Jackson said Halo was likely to start shooting early next year – and it was possible Halo and Dambusters could be shot about the same time.Not really surprising, I suppose – but definitely not commented on by any OTHER parties involved, yet. I like this Jackson guy!(Louis Wu 02:21:20 UTC)
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Jackson chats about Halo filming
Pete Williamson ran across an interesting article on Stuff (in New Zealand) – Peter Jackson was in a talkative mood. The article is about a new Jackson-produced film called ‘Dambusters’, but Halo came up:
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Clusterfest?
The Halo Humpday Challenge this week was against the 8-bit Brigade; apparently, Bungie thought if they challenged a bunch of old guys, they could win easily. Ha. Old guys rule. (Old guys work together – that’s what you should learn from the writeup.) It was a sweep – 3 games to none, 8-Bit Brigade. Better luck next time, Bungie!(Louis Wu 02:16:42 UTC)
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Humpday: 8-bit Brigade
This week Bungie took on 8-bit Brigade, a group of mature gamers ranging from old to older. They’re decrepit and no longer possess the reflexes to compete with our crew of young guns, right? That’s what we thought, too.
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Weekly Porridge # 33: Fare Thee Well
Quality Jeverage is back with his exceptional illustration skills for another weekly porridge! This time we get a new sidekick, but will he stick around? More talk in the forums. Now where was I in this asteroids game…
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Weekly Porridge #33: Fare Thee Well
Quality Jeverage is back with his exceptional illustration skills for another weekly porridge! This time we get a new sidekick, but will he stick around? More talk in the forums. Now where was I in this asteroids game…
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RT: Out of Mind Part IV
The fourth episode of Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind is now available to the public. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet on XBox Live Marketplace, you can find it now in the RvB Video Archive. There’s only episode left in this special…
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RT: PAX 06 – Bigger than the Beatles
Well, we survived the massive throngs of attendees at PAX 06 with minimal scarring, and I believe the phrase “best time ever” would be an accurate assessment of the event and its surrounding festivities. Those of you lucky enough to be in attendance…
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RT: Anger Management
Anyone who has ever met Gus, or even been within a 500 foot radius of him should be well acquainted with his incredible temper. It is the stuff of legend. I once saw him take cotton candy from a small child, then tell him that Santa and the Easter Bunny…
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Finnish Spartan’s Cardboard Armor
Finnish Spartan sent along a bunch of pictures of some cardboard armor he’s putting together – check it out!(Louis Wu 14:28:58 UTC)
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Pen is Mightier
The second episode of Halo Heads went online today – two in two days! Chuck Norris… isn’t as tough as he looks? Thanks, Paul.(Louis Wu 12:40:46 UTC)
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She’s married, so…
MsValentine has posted another Cortana cosplay photo in her RvB Image section – if you aren’t an RvB member, you can see it here. Dang!(Louis Wu 12:34:37 UTC)
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NYC Tourneys
Johnathan Lugo wrote to point out NYC Gaming, a site offering a number of Halo tourneys – there’s one in Brooklyn on September 2 ($30 pp to get in, MLG sponsorship on the line), and another in Manhattan on September 9 ($20 to get in, $300 plus prizes for first place). More details, rules, prizes, contact info – all are at the links. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 10:42:24 UTC)
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Magma Releases Public Beta Of Myth II 1.6 Patch
Project Magma has announced the availability of a public beta of version 1.6 of Myth II. The update makes Myth II on the Mac a Universal application, running natively on PPC or Intel hardware, allows it to run in a window on Windows 2000 or XP, and many other new features and bug fixes. This is a final quality-testing release before the final release. The team is offering the beta for download at The Tain and requesting feedback in the Project Magma forums.
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Magma Releases Public Beta Of Myth II 1.6 Patch
Project Magma has announced the availability of a public beta of version 1.6 of Myth II. The update makes Myth II on the Mac a Universal application, running natively on PPC or Intel hardware, allows it to run in a window on Windows 2000 or XP, and many other new features and bug fixes. This is a final quality-testing release before the final release. The team is offering the beta for download at The Tain and requesting feedback in the Project Magma forums.
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Hushed Casket Celebrates Fourth Year
Hushed Casket, a long-standing gaming group that has that’s been around since the early days of Halo 1, is celebrating its fourth year of existence today. Its founder, rapture, has written a few words about their experiences over the years.
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New Mongo Tourney Site
Xtournaments and Gescrow.com have merged into one site – they now claim to be the largest organized Halo 2 Tournament site. First event is September 9 – 2v2, free to enter, $150 in cash and prizes. (You don’t have to pay to play, but you DO have to have at least $10 in a Gescrow account.) Prizes supplied by Gescrow.com and GamerGraffix.com. Thanks, Vic.(Louis Wu 17:48:52 UTC)
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If You Fade Out…
Last week, Neill Blomkamp answered a couple of questions at RvB – today, Stuntmutt spins his answers in One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:39:36 UTC)
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The Next Halo Novel: Ghosts of Onyx
Source: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8849
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest …
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The Next Halo Novel: Ghosts of Onyx
Source: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8849
The next Halo novel is Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund. Let the celebrations begin! Our new publishing partner, Tor, will release the latest …
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Gotta watch that peanut butter…
Speaking of comics, a neighborhood kid found one I’d never seen before – it’s hosted at VGPub, and it’s dated November 11, 2004. I’m rather surprised nobody ever noticed! Check out ‘Camping with Halo 2‘.(Louis Wu 12:32:03 UTC)
