Month: November 2004

Yesterday, SketchFactor posted a note on the Bungie.net forums detailing changes that are being made to the Xbox Live Matchmaking Playlist – it looks like (if all goes well) these changes will occur shortly after the Thanksgiving break (meaning next week, for folks not familiar with US holidays). Some good info in there! Thanks, SYSTEMS.

Having trouble with that second hangar bay on Cairo Station on Legendary? Mike Miller has summarized some of the existing resources out there to help you through, as well as adding 3 of his own movies. Amazing to watch, they show me how far behind the curve I really am, reflex-wise… but that’s okay, because…

cuc pointed out a series of articles written by David Thomas, a journalist with the Denver post – all are well-written, but 3 are very similar to hundreds of other articles that we’ve mentioned. One is different – it’s the article cuc mentioned first, and it takes a rather more thoughtful approach to Halo 2…

If you need a cheap copy of Halo 2, and you live in the US, you’ve got a shot on eBay; SYSTEMS pointed out an auction where someone tried it for 10 minutes (it was a gift) and put it on the shelf. Starting bid is $30, Buy it Now price is $40, and the…

Thirteen new pieces in the Fan Fiction section today – a bunch of poetry. Go read!

Boatloads of new fan artwork over at Halo Babies today. Hopefully, if all goes well, today will be a windfall for misc-art lovers… we’ll post our own update. Viewers win! For now, though, check out the dozen or so new images at HB.net.

Wow. A a couple of different articles have come out recently about violence in video games, both including Halo 2 in with games like GTA: SA. As far as I can tell, they’re not even about the same organizations… Gamespot reports about a 5-member coalition, including the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the National Council…

Okay, we’ve opened a forum specifically for Clan HBO on XBL – this forum is there for organization of clan matches, discussion of tourney rules, that sort of thing. It’s not limited to just clan members; if you’re interested in becoming a clan member, but didn’t make it into the group before the Bungie-imposed 100…

Is the plasma sword hazardous to your health? Maybe. Check this article at Aussie Xbox on ways to escape this deadly addiction. Thanks, Hep.

Dolbex points out that there are two new themes for groups over at the Seventh Column. I’ve switched the HBO Junkies to use the Mullins Halo 2 theme, and Dolbex has set Been Mawed to use the Column WW theme, so you can see them both in action. Nice!

Major Nelson yanked the top 10 games on Xbox Live last week – guess what was in the number one spot? (Yeah, tough guess.) Thanks, Cybrfrk.

Writing music is hard sometimes. Adapting music can be even harder – but often moreso on the listener. Dork Tower points the way NOT to take. Thanks, E1337.

It’s amazing what turns up when you’re not looking. We got email from Jeremy Durkota about a machinima series known as ‘Alone’ – it was created by a Red vs Blue fan and promoted on the Sponsors vs Freeloaders site (they’re a RvB fansite)… but when I visited a couple of days ago, I was…

Beowulf has a bunch of extra Halo schwag that he wants to part with – but he needs help deciding how. Stop by this forum thread and give him some contest ideas! You never know – it could be YOU receiving the goodies in the end.

Narcogen, of Rampancy.net, recently traveled from his home in Kazakhstan to London, on business. While there, he met up with Stuntmutt, of One One Se7en fame. Stuntmutt’s recollection of the evening is a bit… fuzzier than Narcogen’s, but they’re both fun reads. Nice to see Halo bringing far-flung compatriots together! (Or maybe it was just…

I was wrong when I said that Halo 2 press was finished. Columbus Dispatch – Game summary/review (B) (thanks, Warbow) ABC News – Video Game Report Card (says Halo 2 is worse for your kids than Leisure Suit Larry – thanks, Chester) IGN PS2 – Will Dragon Quest VII own Halo 2 in first-day sales?…

Shadow Panther has whipped up a couple of nice tables – Weapons Statistics and Weapons Rankings, based on rate of fire and damage done. If you’re looking for the best dual-wield combo, you should read these!

In a valiant attempt to try and catch up a LITTLE bit with the backlogged artwork, I’ve posted 30 new desktops in the Wallpaper section, bringing us up to late October. Closer!

You know about trading weapons with marines in single player, right? Today’s One One Se7en looks at a potential pitfall.

The flood of Halo articles is really ebbing – The Daily Texan Online (University of Texas at Austin) put up an article looking at why Halo was such a success, and how it’s being followed by Halo 2. (Thanks, Unofingersalute.)