My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: September 2001

  • 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…

  • Fan Fiction story gets updated

    Vector40 sent in an update to ‘The Sixty Minute War’, a story dedicated to the September 11 victims. Upon the author’s request, we’ve updated the existing entry, rather than add a second chapter – go on, read it again, it’s worth it. It’s not very long. Don’t forget that all stories in our Fan Fiction…

  • 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…

  • Gaming manager says Oct 9 in stores

    Someone claiming to be a manager for a major US gaming chain showed up on TeamXbox’s forum today with more info about the Xbox kiosks in game stores. Apparently, Microsoft is doing some retail training on October 8, and playable boxes will be moving into stores no later than the 9th. They’re rolling out by…

  • More Fiction in the coffers

    The fighting heats up in the second installment of the ‘New Wave’ series by The Emperor – check out ‘The Battle’ in our Fan Fiction section.

  • Graphics Gap

    Not unexpected, or new, even… but something we should all keep in mind. Ferrex reminds us that PC hardware will NOT perform as well as Xbox hardware – Especially near the Xbox launch date. People shouldn’t be expecting hardware in their machines today to play Halo (or any other Xbox game that comes out for…

  • OXM editor weighs in on updates

    Hmm. This has been speculated before… but not, generally, by someone with the inside connections present here… Mike Salmon, Editor in Chief of the Official Xbox Magazine, answered a fan question on OXM’s forum about the upgradeability of launch titles:When MS goes online it will be in a big way and yes games that are…

  • Chosen, indeed.

    raVen creates a new desktop for our Wallpaper section, in 4 flavors. We are unclean… Pax.

  • So who’s Damuis?

    Hmm… our fearless leader seems to be napping – guess it’s time to put the prayer blocks down.A voice responded. As it spoke it became clear that it was not one voice but hundreds of voices, each one echoing into infinity. “Damuis?” Mr. Bill. Jr. V© drops us another story, introducing… well, read it. You’ll…

  • Those kiosks are gonna show movies

    For those following the story of Xbox kiosks appearing in stores in the last few days… it looks like your chances of playing Halo on them in the near future aren’t very good. An Electronic Boutique employee posted the following tidbit to the usenet newsgroup alt.games.video.xbox today:I work at EB and opened up our X-Box…

  • Of Books and Men

    Eric Trautmann, who popped up a couple of days ago with some interesting backstory info, has popped up again on the Marathon’s Story forum with some clarifications of his job. He’s part of the licensing team, so he interfaces with folks like Eric Nylund, who’s writing ‘The Fall of Reach’, due out in October, and…

  • Xbox Tech Overview at FiringSquad

    Wondering about the Xbox hardware, and how it compares to your l33t computer? FiringSquad has just put up their Xbox Technology Overview, a massive guide to the inner workings of the Xbox, comparing it (in great detail) to a PC’s hardware… it’s pretty technical, but if you were curious about the nuts and bolts, this…

  • Mike Salmon on Halo’s quality

    Heh – FunXbox interviewed Mike Salmon, Editor-in-Chief of the Official Xbox Magazine, and the last question was pretty amusing: FunXbox: How much of an ass do you feel like giving Halo a lower predicted review score, after having played it more recently 🙂 ? Mike Salmon: I consistently feel like an ass – I’ve just…

  • Blue is a beautiful color

    Draikin sends in an attractive desktop image for our Wallpaper section.

  • Xbox poster gallery at TeamXbox

    TeamXbox has put up a Poster Gallery of Xbox launch titles. The Halo poster is simply a re-alignment of the elements of the box art… but it’s still pretty cool. Check it out!

  • I’ve got a worm(hole) in my brain

    Bob loses a recruit, and the Nautilus loses… more. Tursas submits Chapter 11 of his Hermes Trismegistus saga to our Fan Fiction section. What’s with that illness? Check it out, and don’t forget to leave a quick comment when you’re through!

  • This is a place for carnage.

    The Bungie folks weren’t too impressed with it… but hey, it’s the first two-page Halo ad, so we’ve captured it for posterity, in a readable format. You can take a look at it in small (800×492, 84K) or large (1500×923, 244K) formats… and for those who don’t like to squint, there are closeups of the…

  • When Bots go Bad

    Tyson Green, aka Ferrex, jumps into the ‘Why no Bots?’ discussion to give a pretty realistic rationale for leaving them out this time around. Would definitely be nicer to have them than not… but it looks like there just wasn’t time. Matt Soell goes further, and suggests that their inclusion has been in doubt since…

  • More Wallpaper 4 U

    Martin Kildén Smith sends in a new desktop for our Wallpaper section. Watch your files, easy to lose on this…

  • Timeline discrepancies to be cleaned up

    Hmm… another quarter heard from. Over on the Marathon’s Story page forum, there’s been quite a bit of discussion about the leaked Halo backstory information (more, disappointingly, than in our own forum, actually), and a new name has surfaced – Eric Trautmann. Eric seems to be responsible for – at the very least – cleaning…