Month: July 2003

Ben Torrence writes to tell us about GameLords, a new console gaming center in San Diego – they’re hosting a Halo tournament on August 2, 2003. Entry fee is $5, game is solo Slayer to 25 kills. Top 16 players get t-shirts, top 8 get free time on their equipment, and the winner will get…

Thanks to Ross Mills and oddworld18, for reminding us that the Underground Online exclusive Halo PC screenshots we mentioned a couple of weeks ago had not been added to the Screenshots database yet. Oversight rectified.

Gah. Stuntmutt went to the effort of creating a second Sunday Strip for One One Se7en… and I almost forgot to post it while it was still Sunday! I think I finally understand something that’s been bugging me for years…

Very nice find by Eclarap, of Halo-Game… the entry in Random House’s database for Halo: First Strike (the next Halo novel, again by Eric Nylund) has been updated with what looks to be real cover art. (On the off chance it’s NOT real, a local copy has been added here.) Nice!

In what would appear to be some kind of cruel plot to raise our readers’ expectations, Finn has updated the Story page yet again! But, never fear, I’m sure we’ll be back to our slacker ways in no time. 🙂

In less than 5 hours, the Chelsea Studio Gallery, at 515 W. 19th St. in New York City, will open its doors for the Pillar of Art gallery showing. Come by and see the submitted artwork, displayed in this lovely little gallery – the public is welcome until probably around 6 pm. (After that point,…

From November 2000 through January 2002, HBO received a number of Fan Fiction submissions from Chris Cox. Much of what he wrote was submitted before our Comments section was online… but what DID get commented on was generally liked. I’d always wondered why the submissions stopped, with no word from Chris – and now I…

Dave Writz writes to point out a Halogamers.com-sponsored tournament, in Rice Lake, WI, in late August. There’s not that much info at the website yet (give it a couple of days), but there is a flyer that will be posted around the area; looks like they’re shooting for 32 4-man teams. Check it out!

Seeing as the Fourth was a holiday, yesterday’s One One Se7en didn’t get announced until right now – still, technically, at the home of the poster (if not via the timesystem in use at this website) the Fourth… If you have to ask what Babality is, you didn’t get the title of this strip, either.…

In a daring daylight raid on the Halo Story Page, mnemesis, perhaps one of the hardest working people in the b.org family, provides still more meat for your eat- er, reading pleasure. Check it out!

Today is the Fourth of July, a pretty major holiday here in the US. My family and I are declaring independence from the wired world – we’re going to spend the day on the beach. We recommend you do the same – even if you live elsewhere in the world!

Wow. A couple of months late for our Pillar of Art contest (gallery showing tomorrow!)… but it’s a killer piece of work. Chris Bryan has submitted a picture of a rifle he built; solid wood body, laser sight scope, co2 powered pellet gun – it’s even the same scale as the actual 3d gun model!…

7 Fan Fiction stories for you today: Buried Treasure, by Frensa Geran Chapter 3: The Battle Of Cairo, by Nightblade Chapter 4: Weapons of Mass Destruction, by Nightblade Covenant Invasion Part 1 (Changed), by Hunter_Killer & Elfster Foresaken Forefathers Part VII- Knowledge Gained is Knowledge Earned, by Havok and AlphaBravo343 HALO 2: Earth’s Reclaimer (part…

It’s Red vs Blue night… sort of. Over on Bungie.net, there’s an interview with the team – and it’s a great read. If you’re curious about how some of the shots were pulled off, or how much sleep Buzby’s gotten in the past couple of months… you’ll enjoy this. Then, because tomorrow is a holiday,…

Matt Ogonowski asked JoyRide directly about the availability of the Halo Action Figures… and the response he got from thier customer service department read, in part:They will begin release in mid-July.A bit sooner than Bungie’s forecasting… but Bungie’s always been a bit conservative. Nice to know!

Bad news… but sometimes knowing is better than not knowing. Due to circumstances beyond EVERYONE’s control, Mythica.org, the site that provides the bulk of our movie hosting bandwidth, will remain offline for at least another week. We’re doing the best we can… but sometimes, there’s just someone out to get you. As soon as we…

Desktop submissions were pretty varied in the past couple of days… you’ll find 15 screens (plus a couple of variations) in our Wallpaper section. See what suits your fancy!

Well, it turns out I made some mistakes in the new Fan Fiction submission code – but only one user was badly burned. I think I’ve fixed things – but in the meantime, here are 11 pieces submitted in the past day or so. A Marine Named Peters: Saving Private Johnson, by GLADIATRRR3000 Halo:After the…

You might remember a small movie from a group called FTC – it showed some pretty classy shooting. Well, they’ve whipped up another small movie, The Tunnel Trap (it’s 4.7 mb, just under 2 minutes long, in DivX format) that’s simply hilarious. Take a look – and feel free to comment in this forum thread.

For those frustrated by the quietness of the Halo PC teams (multiple Randy Pitchford interviews notwithstanding), swing on by Bungie’s Tru7h and Reconciliation site for a major update. (It can also be found here, in a more permanent location, in case you’re reading this down the road.) Michel Bastien talks about where their time has…