Year: 2004

Halo: Resolution looks at a possible crossover title… nah.

It’s raining outside… and you know what they say; when it rains, it pours. Subnova’s new server died last night; steps have been taken to rectify the problem, and we have every hope it’ll be back up and running soon… but in the meantime, Fan Fiction is (once again) offline. Everything else should be running…

There’s been an awful lot of grumbling in the Halo community about the release of the HEK (Halo Editing Kit – it’s been made clear to me that not everyone actually keeps TRACK of these acronyms). Gearbox (through Randy Pitchford) said several weeks ago that they were done with it, it had been passed to…

Wolfy, from Sector 7, points out that they’ve posted the third in a continuing series; they’ve analyzed the latest Halo 2 Multiplayer screenshot. When you’re done reading this, you can check out one of the many threads on our forum devoted to the same topic…

Eric Smith points out that Halo just received one of three Editors Choice awards from PC Magazine for best Action/Combat Game for 2004. Nice!

Nice catch. A month ago, we posted a note about a mention of ‘Halo 3’ in a Steve Ballmer speech last fall; we warned that it had never been confirmed, but nevertheless, it was an interesting tidbit. Narcogen, over at Rampancy.net, did a much more thorough reading of the ‘History of Bungie’ article put up…

She does it again… Tina Leyk whipped up another Gold Elite pic – this time, it’s the guy at the locked door on Silent Cartographer. I love the lighting! You can find this image on the Art of Tina Leyk page; it’s currently the last image in the ‘Fan Art’ section.

mrsmiley writes about some comics (totally un-Halo-Babies-related) he’s put up in Mr. Smiley’s Xbox Lounge, his Seventh Column chapter. Take a look!

Whoa – missed it; thanks to Ape Man for the heads-up. There’s a brand-new Halo 2 multiplayer shot over at Bungie.net… Wow. I’m lovin’ it. Go look!

Bungie.net is going crazy with new content right now… There is a new music piece (it’s been included on the bonus DVD that comes with the Halo Soundtrack, but has never been released officially on the internet before), and a HUGE contest starting up, with prizes ranging from a trip to Bungie Studios to a…

Today’s Calvin and Halo gives pointers on how to look on the bright side. I’d have trouble making a Pelican, too. (Hobbes’ Elite rocks, though.)

Brian Jarrard and Frank O’Connor took time out of their hectic schedules recently to talk to César Berardini, of TeamXbox about the development of the new Bungie.net. Buried amongst the quips and one-liners are some nice little tidbits, and enough Halo content to make this postable here. thanks to ghaleoneb for the heads-up.

Hehe – seems some people have had trouble with the new bungie.net… Preston the Cyberdog discovered a hard-to-find secret feature of the new site, and took a screen (203K). Only from Microsoft…

MonoxideC (in what may be his last act as a member of the Halo modding community, sadly) has released Halo Map Tools 3.5, an update which provides easy Single-Player to Multiplayer conversion, model injection, and a detailed tutorial for both. it’s a 1.3 mb download – get it now!

Halo50k3, a new event from the organizers of the first two Halo50k events, has now been officially announced. (The press release can be found on their website. The highlights: A minimum of $10,000 will be presented to the winners, the tournament will take place in Atlanta on July 24th and 25th, and Major League Gaming…

You’ve been waiting for it… the day has come. The new Bungie.net has launched… and it’s beautiful. Totally new navigation… new content, new forums, and not one, but TWO new top stories: one details the new tidbits available on Bungie.net, the other takes a serious stroll down memory lane, looking at pre-Xbox Halo (with tons…

The submission window for the Win a Date with One One Se7en contest is officially closed. Thanks to everyone who participated… the judges will now take on the daunting task of winnowing down the 3500 entries to 5 winners. We should have results for you by Wednesday.

Last Friday’s Weekly Bungie Update (over at Sector 7) has now been added to our Archive. Did you know that this update is the third time that Frankie’s mentioned Alta?

One One Se7en admits the obvious… again.

Halo: Resolution finds a… new toy.