Month: March 2001

BluR writes to say that Halo-Australia is back online again – stop by and check ’em out! Pax.

Thanks to Pallor, who noticed (on R.net’s forum) that MSNBC has an article about a V-chip-style control to be included in the Xbox. It’s not clear how this will affect Halo, since without the chip, parents concerned about violence levels would simply not buy it anyway, but it’s possible that overall, more units of the…

Something other than ‘mere screenshots’, says Matt of the Halo offerings at Gamestock. Also, the bungie.com website (not just the Halo page) is about to undergo testing, prior to public display. Good stuff a’comin’!

Thanks to Maszimo, who sent in a rewrite of ‘Private Reg’s Last Day of Combat’. I haven’t altered the submission date, but it’s still available in our Fan Fiction section.

After 5 days of downtime, the SETI servers came back to life on Saturday… the output of the Halo SETI Marines suffered. Total units processed were down from ~3000/week to 600 this week. Ouch! Check the gory details on the 7 day stats page.

It’s Monday again, so it’s time to increment the Halo Updates database. The update posted at BGH on Friday has now been added. The word of the week is ‘fun’ – how often has Matt used it? (And does it tell us anything about the state of mind, over time, of the Halo team?)

PunkRocker finds ANOTHER Halo news item, this time at Daily Radar. It’s a preview of Gamestock, Microsoft’s press-only event coming up in a bit over a week, and they refer to Halo as “the ace in Microsoft’s hand”. Heh… 5 card stud, anyone?

Still using the oldest known screenshot, but with nothing but kind words, xbox.ign.com puts up an Xbox Preview Guide, and says of Halo:Expected to make its Xbox debut at Gamestock 2001, this highly touted FPS title from Bungie is expected to change the face of action gaming with this Xbox-exclusive. This probably the best looking…

Erbium-=SUN=- writes to remind us that the SETI servers are online again. (They came back yesterday morning, but due to the huge demand for new units, it was often difficult to tell.) Let’s get crunching again!

BluR, from Halo AU, writes to say that they’re having some trouble with their news scripts due to the change in servers – they’re not dead, just looking for a new script host.

Eep. Glock writes that HaloNews.Org (which started life less than a month ago) is closing its doors due to RealLife time constraints. Ouch. We wish him the best of luck in whatever he does. Pax.

R.net got confirmation on the identity of the Banshee today – Matt clarifies that it’s the high-flying Covenant vehicle (referred to as a ‘Ground Support Craft’ in the concept art released in 1999). The low-flying hovercraft are known as ‘ghosts’. Glad that was cleared up – thanks, guys!

This week’s Halo update shows up at Battleground: Halo, and one of the best parts is this:Lots of bug fixes on the programming side this week, getting the game ready for Gamestock.For any who were unsure if Halo actually WOULD make a showing there, your fears should be laid to rest. Other highlights include the…

black flag and a red star posted a ‘week in review’ summary of activity on our forum – it’s pretty amusing (and on the mark). Check it out!

And while we’re off-topic, those of you crunching SETI units might have noticed that you haven’t been able to connect to the SETI servers for a couple of days. This is because (as the SETI home page redirect mentions) vandals cut the fiber line connecting UC Berkeley with LBNL. They hope to have it back…

Okay, this is totally unrelated to Halo, and that means we usually stay away from it. Seems to be a good cause, though… Neil Grattan, a frequent contributor to the fan-built sections around this site, writesMythos (the creators of the xcom series) are in extreme trouble, and are facing liquidation. I myself hold no links…

Thanks to Foxhound, who sent in Chapter 2 of his story, ‘Group 3’.I tried the squad comm link then flicked on the console in the jeep, just to see if there were any signals. There was nothing, nothing except the dry crackle of the damn energy storm, all communication in our vicinity were dead, for…

Are you a fledgling programmer? Do you dream of working on a project like Halo? Dream no longer – Tom Van Sinden noticed yet ANOTHER new job opening at Bungie – Programming Intern. They want someone…to come work, learn and write the best “What I did on my summer vacation” paper ever.If this sounds too…

Um… we got mail from Psyrixx, about a new section of the Psyjnir Complex – Tabloids. It’s a bit odd. Stop by and check it out. (Be aware that visiting with a browser that doesn’t properly implement cascading style sheets will result in a very, very unfriendly page. Netscape/iCab users, stay away.)