Year: 2002

For years now, folks have been begging for Halo action figures. Apparently, progress is being made in the field… when we know more, we’ll pass it along.

In direct response to a fan request, I’ve scanned in last month’s article on what the Official Xbox Magazine staff wants to see in Halo 2. You’ll find it (including the now-infamous Tiger Tank) in our Press Scans section. (The October issue hit the stands yesterday, so we’re clean.)

Uriel has created a new Halo 2 vid – it’s a bit over 4 megs, and currently it’s only hosted on the Psynjir Complex Hotline server. (You’ll find it in Files -> Halo2 -> Movies; it’s called ‘A Fall Too Far’.) Worth a look, though – and when demand for the Halo 2 trailer drops…

Wondering where the MC gets his confidence from? Marcellus King figured it out…

The September issue of PC Gamer UK contained an article on the upcoming PC version of Halo – Griffon was kind enough to scan it for us last month. We needed to wait until it was no longer on the newsstands… but we’ve now added it to our Press Scans section. Enjoy!

Wow. Folks have noticed Halo 2 for sale elsewhere before… but Djoey154 found it at Amazon.co.uk. What blew me away was not that it was listed… but that its sales rank was 812. That’s considerably higher than several RELEASED games! (Genma Onimusha, for example, is at 878.) Behold The Power Of Cheese. (Release date, for…

Ask a silly question… (starts here.)

All I can say is… hehehe…

LAAG gun not cutting it for you? How about a nuke?

Okay, I’m doing this for my own sanity. Ever since the release of the Halo 2 screenshots a few weeks ago, there’s been quite a bit of discussion about the writing on the side of the assault rifle carried by the MC in this picture. (Here’s a very nice closeup, handily enhanced by Storm Singer.)…

You gotta love the hardcore fans… a couple of days ago, ElectricSheep said he thought the Admiral in the trailer sounded a lot like Pete Stacker (who provided the voice of Captain Keyes in Halo). dolbex, too, noticed this – and was bothered by it. Didn’t we kill Keyes? (I sorta remember putting a fist…

Do you live near Phoenix, AZ? Up for a Halo tournament with a top prize of $1000? Go read the details at CobaltNova. The short version: October 19, 13 and up, $30/person.

Yummy yummy trailer desktop art. In our Wallpaper section, thanks to Justin.

Friday’s Fan Fiction:HELLJUMPERS, part 4 and part 5, by Havok Cry for a Hero, part 10 (the finale), by el_halo_diablo The Shadows, part 3, by Glenny Havok originally posted as Andreas. I’d like to respectfully request that fan fiction authors pick a posting name and stick to it – editing information after the fact is…

The Halo 2 Trailer Transcript we posted recently has been updated with some input from Jay Weinland, Bungie Sound Gnome. Should be 100% accurate at this point… thanks, Jay!

Thought it was all scripted, eh? No in-game play, eh? Check out this multiplayer screen – a covenant warrior stalks the MC. Thanks to our spy in the field, Warbow.(j/k) Okay, okay… Apparently, not enough of you noticed the little (j/k) after that post – sure, it was in white text, and too small to…

Heh – head on over to Penny Arcade – looks like Tycho is apologizing for all the nasty things he said about Halo. (Well, actually, just that he’s not willing to judge Halo 2 by those nasty things.) Funny strip. Thanks to Zypper for the heads-up.

Boatloads of new mirrors for the Halo 2 Trailer – lots in Europe, more Hotline servers, and even though the main site for customsex’s new mpeg2 version died (from overdemand), a kind hotline server picked up the slack (and we’re adding a second hotline server as I write this). More mirrors for that large, popular…

customsex has converted the WMP9 video to MPEG2 format… and it’s gorgeous under QT6. It’s huge, though… and he had a bit of trouble with the aspect ratio, so if you grab it, be sure to reset the width to 600 pixels (keeping the height at 360). You’ll find the link on our Mirrors page.…

Take a break from the trailer madness to read a little Fan Fiction: The New Reach Campaigns, part 4, by Gasmask HELLJUMPERS, parts 2 and 3, by Havok The Shadows, part 2, by Glenny Shadows of Archon II, part 9, by WadoWe should stop posting now, so the page doesn’t take too long to load…