Category: HBO

Marty O’Donnell popped into our forum (props for realizing it was even up) to elaborate a bit on the audio for the Gamestock video. Seems the out-of-sync issues folks have noticed are not present on his copy of the film… nice to know. (We’re gonna leave the Backstreet Boys comment alone, though…

Zypper posted a pretty nice summary of an Xbox Tech Demo held on the USC campus today… definitely worth a read. Pax.

Massa, of Halo Network, writes to say that Halo showed up on German television yesterday. RTL2, a German television station, covered it as part of an Xbox report… and it was mentioned on their web site. The web report suggests that Halo has been downgraded for the Xbox, and that the PC version will contain…

Thanks to Nate, who sent in a little bit of Photoshop fun for our Miscellaneous Art section. Opening a new day with a bang…

News? We don’t need no steenkin’ news…

Razorback sends in another desktop for our Wallpaper page (our third today!)… speed kills.

genohunter sends word that a new Halo clan, HELL (Halo ELite League) is open for business. It’s French… but they plan on keeping up with the Halo news! Stop by and take a look.

$erial-ki!!A sends word that PC Gamer UK magazine are also advertising their next edition as follows: ‘We VISIT BUNGIE to get all the latest news and incredible SCREENSHOTS of this stunning tactical shooter!’ $erial-ki!!A goes on to note that PC Gamer UK got new previously unseen shots in their last feature on Halo. So we…

Brian Davis sends in a second desktop image for today – same style, different colors. Check it out in our Wallpaper section. Pax.

JB sends word that they have a new Halo fan site up and running at scabiesbaby.com. Go take a look.

Griffon, of Halo Command Central, sends word that the June edition of PC Gamer UK should have the 182 MB Gamestock video on its cover DVD… if you’re on a slow connection, this might be a reasonable option (it should be out by mid-may).

LADA KING sends in a large Halo-centric banner for our Banner section… nice to see action in that quarter!

Brian Davis sends in another desktop image for our Wallpaper section – nice colors!

Why PC Gaming Will Not Die. The Adrenaline Vault has a featured article on the perceived threat of console gaming to PC gaming. Go put your fears to rest. Pax

More desktops for j00. darwin sends us a link to four desktops (wallpapers) he has done. They’re all 1024×768. Head on over and take a look.

Xbox news – thanks to Dave Bergendahl, who sent in a notice that xbox.ign.com covered the GDC 2001, during which Seamus Blackley confirmed that contrary to recent rumors, the Xbox is still on track for a Fall 2001 release, and to Kharn353, who sent word (via PlanetXbox) that the Xbox hard drive has been upgraded…

Thanks to Tom Bertram, who sent in a new desktop for our Wallpaper page – nice combination of old and new Halo art.

Dink!… Dink!… The Halo SETI Marines have dropped two more spots, despite the addition of 7 new members this week – production increased only by a slight amount. DarthFlounder accounted for more than 14% of the total team units… scary, considering that there are almost 600 members on the team. See if you’re doing YOUR…

The rumor mill cometh… Justin Lambert sends in notice that ps2.ign.com is reporting a rumor that the Xbox will be delayed until mid-spring of 2002… could this be real, or just sour grapes from a site that covers a rival console?

As noted on the Marathon’s Story page Joe Staten of Bungie’s Cinematronics (Sin-O-MatiXXX) team dropped in on the Rampancy forums to give his two cents on the latest Unreal 2 tech demo movie. Yeah the one that looks like last year’s E3 Halo movie.