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December 16, 2000 Link to this post
Playtest Xbox games
Beta test Halo? Thanks to Picky who points out in our forums thatMicrosoft have a Playtest sign-up form for their Playtest programwhich includes Xbox games. However to qualify you must live in the Seattle/Puget Sound region ANDbe over 13 years of age or older. Well that rules out half the HBO staff for a start! :( Pax. (Crux Fidelis 17:44:59 UTC)
December 16, 2000 Link to this post
Bungie Chat Wednesday
"Bungie Chat Wednesday" says IGN Xbox. This is the big one!
Next Wednesday IGN Xbox will be hosting a chat withmembers of the Bungie development team, giving you an opportunity to kick off your holiday vacations with a little Bungie cheer. We'll be releasing details about the chat on Monday, so check back for all the info, and start mulling over those questions.
Will Bungie sing? The HBO staff will be asking the hard questions. Will you? (Ding 11:45:26 UTC)
December 14, 2000 Link to this post
Louis scores 25
Where's Louis? Concerned HBO staff are to start wearing thought screen helmets after Louis scores 25 in the Alien Abduction Survey.
HBO spin: We couldn't think of one. (Wirehead 14:25:14 UTC)
December 14, 2000 Link to this post
Realistic violence in Oni removed
While a number of sites have already mentioned the games.macnn.com editorial on the lack of 'realistic violence' in Oni the Story page goes further and asks what effect this will have on Bungie's Halo? If the editorial is correct in suggesting that the 'realistic violence' was removed to achieve increased sales in the console market then won't the same happen with Halo? We hope not but if Microsoft want to reach the widest possible demographic with Xbox then who knows what could happen. Keep watching those screenshots! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 13:32:23 UTC)
December 13, 2000 Link to this post
Wallpaper section updated
We've had a couple of recent desktop submissions... we apologize for the delay in getting them up. One is a beautiful gas-cloud pic, the other an enhanced screenshot. You'll find both of them in our Wallpaper section. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 05:32:37 UTC)
December 5, 2000 Link to this post
Glyphs R Us
Hamish Sinclair has added a new screenshot to his 'Ring Motif in Halo' section of the Marathon's Story page... it backs up the theory that the glyphs strewn around the Halo's structures were put there by the builders, not the Covenant. Amazing what turns up in movies... (Louis Wu 13:23:28 UTC)
November 19, 2000 Link to this post
Fan Fiction section updated
Thanks to Iden, who submitted Chapter 2 of his ongoing Firestarter Squad saga today. You'll find it in our Fan Fiction section. (Louis Wu 18:12:48 UTC)
November 15, 2000 Link to this post
Seamus Blackley talks to Gamespot Australia
Seamus Blackley, that whacky engineer behind the Xbox, talked to Gamespot Australia about the Xbox recently... he's really pushing the idea that this is a gaming machine ONLY. However, for folks who were afraid that they'd be limited to TV resolutions...
But yeah, television is one we're not too fond of either, in terms of standards. So we output pretty much every video signal known to man.
That should cover your average gamer, eh? And in case you thought old Seamus didn't have a sense of humor:
We actually toyed with the idea at the (US, X-Box unveiling) Game Developer's Conference, when we announced X-Box on stage, to have a button in one of our demos that went through a Blue Screen. Just for fun, because it would cause everybody to have a heart attack. And then say "Oh, just joking!" and then go on with it.
Swing by and read the whole interview... the guy's enthusiasm is infectious. (There's a brief mention of 'Gigabit Ethernet in the Xbox' in the context of LAN play... but check this story out for a more interesting rumor.) (Louis Wu 00:23:46 UTC)
November 11, 2000 Link to this post
Fan Fiction section updated
Iden sends in a new story, Firestarter Squad, for our Fan Fiction section. Adrenaline-packed read... go check it out! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 19:52:49 UTC)
November 9, 2000 Link to this post
Blue asks, Separated at birth?
As Mark Levin points out on our forum, even Blue's News has gotten in on the "isn't that Planetside screenshot a lot like Halo?" game. (This game was first played by Nights, on our forum, Tuesday.) Concentration, anyone? Pax. (Crux Fidelis 17:18:47 UTC)
October 24, 2000 Link to this post
Flippable wallpaper
Okay, here's an odd one. Halo Command UK has started a section called ''Flippapers'... it's wallpaper you can turn upside down. (The obvious question will remain unasked.) If you're intrigued (and who wouldn't be?), head on over and take a look! (Follow Media to Stuff, then to Flippapers.) (Louis Wu 18:20:06 UTC)
October 22, 2000 Link to this post
Halo Heaven starts a mailiing list
BluR writes to say that Halo Heaven now has a mailing list, for Halo news. If you want the latest in your mailbox, check 'em out! (Louis Wu 13:44:19 UTC)
October 9, 2000 Link to this post
Ultimate Gamer posts some E3 trailer grabs
We just got mail from Geert Roete, saying that there are some Halo shots posted at the Dutch site Ultimate Gamer. They're just screen grabs from the E3 movie, though, and the text is very sparse (one sentence), so I'm not really sure what the deal is. You can go look anyway, though... there might be other stuff of interest. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 19:31:07 UTC)
October 7, 2000 Link to this post
The start of a regular thing?
MICROSOFT TURNS BUNGIE INTO SWEATSHOP: Oh, wait... that's not right. Matt Soell stopped by R.net's forum this evening (yeah, we know, he's not allowed to do that) and volunteered a bit of info about what's going on behind the scenes. Promises of more info have been made... beware, Matt, your words have been recorded. Go check it out... as he says, "Microsoft Tasta Mo Lika Bungie Spice." (Talk to Matt.) (Louis Wu 01:08:44 UTC)
October 1, 2000 Link to this post
Halo preview at IntelGamer
StarHawk sends word that IntelGamer has a new Halo preview up. It's nice to see new people excited about Halo, even if some of the info is out of date or just plain wrong. (All the pictures in the article use the old-style, outdated screenshots, Larry Niven is named in connection with the storyline, and IntelGamer suggests that there are rumors "that Microsoft is withholding release of HALO until the X-Box of released", among other tidbits.) The fact is, though, that not many games could generate a new preview like this in the current drought that is Halo PR. (Louis Wu 02:27:26 UTC)
September 22, 2000 Link to this post
Halo Division comes online
Budd Morris sends word that he's starting up a new Halo clan, Halo Division. Currently, he's not looking for standard recruits... he's looking for staffers. If you're insterested, stop by the site and read the job opening list. (Louis Wu 13:10:07 UTC)
September 16, 2000 Link to this post
Halo screensaver available at HaloEmpire
Sokar writes to say that HaloEmpire now has a Halo screensaver (created by GCA) for download. It cycles through Halo screenshots with various fades and cuts between them. (Windows only.) Go take a look! Pax. (Crux Fidelis 14:33:04 UTC)
September 14, 2000 Link to this post
HaloPort goes live... maybe
A rather spartan email from Pureblood announces HaloPort... which is, apparently, a new Halo site. I say 'apparently' because it requires a username/password combo to get past the opening screen... but provides no way to obtain one. More as we know it. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 08:54:03 UTC)
September 8, 2000 Link to this post
Miscellaneous Art page updated
Matthew Unger has composited a couple of Halo shots to come up with this 'screenshot' for our Miscellaneous Art page. Nice job! (Louis Wu 14:13:47 UTC)
September 4, 2000 Link to this post
New Halo preview at Jack In
Thanks to Eric (on our forum), Dan Rudolph (via email), and fire phoenix (of Halo Center, also via email) for notification of yet another Halo preview, this time at Jack In. Mostly, it's a good overview of the game... but they either know a LOT more about this game than the rest of us, or they're good at making things up as they go along:
Other borrowed touches include the window at the top of the screen as seen in Delta Force that allows you to snipe from a third-person viewpoint. The non-complicated control system of Quake and its sequels. Also included are the class distinctions as seen in Team Fortress, although it will be possible to pick up new weapons and change your role as it is possible in another of Half-Life’s fantastic mods, Counterstrike. Another aspect taken from Half-Life is the mapping system that means that the area is broken down into sections that link to one another.
Window at the top of the screen? Class distinctions? (Jason has said this won't happen... at least not in the context of other games' class distinctions - they'll be learned, not chosen.) Mapping system with linked sections? An interesting read, even IF this stuff is all just made up. (Louis Wu 20:30:04 UTC)
September 3, 2000 Link to this post
Wallpaper page updated
Thanks to Alerus, who sends in another desktop for our Wallpaper page. It's built on the original Blues News screenshot... so it's sort of big. Worth a look, though! (Louis Wu 14:45:59 UTC)
September 1, 2000 Link to this post
Wallpaper page updated
Thanks to Ben Evans, who sent in a pair of desktops for our Wallpaper page. They're composited screenshots... one with the old graphics, one with the new. Take your pick! (Louis Wu 13:09:06 UTC)
August 24, 2000 Link to this post
Gamasutra's old look at Trespasser... relevant?
Yesterday, we posted a news item about an interview with Seamus Blackley, the Director of the Xbox Advanced Technology Team, and we got both email and a forum post lamenting the inclusion of Blackley on the Xbox team. He's best known for his involvement in the development of Trespasser, a game released in October 1998 with real problems. Last May, Gamasutra printed a postmortem of Trespasser written by one of the game's designers, that explains clearly where the game development went wrong. A sentence near the start caught my eye:
The pie-in-the-sky concept for Trespasser was an outdoor engine with no levels, a complete rigid-body physics simulation, and behaviorally-simulated and physics-modeled dinosaurs.
The article as a whole points to more similarities between Trespasser and Halo (remember that this was written before Halo was announced), and Wyckhoff's conclusion was that
"...just as there are no successful anarchic world governments there can not be any successful development teams without management."
To the best of our knowledge, the Halo team hasn't yet filled the Producer position vacated last fall by Nathan Bitner. Definitely worth a read... and feel free to add your comments to Forensic's thread on our forum! (Louis Wu 14:52:38 UTC)
August 11, 2000 Link to this post
It's full of stars! says SiliconDream
It's full of stars! SiliconDream has put together a starmap showing Earth, Tau Ceti, iota Horologii and HD 177830, plus the directions and distances from Earth of the Galactic Core and the Pfhor homeworld. Head on over to his site to see the systems.jpg. More details can be found here. You can blame Miguel and Hamish for starting all this. Corruption of the youth we call it.
The HBO Spin: SiliconDream has way to much time on his hands... but he may be the next Carl Sagan so don't knock him. (Wirehead 06:53:25 UTC)
August 4, 2000 Link to this post
Once again, Halo is coming to Mac/PC
For some reason, we've been getting a ton of mail recently asking us to start a petition to bring Halo to the Mac (or PC). For those who are getting their info from print magazines that were put together 2 months ago, I point you to this announcement (for Macs) and this one (for PCs). Halo IS coming to personal computers, not just the Xbox. (Louis Wu 20:40:37 UTC)
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