Month: July 2002

Overshadowed just a little bit by the official MS PR announcement about PC Halo was an update to the Screenshot Captions section of Bungie’s Tru7h and Reconciliation site. There are 4 new photos… and some of ’em just make you want to break in to Bungie Headquarters and steal that dev kit. First heads-up props…

Whoa… back. Sort of. First off, I’d like to thank Count Zero for the backup this week – he kept the site running while I was incommunicado (unexpectedly so – who’da thunk that I wouldn’t be able to find something faster than a 19200 connection in Bakersfield… or even any time to log in with…

OK folks, this is the big one: Real details on the computer version of Halo. Zaruthustran first broke the story on the forum, and then the press release hit Blue’s News. The important parts: PC version: Gearbox Software (Half-Life: Opposing Forces). Macintosh version: Westlake Interactive (Mac ports of Deus Ex, Unreal Tournament, and more). Publisher:…

Thanks once again to Team Overkill, who provided copies of the Halo-related videos on the July OXM DVD – the top 3 Top Plays were Halo stunts, and they made a movie called ‘Dreams of Master Chief’ (a spoof on Warthog Jumping, with stunt footage by Randy Glass himself). The films are 2.2 mb and…

Apparently yesterday’s translation of the GameReactor interview left a bit to be desired (despite being endorsed by the man himself). So much that Christian H?jberg has sent in an alternate translation (as well as pointing out that GameReactor is a Danish site, not Scandinavian as was claimed yesterday). Since I have no way to verify…

If you’re in the southeast Michigan neighborhood and have a hankering for a SPNKRing, MOSHPIT is planning a big Halo bash “within the next month”. From the looks of this, it will be a major event, with food, organized tournaments with prizes, and laser tag(!). For more information, head over to the MOSHPIT Seventh Column…

Johannes Petersson has sent in a translation of the GameReactor interview posted earlier. Thanks from everyone on this side of the pond!

fAt1 informs us that the August issue of PC Gamer UK claims to have a little information on the computer version of Halo. Specifically, they predict that Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind Max Payne, is doing the port. Remember, this information did NOT come from Bungie and has NOT been verified.

Subnova has noticed an interview with Halo designer Jaime Greisemer at the Scandinavian site GameReactor. There is no English version of the article, but translation assistance is always welcome… Thanks to Pallor for the heads-up.

Dang, almost forgot – this came in on Saturday, but we were so busy playing Halo that I never put it up. 🙁 NevaFuse and Spike Lee made (and are hosting) a movie called ‘Blur of Halo’. It’s a Warthog Jump vid, in .wmv format; it’s 8.8 mb, and a bit over a minute long.…

That Weasel writes to say that he’s put up a mirror of ‘Hamlet’ at That Weasel Television, and n3m has temporarily put up a European mirror of ‘The Castle’, as well; it’s always nice to have multiple options! (And Psyrixx wrote to berate us for forgetting Bungie Day on Sunday… don’t worry, we noticed.)

Culture comes to HBO – The Master Chief stars in Hamlet, a new movie trailer by Warbow. (A cookie to anyone who can tell where Blackstar helped out…) This one gets the HBO Seal of Approval. You’ll find it at Mythica.org (where else?). 4 megs, in QT5 format – check it out!

Jester has written up a summary of the Northwest Regional Halo Tournament, held at the end of June in Boise. You can read it at The Psyjnir Complex. Congrats to the HALOID Elite!

It’s the last Fan Fiction for a few days – Spartan415 has turned in Chapter 7 of The Lost Spartan. I’m going to be out of town for a few days, and while it’s POSSIBLE that I’ll find time to process fan fiction, it’s rather unlikely. Enjoy!

Built-up Fan Fiction:There is Another, chapter 2, by Chris Reebe Ascendant Part VI, by Archangel’s Blade The Halo Saga, by Ariel Razon Little Round Top, by Anthony Coronado Rise To Honor, part 7, by Shadow A Second Last Chance, Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, by Torch99 The Halo Saga has been split into 5 pieces…

‘Freedom to Kill’ Quick Update: We’ve set up a webcam showing the gameplay on one of the screens here – a beautiful projector image provided by Freewill. There’s no guarantee that what you see will be interesting… but you’ll see what we see, refreshed every 30 seconds. 😉 (We may actually move the camera around…

News is backing up a little – the HBO Junkies have been having a weekend-long lanfest (started Friday evening, we’re just getting going again today after knocking off at 3 am last night), so news has been sparse… but there are a couple of movies for you anyway today. First up is yet another addition…

Gonna be scarce around here for a bit… but here’s some Fan Fiction to keep you busy:Rogue Enemies (several parts), by Spartan415 Pre-Op – The battle of Beta Tucanae, by Knight Premier Titan, part 1, by Jaywhit10 The Aftermath, part 3, by Gasmask Enjoy your weekend!

Music4Games.net has reviewed the Halo Soundtrack… and it’s definitely worth a read. It’s not an album you’ll find in your record store’s easy listening section, they say: This soundtrack really highlights the importance and difference between writing great “game music”, as opposed to simply writing great music that’s used in a game. They didn’t love…

Fourth of July Fan Fiction:Rise To Honor, chapter 6, by Shadow The Brethren of Saturn, chapter 4, by Lynnada There is Another, chapter 1, by Chris Reebe That’s all for today – back to enjoying the holiday!