Author: Louis Wu

Dave Mertz has posted an update on both the next Halo PC patch (1.03) and the Editing Tools package, over at the Gearbox forum. No definitive dates… but it looks like the tools package might still be a ways off, due to the volume of material that needs to go into it (and the changes…

Blade writes that halo.leetgamers.org has gotten a design overhaul, and tossed the Team Ice affiliation. Content coming at some point.

Yesterday was the 2nd anniversary of the release of the Xbox (and the first chance most people had to play Halo). In a recent article on Bungie.net, SketchFactor asked for fan reminiscences on what Halo’s been like for them; several folks posted their thoughts on our forum. The five I found were from Alexis, Gre’Thor117,…

British spelling aside, Stuntmutt’s commentary on the recent Halo-related rumors in today’s One One Se7en strip is… spot on.

Whoa. Just getting back in gear; got home around 2 am from yesterday’s lan festivities. 14 hours of Xbox Halo lan play… I’ve forgotten how much fun that is. Time to see what’s new in the online world, though… (Apologies to anyone annoyed by the usually idling (but sometimes playing) Inerumnis character on the GameDaemons…

Headed up to NoF’s place for Inerumnis Lannactionica (don’t even ask)… should be a goodly collection of Halo fans there for the day. Updates will resume tomorrow. (It’s possible, but not all that likely, that we’ll be able to get on to one of the Bungie servers hosting the Lanwerx celebration, so that we can…

Andrew writes to point out the Penguin Republican Army HQ. (They’re a Halo PC clan.) They’re recruiting…

Today’s Guest One One Se7en was written by BOLL, about the time Halo PC was being released (a time when there were far more cracked servers online than legitimate ones). The topical nature of some One One Se7en strips have gotten us talking about options… more news when we have it.

The Worldwide Halo PC Championship is truly worldwide. It’s not just countries like Australia or European nations, either – Microsoft is teaming up with Reliance Webworld (an Indian telecommunications retail giant) to bring the competition to 7,000 gamers in India. Winners will be flown to the US for the Final in January. Thanks to ‘DFA’HK…

Fourteen pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today… The Final War: Chapter Three: Getting real… Part Two: Hunting, by Awacar Halo 2: Base Alpha 5 USNC part 1, by BBCBulldogs24 Halo 2: Alpha Base 5 USNC (part 2), by BBCBulldogs24 Halo 2:Alpha Base 5 USNC (part 3), by BBCBulldogs24 A Pilot’s Life: Chapter…

Hehe – Computer and Video Games takes a shot at all the websites who fell over themselves to report the rumors of a 2003 Halo 2 release or an XBL-enabled Halo release in their description of the whole ‘Halo Deluxe’ rumor fiasco. Pretty funny article. Thanks to Ash, who found it on Shacknews.

Sector 7 has posted an article about how gaming communities can affect the development of games. Take a look.

Hamid Djangi points out that the Halo 2 info page at Xbox.com has a ‘Street Date’ listed; March 2004. Now, before you get all excited that there’s now a hard release date… this is not a Bungie page, this is a Microsoft page. Yes, MS owns Bungie, but no, they don’t dictate release dates. It…

The Lanwerx party that Bungie is tossing tomorrow (today, for some of you) in Seattle is not restricted to Seattle denizens only… there are 15 dedicated servers being put aside for online Halo PC play – for folks to jump in and play along with those that are there in person. Details on servers (and…

MASSIVE story over on Bungie.net – a celebration of Halo’s second anniversary, and a look back (through the eyes of fans and developers alike) on what those two years have meant. Absolutely worth a read (except for the third fan bit). Make sure you’ve got your milk and cookies – it’s gonna take you a…

Hehe – Halobabies.net has put up a new comic, in honor of tomorrow’s 2-year anniversary of Halo – I certainly cracked a smile. Take a look!

Ryan ‘Mhaddy’ Matthews of the Junkyard writes to point out a couple of recent Halo community member spotlights; check out what makes Barak (of Haloplayers.com) tick, and get a glimpse into the life of Dinky, of HaloJuggaloProductions. In case you missed them, there are several older spotlights that might cover folks you’ve heard of: Gruntsbane…

Took a little while – but some recent submissions by Captain Spark have been added to the Dialogue Databank. 25 snippets, from Grunts and Sergeant Stacker. Go listen! (There are still a whole passel of elite sounds awaiting addition… they’re more work than I’ve had time for.)

A teaser post… for a new contest? Check this forum post. (And look farther down in the thread for the “Images local” post if the images don’t show up for you.) The email address should tell you all you need to know about who’s running this puppy…

Steve Christofferson dropped into our forum to let folks know that Halo PC is FINALLY available in Japan – details are in his post.