Month: October 2004

Eep – the AussieXbox giveaway we mentioned yesterday was postponed – it will relaunch on November 9. Sorry, folks! (Thanks, Leighland Okey.)

Over at Howstuffworks, there’s an interview with Pete Parsons, in which Pete holds forth about how important a story is to a video game. It’s a great read, and should give you insight into what Bungie is trying to do with its universe. Frensa Geran was first with the heads-up.

Looks like the ILB game is coming to an end; followers have been instructed to meet in several large cities around the US for a ‘hands on training exercise’ on November 4th, if they are over 17. GhaleonEB, who sent this to us, believes this will probably be some hands-on Halo2 Mulltiplayer for participants of…

My generic webcomic has a Halo 2-related strip yesterday. This strip, in general, might be considered not safe for work. Thanks, Corgana.

CJ Denny woke up to a 2-page Halo 2 article (with an interesting ad) in the business section of his local newspaper (the Virginian Pilot) last Saturday. He kindly sent along scans – Page 1 (238K) and Page 2 (379K).

Many folks have noticed that the ftp uploads section isn’t working as expected – this is because it was turned off a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, until this morning, it was also listed as the primary method of entry submission for the 343 Guilt O’ Lantern contest. This problem has been rectified; there is…

We’ve got a bunch of backlogged movies that folks have submitted – there have been some recent releases that have swamped us. There’s also some extra bandwidth online right now, so why not make use of it? Over at Boomerica.com, thanks to KP, we’ve got a film called ‘There and Back Again’, from Andras Ostrom.…

Nine thousand people noticed the new Top Story at Bungie.net – it’s a Dual Wielding guide. Which weapons work together, how to use particular pairs, that sort of thing. First heads-up goes to Swirlfire, who was beaten only by Frankie, it would seem. Every single one of you, however, managed to miss the 7th Column…

Homefront, the Battlefield Vietnam mod, is back on Planet Battlefield, ad has a new update – new pics of Alpha Centauri and new Brutes. Check ’em out! Thanks, Grant.

Speaking of Rampancy.net – it looks like they’ve got the beginnings of a Halo 2 Guide up, based on assets from the Halo2.com website. Give it a look!

Wonga – if you play Halo CE, and are tired of slow loading times when you start the program, check out Map Manager, which makes it easy to swap in and out maps for particular sessions. Heads-up goes to Rampancy.net.

Andrew Zulpo, half of the Fire Team Charlie team at Xbox Ottawa, sat down recently with the Junkyard boyz – you can find his Spotlight covering topics like what games not to play on a Nintendo 64, and knowing jack about jack. Thanks, Mhaddy.

Couple of new news posts over at Bungie.net – Frankie posted a few more details (thanks, James P.) about the MTV special coming up next month (we mentioned it a couple of weeks ago), and SketchFactor points out a new Aluminum Cover Journal book and a new hoodie for sale at the Bungie Store.

Another goodie at AussieXbox.com.au today – a Halo 2 prize pack giveaway. Open to Australian and New Zealand residents, entry just requires answering a few easy questions. Thanks again to Gossip.

This could have been written anywhere, but it was written in Central Ohio. The News Journal has a story about a bunch of Ontario High School students playing Halo – waiting for Halo 2. The fact that this is news is the news story for me.

Hawaiian Pig continues his Red vs Blue Set Piece series, even though the HBO forums are down – he just moved them over to the Red vs Blue forums. Nice work on a scene from Episode 40!

Calvin and Halo looks at the spoiler problem today, as well – and Calvin’s solution might be better than my under-the-bed one.

(sexy)Josh Britt wrote to tell us that the radio station he works for is starting a half-hour radio show devoted to Halo, hosted by SexyJosh himself. The first show is tomorrow at 9:30 pm EST, and can be found at www.gameshoutradio.com. (This will be followed at 10 pm by a community chat show, and one…

Slashdot interviewed Neal Stephenson last week – it’s a fascinating read. (Well, it is if you like Stephenson. I do.) Kudos to Preston the Cyberdog, who noticed a tiny mention of Halo 2 in it. (Question 6 dealt with the melding of games and novels, and Stephenson’s answer involved the I Love Bees phenomenon.)

IGN’s latest article in their Countdown to Halo 2 (you gotta wonder if they’re not thinking, about now, that it might have been better to start this countdown closer to November 9…) is called ‘The 10 Things You Must Have to Play Halo 2’. On the list is a lot of food, some scantily clad…