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Archive for August, 2006
Weekly Porridge # 33: Fare Thee Well
August 31st, 2006Weekly Porridge #33: Fare Thee Well
August 31st, 2006
Quality Jeverage is back with his exceptional illustration skills for another weekly porridge! This time we get a new sidekick, but will he stick around? More talk in the forums. Now where was I in this asteroids game...
RT: Anger Management
August 31st, 2006
Anyone who has ever met Gus, or even been within a 500 foot radius of him should be well acquainted with his incredible temper. It is the stuff of legend. I once saw him take cotton candy from a small child, then tell him that Santa and the Easter Bunny...
RT: PAX 06 – Bigger than the Beatles
August 31st, 2006
Well, we survived the massive throngs of attendees at PAX 06 with minimal scarring, and I believe the phrase "best time ever" would be an accurate assessment of the event and its surrounding festivities. Those of you lucky enough to be in attendance...
RT: Out of Mind Part IV
August 31st, 2006The fourth episode of Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind is now available to the public. If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet on XBox Live Marketplace, you can find it now in the RvB Video Archive. There's only episode left in this special...
Finnish Spartan’s Cardboard Armor
August 31st, 2006
Finnish Spartan sent along a bunch of pictures of some cardboard armor he's putting together - check it out!(Louis Wu 14:28:58 UTC)
Pen is Mightier
August 31st, 2006
The second episode of Halo Heads went online today - two in two days! Chuck Norris... isn't as tough as he looks? Thanks, Paul.(Louis Wu 12:40:46 UTC)
She’s married, so…
August 31st, 2006
MsValentine has posted another Cortana cosplay photo in her RvB Image section - if you aren't an RvB member, you can see it here. Dang!(Louis Wu 12:34:37 UTC)
NYC Tourneys
August 31st, 2006
Johnathan Lugo wrote to point out NYC Gaming, a site offering a number of Halo tourneys - there's one in Brooklyn on September 2 ($30 pp to get in, MLG sponsorship on the line), and another in Manhattan on September 9 ($20 to get in, $300 plus prizes for first place). More details, rules, prizes, contact info - all are at the links. Check 'em out!(Louis Wu 10:42:24 UTC)
Magma Releases Public Beta Of Myth II 1.6 Patch
August 31st, 2006Project Magma has announced the availability of a public beta of version 1.6 of Myth II. The update makes Myth II on the Mac a Universal application, running natively on PPC or Intel hardware, allows it to run in a window on Windows 2000 or XP, and many other new features and bug fixes. This is a final quality-testing release before the final release. The team is offering the beta for download at The Tain and requesting feedback in the Project Magma forums.
Magma Releases Public Beta Of Myth II 1.6 Patch
August 31st, 2006Project Magma has announced the availability of a public beta of version 1.6 of Myth II. The update makes Myth II on the Mac a Universal application, running natively on PPC or Intel hardware, allows it to run in a window on Windows 2000 or XP, and many other new features and bug fixes. This is a final quality-testing release before the final release. The team is offering the beta for download at The Tain and requesting feedback in the Project Magma forums.
Hushed Casket Celebrates Fourth Year
August 30th, 2006
Hushed Casket, a long-standing gaming group that has that's been around since the early days of Halo 1, is celebrating its fourth year of existence today. Its founder, rapture, has written a few words about their experiences over the years.
New Mongo Tourney Site
August 30th, 2006
Xtournaments and Gescrow.com have merged into one site - they now claim to be the largest organized Halo 2 Tournament site. First event is September 9 - 2v2, free to enter, $150 in cash and prizes. (You don't have to pay to play, but you DO have to have at least $10 in a Gescrow account.) Prizes supplied by Gescrow.com and GamerGraffix.com. Thanks, Vic.(Louis Wu 17:48:52 UTC)
If You Fade Out…
August 30th, 2006
Last week, Neill Blomkamp answered a couple of questions at RvB - today, Stuntmutt spins his answers in One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:39:36 UTC)
The Next Halo Novel: Ghosts of Onyx
August 30th, 2006
Source: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8849
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest ...
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest ...
The Next Halo Novel: Ghosts of Onyx
August 30th, 2006
Source: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8849
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest ...
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest ...
Gotta watch that peanut butter…
August 30th, 2006
Speaking of comics, a neighborhood kid found one I'd never seen before - it's hosted at VGPub, and it's dated November 11, 2004. I'm rather surprised nobody ever noticed! Check out 'Camping with Halo 2'.(Louis Wu 12:32:03 UTC)
Halo Heads Ep 1
August 30th, 2006
Paul Maestri has started up a comic strip that focuses on 'scifi elements' - his first strip is here. I always wondered about that...(Louis Wu 12:29:58 UTC)
Hush Yo Casket!
August 30th, 2006
This is what the Halo community is all about. rapture wrote up a summary of the last year for The Hushed Casket - a Halo-centric (though not exclusive) group in Huntsville, AL. Good friends, good times, good games. And some bad. (Sorry about the 360, rap.) Give it a read. Makes me want to start a local group! (Well, maybe not.) Thanks, Mintz and Slayer.(Louis Wu 12:27:22 UTC)
4 Marines and a Hog (starring Charlie Sheen?)
August 30th, 2006
Heh - Ducain pointed out a new Halo vid, again by BigGruntyThirst, over at High Impact Halo... it builds on the technique shown in his recent variety vid, but as Ducain says, the kicker here is how easy he makes it all look! (This trick, from start to finish, is anything BUT easy.) Worth a look! (Louis Wu 12:08:37 UTC)
