Month: May 2005

A week ago, we mentioned a fun little Flash game at Newgrounds, where you could play some CTF on Blood Gulch in your spare time. We were contacted by the author, and now there’s a copy hosted here, as well. Enjoy!

Congratulations to 4orty2wo Entertainment – they took home this year’s Games-Related Webby Award for their “I Love Bees” Halo 2 campaign. Seems likely that ARGs will take on a much greater role in marketing in the future, now that they’ve got a success like this under their belts! (Thanks, Ripp.)

The HBO Lekgolos played Bungie last night in the Halo Humpday Challenge – and prometheus got the jump on Frankie with a writeup on our forum. There’s no Mister Chief artwork, but otherwise, it’s a great post. (Hmm… come to think of it, the lack of Mister Chief artwork does it GOOD.) The Lekgolos lost…

Episode 10 of the Codex has been released; it had been delayed due to technical difficulties, necessitating some refilming, but I must say, it didn’t suffer from the delay. This episode is fantastic. Great cinematography, great battle scenes, wonderful plot advancement. A must-see. Available in Quicktime format now – coming soon in DivX and WMP9.…

It can’t possibly be Thursday, because that would mean we once again forgot to post a One One Se7en on its regularly scheduled day. And that can’t possibly have happened, because this one so nicely spears Stuntmutt for his online behavior – how could I miss that? (Thanks to Francesco Poli, the One One Se7en…

As promised yesterday, Bungie has updated the Halo 2 matchmaking playlists and reset all player stats (aside from some minor oddness). The Matchmaking FAQ has been updated with details on the new gametypes, including the brand-new Double Team playlist. Thanks to the ten billion people who wrote to tell us this.

Gamasutra has an interesting piece up (free registration required) on game marketing – and ARGs like “I Love Bees” got high marks from readers. Once again, Halo 2 ends up on top of the pack… thanks, Deanero.

Yet another interview up over at MLGPro.com – this one with Str8 Rippin, talking about MLG Orlando and how it went for them. (Thanks, trigger119.) There’s also more info about MLG’s 2v2 Online League – go read if you’re playing.

For those waiting for news about the second volume of the Official Halo 2 Soundtrack… Marty posted a note on the Marty Army 7th Column Group’s website last night, with a bit of information:I finished the Halo 2 Soundtrack Volume 2 today and listened to it (all 70 minutes worth) in one sitting. I liked…

PingZing dropped off a fun dialogue snippet – you can find it in our Dialogue Databank.

Finn thinks it’s still winter, or something – or at least, he’s chosen to shake the Halo Story Page Mailbag out all over his floor and actually READ stuff in it, instead of going outside to play. Bad for his complexion, good for your speculation. There’s a TON of stuff in this update… make sure…

More Halo Machinima out there: trigger119 points out Starship Troopers Part 1, hosted at halomachinima.com (though he’d be thrilled if anyone wanted to help mirror – this puppy is 109 mb), and gearboxgamezone.com has the Sponsors vs Freeloaders trailer (originally a contest winner, hosted at SvF.com in AVI format, GBGZ has it in WMP9 and…

Static Bursts points out a thread at the Gearbox forums about an upcoming Halo CE map, a remake of Headlong. There’s a RapidShare-hosted vid (13 mb, WMP9 format) showing the new map, as well as some cool weapons in a tweaked Hang ’em High, and there are pics in the thread. Looks pretty nice! Update:…

Over at Bungie.net, there’s a large article with info about upcoming Bungie-related events: Wednesday, May 4, stats will be reset, and the Matchmaking Playlists will be updated. Details about the new playlists can be found in the article, so go read! (Details about the stats reset are pretty straightforward – they’re getting reset, so you’re…

We don’t usually post pre-written press releases from other Halo sites – but That Weasel TV ain’t just any other site, and this seems pretty cool. Straight from Ferret Boi himself:That Weasel Television is proud to unleash the *New* Movie News Section. Now, not only can you have your video hosted by TWTv, but you…

MLGPro.com continues their pro series interviews with a chat with IGameSpot, the team that took second place at MLG Orlando. Money, rivalries, and Halo – it’s like a soap opera. Thanks, trigger119.

Eep – forgot to post this… The Necrosis trailer we mentioned yesterday has been mirrored and converted to QuickTime – you can find both versions at Gearboxgamezone.com. Thanks, Dennis!

Logical2u points out a new update at the Halogen website – model shots of the new units they’ve added to the C&C Generals Total Conversion. Visit to see the Firefly, the Cobra tank, and the Ghost.

We got mail yesterday from Vampire Flight, who’s posted a trailer to an upcoming Machinima project called FATALrecon over at HaloGrid.com. It’s 28.2 mb, WMP9 format, and I liked it – so I converted it to QuickTime, using Apple’s new H.264 codec. Grab the WMP9 from HaloGrid, or grab the QuickTime (QuickTime 7 REQUIRED, 27.5…

Overswarm has updated his Not So Common Sense Strategy Guide with two new vids; these are 4v4 games on Midship (one CTF, one Team Slayer). They come with commentary, letting you know what OS thought was done right, what could have been done better. Watch ’em – and then try out some of the strategies…