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  • Ziff vs Bungie

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    EGM thought they could take us on. They thought they controlled the media. They thought they could win. They thought wrong.

  • Haloid – in Hi-res

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    So, a few days ago, we mentioned a pretty cool video by Monty Oum – it’s a rendered fight between a Spartan and Samus Aran, and it’s really, really, REALLY well-done. Since then, the version we mentioned (at Gametrailers) has gotten noticed by a LOT of websites, including big boys like Penny Arcade and Joystiq. It’s nearing a million views there now – in just 3 days. (This has led, incidentally, to dozens of emails from people telling us we should front-page this puppy, because it rocks! – there IS a news search, you know. ;-> ) Well, Monty was kind enough to send us a high-res version to work with – so we’re making two downloadable versions available. Both are 640×480, and much nicer to look at than the GT copy. The WMP9 version is 136 mb, the QuickTime version is 147 mb. Be gentle…(Louis Wu 17:34:49 UTC)

  • Commodious.

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    Last week’s Vidoc had a scene where Bungie’s Justin Hayward (not to be confused with the guitarist for the Moody Blues) was discussing the “Portapotty” as a key location; Stuntmutt knows exactly what to do with comments like that, as he shows in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:45:27 UTC)

  • Halo 2 Vista Goes Gold – Officially

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    Seems to be pretty quiet – but Halo 2 Vista has officially gone gold – I found the press release on 1P Start. (I couldn’t find it anywhere else.) Just one more month!(Louis Wu 16:33:29 UTC)

  • Tombstone/Desolation impressions from GD

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    GameDaily has written up their impressions of the new maps; short, but mostly they liked ’em.(Louis Wu 16:11:55 UTC)

  • Remember Those Picture Based Adventure Games?

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    Remember those picture based adventure games that simulated a 3d environment, only they were just 2d pictures that were loaded when you clicked on a certain part of the screen? I spent countless hours playing a couple of them and IGN has listed a top 10 of some of them here. I am sad they didn’t include ‘The Journeyman Project’. Looking at the dates I would have been 12-13 years old when playing that game… wow it doesn’t seem that long ago. I can still remember some of the plot twists and scenes like it was yesterday. The version I played was the first version on the Mac that didn’t have any of the performance updates the later versions got. So what that amounted to was clicking on a section of the screen (or keyboard, I can’t remember which) and waiting about 8-10 seconds for the next image to be loaded so you can move. Still, the game was fantastic, and had a cool feeling to it.

    The plot centered around time travel, or prevention thereof. It was in the same vein as Myst, except the puzzle aspect of the game was not as much of an influence. It was in the adventure genre, and had an excellent storyline to back it up.


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  • Design the Bioshock Limited Edition Box

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    From Elizabeth at The Cult of Rapture

    Yes, you read that correctly. It started with an online petition from a fan on the 2K forums, imploring us to make a BioShock limited edition. 19,692 signatures later, I opened up a poll on the Cult of Rapture asking BioShock devotees what they would like to see in the box.

    Now I ask you, what would you like ON the box?

    To give you some backstory, this idea began because of a fan in the 2K forums, Rapture_Tourist gave us an awesome idea with his very detailed fan art of a possible BioShock Limited Edition (see picture above). We loved the feeling of his etched metal casing, and want to run with it.

    So now, for the next two weeks, I’ll be collecting submissions for designs that could go on the front of the BioShock Limited Edition box.

    Find out more about the contest now.
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  • MLG Charlotte Content Flood

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    There’s tons of new content up over at MLGPro.com; you might just want to browse the video index to see what you missed. Highlights we haven’t mentioned yet: there are two video interviews with Shockwave, one right after their amazing comeback win over FBI The Agency in Charlotte’s Losers Bracket, and one after their loss to Final Boss in the Winners Bracket. And there’s an interview with Walshy after it was all over, too. Finally, there’s a blog post from Victory X, of FBI The Agency, talking about their eventful weekend. Check it all out! Thanks as always to 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:43:04 UTC)

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction

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    Fourteen new pieces for you in this week’s Fan Fiction update (back to multiples of 7…), including a piece that has its own soundtrack. There was some confusion about the originally-submitted theme for Vanguard – turns out it was very, very close to another piece of music – so Sean Mortensen submitted a new version (midi format, 38k). Go listen to it while reading the story!(Louis Wu 13:26:01 UTC)

  • RT: Chicks Dig It

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    Guitar Hero II mania has officially swept the office. I overheard Jason and Nathan (of all people) comparing Achievements, which is something I never, ever thought I’d hear. It was pretty satisfying I must say, as those conversations are usually relegated…

  • Yale University Orchestra and Choir do H2 and H3 themes

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    Kind of reminded me of E3 announcements with the crowd cheering and all.
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  • New H2V footage

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    Over at H2Vista, rapture noticed that Gametrailers has put up new Halo 2 Vista footage; multiplayer (including the new maps) and some single player (Gravemind and Cairo Station). Both regular and HD versions are linked. (Louis Wu 17:00:37 UTC)

  • RT: Tastes Great! Less Filling!

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    Yesterday at lunch Geoff, Jason and myself all entered into a discussion about beer. We started to wonder if we could tell the difference between Lone Star, Budweiser and Coors Light while blindfolder. So, in the name of science we decided to conduct an…

  • RT: 100th Comic

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    Hey Everyone, So today’s comic is our 100th. In honor of that, Luke has made a special sponsor extra that I think you will enjoy. Speaking of Luke, immense thanks go to both he and Griffon for being able to consistently pump these things out. Watching the…

  • FS2H Weekly Update Five

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    Devrous stopped by this morning with Weekly Update 5 for FS2H, his Freespace 2 Halo mod. Music, user interface examples, tweaks – check it out!(Louis Wu 13:58:06 UTC)

  • Hope that whammy bar doesn’t hit back

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    Shotgunchief took a sharpie to his Guitar Hero 2 controller – the result is pretty cool! Take a look.(Louis Wu 13:55:55 UTC)

  • H2Vista at Kotaku

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    Kotaku posted a (sort-of) review of Halo 2 Vista – except for the nausea, I think he enjoyed it. Go read. Update: And another review at AppScout – I guess today is the day for reviews.(Louis Wu 13:52:35 UTC)

  • Play and Tray Hands-On

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    IGN has another Play and Tray review – and since Halo 2 is the first Vista game to USE this feature, they’re looking at Halo 2 Vista while they test. I have to say, I’ve never really understood the lure of this feature; after all, it’s only one time you have to worry about the install, right? But IGN makes a point here that I’m not sure I ever considered:

    A serious challenge in elevating the PC to platform status, however, is the fact that no matter how nice a gaming computer one has, the process of installing new games is an incredible hassle compared to the convenience of just throwing a new disc in the Xbox 360. Though veterans have become so accustomed to the chore that it takes on ritualistic overtones, console gamers and the broad consumer base are not excited by the prospect of clicking “Next” buttons for half an hour while a new game installs, and in some cases so intimidated as to give up.

    ‘Give up’? Really? Wow. Okay, then – I’m glad it’s there, and I’m glad they thought it worked pretty well!(Louis Wu 13:48:55 UTC)

  • New Content at MLGPro.com

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    Over at MLGPro.com, they’ve posted their own review of the two new maps – and while you’re there, there’s an interview with Final Boss after their win in Charlotte last weekend. Good stuff! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 12:39:40 UTC)

  • Two new midi creations

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    Sean Mortensen sent us two new midi themes – both are rather martial. One, Ashes, is based on the Halo main theme (and Sean gives props to Marty once again). The second, Vanguard, was written entirely by Sean, and was designed to be the theme for his upcoming fan fiction, ‘Halo: Operation Vanguard’ (this will be posted on Friday, in the standard Fanfic update). Since they’re midi files, they’re tiny – Ashes is 10k, Vanguard is 31k. Go listen!(Louis Wu 12:35:57 UTC)