo-themed logon screen for Windows users at WinCustomize. It's so old, it's new! (Louis Wu 14:20:09 UTC)
December 3, 2004 Link to this post
Halo CE Movie Contest
Gearbox Software, EPG Servers, and Halo Maps have teamed up to present a pretty nice contest; create a 90 second video on the theme 'Play Halo CE', and win free dedicated server hosting for Halo CE and Gearbox schwag. The full details can be found over at the Halo Maps website. You've got December 31 to get your entry in - go read the rules and get started! (Louis Wu 21:21:17 UTC)
December 3, 2004 Link to this post
Paper before pixel
Bentllama has updated his blog with some fascinating sketches - early work he did to teach himself how Elites moved. You want to see where an animator starts? Check this stuff out. (Louis Wu 10:45:02 UTC)
December 1, 2004 Link to this post
Halo Too.
A few days ago, Randy Glass put forth his thoughts about Halo 2 - and they inspired one community member to... well, go postal. The thread got locked soon after (before I had a chance to weigh in), and after calming down, the same fan started a new, calmer thread. It's so far generated quite a bit of insightful commentary about Halo 2, and how it differs from Halo, and is worth a read if you've already finished the game. (There are a number of posts in the thread containing spoilers.) The incident also, however, inspired Stuntmutt to look at the entire issue through the lens of One One Se7en - can humor defang the rabid fans? Let's see. (Louis Wu 15:57:14 UTC)
November 30, 2004 Link to this post
Cairo Station, Legendary - in 10 minutes.
Last week, a few people turned in speed runs of Outskirts - and I mentioned that I'd really love to see a speed run of Cairo Station, on Legendary. Today, Cody Miller obliged. I was amazed. It's not perfect - he dies twice (in the same place both times), but man... it's beautiful. 10:19, from start to finish. The film is QuickTime format, 64.8 mb, 480x360 (just like the GNF speedruns). Grab a copy, and check out the shortcuts you missed! (Louis Wu 15:36:29 UTC)
November 29, 2004 Link to this post
CAL adds Halo 2
the DJ points out that CAL (The CyberAthlete Amateur League) has picked up Halo 2, starting in January. There's no news yet - but the Halo 2 Division exists. More details to come! (Louis Wu 10:12:52 UTC)
November 28, 2004 Link to this post
Halorama Redux
About a year and a half ago, BOLL started creating panoramic views of Halo, using custom-built software and some video-captured footage. He's back... with his first set of Halo 2 Panoramas. At this point, he's using a modded controller to make his life easier, and he's put together a nice little flash interface for viewing the panoramas. We'll add more images as he submits them. (If you don't have Javascript enabled, or Flash installed, you can simply click on the thumbnails to see full-sized versions of the images with no fancy interface.) Right now there are 4 multiplayer strips, and 6 single-player ones (from 3 levels). The Delta Halo strips are GORGEOUS! (Louis Wu 22:24:15 UTC)
November 28, 2004 Link to this post
Pathways Redux
Normally, we keep Bungie-related news that's not Halo-based on its own subsection of Bungie.org... but I'm not sure where Hamish is right now, so I don't know when this news will make it onto the front page of the PiD section. Several days ago, Robin Osborne alerted us to Pathways Redux, a (then) upcoming mod for Doom 3 that reproduces Pathways into Darkness. By this time, it's actually been released - it's a 13 mb download. I haven't seen it in action yet - I don't have a copy of Doom 3 - but the readme suggests that the author, Brendon Chung, cared an awful lot about this project - so the chances are good that it's pretty faithful to the original. (The two screenshots on the site are pretty impressive!) If you've got a copy of Doom 3, give this mod a try - see what 10-year-old Bungie programming can inspire! (Louis Wu 15:04:57 UTC)
November 27, 2004 Link to this post
Ode to Bungie
Ryan 'Mhaddy' Matthews, over at the Junkyard, has started up the 'Write a Poem for Bungie' contest - well, actually, it starts up on Monday. No Haiku, unfortunately... but pretty much everything else is fair game. Lots o' schwag for prizes. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:50:38 UTC)
November 25, 2004 Link to this post
Artwork now up
Yay... finally. I've made a dent on the Miscellaneous Art queue! There's still plenty more to post, but I've posted 30 pieces today; I'm giving thanks to the artists who've waited so long to see their work posted. And that will pretty much do it for the day... time to start cooking turkey, and waiting on guests. Happy Thanksgiving, all! (Louis Wu 15:10:09 UTC)
November 24, 2004 Link to this post
Halo at a discount
If you need a cheap copy of Halo 2, and you live in the US, you've got a shot on eBay; SYSTEMS pointed out an auction where someone tried it for 10 minutes (it was a gift) and put it on the shelf. Starting bid is $30, Buy it Now price is $40, and the auction ends in 15 hours or so (it was a 1-day thing to begin with). (Louis Wu 10:21:41 UTC)
November 22, 2004 Link to this post
Da Funnies
Online comics - there are a few.
- Ross Mills pointed out Blue Screen of Life, a five-page comic based loosely on the lives of the Uni students he lives with. (He didn't draw it, but he IS in it.) The first two pages are pretty devoid of Halo content.
- w00tness has put up 3 new strips since we last checked in (first is here) - looks like the Covenant might have met its match.
- VG Cats has a new Halo-related strip up today - it's a quick guide to Halo 2, and... well, go read it. (Thanks, Trunks.)
November 22, 2004 Link to this post
Clan HBO
Wow, I've been really remiss at dealing with this; sorry. We started up a Clan HBO on Xbox Live a bit before Halo 2 was available... but I've had no time to think about actually getting the whole membership thing off the ground. Maybe this huge delay will actually work out; many of the people who MIGHT have been interested in being clan members have probably gone out and joined other clans now in disgust. In any case, it's time; if you're interested in being a member of the HBO clan, shoot an email to clanrequest@bungie.org and I'll add you to the list. First come, first served, I guess; there are currently about 80 spots left. (Think of this as a mini-test; if you mail your request to a DIFFERENT email address, I'm going to assume you have trouble with simple reading comprehension, and I'm likely not going to bother adding you.) One thing to keep in mind; HBO has ALWAYS been about the fun of the game. If you're looking for a hyper-competitive clan... this ain't for you. I'm sure we're gonna have some decent players, and win games, and all... but the idea is to have a place to go to find like-minded people you enjoy playing with - that's always going to trump rank-h00ring for us. Update: Please - if you're going to send a request, do me two favors: remember to include your gamertag... and spell it right. Thanks. Update 2: Gah, the requests are pouring in WAY faster than they can be accomodated. We're currently at 100 members (the limit), though Bungie.net says 98, because two of the gamertags are having trouble. I'd love to accept everyone... but it won't let me. :( I haven't even figured out how we're going to organize matches - but maybe if we get something set up, we can build a second HBO team. (There were certainly enough people to fill a second 100-member clan...) Thanks, everyone - now get to playing! (Louis Wu 10:16:16 UTC)
November 22, 2004 Link to this post
Turning a gamertag into an online pariah
Hehe - if you're going to try and manipulate game outcomes in Bungie's Optimatch system, you should be careful who you're playing before you start dropping. There are times when taking the loss would be preferable to making the wrong people angry. (Thanks, KP.) (Louis Wu 09:16:39 UTC)
November 21, 2004 Link to this post
Sunday Net News
A few articles that have popped up in the last day or so:
- Computer and Video Games - review, 10/10, plus 83 smallish screenshots (thanks, 3Suns)
- Springfield (MO) News-Leader - Halo's pretty good (I'm gonna stop posting links to these stories)
- South Bend (IN) Tribune - general interest Halo 2 story
- Carzorthade (net comic - Friday's strip was Halo 2-related - thanks, Cameron Hassler)
The press seems to be slowing down a bit. (Louis Wu 19:49:18 UTC)
November 20, 2004 Link to this post
RvB set pieces Part VI
Hawaiian Pig has posted what he says is the last collection of RvB set pieces - posed hi-res screenshots to match scenes from RvB movies. There are four new shots in this collection - really nicely done. We're gonna miss these! Check 'em out. (Louis Wu 11:44:01 UTC)
November 19, 2004 Link to this post
Stats tools look to ROCK - soon.
Whoa. Remember that Flash/Coldfusion contest we mentioned yesterday? The deadline had been today... but it's now extended two weeks, to December 3. One person taking advantage of the extra time is another Macromedia employee (not eligible for any prizes, but dang, I'm looking forward to the final product anyway) - Kevin Hoyt released a screenshot and a featurelist for Halo Reader 1.0, which looks AWESOME. Check it out! (Thanks, Mike.) (Louis Wu 20:19:31 UTC)
November 19, 2004 Link to this post
Maybe he needed a ruby.
MereCatfish decided to write up his OWN Halo 2-buying experience. See how many times you ask the screen "what... are you an idiot?" (I think I got to 6.) (All in fun, Mere - but man, you DID do some silly things.) (Louis Wu 03:22:20 UTC)
November 19, 2004 Link to this post
More Strategy Guide Freebies
Last week, we pointed out a 12-page sampler of the Piggyback/Prima Strategy Guide (it's the same book, on both sides of the Atlantic - the Piggyback team wrote this, Prima is marketing it in the US). Tonight, Frankie put up a note that includes direct download links for another few pages from Bungie, and a link to still MORE pages at Prima's site. Go get 'em! (Nothing's the same as actually HAVING the book... but it's a great start; you can download 22 of the 226 pages right now!) (Louis Wu 03:13:21 UTC)
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