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March 27, 2007 Link to this post
That extra code...
Okay, I figured that the little bits of text visible in the recent Warthog QuickTime VR were obvious enough that they didn't need a news post - after all, they were pointed out in the same forum post that announced the article in the first place (and quickly corrected with an accurate transcription). However, There are at least three separate threads now about this code - so in the interests of consolidation, here's what we've got: the code reads, in its entirety:
X.XX.713 > ghost.713/non-auth/activity ongoing
And Beorn did a nice job of putting together a composite image of all the individual frames of the movie. So that's what we know - if you'd like to speculate about what it means, feel free, but please, don't start a new thread asking if anyone knows what it says. (Louis Wu 14:57:10 UTC)
March 26, 2007 Link to this post
Maptacular
Dennis Powers pointed out a TON of new Halo CE maps available at Halomaps.org - you can browse them by visiting the HaloCE maps section (they're already sorted by date), but he wanted to point out Hydrolysis (we mentioned it yesterday, but there are a couple of great screenshots on the Halomaps page), along with 5 from FireDragon04: Cliffrun, Cliffedge, Escalade Mount, Pellude, and Enclosed. On top of those there's a lava level from Stuntman (Olympus Mons) and two from first-time mapmakers - Hellfire, from Flubear, and Vector, from Chris Johnston. And that's not even the full list of yesterday's released maps! Go check out the goodies. (Louis Wu 00:07:23 UTC)
March 22, 2007 Link to this post
Firearms Divisions... you slay me.
Link4044 sent along three new pics of his in-progress AR5 model - and man, does that thing look awesome! Scroll down to the bottom for the March 22 shots - they start here. Wowsers! (Louis Wu 21:41:21 UTC)
March 22, 2007 Link to this post
FS2H
Devrous posted a note on our forum about a new project he's working on - a Halo mod of Freespace 2. Give it a read - and check out the screenshot! (Louis Wu 21:35:30 UTC)
March 22, 2007 Link to this post
Humpday Challenge: ILM
Lone Ranger was the first to notice a writeup of last week's Halo Humpday Challenge - Bungie employees (and friends) took on the guys from Industrial Light and Magic, and (with the exception of Frankie), acquitted themselves nicely. The game links are wrong (except for the first one) - they all point to the first match played, on Ascension - but thanks to the new hawtness at B.net, you can follow the 'newer games' link in the top right corner of that screen to see the next two games. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:36:49 UTC)
March 18, 2007 Link to this post
UMV
UEG Gen Flugins and UEG LT Smash put together a montage inspired by HMV Hell - lots of little music clips, setting popular songs to Halo action. Some of them are very funny. (There are many of them - the video is almost 9 minutes long.) I was pessimistic when I started to watch it - it's been done before, and my experience with out-of-the-blue vids like this is that most could use work - but I enjoyed this quite a bit by the time it was over. Clever twists, interesting mix of songs, a sense of humor... worth watching. 91 mb in WMP9 format, 102 mb in QuickTime format. (Louis Wu 13:33:21 UTC)
March 15, 2007 Link to this post
Get into the H3 beta in Germany - for 10 euros
Interesting. If you live in Germany, you can spend €10 to buy the 'Halo 3 Pre-order Pack' - the money will go towards Halo 3, once it's released, but in the meantime, it'll buy you access to the Halo 3 beta program. This is for sale at both Amazon.de and Gamestop.de. You have to be 18 to buy this. Marc, from Halo Universe, who pointed this deal out, notes also that the Amazon page specifies April 2007 as the start of the beta program. Seems like a feasible date... though we'd hasten to remind you that Amazon, and every other retailer out there who've reported dates in the past, is far from perfect at predicting releases. (Louis Wu 14:07:08 UTC)
March 13, 2007 Link to this post
Machinima Aesthetics: Genre or Processes?
Over at the website for Digital Producer magazine, there's an article about machinima, and where it might be going. Part 1 (discussing machinima's origins) starts here, Part 2 (aesthetics) starts here. Both mention Halo (via Red vs Blue). (Louis Wu 15:58:22 UTC)
March 12, 2007 Link to this post
Fan-Made AR Progress
link4044 got some more parts in for his amazing Assault Rifle - check out the progress pics (they start here). He says he should be done sometime next week! The detail is incredible... (Louis Wu 14:01:17 UTC)
March 10, 2007 Link to this post
New H2Vista Screens
A few days ago, 3 new screenshots from Halo 2 Vista circulated the web; we mentioned several articles about the program (news from GDC, mostly), and most of the articles contained one or more of these three pics. I didn't really see the need to draw special attention to them. Today, though, WorthPlaying has posted 5 new ones - one each from Burial Mounds, Containment, Elongation, Warlock, and Zanzibar - and they're gorgeous. Go see! (Louis Wu 22:11:45 UTC)
March 7, 2007 Link to this post
Halo 2 Vista info dump
Tons more Halo 2 Vista info coming out of the Game Developers Conference - a hands-on at Gamespot (thanks, LoneRanger 2.5), a preview at Shacknews, a hands-on at GamePro, and a summary of new features at Game Informer. Things you might not know yet (or that have changed in recent months):
- The game is expected out 'later this year' (originally, it was going to ship at the same time Vista did)
- A DX9 video card is all you need (there are no DX10-specific features)
- Your Xbox Live account that works with an Xbox works with Halo 2 Vista, too
- A Silver account is enough to play Halo 2 Vista (it's free)
- H2V will be the first PC game that allows players to set up dedicated Live servers
- H2V will ship with a map editor
- You can use mouse and keyboard, or game controller, or (and this is odd) mouse and game controller
- No online coop
- No splitscreen play
There's more info in all four articles - go check 'em out! (Louis Wu 12:38:36 UTC)
March 6, 2007 Link to this post
Next-Gen's Hot 100 Game Developers
Next Generation is doing their annual 'Hot 100 Game Developers' list (last year, both Jason Jones and Alex Seropian made the list, which was ordered alphabetically) - this year, the list is ordered by influence. Seropian's not on the list this time around (Wideload Games has been pretty much under the radar until very recently), but Jones makes it again - at number 4! Nice. Thanks, madcowjim. (Louis Wu 16:44:27 UTC)
March 6, 2007 Link to this post
The Mausoleum of the Arbiter
Youngblood (AKA Indiana_Pwns) has joined in the blogging craze - Ghosts of Onyx starts off with some suggestions on fan fiction writing. Check it out! (Louis Wu 16:33:59 UTC)
March 6, 2007 Link to this post
Halo 2 - The Most-Played XBL Title
Microsoft recently announced that the Xbox Live service hit 6 million members (several months sooner than they expected), and they listed the top 10 Live titles (by number of unique users) - Halo 2 is at the top of the list. I guess that 2-year headstart on Gears of War made a difference! Thanks, GhaleonEB. (Louis Wu 16:11:54 UTC)
March 4, 2007 Link to this post
The Uneven Elephant
Coweh stopped by to point out The Uneven Elephant, a new Halo-related blog he's started up. The first real post is a speculation about the X-button functionality, but he promises more activity as the Halo 3 beta gets going. (Louis Wu 13:00:24 UTC)
March 2, 2007 Link to this post
It's Rumor Week, I Guess
This one's DEEP in the rumor category - and remember, the Mole is right, at best, about half the time. According to Planet Halo, OXM's Rumor Mole suggests that Certain Affinity, the team started by Halo Multiplayer Lead Max Hoberman that is currently working on some Halo 2 maps to be released soonish, is ALSO working on "a multiplayer-centric Halo Tournament type of game". Not sure what that means, exactly - and I CERTAINLY haven't heard it anywhere else, so don't forget that sandbag full of salt. (Louis Wu 17:55:36 UTC)
March 1, 2007 Link to this post
False Rumor - dual betas
Okay, rumor-busting time. There's a doozy, going around (see QJ.net and Computer and Video Games, for example) that there may be two different Halo 3 beta groups; the first will be for competition winners (including the first two phases of the Rule of Three), the second will be for Crackdown purchasers. According to these articles, their start dates will be a couple of months apart. Before you Crackdown purchasers go ballistic, here's the word, straight from Frankie at Bungie:
There is only one Halo 3 Public Beta. Folks who play it because they bought Crackdown are playing the same game as the ones who won the Rule of Three contest.
Both groups will start at the same time - this rumor is false. Thanks to runnersdialzero for the heads-up on the rumor, and Frankie, for the breath of sanity. (Louis Wu 23:00:30 UTC)
February 27, 2007 Link to this post
Halo Heads - Live Again
In the last 6 months, we've chronicled the release of 50 episodes of the Halo Heads comic on these pages... but a couple of weeks ago, fans started noticing that the site was unreachable. An unfortunate disaster had occurred, and the original blogspot website was gone - but never fear, a replacement has been created! We're now hosting the strip, at haloheads.bungie.org - go see if you missed any! (The blog posts are gone, unfortunately, along with any comments - but look on the bright side; the strips are housed in a spiffy new standards-compliant design!) (Louis Wu 18:55:55 UTC)
February 27, 2007 Link to this post
Mr. Smite, Indeed.
The official World of Warcraft website has a monthly comic contest - the Honorable mentions for February were posted yesterday, and one of them is Halo-related. Thanks, JeSteR 343. (Louis Wu 17:13:31 UTC)
February 23, 2007 Link to this post
Halo: Traitors
Dennis Powers, of HaloMaps, pointed out a thread on their forum about a fan-made Halo game using the Byond game engine. I can't find any screenshots (and the Mac version of the engine is text-only, no graphics, but apparently, a lot of work has been put into it. Take a look! (Louis Wu 16:00:23 UTC)
February 20, 2007 Link to this post
Halo Machinima Association
Deekor posted to let folks know that the Halo Machinima Association is live and ready to start getting on with keeping "viewers entertained with awesome movies and a great community!" Check it out! (mnemesis 04:35:54 UTC)
February 18, 2007 Link to this post
Ordained Insight Starts Up
Urban Reflex has kicked off a new blog, 'Ordained Insight', that he's created to chronicle his experiences with the Halo 3 beta. Gonna be a little shy of content for a bit... but keep an eye on it. (Louis Wu 18:43:08 UTC)
February 17, 2007 Link to this post
Hardcore Fan Printing
Heh - over at Halo Base (a German site), forum user Johnson has already printed out the Halo 3 Teaser poster from last night's Weekly Update - looks great on his wall! Thanks, Legend. (Louis Wu 20:57:09 UTC)
February 14, 2007 Link to this post
Energy: The Series (Trailer, plus info)
A couple of days ago, Simply Greg stopped by our forum to mention that his group's upcoming series, Energy, will be released on March 1. He'd linked to a trailer for the series, but I'd forgotten to mention it here - so I'm doing so now. Earth has been polluted to the point where humans are forced off it - the series starts when humans realize they're not alone on the planets they move to. Give the trailer a look! (Louis Wu 14:50:38 UTC)
February 13, 2007 Link to this post
Penitent Prophet Kicks Off
IceWeasel started up a new blog - with a heavy focus on Halo (and Halo 3). Add it to your list! (Louis Wu 20:42:32 UTC)
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