Year: 2001

Halo: Hello, a 2d sidescroller version of Halo for MacOSX, has gotten a web presence. (You know as much about it, now, as I do.)

Hrm. Looks like details of the Halo Launch Party will have to wait until next week – ‘catastrophe’ can include, apparently, bureaucratic silliness. Ah, well.

Wow. Xbox.ign.com has posted hi-res versions of the images that appeared in the OXBM magazine preview included in last month’s PC Gamer and this month’s NextGen magazine. These are clean versions – no text from the article; the only overlays are IGN’s stamps. Check ’em out! (Thanks to Charthepirate for pointing them out on our…

Griffon writes to say that Halo Command Central, offline for a bit now, has resurfaced with a new look and a new URL. Check ’em out.

TeamXbox has put up high-quality .asf versions of the three Xbox movies shown last night – the first one reminded me a lot of the 1984 Apple ad, in style, but the other two… well, go watch ’em for yourself. Not sure what sort of message they’re trying to put out, with a very odd…

More Wallpaper from the Socket Error boys – check our Wallpaper section.

Sikora wasn’t happy about the ‘Only for Xbox’ stamp on the top of the box art we mentioned a few days ago… so he made his own. (249K) Note for slower connections – the only change is the ‘Only for’ stamp at the top…

Well, the MTv Video Music Awards have come and gone, and as promised, there were three Xbox commercials shown in Canada. Harry Al-Shakarchi described them on our forum, here, here, and here… and TeamXbox put up some shots. (Thanks, Jeffrey Campen.) No Halo material – they were more esoteric than that – but they look…

M B sends in a fun logo for your perusal. On second thought, it brings to mind a frightening Stephen King ‘Night Shift’ story… ::shiver:: Check it out in our Logos section.

We’re not saying that they’ve decided on Chicago… just that they’ve decided, and Chicago is a good bet. Matt confirmed that his visit to Chicago was (in part) to scope out launch party sites… and he says he’ll be making an announcement tomorrow, barring catastrophe. Dang… I was really hoping for New York.

DeAdLy cOoKiE notes on our forum that MSNBC has an article about a joint Microsoft/NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) venture to offer online gaming via an ADSL network in Japan. No word yet whether that’s the ONLY way you’ll be able to play online… and no word about a US network yet.

Thanks to Harry Al-Shakarchi, who noted on our forum that the first Xbox ads will air tonight, possibly in Canada only, during the 2001 MTv Video Music Awards on MuchMusic. (They were made by a Canadian ad company, and the announcement was made by Microsoft Canada… so there’s no guarantee (and, indeed, no evidence) that…

There’s been quite a bit of discussion recently about the Teen rating that Halo has gotten (spurred by the recent Box Art sightings). Matt explained the Teen rating about a month ago… but apparently, he wasn’t clear enough. He jumped onto our forum today to be more concise. Bottom line – Bungie did NOT ask…

    “What year is it?”     This question caught the commander off his guard. “2527.”     Bobs eyes widened. Then he sighed. “This is going to take some explaining. You’d better sit down.”Hermes Trismegistus, never a totally staid story, continues on its slightly wacky course – check out Chapter 10, the latest offering from Tursas for our Fan…

Thanks to Char, who clarified that the Halo article in September’s NextGen is actually the same Online Xbox Magazine preview as we saw last month in PC Gamer. No new info, then… sorry.

Thanks to Matt Durrant, EIC of FunXbox.com, for putting up a higher-res, clear scan of the Halo box art. It’s high enough that I’m kinda wondering about one of the warnings on the back:IMPORTANT:! Read Instruction Manual for important safety and health information.Addiction info… or something more sinister?

And the MasterCard parodies continue. Kris puts a relatively bitter one together – brought a smile to my face, even though it’s off the mark. Check it out.

Shades sends word that the September issue of NextGen magazine has a 4-page preview of Halo for Xbox. It’ll be a while before we can scan it for you… but it’s out there! When we know more, you’ll know more.

Not sure exactly what Dolby 5.1 means to you? Get the low-down straight from the source – Marty O’Donnell takes a minute out of his crushing schedule to give you a few examples. Real-time Dolby 5.1: live it – love it. You tell it, Marty!

Thanks to KillGore =PN=, who pointed out the Halo Box Art scanned in over at VoodooExtreme. Nice!