Year: 2001

Thanks to Noctavis, who noted (on the R.net forum) that Amazon.com took a look at the hottest Xbox titles… and their number one pick was Halo. However you choose to hero your way through Halo, the action should break in your new Xbox in explosive style.Nice!

Hmm… curiouser and curiouser. Last week, Matt Soell mentioned the name of Doug Zartman in his Halo Update… and Hamish Sinclair wondered out loud about it on the Marathon’s Story Page. Well, today Matt clarified the comment – seems Doug, in his capacity as part of Microsoft’s Intellectual Property group, is doing quite a bit…

Matt Soell dropped by our forum recently to explain a bit about the dearth of new Halo material (screenshots, videos, etc). Bottom line – there’s stuff coming… soonâ„¢.

Ashley Power sends in another desktop image for our Wallpaper section – this one in shades of grey. Take a look!

Uploaded to our ftp site, a German clan site called Socket Error modifies a Halo screenshot for our Miscellaneous Art section. Check it out!

op-ivy noticed a new Halo preview at Gaming Age. There’s nothing new in it, and in fact there is some incorrect info (nothing major)… but press is press, right?

Death and destruction on the Halo, in NevinNiven’s new story, ‘Sniper’s Paradise’. You’ll find it in our Fan Fiction section.

    He squeezed his eyes shut, blood pounding behind them. His fists clenched, fingernails biting into his palms and drawing up blood.    But he knew. He knew.Lieutenant Hibbins finds the strength to go on in Vector40’s latest story, ‘A Reason for Fighting’. Check it out in our Fan Fiction section.

Marcel Baert sends in three variations on a theme for our Wallpaper section. Enjoy!

The Watcher writes to let us know that the results for last week’s Question of the Week at the Online Universe have been posted. Check it out!

Dink!… Dink!… The Halo SETI Marines get slammed down two slots, to 52nd in the Battle of the Teams, due in part to the meteoric rise of Team Russia. Even with the timely addition of -horn- and Bjlake, they’re slipping – can you help? 7 day team stats show who’s pulling their weight, and who’s…

It was an interesting lesson in anatomy, seeing a fully grown Covenant elite standing naked before them. Restored to his natural state, he seamed nothing more than a wild animal that somehow evolved to walk on two legs. But now the awesome power of his muscular structure was fully realized, as well, and Tsheac did…

Ashley Power sends in another Wallpaper for our Wallpaper section – old shots, but a nice desktop image in any case!

Christoph Lipp writes to say he’s started up a new Halo fan page – halo-war.de. Check it out!

Lucas McFaul sends in a new Wallpaper for our Wallpaper section. (He was under the impression we only had 3 wallpapers in our collection – for anyone else under this misimpression, check out the navigation arrows at the top of the page – they’ll allow you to scroll through the collection, three backgrounds at a…

Bryan Kaufman sends in a pretty interesting link from The Enquirer, called “Inner Secrets of X-box Revealed”. There’s quite a bit of information from an anonymous Xbox developer – a goodly chunk of the technical points have been independently confirmed by Mat Noguchi in various posts on our forum, and it’s nice to see it…

“Jeneril, I come in piecess . . . no, peace, I mean . . .” Omniscient’s Sea of Steel saga climbs to chapter 10 – and non-lethal contact is made. You’ll find it, and the other 9 chapters, in our Fan Fiction section.

Musashi’s Book of Five Rings? Matt’s Weekly Halo Update has arrived… and Matt sounds in definitely better spirits. (He’s also playing Halo, to the detriment of Update deadlines…) Lots of tweaks, several tantalizing tidbits… read it for yourself!

Thanks to Jesse Simko, who scanned in the new screenshot seen in a recent Rolling Stone issue… and to Stephen Laughlin, who pointed it out to us. (Pet peeve – and this isn’t directed at Jesse, it’s a general thing – if you run across a screenshot of Halo in a magazine, PLEASE – give…

Bosskiller 51 writes to say that Halo’s Universe has a new layout. Spartan, but readable – we like that!