Year: 2008
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Live Streaming Halo Wars Demo
IGN’s Livewire is currently streaming a Halo Wars demo from E3 – if you’re interested, swing by now! Thanks, Urban Reflex.(Louis Wu 19:06:01 UTC)
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E3 Announcement Shelved, For Now
Bungie’s posted a summary of what happened (well, what didn’t happen) last night – it includes answers to some of the most common questions thrown around on internet message boards in the past 18 hours. Go read. Thanks, BlueNinja.(Louis Wu 18:56:56 UTC)
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E3 Announcement Shelved, For Now
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No Internet, yanking the countdown timer yesterday was not a joke. We wish it was, though.
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KEEP IT CLEAN
One Bungie fan expressed disappointment (and hope) with true eloquence. Give it a read. It’s a bright spot in an otherwise dreary morning for friends of Bungie.(Louis Wu 13:57:00 UTC)
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More on the announcement delay
Joystiq spoke to Phil Spencer, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios – Spencer answered a question about the lack of a Bungie announcement at E3 with a description of what WAS focused on (first-party games aimed for a holiday release this year). That suggests that Bungie’s announcement was postponed because 1) they’re no longer a…
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Bungie: Welcome Back To Life As A Third Party Developer
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Ah, the heady days of the early and mid 90s, when Bungie was an independent developer and publisher, master of its own destiny. They developed what they wanted to develop, announced when they wanted to announced, and shipped… well, when the boxes were done. Those days must seem so simple compared to now. Because what’s…
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Sadness Continues
A bit more on the surprise cancellation: Kotaku has a short item that ties the situation to a “high level executive”. There are plenty of forum posters out there willing to speculate who that might be. (On the off chance that the Kotaku piece is pulled, here’s a screenshot.)(Louis Wu 04:35:04 UTC)
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Around The Ring – Announcement: Submissions, Montages, and More!
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The latest updates on the around the ring podcast by Lancelot59 and Dust Storm. Read on for the details. — Well after many weeks and some engsmploded computers (yes I just made a word up) we are getting back on track. I’ve had to deal with my computer getting bugged because SOME people think IE…
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Reboot. Bungie not allowed to make announcement. Letter from Bungie prez.
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Bungie’s publisher (Activision?, Microsoft?, Blizzard?, EA?, etc.) is not allowing Bungie to reveal their new title during E3. It seems Bungie is pretty ticked at this as they’ve posted a statement directly from Bungie President Harold Ryan. There’s no indication that this letter is part of the “Superintendent” ARG as this letter is sincere and…
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Bungie E3 2008 Announcement Cancelled
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Just moments ago the countdown on Bungie.net, which had about 12 hours left to go until some cryptic announcement, changed to an apology from studio president Harold Ryan that reads: For the last several months, we’ve been building towards a reveal of something exciting that Bungie’s working on. We were looking forward to sharing that…
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Operation Infinite Sadness
It’s a sad, sad day for Bungie fans – swing by Bungie.net for full details. The short version: the announcement many have been waiting for eagerly – a new game, new Halo content, whatever it was going to be – is not going to happen tomorrow. Plans have been changed – no new date is…
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CI Discovers Yet Another Fake
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Through careful scrutiny, CI has determined conclusively that the MySpace page for a user named ||||||| is fake. This confirms suspicions and rumors begun hours ago. Congrats to CI’s sharp-eyed members and everyone who participated in the hunt!
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Superintendent’s MySpace Page Contains Encoded Message
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Sharp-eyed CI members have found a mysterious MySpace page. CI member Leeeeeeeeee discovered an encoded message: Prepare Yourself.The Time is Near.Transmission – SIIs it real or fake? Discuss in our forum!
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RT: 300!
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Believe it or not, today’s comic is our 300th! Congrats to Griffon Luke. It seems like yesterday I posted their first comic, and here we are 299 comics later. My hat is off to those two for kicking such ass so consistently over the last two years. What a…
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Sony’s E3 press conference summary
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“Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 aren’t exclusive to PS3, but only possible on the PS3.†“2008 is about software.†The future of PS3 is about the CELL processor and processing capabilities. 256-player multiplayer game called Massive Action Game (MAG). 32 players on 8 teams in a free for all matchup. Resistance 2. 8 player…
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Nintendo’s E3 press conference summary
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Nintendo selling 200K DS’s a week. 700K Wii’s a month. GTA: Chinatown Wars headed to DS. A new snowboarding game is coming out – Shaun White Snowboarding. Uses Wii Fit footpad. A new Wii Sports Resort game where you can throw a disc to a dog, ride a jetski, or sword duel. Yes, you can…
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Halo Story Page Gets New Features
UNSC_Trooper stopped by the main forum with word of some additions to the Halo Story Page. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 18:15:25 UTC)