Author: Louis Wu

Faces, clarified. MSN (check those initials, yah!) writes to tell us that the folks in the Seattle Times pic are (left to right) Marcus Lehto, David Dunn, Rob McLees, and Mat Noguchi. Put together with Matt Soell’s Halo updates, we can probably infer that we’ve gotten our first glimpse of the Halo Tools Programmer. Welcome,…

Thanks to Dilbert, who found a smallish version of the aforementioned Seattle Times picture in the paper’s Business and Technology section of their website. The actual picture in question is here. It’s difficult to tell what’s what, because of the size… but that looks like Marcus Lehto (Art Director) and someone else 😉 handling console…

Thanks to MSN, who noted on our forum that there’s a picture of the Halo dev team and the cyborg running on (presumably) an Xbox dev kit screen on the front page of today’s Seattle Times. Anyone in Seattle have a scanner?

Blam!… Blam!… The Halo SETI Marines regained the two spots they lost since the last time we looked at team standings – they sit at 48th place in the Battle of the Teams. DarthFlounder crunches an amazing 430 units in these past 2 weeks – at this rate, he should overtake the number one spot…

Thanks to Brian Deatherage, who dropped off a new desktop image for our Wallpaper page. And oh… did I mention I was back? (If you get a chance, send mail to Crux, Ding, and Wirehead (okay, not Wirehead) thanking them for their coverage – I think they did a bang-up job!)

Just a quick heads-up to HBO visitors – I’m heading out on vacation tomorrow morning, to a place that’s warm, and serves drinks with little umbrellas in them, and has no net access. Ding and Wirehead and Crux (well, maybe not Crux) will be here to pick up the slack… but mail will not be…

Snow in Seattle didn’t stop Matt from sending a seriously meaty Halo Update to the good folks of Rampancy.net… though it did make him rant a bit about SUV-driving wusses. Almost every point is tasty… but the two that got me were The chain gun for the Jeep is now fully textured. Rob is working…

As noted by ax on our forums (and on the Marathon’s Story page), the registration date of the domain bungiestudios.com is either a curious coincidence… or a bitter statement. 24 hours after the announcement of the Microsoft acquisition (and, therefore, 24 hours after the change from Bungie Software to Bungie Studios)… you decide.

Psyrixx sends word that the Psyjnir Complex is back up and running. It’s not fully fleshed out yet (the front page says ‘nearing completion!’) but there’s quite a bit there, and if you send feedback now, changes can probably be made more easily. Swing by – looks like he’s ramping up to cover ALL Bungie…

Confirmation is always nice… When asked on the R.net forum whether Xbox Halo will actually be at Gamestock next month, Matt Soell respondedUnless Mt. Rainier erupts, covering us and our source servers in a thick blanket of molten death, we should be there.Stranger things have happened… but we’re betting it’s a go.

Thanks to Griffon (of Halo Command Central) who noticed that one of the sites listed on our links page as “Halo Command” has changed its name to “Halo Generation”. (URL seems the same, though…) Links page updated.

Thanks to ax, who noted on the R.net forum that Gamespot has a story that discusses Gamestock, Microsioft’s press-only event next month, which makes a welcome statement:Bungie Software will be showing the Xbox version of HaloThis has been speculated for a while, but it’s nice to hear it in the context of an actual story…

Thanks to black flag and a red star, who has sent in his own contribution to the Fan Fiction section – a fast-paced thriller whose title should help with the twist… Check it out.

More fan fiction – Foxhound sends in the first chapter of ‘Group3’, a gritty story of soldiers under fire. Check it out in our Fan Fiction section!

A Halo paintjob on a Porsche 959? Maybe… The R.net thread asking for suggestions for Bungie gear has reached epic proportions. Chime in!

Thanks to Chris Cox, who’s sent in Part 2 of his fanfic “Prisoner” series. You can find it (along with Part 1, and his three-part “Warrior” series) in our Fan Fiction section. He’s envisioning two more parts… so keep your eyes open!

Seen on the R.net forum: Bungie would like to knowIf you could have only one Halo-related doo-dad, what would it be? It doesn’t have to be conventional (t-shirt, poster, book, etc.) though if that’s the thing you’d want the most, by all means say so.Matt goes on to say that they’re not promising anything… but…

Dorkonaspork writes to say that AOD Halo has been fleshed out a bit. Stop by… send him suggestions, if you have any.

It’s becoming an ugly pattern – grab the SETI stats page Monday morning, lack time to actually process it until Monday afternoon. The news – could be better. We have some new team members, and are very grateful for Jacob Ericsson’s 513 units, and SerialSPNKR’s 100, but overall, the Halo SETI Marines are slipping. Only…

Once again, Friday’s Halo Update posted at Haloplayers has been added to our searchable Halo Update database. Is that the first time Matt’s discussed missions? Check it out.