Month: January 2003

In response to a slew of questions sent to us (and asked on our forum) about the Pillar of Art contest, we’ve added a Frequently Asked Questions section. Check it out, and don’t hesitate to send us mail if your question isn’t answered. We’ve also reduced the maximum size of paintings to 5′ x 6’…

A very cool concept sketch of the Master Chief – check our Miscellaneous Art section.

Three new desktops from fans today – check ’em out in our Wallpaper section.

Fan Fiction in the last day or two: Legend Hunting, part 2 and Stranded at Home, part 2, by Dispraiser ROUND-THINGIE 2, by Matt Anderson Fallen Angel, part 5, by Gruntkiller/Covert Rebirth, part 1, by KnightmareWolf Get to readin’…

D.J. Clich has created an electronica Halo-sample song called ‘Get Up (Halo Mix)’. It’s a 5.6 mb mp3, composed of outtakes clips from b.net set to a beat. Won’t appeal to everyone (I found it a bit repetitive myself), but it’s pretty well done. We’ve dropped it on our Mythica mirror – if there’s a…

Yesterday, we mentioned a couple of posts by Dark Helmet, showing some cool vids of high-jumping on Halo. We got mail from a couple of people who couldn’t watch them, for whatever reason… so DH was kind enough to send along mpegs, which we converted to QuickTime movies. The High Jump vid (1.3 mb) and…

Tarrsk and FatWalker both write to point out that PC Halo is #4 in Gamespy’s Most Wanted Games of 2003 list. Tarrsk also reminds us to keep an eye peeled for the Top 10 Console Games list coming later this week. (That link won’t work until tomorrow…)

A month and a half ago, we mentioned a tournament at Central Michigan University, in Mt. Pleasant. Jake McCarthy writes to remind folks that this is happening this weekend, on January 25. You can call him at (989) 774-6367 for details.

bungie.org is proud to announce its first-ever Art Contest. The Pillar of Art will reward artists who work in traditional media – no digital art allowed! Prizes include cold, hard cash and some super-cool stuff from Bungie. Read the details on the Pillar of Art page! (Before going in, don’t forget to admire the front…

Mike Miller has created a movie called ‘In Too Deep (Things to Do in Halo When You’re Bored)’ – it’s 6:22 long, 20.7 mb large, and pretty much covers everything in our Tips and Tricks section in one easy lesson. (Okay, not everything. But an awful lot of it.) Mix in some humor, nice timing,…

MacCentral has posted a project status update from Westlake Interactive, the folks that are working on the Mac port of Halo. Westlake said that’s in “Prototype” stage, an important development milestone that precedes the game’s playable status. Bold hopes to ship the game almost concurrently with its PC counterpart’s release, expected later in 2003. So…

Dark Helmet is back. After a spell away from Halo moviemaking, he’s submitted a slew of films in recent days. Two new ones today; a 250+ meter jump on the level Halo (measured with a Navpoint), and a truly high-flying banshee. Both posts lead to WMV vids.

RevolutionSF reviewed Halo about a year ago – dr_saius discovered it today. We’ve added it to our Reviews database. They also reviewed The Fall of Reach, at about the same time. (They liked it.)

What’s this? Two Halo Story Page updates in two days? What’s the world coming to?

Recently, Ghôlsbane extracted the vector-format weapons schematics from the Halo Manual. We’ve tossed them up for you to grab, if you’re so inclined.

Fan Fiction entries from this weekend: Liberation, part 10, by Hoju Legend Hunting, part 1, by Dispraiser Under the sergeant’s cap, part 4, by Traumatised Marine Spartans: The War on Solstice, part 1, by Shadow X A New Year’s Day, part 10, by Guilty Spark Force 81, part 6, by NobleWard What are you waiting…

Yesterday, Bowser posted a note to our forum explaining how a slow run through the Maw seemed to gain extra time at Foe Hammer’s pickup site. Some experimentation showed the limits of this feature. Here’s a short film (23 seconds, 1.4 mb, QT format) showing a gain of almost a minute. The situation is this:…

Links around the Halo universe… there are lots. Chris Hamilton pointed out his new Halo site, Proximity Zero. It’s devoted to Halo 2 info. He plans to buy a domain name if the community grows enough, so go visit! Also, OrangeMC pointed out that the family of Halo sites at forerunners.org isn’t listed in our…

Another pair of Halo 2 covers for our collection – one is from Spikedadragon, the other from Z77. It’s getting to be a big collection!

Again, we had to filter out a number of images, but the remainder (four pieces, plus variations) can be found in our Miscellaneous Art section. Some nice stuff!