My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2003

  • Trick, Then.

    Proving once again that corn monopoly is NOT to be muscled in on, Stuntmutt serves up a Halloween-related One One Se7en for you. (Personally, I was waiting for the ‘ouch’.)

  • You Mean Puns AREN’T Illegal?

    Seems Halo: Resolution is trying to muscle in on Stuntmutt’s corn monopoly. Hmmm…

  • Now THAT’S fast.

    A couple of weeks ago, nukedude was playing around with a mod BOLL had created, one that allowed super speeds. (BOLL had made his own Xbox vid a couple of months ago, on Blood Gulch, with no sound… but after HPC came out, folks discovered that Death Island provided some unique jumping opportunities.) nukedude’s vid…

  • Brain in a Spoon

    To kick off Halloween with a bang, we’ve got Jillybean’s ‘An HBO Halloween’ in our Fan Fiction section. Check it out… it’s full of forum regulars. I will say, in my own defense, that I have never, ever, worn a tutu. Except that once.

  • Lots to read

    15 stories for you today in the Fan Fiction section: Spartans Of Darkness Part 1 Reclaimer, by SpartanOmega The Hall of Echoes; Chapter 1, by John The Hall of Echoes; Chapter 2, by John A Pilots Life: Chapter 5-The Jailbreak, by Captain Rasc A Pilots Life:Chapter 6-Making a Stand, by Captain Rasc The Cell, by…

  • B.net Alert list set up

    Some time ago, Deimos Fawkes, over at Subnova, set up a small private monitoring service to notify a few people when Bungie.net posted new content. (Vengeance, a Subnova server, simply watched Bungie.net, and sent out mail – basically a list of headlines – whenever it detected a change.) Yesterday, Ross Mills asked whether this list…

  • Scavenger Hunt: mired in the details

    Got a grunty thirst for a trinket? Try buying a clue.

  • Local version of chat log now up

    Busy morning, but I’ve finally gotten around to formatting our own copy of the CPL chat last night. (Hehe – I had to go back to this one to remember some formatting I’d used before…) I realize there are half-a-dozen other versions out there, but my long-term experience says that if it’s not local, it’s…

  • Part 3 of the Bungie Fanfest Documentary released

    There’s a report up on Bungie.net about part 3 of the Bungie Fanfest Documentary; this episode looks at the Halo 2 trailer, and the fun surrounding it. As has been the case, you can find 320×240 versions on Bungie.net (linked in that article), or higher-res versions here:QuickTime (500×333, 20 mb) at files.bungie.org or MythicaWMP9 (640×480,…

  • HBO-COERCE comes online

    C.O.E.R.C.E. (an organization formed last summer to help alleviate HBO’s movie bandwidth woes) has now put another Halo PC server online – and we’re honored that its name is ‘HBO-COERCE’. You can find server password and Ventrilo password listed in this forum post, and the current map rotation (though that’s subject to change) in this…

  • Wow, I like that.

    Interesting sketch on the Bungie webcam right now – archived here in case it changes before you read this.

  • Halo Reviews

    A couple more reviews for you – Hatekill loved the AI, thought the graphics were too simple, Gametactics thought the 2-gun limit was bogus. Also, Gamestar Magazine (in Germany) reviewed the game, and gave it an 87% (though they’re running a silly petition to get Gearbox to add coop play – as though Gearbox wasn’t…

  • CPL talks to Randy Pitchford

    CPL has posted an interview with Randy Pitchford – it’s pretty focused on league gaming (suprise, surprise), but has some really intriguing info in it. Like this question:Will HaloPC support demo-recording/playback functions?Randy : A multiplayer demo recording function is in development at Gearbox. We hope to be rolling this out in time for the winter…

  • The Warbow?

    Today’s Guest One One Se7en was drawn by Warbow, and looks at a pretty cool design created by another forum regular, Roger Wilco. Makes a good point, though.

  • CPL Chat posted around the net

    A number of sites have put up transcripts of last night’s IRC chat on the #CPL channel of Gamesnet with Gearbox, Bungie, and MS – we haven’t had time to format our own yet (I wasn’t around last night, but I logged it anyway 🙂 ). In the meantime, you can check out clan|dcThe Junkyardblam.forerunners.orgHalomodsSome…

  • Spam Filtering Restored

    The SpamAssassin mail filter is also functioning once again. Some users may still experience email being blocked from certain servers, but within the next day this should end.

  • Ticked Mice.

    And again. This time it’s Finn, working toward the Tag Team knockout of the Halo Story Page mailbag (though the first post of the day is mnemesis’) – more stuff than you can shake a Forerunner at. (Can you even SHAKE Forerunners? I mean, given the doors on Halo, they must be pretty big, right?…

  • Joy Story

    Another One One Se7en crossover… Buzz don’t look happy.

  • SpikeTV wants your vote

    Frensa Geran points out that SpikeTV is hosting an on-air Video Game Awards night on December 4th – and are currently taking votes for games. Halo 2 is nominated for ‘Most Anticipated Game’, and Halo PC is up for ‘Best PC Game’ and ‘Best First-Person Action’. (The survey is linked off their front page; it’s…

  • Unnatural Predators

    Halo: Resolution has a… different take on Steve Ballmer today. Hmm…