My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2002

  • PlanetGameCube checks out Xbox Live

    Heh – another Xbox Live Bootcamp writeup comes online – this time from Billy, at PlanetGameCube. It’s an interesting view of the whole shebang; he picked up on a lot of negative stuff I never even saw, one of the advantages of multiple viewpoints and backgrounds. It’s Halo-related only in the fact that some of…

  • Another look at Halo 2

    Ferrago.co.uk has put up a Halo 2 preview – a nice overview of the current info. Take a look!

  • Jester Speaks

    Bungie.net has put up an interview with Jesse Tribby, a Halo fan and Psyjnir Complex staffer who has been working really hard to make the iGames Halo Winter Season come together. If you’re curious about how some of the decisions were made, read this. It’s not often that a major competition like this is actually…

  • Stories

    Recent Fan Fiction:An Elites Legend, part 1, by Neco Divad Death Dealers, part 2 (chapter 1, though), by Havok Shadows of Archon II, part 24, by Wado Have Design, Will Build, part 2, by hipboyscott Halo 2: Return of Death, part 2, by Lord Dagon Liberation, part 7, by Hoju Revolution 2 Return of the…

  • Tuesday’s Artwork, part 2

    Three more desktop images for you in our Wallpaper section.

  • Michigan Tourney, coming up!

    Another team tournament for you, in Michigan… The ACM Microsoft Michican Halo Tournament. This one’s 3 vs 3, takes place on November 7, and the entrance price is a measly $5/person. Check out the details, and sign up if you’re local! (This was announced on our forum.)

  • Tuesday’s Artwork, part 1

    Pair of new art submissions; another SA-style sketch from Gasmask, and a pretty slick vignette from David Glen Walker. Check our Miscellaneous Art section.

  • They don’t die, they start up indie presses

    Whoa, random info. Hot on the heels of a discussion over at Subnova about who’d left Bungie recently, we got mail from Matt Segur, a programmer on the Halo team who left after Halo shipped. He’s got a brand-spankin’ new mixed-media publishing company called Ghostweed Press, and they’re currently selling a book and a CD.…

  • Let the Carnage Begin!

    iGames is ready to kick off their Halo Winter Season – a series of 4-man tournaments held across North America. Grand Prize is a trip for four to E3 2003… but there’s lots more to it than that. Go read about it at iGames! (Thanks to Jester for the heads-up.)

  • Horns!

    MacOSX Jaguar boot icons, and a pair of… situations, today in our Miscellaneous Art section.

  • Um… Robocop?

    Shallow Throat has gotten into the cough syrup again.

  • They came, they played, they kicked tuchus.

    Congratulations to The Specialists, of San Diego, CA, who took home the $1,000 top prize in the Halo: Running Riot Invitational that took place on last Saturday. (We originally reported on this when it was named ‘CobaltNova’.) A massive summary (summary? blow-by-blow, almost) can be found on our forum. Thanks to emildux, of xboxlanaz, for…

  • Something Important, yes, sir!

    Pallor points out that a blurb in the current issue of Rolling Stone has Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) stating that Halo actually delayed work on his newest album:Halo is a spectacularly done piece of work. I got it right before I was going into the studio. I thought, ‘OK, to get on with…

  • Halo for UT 2K3

    Hehe – you knew it had to happen. Kayas pointed out a map for Unreal Tournament 2k3 called ‘SOT Bloodgulch’. The screenshot shows a bit more… um, scaffolding than I’m used to, but the concept is great.

  • Gotta get me one of them…

    Gasmask comes up with a novel use for Grunts… check our our Miscellaneous Art section.

  • A couple of days’ worth of fiction

    Apologies to Fan Fiction writers; on busy weekends, more time-consuming tasks get pushed back, and formatting fiction entries falls into that category. Here, then, are the submissions from over the weekend:Wings of Death, part 11, by el_halo_diablo Revolution, part 18 (series finale), by Gruntkiller Cry for a Hero: Epilogue, by el_halo_diablo Halo 2: Return of…

  • Carnage in the Hills

    ICDedPpl wanted to point out that the 7th Column chapter MOSHPIT will be hosting a tournament in mid-November, with $850 in cash on the line (if full attendance – 64 people – is reached), and pizza, soda, and snacks for everyone. Entrance fee is $20 a head, and the location is Rochester Hills, MI. If…

  • Monday morning desktops

    Four new desktops for you in our Wallpaper collection, including one from the curator of the newly opened Bungie Wallpaper Stash over at Forerunners.org. Go check ’em out… and check the stash for other Bungie-related (not just Halo) desktops!

  • HBO banners for you

    Charles Powell has whipped up a pair of banners for our Banners section… we’re honored. You’ll find both a small version and a larger one.

  • More Phoenix stuff

    The Posthumous Phoenix Artwork page has been updated again.