Author: Louis Wu

Inspired by the Halo 2 multiplayer action at E3, Silverbrin has reworked ‘Under Cover of Night’ from the Halo soundtrack; you can find the results at music.psyjnir.org (6.6 mb, mp3 format). This version contains no audio from the original. Comments can go in this forum thread!

E3 caused the Fan Fiction section to be neglected – after weeding out the duplicates, the unreasonable entries, and combining a couple of insanely short chapters into a single entry (next time I just delete ’em; you can upload ’em again if you can’t follow the rules), we’re STILL left with 38 new pieces. Go…

A few days ago, Tina Leyk updated her Furnation site with a new Hunter sketch; we’ve finally gotten around to adding it to our collection here. (It’s at the end of the Unfinished Artwork section.) Thanks to Zeta for first pointing it out. (Tina created the artwork for a shirt worn by a number of…

Frankie has written up his account of the Bungie Fanfest last Thursday – and with the possible exception of seriously slandering yours truly (there was no intentional theft involved – REALLY), it’s a great writeup. Especially the mini-interview with ExcreBex. Go read it!

Ducain found a really odd glitch on the level Halo; he bumped his way into the Blue Beam tower, landed in a small enclosed space… and then got hurt as though he was falling, over and over, until he died. Weirdness!

We’ve added last week’s Weekly Bungie Update to our Archives; apologies to all who thought it was fake, because of the combination of an early post, a different style (Frankie was tired), and a lack of a post on B.net (the server there was acting up, apparently). It really was real. We’ve also, very belatedly,…

Today’s Calvin and Halo sums up my biggest problem in grade school.

I was tempted to leave the entire Enkidu post-mortem in the forum; putting it on the front page seems to rile people up too much. However, there was a great post by Anton P. Nym (the author) last night – worth a read. (Mig’s followup is ALSO worth a read.)

Oh, man… just what we need, a suggestion on CNN.com that there might be a Halo movie in the future.Soon, more blockbuster game franchises, such as “Halo” and “Doom,” are expected to become the basis of movies.Don’t forget, Bungie has said that the likelihood of a Halo movie is really, really, slim. Something to do…

Large Unit has written up a FAQ about what is known (and not yet known) about Halo 2, based on the playable content from E3. Check it out at Halo50k3.

Last week, we posted a note about a streaming live interview with Pete Parsons; if you missed it, Team Xbox (who was present and part of the interview team) has it up for download on their site. It’s available in two 17 mb parts (or you can stream it from their servers). WMP9 format. While…

Boxer has posted a new Halo-related .comic at Subnova – even other game denizens had trouble getting in to the press briefings. Ouch!

After a rather long delay, another installment of Miniature Halo has been posted. SESpider has sent page 19 for the collection. He also wanted to point out a Miniature Halo DesktopX theme – you can find it linked to his name at WinCustomize. (Well, you SHOULD be able to find it soon; it’s not up…

Eurogamer has posted a Halo 2 review article – they posted a transcript of the demo they were shown, and then discussed it. (Copy editing was pretty minimal; this was written in the airport on the way home, under deadline.) There’s also a BitTorrent version of the multiplayer walkthrough (56 mb, XVID format). It’s actually…

Red vs Blue has posted their E3 video (shown at the Fanfest) on their site; there are hi-res versions for Sponsors, and lower-res versions for the masses, all available now. It’s pretty funny – go grab a copy! Thanks, Ciarán.

xblShooters has posted a story about Xbox Live 3.0’s Clan feature – the feature that will allow you to use custom logos and colors on your character during online play, as well as provide detailed team stats stored on Bungie.net. They state that the cost for Clan play will be $5/month or $50/year, over and…

In response to a little confusion, we’ve rewritten the submission rules to be clearer for the Going Nowhere Fast competition. In addition, we’ve added a few new times to the Leaderboard. Just keeping everyone informed!

The Bungie crew is back in Redmond, and they’ve managed to post another pair of new screenshots; a large version of the second leaked screen found last week, and an entirely new dual-needler first-person shot (with a great view of the energy sword). Unfortunately, there’s no HUD to see. Check ’em out! First notice came…

Dark Helmet comes back with a pretty awesome jump movie; 5:07 long, 17.7 mb, WMP9 format, showing some amazing long jumps with little or no damage. (The link points not to the start of the thread, but to a post with a viable mirror – thanks, Brian.) Watch this one for examples of what you…

Dolbex alerted us to a bunch of E3-related content over at the Halo50k3 site; there’s a review of the playable stuff by Large Unit, a full E3 writeup with a goodly chunk of Halo 2 info, and a bunch of pictures from the fanfest. Check it all out! (There are plenty of other new pics…