Month: January 2004

The CPL has announced the cash prize distribution for the Cyberathlete Extreme World Championships 2004, a 4-title tournament taking place at the end of July. The Halo portion has a total purse of $50,000, with $15,000 going to the winner. The entrance fee is 25% off ($60/head vs $80) until January 30. More details can…

Bren the n00b did some messing around with character swapping… came out with some interesting screenshots. (He also discovered that if you swap a Camo elite into Captain Keyes’ body… he ends up behaving as though he’s human. Weirdness.)

I can’t explain it… but maybe it’s not a bad thing. Fan Fiction entries today are only 7 (for a 2-day stretch). Out of Phase 4, by BlackValkyire The fight for Omega Centauri. Part 2: At the speed of fear., by Aonghus Maher The Tru7h, by Sherveen Mashayekhi I Shall Tell You, by Frensa Geran…

A new Subzero Rivalries comic has been posted – as usual, artwork rocks. (The strip itself, this time around… lots of potential, but I thought the closer was weak. In its defense: the fact that I’m judging it at ALL says something pretty positive. 🙂 ) Thanks to MarkHawk for pointing it out.

Frankie takes a break from the humilia..er, fun that the Winter Pentathalon certainly must be to post an article on Bungie.Net elaborating on recent Halo sales figures. Four million. That’s a whole lot of pancakes.

Halo tourney (with a host of other games) in Secaucus, NJ at the end of February. If you’re in the area, check out the website! Thanks to Viscily II for the heads-up.

New EchoFourNineTeen over at 343GS.com today. Features a new character I hope never to meet. Thanks to IXIGhandiIXI for the heads-up.

Gamespy has posted their ‘Most Wanted Games of 2004’ list… and (as usual), they rank Halo 2 up near the top, behind Half-Life 2 and Doom 3. And that’s all we’ll say about that. (Credit goes to… um… Finch, for pointing the countdown out several days ago, and Pico for pointing out Halo 2’s position.

This week’s Bungie Weekly Update went to Subnova.com. Once again, Frankie favors us with his awesome artwork… but the meat is in the text. Artwork, new maps, AI improvements… it’s all there. Go read. (Thanks to 3of9 for the heads-up.)

Just so it doesn’t get buried, it’s getting its own news post; Halo Babies has put up a new comic for the week. I found it hilarious… but you probably had to be here in the early days of Halo tricksterism to appreciate it.

Some very nice screenshots from XLNC – he’s getting really good at the no HUD thing. Check ’em out!

Red vs Blue episode 22 is up for sponsors. This one’s surreal. I’m kinda sorry for Grif… but I still laughed. Go get it (or, if you’re not a sponsor, wait 48 hours and THEN go get it). Pointed out on our forum by gryphon.

Chris Frost writes to point out California Lan, a site devoted to tournaments in Santa Cruz, California, and East Kilbride, Scotland. (Yeah, surprised me, too.) If you’re local to either of those places… go check it out!

One One Se7en is not funny today. Not funny at all.

Halo Babies came back online yesterday, as scheduled. (I forgot to visit; went by this morning to see, and lo and behold, there they were.) There’ll be a new comic online today, but right now, they’ve got last week’s comic up, and some new fan art. Go check ’em out! (Or, maybe, better if you…

Halo: Resolution shows why faulty Forerunner technology can be a hassle… interesting, actually, now that I think about it, that there aren’t any of those in multiplayer levels.

Glen Greb points out HaloDojo, a new Halo site. (Maybe not so new; news goes back to October.)

Over at Xbox.com, Marty Greene has written up a short interview with Eric Nylund, focusing on the author’s experience writing his two Halo novels, as well as a look at why he declined to write the middle book. Fans will be happy to know that he reads the forums to find out what people think…

Over at Battleground: Halo, Banshee Ace has written part 2 of his Halo 2 Roundup; this time, he’s looking at new abilities, characters, and multiplayer. Great way to catch up.

Red vs Blue has put their entire Season 1 archive online at Fileplanet. If you missed any episodes, but haven’t been able to find them (because RvB’s bandwidth has been sucked up by Episode 2 releases), head on over and get in line! Thanks, kst.