Year: 2001

Relaten Psitir writes to point out that a new Halo clan is on the scene – the Coalition of the Ring. Check ’em out!

[SE]X-Com, of Socket Error, has sent in another desktop for our Wallpaper collection.

Joseph Staten, Halo’s Cinematics Director, wrote to clarify one of my biggest gripes about Halo – the lack of saved gamestate in cutscenes. It turns out that gamestate (what the game looks like, around you) IS saved… in almost all cases. The few exceptions happen to be the few I noticed. (Figures, dunnit?) From the…

FriendlyFire writes about some of the issues brought up in our recent Halo Review, specifically the storyline. I’m going to break with tradition, and quote a boatload of his note, because it’s pretty intriguing stuff:[…] some dialog in the game makes me think that the Master Chief’s appearance on Halo is beyond coincidence. I’m refering…

Heh – the boys of Penny Arcade seem to be over their infatuation with Halo; today’s comic (and indeed the news) suggest that they never want to see it again:I’ve heard people say it’s too short. That’s a hard case to argue – in fact, quite the opposite is true. This is a game that…

Razorback sends in another nice drawing – useable as wallpaper, or just to look at. We’ve added it to our Miscellaneous Art section.

Spanish Macintosh site Macuarium has posted an interview with Peter Tamte that talks about Macintosh gaming, his company Destineer and Bungie. I’ve been to Bungie’s new studios inside Microsoft. They’re filled with Macs. And, they’re also filled with people who love the Macintosh. Please be assured that Microsoft and Bungie plan to bring Halo to…

“This is most likely your last chance to get out of this alive,” said Kent in a commanding voice. Edwin didn’t respond; he just continued to sit against the wall, staring wildly around the room, and whimpering between his rapid breathing.Our first Fan Fiction submission in two weeks, Aragorn819’s Prologue to ‘The Sceptre’ is now…

Hot on the heels of an accusation that Bungie doesn’t care about its fans, the Online Team has updated the Tru7h and Reconciliation site. New concept art (don’t look if you’re anal about spoilers), a new section of the multiplayer guide (vehicles), with three GORGEOUS new screens (you’ll find ’em in our Screenshot database, as…

Sometimes, if you’re polite enough, you can get people to correct mistakes you make instead of just telling you what an idiot you are. (Or maybe they call you an idiot when you’re not around, then correct the mistake for you – I’m not sure.) In any case, Marty O’Donnell, stung by my unfair appraisal…

Took a bit longer than most, but HBO has finally put up its own review of Halo. A side benefit of the spoiler system we implemented a couple of weeks ago – we were able to get a bit more deeply into the game than many reviews, for those willing to read spoilers. The default…

genohunter writes to point out that GameKult, the French gaming site, has put up a large halo review (they liked it, except for the lack of bots), and a ridiculous number of screenshots from the first couple of levels.”Halo is a majestic title that you must own if you plan to buy an Xbox.”Overall rating…

For those who feel that setting up routing boxes to run the Xbox Gateway software is a bit too daunting, GameSpy has just released GameSpy Tunnel, which allows you to play Xbox System Link games over the internet, using the GameSpy Arcade service. Upsides:The necessary software runs on a PCSwitches are supported as well as…

Nijhazer points out that The Gaming Intelligence Agency is soliciting hands-on opinions of Halo – the catch is they need to be in in the next 12 hours or so. If you’ve got something to say about Halo, mail it to agent@thegia.com soon!

Robert ‘Apache’ Howarth, of VoodooExtreme, has interviewed Matt Soell… and a good interview it is, too. Matt holds forth on subjects as diverse as nasty critics and console controllers – and speaks a little to some of the complaints we’ve heard voiced recently:Looking back on Halo?s development, quite a few weapons didn?t make it into…

The final three chapters have been added to IGN’s Halo Strategy Guide – the only thing missing (and it’s going to stay missing) is the extra ending you get for beating the game on Legendary. If you’re stuck, this is the place to go!

HBO’s own Count Zero just submitted a passel of pictures to the Launch Party Coverage section – a couple of dozen shots from the party itself, and another few from an independent Halo event at the University of Illinois. You’ll find them on the Launch Party Pictures Page. Now we know what Mordia looks like…

Thanks to bloodbeard [iG3], for pointing out a new MacHall comic at Inside Mac Games… poor Matt! (And where’s his beard, anyway?)

And the reviews continue… XboxWeb has put up a SECOND review – the breakdown was slightly different, but the final result (9.8) was the same. WARNING: There are major spoilers in the accompanying screen captures. We’ve added the shots to our database… but there’s a spoiler warning on them.

Interesting… the Official Halo website at microsoft.com now has a warning page – you must state that you’re over 17 simply to read the content on the (flash) site. Seems that this might be a little overboard – there’s no violent content or swearwords on the site itself…