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IGN Xbox have posted an interview with J. Allard, General Manager of Xbox. Allard’s insights into the Xbox are quite revealing. Here’s a piece that caught our attention:IGN Xbox: So first critics were saying that Microsoft was going to create a mini PC in the living room, and then it switched to a console that…

Not strictly Halo-related… except that its engine is Halo’s. GameSpot posted a tidbit about the game being worked on by The Team Formerly Known As Myth2… “The Phoenix Project.” Interesting little read. Thanks to NexZ, who mentioned it on our forum. Pax.

There’s another IRC channel devoted to Halo… #halo on Irc.EnterTheGame.Com. This is probably the same channel mentioned a couple of days ago in bungie.net’s news… anyone know what network this is? In any case, if you’re looking for a place to hang out and talk Halo, try this one. Pax.

A bunch of scans from the August 2000 PC Gamer have been uploaded to the Rampancy.net Hotline server. (Downloads -> August 2000 PC Gamer) Quality is questionable (as is legality), but the content is very interesting, to say the least.

Seen over at Halo Center: a new French site, Halo Mystic, has come online. The site of the Mystic Angels… take a look!

Daily Radar has an interesting article with Mark Rein, VP of Epic Games, about the future of gaming as he sees it. Apparently, Epic has no plans to move to a console paradigm anytime soon. A pair of intriguing quotes:We have no problem with people shifting their focus away from the PC or watering their…

King of War sends word that GCA (German Cosmonautio Army), a new German Halo clan, is now online. Check ’em out!

Bungie store to close? As noted first on the Marathon’s Story page the Bungie Store is to stop taking orders as of this Friday. Jim Ruiz posted a farewell letter to Bungie Store customers and stated he was moving on. The Microsoft assimilation begins in earnest. Doug, Jim… who next? And what about my Bungie…

noddy99 sends us this news item:There is a poll at www.insidemacgames.com asking the question, “What do you think of Microsoft buying out Bungie?” and the overwhelming majority of respondents show their dislike for the purchase.Thanks noddy99. Since this is a Mac site no big surprises on the outcome.

Jeremy Roush comments upon the Halo thumbs we posted yesterday:Just so ya know… neither thumb is from the trailer shown at E3, as the Green Marine is never among the other troops in such a fashion. He snipes the aliens in the opening shots, and then reappears to save the lone surviving Bob in the…

Matt expands on his comments of last night in this forum post. Once again, it’s not a promise to do ANYTHING, but a common sense argument that if the X-box fails, PC/Mac development is always there as a fallback. And while the inference can be made that “since it IS a fallback position, it won’t…

Marathon’s Story scoops with a concept art pic of new Halo aliens. The pic comes from PCZone Benelux (Dutch gaming mag). D’n’A mentioned this mag on our forums last Thursday and we’re working on bringing you the official pics courtesy of PCZone themselves. The mag also features a Halo developer’s diary. Lots of meat for…

That Wirehead has sharp eyes. He noticed that the thumbnail included in last week’s PC Gamer buyout analysis was close, but not the same as, the thumbnail included in last month’s Newsweek article. Seems both groups had access to the base material (probably the E3 trailer). Here’s the two shots, for you to compare on…

John Scott of Raven Software commenting on John Carmack’s X-box comments atSlashdot said:Cross platform compatibility is exactly what MS do not want. They wantexclusivity to their console, or at the very least exclusivity to their OSes. They will make money from XBox game sales, and do not make any from PC game sales. MS could…

It’s not gonna happen… but it’s nice to know it COULD. In response to a question on our forum about what Microsoft would do if Bungie decided that Halo wouldn’t work as an XBox title, Matt Soell said this:This question actually came up when we were discussing the deal. According to Alex, we’d make no…

Seen at Blue’s News: Incite, the magazine that has brought us several of the juiciest Halo bits over the past few months, is closing its doors. Who’s next?

Spotted at Halo Vault: John Carmack commented on the X-box over at Slashdot. Here’s his first post, and his second. One interesting excerpt, which might explain how Microsoft hopes to compete against PC hardware one year out:The X-Box should be able to keep up for a while, because you can usually expect to get about…

Total Halo, once a source of unique Halo news and art, has gone offline. We’ll miss you, guys. In totally unrelated news, a new site, coincidentally namedTotal Halo, has come online… not much there yet, but growing.

HazardOpC has sent in a new desktop for our Wallpaper page. Good to know the artwork continues unabated!

Double Blam! The Halo SETI Marines climb to position #46 in the Battle of the Teams. SETI techs final update the team rankings page. Team membership also rises to 429 recruits. Keep the pressure on marines! Help in the search for the Covenant!