My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: March 2003

  • Clearin’ out the older stuff

    Three images languishing in our inbox for too long; a mockup of an Xbox cover, a tribute to Super-Issy, and an illustration of a scene from one of our Fan Fiction entries. All three can be found in our Miscellaneous Art section. (More artwork coming later.)

  • Nicely Captures The Spirit, I Think

    Not sure if this’ll kill the link… but Foginator has put together a nice little gameplay vid on The Silent Cartographer; you can find it linked from this forum post. (To be fair, if we overwhelm the mac.com site it’s hosted on, we’ll give it a new home…) It weighs in at over 17 mb,…

  • If you write it, they will read.

    The Misc Art collection is still behind (hopefully soon, I’ll put up the stuff that’s here), but Fan Fiction continues apace:Halo:The Rise of the Star God Parts 1-9, by Cristian Arnautu Assault on Edina 4 (Conclusion), by Steele Ishkabibbl’s Story Part 3, by Ishkabibbl Chapter 2 & Chapter 3, by Jerry Hughart A Single Motion:…

  • Megg-nificent!

    There’s a new egg hunt that is underway. When the community knocks its collective head together, it hurts… but we also get quite a bit done, dontcha’ think? I just hope it doesn’t involve PVC vinyl.

  • I need copies of those…

    B-Sharp found a couple of little-known books in the back of his local tech store… check ’em out (here and here) on our forum.

  • The Seventh Column just got spiffier.

    Three new themes are now available for your Bungie.net Seventh Column chapter, thanks to poena.dare – two are Pathways Into Darkness-related, but the third (First and Last) is a Halo theme (thus warranting a news post here). Check ’em out! Thanks to SketchFactor for the heads-up.

  • Is THAT what they sound like?

    Hmm. Over at Subnova, HBO forum regular Shishka has put up a new feature – Subnova.comic. The first strip pits some Subnova personalities against… an HBO forum visitor. Ouch.

  • Thievin’ scoundrels, I tell ya!

    In case nobody noticed, Finn put up another bit of speculation at the Halo Story page yesterday. (You may or may not agree with the quoted item… but there’s a rebuttal linked at the end.)

  • Stories

    Just a few Fan Fiction tidbits today…The Battle of Prometheus , by Brad Weiler Halo: FotF(Part 3), by Frensa Geran Ishkabibbl’s Story Part 2, by IshkabibblGo read…

  • Halo and booze… what a combo!

    Buddha writes to point out a site he’s built for the Halo parties he and his buddies hold. It’s called, appropriately enough, Halo-party.com.

  • Wallpaper for you

    The server crash last week put a crimp in the image processing, but I’m getting back on track. Here are the 6 backlogged desktops – enjoy the Wallpaper section. (I particularly like the Warthog one…)

  • Movie Mirrors up at That Weasel TV

    That Weasel Television has added a number of movies to its mirror list:Halo Done Quick Part 1 (qt and wmp versions)Blood Gulch BalletTotal HaloHurt (qt and wmp versions)We’ve added them to our mirror lists here – go get ’em if you haven’t already! Update: Lion points out that he’s mirrored the Total Halo movie, as…

  • Fan Fiction changes (again), plus stories

    11 stories for you today in the Fan Fiction section: The Battle for Ardent, by Corey Lyon GTA: Carjacking Evolved, by Anonymous Guy Just Getting Started Chapter 2, by James Kinsella halo for starters, part 1: PoA, by Anthony French -Stage 1, by el_halo_diablo An Endless War, by Chris Mills Chapter 7-Assault, by Ultra Sonic…

  • Those pesky door openers…

    Before I get yelled at by Opie301 again for forgetting, Finn put up a hefty Story Page update just before our box died a few days ago – it’s now visible to the masses. Go read!

  • Halo mods – lots and lots of Halo mods

    During the past week, we’ve had word of several mods/skins for other games, using Halo designs. A couple are now housed here. First up is agentJ64’s Master Chiefette model for Jedi Knight II – pretty sweet! Then, we’ve got a Halo skin for Counter-Strike made by rdc^kosh (and found by Matt Smith) – with a…

  • We’ve moved… again (plus fanfic)

    Okay, the server is back where it started. Dunno how long it’s going to take for folks to find it again… but the backup will stay up (if not updated) for a little while, at least. In the meantime, here are the Fan Fiction stories that were in the queue when the box went down.…

  • The State of the Server

    Quick status update: the original server is back online, but it’s not completely ready for prime time yet. Unfortunately, I’ve got an engagement this morning that will keep me from making the switch before mid-afternoon, eastern time. (Once the switch is made, HBO might be unavailable to you for a short time; I’ve set timeouts…

  • Halo Origami

    Funky. A Microsoft-run Xbox promotion site, Playmore.com, has a pretty cool little toy for you; Halo Origami. It’s an 800k PDF that, once printed and cut up, lets you put together your own little Master Chief figure. It’s a totally Flash-driven site, so pointing you directly to the product is not possible; but after it…

  • I wanna be a sentinel.

    Another Calvin and Halo, from Warbow, to lighten a relatively rough week. (Thank goodness it’s Friday!) Enjoy.

  • HBO XBC Name List up and running

    Do you play Halo on Xbox Connect? Would you like to join up with HBO Forum regulars in these games? goatrope has put together an HBO XBC Name list to help you do this. Check it out! (Send him your XBC and HBO forum handles if you want to be added to the list.)