Month: August 2004

A few days ago, Nick pointed out that Microsoft had released DirectX 9.0c, the next generation of DirectX. The end-user runtime is not installed via the normal Windows Update interface; you have to download it yourself, and run the installer. You’ll be warned that it cannot be uninstalled, and that if you’re using Windows ME…

Last Friday’s unusual Weekly Bungie Update has now been archived in our database. I think all you can say about the usefulness of this is that our db is complete.

Stuntmutt shows where the new Halo 2 Elite troops come from in today’s One One Se7en. Personally, I’m starting to wonder about that boy – where DOES he get his inside info?

NuclearWinter discovered some pretty interesting info – Microsoft is getting ready to distribute a new style of Xbox Live headset, to be packaged with a game being released later this year. Evidence (read the post) points to Halo 2. If this turns out to be accurate, I think this is the first the Halo community…

Saturday was the day for the Dead Babies LAN, visited by a passel of HBO regulars. Writeups and pics in this thread, and more pics from Juggler (the host) in this one. I couldn’t tell if his Furhman fetish was bigger than his Spiderman one… (You gotta love the ‘HBO’ spelled out in Bawls bottles,…

Ducain whipped up a vid showing some fun stunts on the level Halo – jumping through walls, launching marines, generally going places you’re not supposed to be. It comes in two flavors – 640×480, weighing in at 35 mb, and 320×240, weighing in at 15 mb. If you’re allergic to WMP9 versions, there are a…

The CPL is in full swing, with the finals underway RIGHT NOW. cooked Gamers, a team often seen around the HBO-Coerce HaloCE server, has come back from a first-round loss to face Wat in the Final Championship round. Keep an eye on Gotfrag for details… and good luck, cooked Gamers! Thanks to rapture, a cG…

ShOrtBusKid points out a Halo tourney he’s organizing in Arkansas (Ft. Smith area). If you’re nearby, visit the site and check out the details!

Do you love Misterchief? A tribute, from BOLL.

Tina Leyk pointed out another pair of new Fur-Lo panels posted today (‘Priceless’ and ‘He’s Got A Point…’); we’ve added them to our Fur-Lo page. Go read ’em!