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RSS Delivery.
It almost never works this way… but sometimes, ye can ask, and ye shall receive. rapture wondered if we had an RSS feed for One One Se7en – we didn’t. rapture said “but you should. It’s easy and useful.” rapture was right. So here you go. (If you are too lazy to deal with this right now, you can always click on the little RSS button on the One One Se7en page to subscribe later.)(Louis Wu 21:35:16 UTC)
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Hot Dog! Armor.
Over at Bungie.net, you’ll find another batch of high-res images – this time, it’s renders of various armor variations. Very nice! Thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 20:03:41 UTC)
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Frankie/Sketch Interview on Games.net
Games.net has posted the second in the series of Gamepro video interviews with Bungie developers; this one is with Frank O’Connor and Brian Jarrard, and covers everything from multiplayer to Bungie’s relationship with Peter Jackson. 5 minutes – go watch!(Louis Wu 19:23:18 UTC)
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Prometheus Update #7
Nick, from HaloDev, wrote to say that there was a new update about Prometheus (the Halo-everything editor) posted on their site; lots of details about what’s gotten better. Sounds like they’re nearly ready to beta-test it, even. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:17:53 UTC)
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The Banshees And The Drones
Sane Intolerant let us know that there was a new episode of Halo Toy Box. I have nothing useful to say about it, so I’ll just tell you it’s there.(Louis Wu 19:00:33 UTC)
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Last Ordained Insight Update
Urban Reflex lost his net connection about halfway through the Halo 3 Beta – but he’s (sort of) back now, and there’s a new update at Ordained Insight. It’s an interview with some friends about the beta; give it a read! (By ‘sort of back’, I mean he stopped by long enough to announce this update, but he’s gone again to avoid Halo 3 spoilers, until September.)(Louis Wu 12:44:09 UTC)
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343 Party Pooper
Mister Froggy has posted Halo, Articulated #52 – just in time for tomorrow’s US holiday.(Louis Wu 12:41:18 UTC)
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More ARTFX MC Pics
Kotaku has another article about Kotobukiya’s upcoming $99 Master Chief statue – along with a few pictures from Toy News International. Interchangeable weapons… nice. (It’ll look great on my shelf next to the Muckle statue…)(Louis Wu 12:20:06 UTC)
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H2V review from Pro-G
Pro-G looked at Halo 2 Vista, and found it lacking – buggy, visually unimpressive, too slow to be worthy of the title ‘PC Shooter’. (You’re certainly welcome to disagree.) Overall rating was 6/10 (enjoyable).(Louis Wu 12:12:08 UTC)
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Kurt’s Theme
Sean Mortensen sent along a piece of music (MIDI format, 139 kb) he wrote as a score for a section of Nylund’s ‘Ghosts of Onyx’, because he was inspired by the book. He knows it sounds a little like the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End score, but says that is coincidence more than anything. If you’re interested in an MP3, you can email him with a request, and he’ll post it. (Louis Wu 12:10:00 UTC)
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Balancing Views
There’s a small interview with Frank O’Connor over at CVG – discussion of what got learned from the beta, and what might be changed by the time we see the final product. Nothing horribly new, but if you’re looking for confirmation that Snowbound was indeed a well-liked map or wondering what Bungie thought of the stuff like the Custom Game leaks, give it a read.(Louis Wu 12:04:31 UTC)
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Episode 118: Forza Motorsport Special
Download | Shownotes
Since Halo has been taking a deep breath before the big day in September, Halo fans are playing other stuff. It would seem most of them are playing Forza 2. So this show we talk about what’s cool about this game and what all the fuss is about. Guests this show are Dialpex and LilKuke. Be sure to check out the outtakes at the end.
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Episode 118: Forza Motorsport Special
Download | Shownotes
Since Halo has been taking a deep breath before the big day in September, Halo fans are playing other stuff. It would seem most of them are playing Forza 2. So this show we talk about what’s cool about this game and what all the fuss is about. Guests this show are Dialpex and LilKuke. Be sure to check out the outtakes at the end.
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Episode 118: Forza Motorsport Special
Download | Shownotes
Since Halo has been taking a deep breath before the big day in September, Halo fans are playing other stuff. It would seem most of them are playing Forza 2. So this show we talk about what’s cool about this game and what all the fuss is about. Guests this show are Dialpex and LilKuke. Be sure to check out the outtakes at the end.
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New H3 screenshots. My oh my.
Looks like MSBungie has opened the floodgates. New HALO 3 screenshots are popping up around the intertubes. They are actually something to be seen. High resolution images of Spartans in custom armor can be seen in a large portion of the shots. We also see the new Zanzibar (now called Last Resort) and a map called Epitaph.
Coverage:
- Screenshots
- Gamepro.com – tons of new pictures
- IGN.com – more loads of new pictures
- Bungie.net – BAMF resolutions
- Juicy article
- IGN.com – new maps, vehicles, items, and more
Some of the images you may see:
Go check out those links!
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currently playing: Shadowrun
on the back burner: Catan, Guitar Hero II, HALO 2 (PC)
Shadowrun rocks!
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Gawjus.
If you’re interested in super-high resolution versions of those cool new screenshots, without any watermarks… swing by Bungie.net. Wowza.(Louis Wu 20:58:40 UTC)
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H2V Exporter for 3ds max 9
If you’re working on new content for Halo 2 Vista, and your app of choice is 3ds max 9, you’ve probably already discovered that you can’t use the exporter script distributed with the game. TheGhost has come to your aid, with an exporter that works with all versions of 3ds max. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:04:12 UTC)
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Gamepro talks to Lars Bakken
Gamepro has put up a video interview with Bungie’s Lars Bakken – discussion of how multiplayer design happens, overlain on standard Halo 3 gameplay. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:09:46 UTC)
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Edge Rates ’em All
Edge has posted its World Best Videogames list, according to Next Generation – and the results might surprise you. 3 of the top 4 are games that Edge gave 10/10 reviews to. 5 and 6 – Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – were released before Edge started as a magazine, and so were not reviewed by them. Game 7 is Halo – another 10/10 review. Game 2 is a surprise; Resident Evil 4 came out in 2005, and Edge gave it a 9/10 at the time – so how did it make it to #2 on the list? And what happened to Gran Tourismo, the 5th 10/10 game? I suppose you’ll have to grab the 260-page collector’s book entitled ‘Edge Presents: The 100 Best Videogames’, on sale tomorrow, to find out. Thanks, nash–housewares.(Louis Wu 16:46:01 UTC)
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Reflections on Gambling.
Today’s Guest One One Se7en comes from Warbow, who finds himself surprisingly busy this morning. (No, there’s no relationship between his guest strip and his forum activities. I just found the timing amusing.)(Louis Wu 16:14:54 UTC)
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