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When Worlds Collide
Mister Froggy sent word that Halo, Articulated #53 is out – it’s July-Fourth related, and it makes more sense if you read yesterday’s Halo Toy Box. (Link is provided on the comic page, for your convenience.)(Louis Wu 11:02:41 UTC)
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The title could be pithier.
Newspail has an editorial discussing the shift in player attitudes between Halo and Halo 2 – with speculation as to why. Language is PG-rated, but the thinking is worth following. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 10:59:46 UTC)
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Way Beyond the Beta: Screenshots Galore
Months ago, media mens came to the Bungie headquarters to get some new scoops in the wake of the Halo 3 Public Beta.
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RT: Ready the fireworks
Sorry for the late posting today, I just stepped on the plane from LA. Thanks to all who came out to say ‘hi’ at Anime Expo. Hope to see you there next year.
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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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