Author: Louis Wu

Eep, almost missed this – Dolbex pointed out an article at MLGPro.com mentioning that MLG has joined with ESPN in sponsoring the Cold Pizza contest tomorrow, in which 50 lucky winners will be playing Halo 2 live (on TV) in Times Square. Good luck, folks!

Wow. If you live in the Seattle area, read this NOW. Major Nelson, the Xbox Marketing guy, has a free ticket (one ticket) for someone to play Halo all day Thursday. Winner to be picked at random tomorrow night (Wednesday, 3 November) from the folks who send in entries. Make sure you follow all the…

Someone sent in a note about a webcomic called w00tness – apparently, a Halo-based storyline is just starting. Nice artwork – keep your eyes open for the next pieces!

Hmm… looking over the two dozen news posts that went up recently, I realized that I’d managed to neglect yesterday’s Countdown to Halo 2 article from IGN. It was called ‘Five Other First-Person Shooters to Play While You Wait’ – and, well, yeah, that’s what it was. (Yes, Halo was number 1.)

TeamXbox is getting into the ‘what do do while you’re waiting’ game with an article entitled ‘Halo 2 Survival Guide’. You probably don’t have the time (or money) to complete EVERYTHING on the list at this late date… but hey, you might get some ideas. Credit to John Rivas for the heads-up.

Mat Noguchi answered a LOT of questions recently – some of his answers are even useful. (Most of them are entertaining, so it’s worth a read regardless.) Lots and lots of people sent in word about this, but Frankie beat you all. (Which, I suppose, is reasonable, given that he wrote it…)

Cary Trussler reminded us that in all the hoopla and hype in the buildup for Halo 2, we’ve forgotten to continue our piecewise release of the ‘Heart is a Lonely Hunter’ movie – Part 4 is now available at mythica.org and files.bungie.org. 38.7 mb, 5:35 long, QuickTime format. Search our news for more information about…

WRATHofGOD found a digital magazine called ‘Power Up’ at Xbox.com – it weighs in at a hefty 40 mb, but contains tons of info about Xbox Live, and some of the games you can play there. One of those (predictably) is Halo 2. Nice find!

Calvin whiles away the time to Halo 2 by scaring the pants off of Hobbes in today’s Calvin and Halo. A fine activity, if you ask me.

The Fan Fiction section, neglected for almost a week (mere moments on the Misc Art/Wallpaper neglect timescales, unfortunately), is now up-to-date – there are 20 new pieces for your reading pleasure. Enjoy. (And hopefully, one of these days, I’ll find the time for art updates too.)

Chris “Snowcone” Rasco writes to point out a Halo 2 giveaway on Snackbar-Games.com – sign up for the chance to win one of three copies of Halo 2 (one LE and two regular). You must be a citizen of the US or Canada, and the drawing is happening on Friday. Free stuff is good!

Lawrence.com has posted an article about Halo 2, and the road that led to it (starting way back in the 70’s with Pong). Nice read! (Thanks, Mothergoat.)

Wondering what that funky pumpkin to the right is all about? It’s Boxer’s way of paying tribute to an important duty. Click on it and read more!

Sketch has written up some extra details for the Bungie Halo 2 Launch Fanfest – what’s on the agenda, who can go, when and where it is, and so on. If you’re in the Seattle area, this should be a must-visit! Thanks, Target4Hire.

Another snippet from nilerogers.com today – Heavy Price Paid (1:30 long, 1.4 mb for the music itself). Great screenshot to look at in the Flash presentation, as well. Looks like Richard Heerey was first this time.

Not too long ago, Bungie posted a Theme Builder on Bungie.net – an HTML template for creating new themes for their 7th Column site. The problem is, most designers work better in some sort of visual mode – jumping back and forth between their design and Bungie’s HTML (in both the main file and the…

RevDotNed let us know about an interview with community stalwart Miguel Chavez over at xblGames.com – it’s a great read from someone who’s been a major part of the Bungie fan community for most of the time there’s BEEN a Bungie fan community. Check it out!

Whew! After a lot of messing around, we’re finally ready to accept votes for the 343 Guilt O’ Lantern contest! Now, keep in mind, there are 85 separate entries – and you’re only allowed to vote once. Therefore, you should put it off until you have a few minutes to peruse the choices – it…

Two great interviews at HomeLAN Fed today – Pete Parsons discusses what makes Halo 2 great, and Rikki Khanna, of AKQA (the folks behind the new halo2.com website) talks about what went into making the site (and its unique language). Thanks, John Callaham.

Hehe – Bomber of doom found a nice little egg on the Halo2.com site. It was noticed a few days ago that if, after viewing the console and contents, you closed down the holo link (pressed the purple button below the screen), you’d see a pair of covenant craft take down a human battlestation. When…