Year: 2005

David “Walshy” Walsh, a member of Team STK (maybe the best, if 6-year-olds can be believed), has been interviewed over at TeamXbox. Interesting read – guy has a solid head on his shoulders. Thanks, 3Suns.

Back in February, Lt Tuma sent along a montage – a trailer, really; campaign footage mixed with cutscenes, set to Breaking Benjamin’s Blow Me Away. It wasn’t that I didn’t like it – I never even got around to WATCHING it. Recently, he wrote to ask again about it – so I watched it. And…

boogey-woogie points out an article at The Nevada Sagebrush about one of the finalists in MTV’s Best Gamer on Campus contest. Sounds to me like the guy plays too much Halo 2… (Registration is required – Bugmenot.com can help.)

Sometimes, days just don’t go as you plan. Mike Miller got the materials for his latest Legendary Walkthrough chapter, Uprising, in on time… but events here have conspired to keep me from posting the link. Go look at it; the man CONTINUES to blow me away. Sometimes it’s because he’s just so dang accurate with…

There are 27 new pieces up in the Fan Fiction section today; busy weekend for the writers. Go read!

Strategy guides like Not So Common Sense are all well and good, but they can only take you so far. Sometimes you need to think outside the box to get that critical advantage. Now, Mr Kippling has revealed some of his most deadly secrets of clan match strategy. Go forth and dominate!

Calvin Chaos noticed a new tab for the Halo 2 Theme over at Mxtabs.net – if you play, go grab this!

Hehe – oops… If you visit the GameInformer preview we mentioned earlier, and head to the Media page, you’ll find a 17.7 mb film labeled ‘Sanctuary #2’. Somebody’s gonna get yelled at – cause this ain’t Sanctuary at all… it’s Gemini, one of the five maps slated for release in late June. It’s a really…

Wow, very nice – there are 28 new map pics over at Gamespot showing off the new levels; many gameplay shots, but also several overhead shots showing the full level layouts. (Thanks, Red Leader.) There’s a written preview (with a movie – an interview with Brian Jarrard about the new material), as well. Not to…

In a move calculated to keep their post on our front page for the maximum time possible, Bungie has just posted a new top story, pinning down the new maps download date. (It’s next Monday, April 25.) There are descriptions of the levels (if you missed them the first time around)… but the big news…

Gruntsbane has created a tutorial explaining how he makes the Halo Babies comic strips – it’s pretty cool stuff! (The HB news post, with user comments, is here.)

Hypnotoad, who created some melee damage charts a couple of months ago, has updated them to reflect the new realities of the Auto-Update. I’m sure those numbers could be made friendlier… but it’s a useful chart, nonetheless!

The next “Game With Fame” Challenge on Xbox Live is coming up on April 22 – this Friday. You’ll have the chance to play against Dan Cody, All-American defensive end from the University of Oklahoma. More details can be found in the official press release.

In honor of the Auto-Update that’s shown up today, Stuntmutt looks at some of the improvements to gameplay in today’s One One Se7en.

Whoa… be careful. Frankie writes, If you have a hacked game save/profile, do NOT sign into Live with it after the update. You’ll be banned. Delete it, or don’t sign into Live.You’ve been warned! (It’s unclear whether this means JUST the hacked saves that let you cheat, or ALL hacked saves – for now, you’re…

Gotfrag, a site aimed at competitive gaming, has reopened its Halo 2 coverage with new staff and no fewer than 7 new articles. Swing by and read some! (Older Halo 2 material requires a Gotfrag Prime account, but these should be available to everyone.)Lil Poison: Superkid or Jedi Knight? Check Six: Dedicated to Dominance As…

Yesterday afternoon, I saw a news post on the front page of High Impact Halo which pointed to this forum thread there. choroboy managed to bring a pair of Hunters into the Control Room on Great Journey – and it’s astounding how poorly they do against Tartarus’ hammer. I didn’t post these yesterday, because the…

For all the people checking every 10 seconds or so to see if the Auto-Update has been released… word is that you won’t see it BEFORE about 9 am PST (4 pm GMT), and (if the WWU was accurate) maybe not right then, either (since they’re going to try and spread the bandwidth load over…

Halogen, the C&C Generals Halo Total Conversion, has put up a trailer for the mod; it’s pretty high-quality. There’s only a little bit of actual game footage… but it’s pretty cool stuff! Comes in multiple flavors (and I sent along some mirror links, to help with the bandwidth) – go grab one and check it…

Ross Mills pointed out a website called ‘Video Game Pianist’ – it’s some really nice piano work focused on (wait for it) video game music. There’s a really nice version of the Halo 2 Theme (Mjolnir Mix) – but the only way to get it on the website is to download an entire CD’s worth…