Year: 2005

Lots of people are discussing the auto-update and the new maps, and how they’re affecting gameplay across the board.Gotfrag discusses how this affects MLG and pro players (thanks, 3Suns)Team 7hr33 is happy with the changes, but thinks that they highlight underlying flaws that still existkons0ul laments the lack of fan-created content for Halo 2, a…

RedNovember writes to say that an obscure Indian comic he reads, Badmash, had Halo content in it yesterday. Look out – it’s invading our lives!

Ben Hollis writes that he’s updated XBList, his program that allows you to see who’s on Xbox Live. Lots of bugfixes, update checking, and faster emblems. Give it a shot!

It’s Wednesday, right? Cause One One Se7en comes out on Wednesday, and I never miss a deadline, you know that, right? It’s Wednesday. It’s even a funny one. Just remember – it’s Wednesday. Until after you read this post.

Sigma posted a short montage on our forum a couple of weeks ago; general reception was positive (though almost everyone thought the subject matter was a bit… unusual). He submitted it to our Peer Review Rating system… and the final result missed a ‘Passing’ grade by 0.5%. Ain’t it a nice thing that the admin…

A couple of new Flash items at Newgrounds, Halo-related; there’s a CTF game on Blood Gulch (thanks, DarkSky Forever), and a ‘Halo for Retards’ vid – mostly clips parodying Halo – thanks, ghostofhalo.

Red vs Blue has posted Episode 55, Defusing the Situation, for sponsors (it’ll be up for the public this Friday). Andy (their newest character) gets angry, Griff gets shafted. Donut WANTS to – never mind. Thanks to Dewmazz for noticing.

A few days ago, Major Hit submitted his ‘Fog of War’ trailer to our Movie Peer Review Rating System – it failed, but for unacceptable reasons. (One of the judges didn’t have the proper codec to see the original file, and instead of simply passing on the review, proceeded to slam it pretty hard.) We’ve…

For folks keeping up on the official Microsoft Halo-related press releases, this is the one for Monday’s map release. Thanks, Ted! Update: Marc Friedrichs, of Halo Universe, points out that the German press release contains the following additions: In Europe the Expansion Pack will be released on July 1, 2005 All maps will be available…

Hmm… there’s a thread over on the Xbox Addict forums suggesting that the new maps have already begun showing up in the matchmaking playlists. I’m a bit skeptical, given that 1) Turf (the map mentioned) isn’t even free, meaning that many XBL users won’t have it, 2) Bungie said it wasn’t happening yet (though that…

A while ago, we mentioned a European Halo tournament promoted by Xbox.com – looks like the US is finally getting in on the action, thanks to Gamestop. Thanks to many who wrote about this – looks like 3Suns was first.

w00tness continues to include Halo in its episodes; Monday’s comic contains a major battle scene with many, many recognizable ship types – including Covenant cruisers. Thanks, XB-70.

Bob W points out an interview with Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion over at Ain’t It Cool News. These guys are in a movie called Serenity, slated for release in September – the only reason this is Halo-newsworthy is because Nathan is pretty obsessed with the game, and mentions it half a dozen times during…

Geezer Gamers has posted a mini-review of the new maps; bottom line, they like ’em. Thanks, 3Suns.

Looks like the Halo Story page got an update – Finn’s been poring over the mailbag, and found some choice nuggets. Lots of speculation about old stuff…

Mike Miller’s Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough continues to grow with High Charity – it’s dark, it’s messy, he gets through it fast. Seven vids, to help you through the rough parts. Say goodbye to the Master Chief!

Over on GameTrailers.com, you’ll find 4 new Halo movies – gameplay vids of the four new maps. Two of them are in ‘HD’ (640×480), the other two are 480×360. A nice addition to the GameSpot/IGN/GameInformer gameplay vids released recently. Thanks, Christian Andersen.

ThatWeasel points out that the website is up for the 2005 Rockets on Prisoner Awards – a fan-driven awards ceremony celebrating the best films of the year. Go check out the details, and leave your feedback!

Red vs Blue has released a special Map Pack Day video – it’s available in Hi-res for sponsors, lo-res for everyone else. Mom jokes, strategic planning, and footage of all four new maps – all in a single day! Thanks to PsychoJoe for the heads-up.

Jumping’s all the rage these days – and if you’re into it, there’s some amazing stuff out there. Jump Tactics just released Episode III – Headlong last night; the zip file (which actually contains a couple of vids, and a nice piano piece) is almost 114 mb, and available as a BitTorrent download. (The link…