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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: November 2004

  • Tricks, and what\’s gonna happen with \’em.

    We’ve been flooded with submissions for tricks, glitches, eggs, and the like, and we plan to open a section to house all these goodies in the not-too-distant future. The problem is… it’s not coded yet. However, this doesn’t mean you’re out of luck if you’re looking for hosting for your tricksterism. I’m proud to announce…

  • F-cking rank whores

    If you’re going to play in the Head to Head hopper, don’t be a dick and try to ruin the game if you’re losing. That measn you, PIDB17. Unless you just happened to have a shitty connection. Which you didn’t.Besides, one loss isn’t going to have a tremen…

  • Spoilers, and cookies.

    Man… you guys are hardcore. I had a small problem with the spoiler system today – took me about 15 minutes to fix it. In that time, I received 10 notes – a couple were just confused, 3 were angry, the rest were giving me a heads-up… our spoiler system was broken, and was showing…

  • A three-year-old mystery… solved

    Anton P. Nym found a tidbit in the Art of Halo book that might explain why there are no Flood Hunters… nice!

  • Land of the Free, Home of the Bald

    Halo Babies has a couple of guest strips from akba – one points out the bald mrsmiley, who also wants to remind you that the Bungie Baldathon is coming to an end soon (today is your last day to submit entries). Get going!

  • ILB DVD at FP

    If you have a problem with BitTorrent, but still want a copy of the I Love Bees commemorative DVD, you can grab it from Fileplanet (thanks, Shorty).

  • Net news for Saturday

    News roundup is a bit smaller than it’s been recently; sites are winding down, maybe? Strategy Guides: 1UP.com (campaign and multiplayer – thanks, John Rivas) Articles: IGN – Halo 2 UK launch coverage (thanks, John Rivas) TeamXbox – review of SmartJoy FRAG (thanks, John Rivas) TeamXbox – a writeup of a clan challenge (thanks, John…

  • Yep, he\’s in there…

    Jay Weinland confirmed that Brian Morden lives on in Halo 2 – though we don’t know yet what line is his. If you don’t know who Brian Morden is, you can search our news, or read this guide at Bungie Sightings.

  • Sheet Music – you\’re on your own.

    Marty O’Donnell has posted a pretty definitive statement about Halo 2 (and Halo) sheet music – he’s okay with fans transcribing it, but he’s not going to be doing it himself. (There are solid reasons for this.) Read the post on his 7th Column chapter for more details. Thanks, Jarrad Whitaker.

  • Frankie says… lots of stuff.

    It’s not a Weekly Update… exactly. It’s a Weekly What’s Update. This week… that means a reader Q&A. A pretty substantial one, too. Discussion of Halo 2 bugs (and potential fixes)… answers to common complaints… more. Go read!

  • I know what you did last summer.

    Dan Chosich, longtime member of the Halo community and a fan moviemaker extraordinaire, lived a dream this past summer – and recently, he talked to Cybrfrk about it. The interview contains some pretty interesting info… go read!

  • Wideload\’s CEO interviewed at Xblnext

    DoctorEvol, of Xblnext.com, recently talked to Alex Seropian about Wideload’s upcoming Halo-engined game, Stubbs the Zombie. There’s not a lot of new info there – but sometimes, any info is good info! Give it a look.

  • Game Guide at Gamespot

    KP noticed an enormous Halo 2 Game Guide (Single-player only – multi comes later) at Gamespot. Weighing in at almost 6 mb, this PDF has 86 pages of pictures and text to get you through Halo 2. Unfortunately, it’s only available to Gamespot Complete members. If you have a membership, though, go grab it! Update:…

  • Gamespy finishes Halo 2 with a bang

    Four new pieces from Gamespy today about Halo 2:Pile-on: Gamespy editors discuss the game in a roundtable format A PC Perspective: Gamespy’s PC editor looks at the game from the PC users’ viewpoint Halo 2 is for Lovers: does Halo 2 fit in your personal life? Tip and tricks: Ways to beat the game According…

  • Special discount on LE action figures

    Kyle Knight, from the figures.com, wrote with a special offer on action figures. If you visit DieCastExpress.com, you’ll find a special Limited Edition Halo 2 Evolution Set – a metal box with a Halo 1 Chief, a Halo 2 Chief, and some special postcards – the price is $49.99. If you use the coupon code…

  • Yeah, more articles – but read \’em.

    Three articles I put aside yesterday to make sure I commented on them… and wouldn’t you know it, I forgot all about them. The first was in the New York Times (free registration required), and David Jalomo was the first to point it out. A comparison of sequels, Halo 2 and GTA:SA. Halo 2 comes…

  • Foundation on your Xbox

    A number of people have found an unlockable multiplayer map called Foundation – but reports vary wildly with regard to what is needed to get it. Official word from Bungie will be coming next week – so hold tight!

  • BOLL tries a SmartJoy FRAG

    There’ve been a few online reviews of the SmartJoy FRAG keyboard/mouse adaptor (search our news for links), but now BOLL has written one of his own. I trust this one – partly because I’ve seen him play, partly because there’s less hype than I’ve seen in some of them. In any case, it’s a new…

  • Football star says Bring It On

    This is one of the odder press releases we’ve received…

  • About credit

    Okay… just a heads-up. A TON of people are sending in egg/glitch/trick reports. A ton more are reporting these same things on forums all over the net. There have already been a couple of fights on our forum about credit, and who was ‘first’ – if this keeps up, we’ll stop crediting people altogether for…