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October 5, 2001 Link to this post
Coop = splitscreen, sorry
Details on gameplay continue to emerge - Rampancy.net gets confirmation from Matt Soell (via email) that cooperative mode is limited to two players, on a single XBox in splitscreen mode. This is the only multiplayer mode with this restriction - all others can handle up to 16 players with a maximum of 4 linked XBoxes, with no splitscreen requirements. (Of course, if you're putting 16 players on 4 boxes, you have to employ splitscreen... but you can play 4 players on 4 screens if you choose. Coop play, in contrast, cannot be played on two screens.) (Louis Wu 13:50:25 UTC)
October 4, 2001 Link to this post
Gamespot pics are OLD
Before we get MORE mail about it - it seems that Gamespot has updated their Halo screenshots recently (yesterday, actually)... but all the new shots are OLD. There are some from October 1999... others that are screen captures from the E3 2000 movie... they're ALL old. (Interestingly enough, the screen grabs from E3 2001, listed as having been posted May 18, have some very nice shots in the collection... The fun stuff starts on page 4, and runs through the top of page 7.) (Louis Wu 09:29:42 UTC)
October 3, 2001 Link to this post
Movie list finally updated
Took us long enough... but we've finally added the two latest movies (the Bungie Commentary movie available at Microsoft's official Halo site and the TeamXbox gameplay movie) to our Movie list. You'll find all the current mirrors (in all the various formats) that were still active as of this morning, as well as links to screen captures for the bandwidth-impaired. If you haven't seen these films... grab them now! (Louis Wu 17:19:39 UTC)
October 2, 2001 Link to this post
Command THIS!
Occasionally, mention is made of Halo's ability to take absurdly high-resolution screenshots. We thought, when we saw the 1920x1440 shots posted by Daily Radar in March, we thought we were seeing an example of this. How silly we were... Bungie has kindly sent along an absurdly high-resolution shot - the original (440K) is 2664x2562 - and this one is obviously shrunk from its original size. Here's the new yellow commander, in all his multi-toothed glory... for those who want more manageable sizes, we've created a 1024x768 version (92K) and a 1280x1024 version (178K) - both padded with black to make the non-standard size fit your desktop. Enjoy!
(Louis Wu 09:17:25 UTC)
October 1, 2001 Link to this post
HUD and Screenshots updated
Last week's Halo Update has been added to the Halo Update Database... word of the week is 'screenshot'. Not bad - only two updates between the promised screen and its appearance! (The shot itself has been added to the Screenshots section, as well.) (Louis Wu 00:35:29 UTC)
September 30, 2001 Link to this post
How much do YOU see?
Wow. I can't remember when a single screenshot was subjected to the sort of scrutiny that the 'Cortana shot' is enduring... there are threads on our forum, at Rampancy.net, the Marathon's Story page, Battleground: Halo, and probably a few other places around the net. Add your thoughts to the discussions! (Or simply marvel at the effort going in to the analysis of one single screenshot...) (Louis Wu 15:03:50 UTC)
September 29, 2001 Link to this post
Halo Update comes with a screenie
The Weekly Halo Update, now one week shy of its first birthday, was over at Battleground: Halo this time around... and while it's short (mostly tweaks - Halo is currently at Release Candidate 2, there's not much left to do), it DOES come with a new screenshot - you can finally see what Cortana looks like. Go read it for yourself... and check out the shot! (Louis Wu 09:17:45 UTC)
September 22, 2001 Link to this post
Halo backstory leaked
Major screwup in the Microsoft Marketing division: If you visit the official Halo site, you'll find a section labeled 'Timeline'. At the end of the text, it says
For more in-depth information on the historical events leading up to this current predicament, simply click on any of the highlighted years below. Please be sure to check back often for the latest back story installment.
Down below, there's a single entry - 'Early Conflicts'. This section (indeed, the whole site) pulls its information an XML data file - this is convenient, in terms of development, because you can build the Flash framework, and add content later. Someone, it seems, decided it would be easier to simply put all of the content in at the start... and simply comment out the parts they didn't want showing at first. (Most people aren't that familiar with XML files yet, and you can't exactly read the 'source' of the Flash animation... so it seemed safe.) Unfortunately for MS, a diligent Bungie fan was poking around in his browser cache this evening, and FOUND the XML file. (You can grab it for yourself here - but my guess is, it'll be changed PDQ, so you might not find anything useful. Update: as of 11 pm EST, the new info is gone - only the 'Early Conflicts' entry remains.) Chlazza posted the contents of this file to the Marathon's Story page forum this evening... and for better or for worse, the Halo backstory is now far better known than it was yesterday. First reading says that tying this into the Marathon storyline is going to be nearly impossible - in Halo's universe, FTL travel was developed (by humans) in 2291... and none of the Marathon datapoints show up at all. Discussion should commence immediately on our forum. (Louis Wu 01:27:37 UTC)
September 20, 2001 Link to this post
Work starts on first Halo ad
jonki, Halo's product planner, dropped into our forum to clarify that the first Halo ad is just now getting into production. October was the last date we heard... (Louis Wu 08:45:41 UTC)
September 19, 2001 Link to this post
Screen caps from TeamXbox footage
We've put together a page of screen captures from the newest halo footage over at TeamXbox - you can see 21 shots showing some of the fun stuff in this movie. (Louis Wu 19:54:47 UTC)
September 19, 2001 Link to this post
Halo mentioned at Penny-Arcade
Matt Liebhold writes to say that Penny Arcade mentions Halo today in their news post...
Since I don't remember (and it keeps changing) whether or not Halo will be available for the PC ever, I'm going to get my Halo on the only way I know how. Who knows? It's got full co-op (Thank HEAVENS), maybe Bungie will be the ones to bring me around to split-screen gaming. They single-handedly showed me what an idiot I was for buying in to the whole "Mac/PC" debate, everything I play from them renews my appetite for gaming in general.
(It's NEVER changed... but that's a totally separate can-o-worms.) Nice to see the mention! (They also (finally) mention Mac Hall, a great comic drawn by frequent HBO contributor Ian McConville (and written by bungie.org staffer Matt Boyd). Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:03:14 UTC)
September 18, 2001 Link to this post
How to get sound AND video on the mac
Okay, I don't understand this at all... but it works. So here goes. I mentioned yesterday that a program called DivX Player will let you watch the movie, but not listen to the sound. Bluskale writes to say that you can get sound by selecting 'DivX Doctor' from the 'Movie' menu, and saving the resultant .mov file. This file will play using the QuickTime Player, with the following caveats:
- You keep DivX Player around
- You start the movie only from the beginning (the visuals continue to work if you jump around, but sound stops the minute you do)
I got all excited when I saw a .mov file playing... but tests with a second machine show that you still need DivX Player, and DivX Player needs WMP 6.3 - so putting the .mov up is hardly worth it. (If you want to do this for yourself, download the .avi, and run it through the doctor.) Wow - the lengths we go to for new footage! (Louis Wu 00:00:02 UTC)
September 16, 2001 Link to this post
More screen caps for the masses
Thanks wholly to Bravehamster =PN='s conversion of the .wmv to .avi, I was able to use QuickTime (with its much more flexible manipulation tools) to grab a few more screen captures from the interview/discussion movie. There are 18 new shots on this page. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 17:06:39 UTC)
September 16, 2001 Link to this post
Rendered Wallpaper
Mr. Bill. Jr. V© sends along a homemade (with Bryce and Photoshop) desktop - inexplicably, it's 500x375 pixels. I've taken the liberty of scaling it up to a more standard desktop size, but the original is still available in our Wallpaper section, if you'd rather start from scratch. (Louis Wu 04:41:37 UTC)
September 16, 2001 Link to this post
BGH cuts 30 MB from your DL
Coolness. Bounty, of Battleground: Halo, has compressed down the 44-meg .wmv to a 10 meg .wmv - quality is quite good for the size. For folks who can't handle a 44 meg download... check out the low-res version. (It's the same screensize as the original, just higher compression.) Note: in BGH's description of the downloads, these are listed as .MPG files... they're not. Both are still .WMV files, and you'll still need Windows Media Player to watch 'em. Update: MPG designations removed - apparently, Bounty was doing his best to re-encode them, but without success. Thanks for trying! (Louis Wu 00:09:22 UTC)
September 15, 2001 Link to this post
Screens snagged from MS Flash site
Well, we can't do anything about the fancy Flash site being down for now... but we can at least show you the new screens that were included in it. Two of 'em are similar to shots that have already been shown (one was seen in a very small format in the OXBM preview last month)... but one shows off the sniper rifle's rangefinding screen. (As those who've seen the Interview movie know, this is different from how it looked there - it's possible there are multiple modes, or it could just be that the screenshot is newer - Ferrex has said that the build used in the Interview movie looks to be about 3 weeks old.) Go visit our Screenshots section! (Louis Wu 02:28:01 UTC)
September 15, 2001 Link to this post
Marty's done
This week's Halo Update is over at Rampancy.net... looks like we may be in luck, in the near future, with new screens/movies! (Personally, I'd LOVE the 50 meg TIFFs... but I understand Matt's point.) On other fronts, it's mostly tweaks... but what, exactly, is 'attract mode'? And oh, yeah... Matt and Mordia blew most of yesterday playing Halo. The bums. Go read the details for yourself! (Louis Wu 02:15:29 UTC)
September 15, 2001 Link to this post
Screen captures from the interview
For all the folks who can't get the 42 meg Interview, I grabbed a few screen captures. They're not great - Windows Media Player has almost NO controls when it comes to this sort of thing, and play is really choppy on the mac anyway... but they're something. The images are 320x240, the size of the movie - I've captioned them; just click on the thumbnails. Hope this helps a little! (Louis Wu 01:59:43 UTC)
September 14, 2001 Link to this post
Official MS Halo page updated
Thanks to Draikin (and Mavruss, incidentally) for the news that the official Microsoft Halo page has been updated - totally new flash interface, new screens, the works! Check it out. (Louis Wu 19:40:38 UTC)
September 10, 2001 Link to this post
Halo SETI Team 7 day stats posted
Blam!... the Halo Seti Marines climb back up to 52nd in the Battle of the Teams... but don't start resting on your laurels, soldiers! As the 7-day stats show, total crunchage hasn't climbed very much... it'd be easy to fall again! (Louis Wu 14:09:21 UTC)
September 10, 2001 Link to this post
Rolling Stone screenshot added to archives
While we're uploading older scans... it's about time to add the Rolling Stone image posted by Jesse Simko last month. It was pulled from the September 13, 2001 Rolling Stone, in an article about the Xbox, and it belongs in our Screenshots section.
September 9, 2001 Link to this post
Brr...
Mike Price submitted a new desktop using the latest screenshots... you can find 'Halo Ice' in our Wallpaper section. (Louis Wu 22:02:04 UTC)
September 9, 2001 Link to this post
Screenshots section updated
We've updated the Screenshots section with the new shots from Xbox.ign.com. One of these days (soon!), we'll add the remaining OXBM shots, as well... (Louis Wu 01:00:16 UTC)
September 4, 2001 Link to this post
German TV magazine coverage
Schmiddtchen sends along a tiny screenshot he scanned out of a German TV magazine, 'TV14'. It appeared in an article comparing the Xbox to the PS2 - the caption reads 'Furious shooting action in Sci-fi style'. Coverage outside of computer mags commences... (Louis Wu 13:01:51 UTC)
August 31, 2001 Link to this post
Priceless headshots
Filling a void that we didn't even notice until we saw this artwork, Nathan Giem submits the first (but maybe not the last) parody of the famous Mastercard 'Priceless' ad campaign. You can find it in our Miscellaneous Art section. (Please - this one is very well done, but if we get a bunch of shoddy copies, we may start rejecting some.) (Louis Wu 16:06:29 UTC)
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