Year: 2004

Warbow posted some pics on our forum. The story behind them is in the post. He said they weren’t supposed to get front-page mention… but I like ’em. So I’m mentioning ’em. So there.

Not that we’ve, like, gotten behind or anything… um… but the Bungie Weekly Update Archive is now up-to-date. Again. Finally. Just in time for a new update in about 2 days. Eep.

One One Se7en comes up with a way to make Halo more like Halo 2. Or something. (Make sure your volume is turned up.)

When in doubt, reach for a Monty Python Joke. Halo: Resolution did.

There’s an editorial over at Gamespot that faults consoles for supporting only 16 players per game, max – it argues that PC games are going past this by an order of magnitude, and the reason is dedicated servers. There are some decent counter-arguments in the forum thread started by 3Suns that brought this to our…

Interesting article over at Bungie.net, posted late yesterday; Frankie interviewed Sgt. Kelly Hafer, recently back from serving in Iraq, about Halo-playing amongst our armed forces. Google ‘camel spiders’ for some pretty funky photos…

Halo 2 took 3 of the four awards it was nominated for at the Best of E3 2004 Game Critics Awards; Best Console game, Best Action Game, and Best Online Multiplayer. (It was nominated for Best of Show, as well, but lost out to the Sony Playstation Portable.) Not bad! Halo 2 tied Splinter Cell…

What’s wrong with video games? Calvin and Halo might give you a clue…

mnemesis points out that the Halo Story page inbox has been nudged. It’s not empty, by any stretch of the imagination… but a few choice pieces did fall out, and get commented on. first update since April 30… w00t.

Ouch. Subnova has lost its bandwidth, due to lack of payment. Some of its content, like last week’s Bungie Update, is still accessible – much is not. A major downside for HBO visitors… the subsections that Subnova hosted for us have to be relocated. This has been done for MOST sections – but Fan Fiction…

Wonga. Blackstar, long-known for his talent at making wonderful Halo spots, has turned his skills to Halo 2. His 29.5 mb, 640×480, 1:04 Halo 2 Spot (QuickTime format) uses Bungie-released Halo 2 footage… but makes you want this game. NOW. Go grab a copy. If this post floods BSP.net with more traffic than it can…

Steve Smith points out that there’s less than a week left in the First Annual Enkidu Fan Fiction Contest. Get your submissions in soon!

One One Se7en checks out a new Halo 2 feature revealed at E3. I was waiting for the ‘Candygram’ announcement.

Halo: Resolution discusses the size of your… ship.

Chilton Webb found another site with the E3 Halo 2 demo footage, with no signup required. 320×240, 14 mb total, WMP9 format. Check out GamesRadar.

Gre’Thor117 created a Halo movie for an English class; got a pretty good grade. It didn’t meet our posting guidelines, but SancheztheLlama was kind enough to host it. It’s 10.1 mb, in QuickTime format. Footage from the first two Halo 2 trailers, combined with overlain text and Edgen music. You can grab it on STL.com.…

Price breaks: Halo PC at Circuit City is currently $9.99 (WOW) – thanks, Recoil, and Halo 2, shipped, is only $43.49 at Overstock.com. (The Limited Edition there is $52.49 shipped, a couple of bucks cheaper than most places. It’s unlikely you’ll get it on November 9, though.) Thanks, rywateska.

The Battlefield: Vietnam mod Homefront has put up a large update over on Battleground: Halo; new weapons, new vehicles, new skins, new map. Go check it out.

Back in March, we mentioned a DVD being put together by XBCTourneys, containing many tricks for Halo multiplayer. We just got word from Annihil8or that it’s finished.220 tricks, 1 hour and 5 minutes of content, 4 gb on disc. You can order it here. (I’ve never seen it, so I can’t tell you what’s on…