Month: September 2003

GameKult has put up twenty screenshots of Halo (though the last 7 are just re-released pics from the Gearbox and Microsoft sites). These are all from Beta 1.5, though this time there are some multiplayer shots. Thanks to Xavier De Coster for the heads-up.

Halo on this side of the pond: Major League Gaming is hosting a tournament next month in New York City (October 25th and 26th). Entrance fee is $50 (this gets you in to both the Halo and Madden events, if you want), guaranteed minimum of $10,000 in prizes. What are you waiting for? Register today.…

SketchFactor is putting together a nice big ‘update’ on Halo PC as development draws to a close. He’s going to interview Michel Bastien, Bungie’s Halo PC Producer (not to be confused with Marc Tardif, Gearbox’s Halo PC Producer)… and he’s asking for questions. Burning for an answer about the development process? Jump into this forum…

Adrenaline Vault has an interview with Randy Pitchford up; it’s focused on team play, requirements, and new features of Halo PC. 21 screenshots (all single player, from Beta 1.5). Thanks to Madscientist for the heads-up.

K-Man points out a site allowing signups for a 2v2 double elimination tournament in Oslo, Norway, on October 18th. Entrance is free. Signups have to happen before October 1. If you’re in or near Oslo (or plan to be on October 18)… check it out!

A few days ago, surrept submitted an early version of a remake of ‘A Walk in the Woods’. He’s now finished it. 4:18, 3.9 mb, mp3 format; I love it. Give it a listen! (Comments can be added to this forum thread.)

Wow, THIS is confidence. SaNd TrOoPeR, of ThinkGeekness.com, stopped by our forum last night to announce a Halo 2 tournament scheduled for next summer. Top prize is planned at $25,000, and they’re hoping for 1500-2000 players. Wonga. Check their Halo 2 Championship page for details.

Whoa. BOLL has put a minimalist (but quite functional) face on his rather enormous collection of Halo material; some of this stuff is housed here at HBO, some of it is not. (I’m going to have to go through and figure out what we’ve got and what we don’t and yank the good stuff; that’s…

Does the MC have a shot at a second career, if this killing Covenant thing doesn’t work out? Maybe… but today’s One One Se7en points out that it’s probably not gonna be comedy.

Doggone has put the MC action figure… into the action. Check out this forum post with a couple of screenshots, modified. (We’ve got a few other ‘things people do with action figures’ in the queue – I wonder if we have to set up a new section?)

Wanna be a game animator? John Butkus, aka anim8rJB, has written a nice little article on what will help… and what will not. Check it out on Bungie.net.

(GT)Juggler has posted a 3:49, 18 mb movie (QT format, hosting by Blackstar Productions) which you can find linked on his Halo Page. Combination of multiplayer hijinx and single play tricks; most have been done before, but they’ve been put together pretty nicely. Check it out! (Comments can go in this forum thread.)

Another Halo Preview – this time it’s over at RadiativeNZ. Short, and with a few minor errors – but a nice job on the 16 screenshots, showing vehicles and weapons. Thanks to AlStrong on our forum for pointing it out.

Wow. It’s been a LONG time (two full weeks) since we updated the Miscellaneous Art section. There are 6 entries today. Check ’em ALL out. (And forgive me the huge lag in posting…)

Blinded Witness has put up a few movies – most are hosted by Fileplanet, but the links can all be found on the Blinded Witness site. Take a look!

Whoa. First words from anyone at Westlake in a LOONG time. macteens interviewed Phil Sulak, President of Westlake, recently, and the results are up on their website. Really short recap: reasonable minimum specs, no tools (bummer!), macs and pcs will be able to play together. Read all the details over at macteens! Thanks to Ramius…

Very nice new screen over at Gearbox’s Projects page – The MC with a flamethrower, on Boarding Action. Burn, baby…

Today’s Guest One One Se7en is from nicholas – who wonders where the MC’s mind is.

Once again, 14 stories for you in the Fan Fiction section: Chapter Three: Rise of the Phoenix, by Blue Jaguar A Series of Wierd Events, Part Five, by Hunter_Killer THe Adventures of Lt. Jake, Part Five, by Hunter_Killer The Ghosts:Project Ghost(Chapter 2), by Sergeant B ES03 – Eternal Sunder (part 03): Queen of the Neeps,…

In a first since the countdown was instituted, the Remaining Items list has CLIMBED on Gearbox’s Projects page (from 1 to 2). This also happened at an unusual time of day; normally, the count is updated at midnight, Central time… but this happened before 7 pm. No word from Gearbox on what’s going on… Update:…