My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: November 2001

  • Good and Evil…

    Deimosâ„¢, from Subnova, dropped us a line to point out a new desktop he’d created – snag it from our Wallpaper section.

  • GameZilla and ED review Halo

    A review we missed – at Gamezilla – is long, thoughtfully written, and very positive. There’s some disappointment for the features lost in the move to the Xbox… but these aren’t enough to downgrade the game:A few poor elements hold it back from being the best it could be, like the overall lack of many…

  • Ambient life would have helped

    Thanks to Chris Butcher, who posted a note on our forum clearing up a bit about the ambient life (and its omission in the shipping game):the ambient life was an important key to understanding the purpose of halo… unfortunately we didn’t have time to implement all the AI and animation for them, so there are…

  • New Wallpaper

    Strider has created a new desktop image for our Wallpaper collection – go take a look. Them Bungie boyz sure know how to take screenshots…

  • VideoGameGal reviews Halo

    VideoGameGal has reviewed Halo – their review is bundled in a streaming video with a review for DOA3 (the total length is 11 and a half minutes, Halo starts about 4 minutes in). They gave it an 8.5; The breakdown was Graphics, 9/10 (human character models could use work); Sound, 8/10 (it seems they didn’t…

  • Edge gives Halo a 10

    Thanks to Griffon, who pointed out that there’s a Halo review in the latest issue of Edge magazine – they rated it 10/10, a score shared by only three other games in the 104-issue history of the magazine. Not too shabby!

  • Detail rundown at Xbox365

    Xbox365 ranks vehicles, weapons, and baddies in Halo (in lieu of a review) – don’t read the baddies list if you’re paranoid about spoilers, but mostly it’s safe. The headline sums up their attitude about Halo: ‘I Lost A Week To A Starship Trooper’. Nice! (Thanks to Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, for uncovering this.

  • Invisible Dream reviews Halo

    Invisible Dream has put up their own Halo review – they loved the single-player game, though were a little disappointed with the number of weapons and the frequency and use of vehicles, but are skeptical about multiplay; their overall rating was 92/100. We’ve added this to our Reviews page.

  • Coalition of the Ring forms

    Relaten Psitir writes to point out that a new Halo clan is on the scene – the Coalition of the Ring. Check ’em out!

  • New Wallpaper arrives

    [SE]X-Com, of Socket Error, has sent in another desktop for our Wallpaper collection.

  • Joe Staten on gamestate

    Joseph Staten, Halo’s Cinematics Director, wrote to clarify one of my biggest gripes about Halo – the lack of saved gamestate in cutscenes. It turns out that gamestate (what the game looks like, around you) IS saved… in almost all cases. The few exceptions happen to be the few I noticed. (Figures, dunnit?) From the…

  • Story conjecture…

    FriendlyFire writes about some of the issues brought up in our recent Halo Review, specifically the storyline. I’m going to break with tradition, and quote a boatload of his note, because it’s pretty intriguing stuff:[…] some dialog in the game makes me think that the Master Chief’s appearance on Halo is beyond coincidence. I’m refering…

  • PA gets tired of Halo

    Heh – the boys of Penny Arcade seem to be over their infatuation with Halo; today’s comic (and indeed the news) suggest that they never want to see it again:I’ve heard people say it’s too short. That’s a hard case to argue – in fact, quite the opposite is true. This is a game that…

  • See the sea…

    Razorback sends in another nice drawing – useable as wallpaper, or just to look at. We’ve added it to our Miscellaneous Art section.

  • Tamte on Mac Halo

    Spanish Macintosh site Macuarium has posted an interview with Peter Tamte that talks about Macintosh gaming, his company Destineer and Bungie. I’ve been to Bungie’s new studios inside Microsoft. They’re filled with Macs. And, they’re also filled with people who love the Macintosh. Please be assured that Microsoft and Bungie plan to bring Halo to…

  • New Fiction to read

    “This is most likely your last chance to get out of this alive,” said Kent in a commanding voice. Edwin didn’t respond; he just continued to sit against the wall, staring wildly around the room, and whimpering between his rapid breathing.Our first Fan Fiction submission in two weeks, Aragorn819’s Prologue to ‘The Sceptre’ is now…

  • New T&R content and JJ interview, coming up!

    Hot on the heels of an accusation that Bungie doesn’t care about its fans, the Online Team has updated the Tru7h and Reconciliation site. New concept art (don’t look if you’re anal about spoilers), a new section of the multiplayer guide (vehicles), with three GORGEOUS new screens (you’ll find ’em in our Screenshot database, as…

  • Hearing Cortana on a stereo TV

    Sometimes, if you’re polite enough, you can get people to correct mistakes you make instead of just telling you what an idiot you are. (Or maybe they call you an idiot when you’re not around, then correct the mistake for you – I’m not sure.) In any case, Marty O’Donnell, stung by my unfair appraisal…

  • HBO reviews Halo

    Took a bit longer than most, but HBO has finally put up its own review of Halo. A side benefit of the spoiler system we implemented a couple of weeks ago – we were able to get a bit more deeply into the game than many reviews, for those willing to read spoilers. The default…

  • GameKult reviews Halo

    genohunter writes to point out that GameKult, the French gaming site, has put up a large halo review (they liked it, except for the lack of bots), and a ridiculous number of screenshots from the first couple of levels.”Halo is a majestic title that you must own if you plan to buy an Xbox.”Overall rating…