The last Bungie Weekly Update of the year is up – looks like Frankie’s all alone in the Bungie offices. Go read, then have some eggnog, even if Frankie says it’s terrible. Because it’s not. Eggnog rocks. As always, you can read it at Bungie.net, or you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive. (Not bad, btw – 104 weekly updates in 110 weeks. That’s not a lot of slacking!)(Louis Wu 02:02:07 UTC)
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The Bungie Weekly Update
Welcome to the last Bungie Weekly Update of 2006, where we basically wish you all happy holidays and head off into the sunset. Or snowstorm, for those of us unlucky enough to be going anywhere near Colorado. Anyhoo, jump in, jump out and go enjoy the break.
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Don’t Forget The Sherry…
Christmas is Monday, but Stuntmutt has started the season a little early, with today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:31:25 UTC)
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Connecting the Dots
Maxe3 and DeOneAndOnly took the Authority Route Map from Terminal, and tied locations from Metropolis to it. Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:14:58 UTC)
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Local Michigan Boy Makes Good (playing games)
The Grand Rapids Press has an article on Dave ‘Walshy’ Walsh – and while the Halo stuff is pretty cool, I was more impressed by the sales from his start-up shirt company; they’ve had almost 15,000 orders in the past month. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 16:10:23 UTC)
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Halo 2 Tourney in upstate NY
Dan Morrell wrote to point out a Halo 2 tourney/LAN party this weekend in Glenmont, NY. The news post for it is on Facebook – many people won’t be able to read that, but he sent along a screenshot for the rest of us. If you’re in the area, check it out!(Louis Wu 16:00:08 UTC)
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Xena Gives Lessons
Fun article over at Wired – Bonnie “Xena” Burton schools a Wired reporter (and in the process rakes in $25/hour for the lesson). Thanks, JeBr0nie.(Louis Wu 15:55:51 UTC)
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Vidoc now up at Bungie.net
One more update for the Brute Vidoc story at Bungie.net – you can now find official Microsoft downloads listed in the piece, both QuickTime and WMP9 versions. ‘Small’ means 320×180, ‘Large’ means 640×360 (no matter what the article itself says). These are not the biggest versions out there – but they’re watermark-free, and nice quality. Thanks to Darth Ragnarok for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 15:48:17 UTC)
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Better Naming through Turmoil
3Suns noticed an interview with Max Hoberman, of Certain Affinity, over at FiringSquad – Max talks about his work on Halo 3, the upcoming Halo 2 maps, and where CA will fit in the future. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 15:40:01 UTC)
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More bad Julius Caesar riffs
Also at Rampancy.net, you’ll find an interesting analysis of what the current focus on Brutes might mean for your gaming pleasure once Halo 3 comes out, in a new Narc’s Retorts.(Louis Wu 15:31:14 UTC)
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Halo 2 Main Theme For Piano
There’s another piece of Halo sheet music for piano up at Rampancy.net – spartan182 transcribed the Halo 2 main theme. Currently available only in Finale Notepad format (though PDF is coming soon, apparently), and remember, you won’t see a download link unless you’re logged in.(Louis Wu 15:28:56 UTC)
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Top 10 Worst Ways to Die in Video Games
Mintz noticed a video called ‘Top 10 Worst Ways to Die in Video Games‘ over at TechEBlog – and Halo makes an appearance. (In fact, the Halo entry is unique, in a way. Go watch.) This isn’t new; it was created by ScrewAttack, and originally went live a couple of months ago… I remember seeing it then, but for some reason, never posted it to the front page. Well, here it is.(Louis Wu 15:25:42 UTC)
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Friday’s Fanfic
There are 8 new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today (though a little while ago, that number was considerably higher, and prompted me to write this note on the Fan Fiction forum – please read it if you’re an author). Go see what you can find!(Louis Wu 15:16:50 UTC)
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Because Two Blades Are Better Than One
Spartan182 discusses in his blog the possibility of plasma energy swords being dual-wieldable in Halo 3, based on suggestions in the Brute video documentary.
One might think this would make such characters a bit too powerful, although I’m not really sure how carrying two instant-kill weapons really makes a difference unless you can lunge in two directions, but perhaps I just lack imagination. He points out that being able to hold a sword and another weapon simultaneously– that might be very useful indeed.
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Because Two Blades Are Better Than One
Spartan182 discusses in his blog the possibility of plasma energy swords being dual-wieldable in Halo 3, based on suggestions in the Brute video documentary.
One might think this would make such characters a bit too powerful, although I’m not really sure how carrying two instant-kill weapons really makes a difference unless you can lunge in two directions, but perhaps I just lack imagination. He points out that being able to hold a sword and another weapon simultaneously– that might be very useful indeed.
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Firing Squad Interviews Certain Affinity
Max “Yeroen” Hoberman, Bungie alum and founder of Texas-based Certain Affinity, now working on new Halo 2 multiplayer maps for release next year, gave an interview to Firing Squad.
However, that’s not all they’re working on, apparently:
FiringSquad: You are also working on a new game. What can you tell us about this game at this stage?
Max Hoberman: Sorry, I can’t really say much. We’ve been in development since November 1st, and we’re excited about where it’s going, but it’s way too early to discuss!
Thanks to 3Suns for the heads-up in the HBO forum.
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Firing Squad Interviews Certain Affinity
Max “Yeroen” Hoberman, Bungie alum and founder of Texas-based Certain Affinity, now working on new Halo 2 multiplayer maps for release next year, gave an interview to Firing Squad.
However, that’s not all they’re working on, apparently:
FiringSquad: You are also working on a new game. What can you tell us about this game at this stage?
Max Hoberman: Sorry, I can’t really say much. We’ve been in development since November 1st, and we’re excited about where it’s going, but it’s way too early to discuss!
Thanks to 3Suns for the heads-up in the HBO forum.
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Halo 2 Weekly Update
Ross Mills found a VERY old ActionTrip comic (September 2004 – two months before Halo 2 was even released)… looking back at the situation at the time (this was published right around the time that Halo 2 went gold – following an insanely busy 6 months in the Bungie offices), it doesn’t make a lot of sense, but hey – it’s a comic, and it’s sort of Halo-related.(Louis Wu 23:53:22 UTC)
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Cortana action figure proof number 2
If you missed getting your hands on the last Cortana action figure proof (and I’m pretty darned sure you did), you’ve got another shot at it – another one has gone up on eBay. Current bid is just over $100 – auction ends in 2 days. Good luck! (Thanks to Dolbex for the heads-up… I hope I don’t screw up his chances too much with this.)(Louis Wu 23:38:33 UTC)
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Prophecy Episode 1 Graphic Novel
Interesting. Lordstemplar1 stopped by to point out a PDF-ed Prophecy Episode 1 Graphic Novel – it’s Halo machinima, filtered and comic-booked. Pretty fun!(Louis Wu 22:36:51 UTC)
