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Nasty, Nasty Brutes
Continuing with the monstrous dialogue updates, we’ve got almost 100 Brute snippets from Hellhawk added today to our Dialogue Databank; go listen to these creatures!
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Edgeworks – no, The Codex – no…
We got mail from Nerrolken about some big updates over at The Codex Series website. Well… it’s more than just the Codex Series site at this point, which is part of the big news – but there’s more. Go read it all.
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The Bungie Guide to Sci Fi
Frankie bugged a bunch of the Bungie employees for lists of science-fiction influences or interests they’ve got going; if you’re looking for some good reading/watching, the resulting article will keep you busy for a LONG time. Notably missing from anyone’s list are Chris Rowley’s Vang novels… you’d think things that so deeply influenced the creation of Halo would have made SOMEONE’S list. Frankie let our forum know when the article went live; I managed to hit the wrong server and got an ‘Access Denied’ the first time I tried, but it should be fully propagated by this point.
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The Ring Day 0
RemminyCricket submitted ‘The Ring Day 0’ to the MPRRS – reviewers liked the video effects, the background music, and the camerawork. It looks at the what happens to a guy who finds a video with a dire warning scribbled on it… 32 mb, in WMP9 or QuickTime format. (He’s expecting to make 8 episodes, though not all will follow this storyline.)
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Line On The Left.
If today’s One One Se7en makes no sense to you, you should read this article. And when you’re done, find me the fan clamps.
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Starship Dimensions
I could have SWORN we’d mentioned this site before, but it seems I’m wrong. wheelers sent us a note about merzo.net – a site devoted to illustrating the dimensions of science fiction constructs from many different sources. On the 2000X page, you’ll find a pretty familiar ring-shaped object…
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Rampant Rumor-Mongering
On April 1, we posted a (fake) press release from Jagex, the company behind Runescape; it announced Halo: Online, a Massively Multiplayer online role-playing game based on the Halo universe. This press release was created by Ross Mills, a longtime community member and current employee of Jagex, and while he thinks the concept is cool, he created the press release for April Fools because he knew it wasn’t real. Don’t tell that to The Mole, though – this writer, over at Blogcritics.org, suggests that this sort of game is EXACTLY what Bungie is working on right now. According to The Mole they’re going to announce it at E3… and release it this fall. Let me go on record as saying that I believe The Mole… is smoking something that’s almost certainly not legal in this country.
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What’s wrong with Halo 2, Part 8,222,043
Annihil8or stopped by our forum to mention his Halo blog, the title of which (‘Halo 2 Failures’) should give you a pretty good sense for what he writes about. None of this stuff is new – but it’s presented in a calm, rational manner, and for the most part, it’s well thought-out. (Well, except for the ‘these things happened because Bungie didn’t take pro gamers’ views into account’ part…) If you decide to weigh in on this issue (either in his forum thread, or on the blog itself), please – be polite. No matter which side you’re on. It’s a much-beaten horse… but that doesn’t mean we need to spread horse-guts all over the walls.
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H20 Stats Reader Bug Fix
LunarShadow dropped by to explain that his H2O stats reader has been upgraded again; it’s a small bugfix for folks who don’t have ‘English’ as the default language in Windows. A link to his site (for a download) is in the forum post.
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Submit Stuff for Episode 59: Customs and Call-Ins!
Well it’s that time again and we’re changing up the format a bit. It’s like the Customs and Call-ins show: extra crispy version. Or maybe onions on the side. I’m not too good with analogies. It’s like… nevermind.
Gimme party leader
We’re doing the customs part a bit different, we’ll only mention the top 1 or 2 customs on the show and the rest will be available in the show notes. So send in your very best ones and if we haven’t mentioned them already and they’re the greatest, we’ll mention them! Be sure to include your gamertag so we can give you credit. Just click the submit news and tips link on the right side.
The other day SqueekyButt and I were in a game and…
We call ’em “Tales from the Foxhole.” Tell us your favorite Halo 2 stories! We love this part. Send it in with your gamertag and if it’s a good story and we have time, we’ll talk about it. Just bee shoor 2 spel it rite okaaaay! 4nD N0 L337 5p33k. Oh and send in funny gamertags you run across too, those are always good for a laugh.
Call me on my cell, we’ll do lunch sometime
We also have a voice mail number! It’s 206-888-HALO. This is the episode where we play back voice mails from the month, so feel free to call us. You can call in pretty much whatever you want, but make it good and related to halo or we won’t play it. And keep it under 3 minutes. And DON’T call like 50 times! You’d be surprised.
Deadline for all this stuff is Thursday night. Aaaand break!
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Submit Stuff for Episode 59: Customs and Call-Ins!
Well it’s that time again and we’re changing up the format a bit. It’s like the Customs and Call-ins show: extra crispy version. Or maybe onions on the side. I’m not too good with analogies. It’s like… nevermind.
Gimme party leader
We’re doing the customs part a bit different, we’ll only mention the top 1 or 2 customs on the show and the rest will be available in the show notes. So send in your very best ones and if we haven’t mentioned them already and they’re the greatest, we’ll mention them! Be sure to include your gamertag so we can give you credit. Just click the submit news and tips link on the right side.
The other day SqueekyButt and I were in a game and…
We call ’em “Tales from the Foxhole.” Tell us your favorite Halo 2 stories! We love this part. Send it in with your gamertag and if it’s a good story and we have time, we’ll talk about it. Just bee shoor 2 spel it rite okaaaay! 4nD N0 L337 5p33k. Oh and send in funny gamertags you run across too, those are always good for a laugh.
Call me on my cell, we’ll do lunch sometime
We also have a voice mail number! It’s 206-888-HALO. This is the episode where we play back voice mails from the month, so feel free to call us. You can call in pretty much whatever you want, but make it good and related to halo or we won’t play it. And keep it under 3 minutes. And DON’T call like 50 times! You’d be surprised.
Deadline for all this stuff is Thursday night. Aaaand break!
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I Stopped to Fill My Car Up
omg a fish submitted a music video set to the Stereophonics’ ‘I Stopped to Fill My Car Up’ – great effects, great cinematography. The reviewers at the MPRRS liked it, though a few thought its pace was a bit too slow. (Hey, whaddaya want… it matches the song!) 21.6 mb in WMP9 format, 20.8 mb in QuickTime format. Grab a copy today!
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The Valley of the Forerunners: Part 7
Dennis Powers writes to point out that the 7th episode of Valley of the Forerunners is online now at the Halo CE Chronicles website. Harrington takes over and begins to figure out what the marines need to do. Just over 7 minutes long, in (as usual) WMP9, QuickTime, and streaming Flash formats. Go watch!
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Wallpaper – it’s what’s for dinner.
Thirteen must be today’s lucky number, because that’s how many new desktops you’ll find in the Wallpaper section. A really interesting collection – lots of different styles. Some really striking work in there…
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I need a little music!
As I’ve said before, there are a really large number of dialogue snippets in the queue right now. I’ve managed to process almost 50, from Hellhawk, today; you can find them listed in the Dialogue Databank. There are still almost 400 in the queue, from four different submitters; even if some turn out to be duplicates, there is a LOT coming. Enjoy this batch for now, though!
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Episode 58: Tips for Coagulation
Download | Show Notes
This show we cover general tips and tips for map of the month: Coagulation. I gotta say, we had so many problems trying to decipher spelling and grammar mistakes along with very noobish tips, that this episode didn’t turn out too well in my opinion. But listen for yourself and draw your own conclusions. In any case, we’ve taken steps to fix all these things for future episodes. Yaaay! With guest hosts Hungry Whexican and Quality Jeverage. Pod Art this week comes from jr98664. iLike it! And as usual, thanks to Ciclonic for the awesome job on editing.
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Episode 58: Tips for Coagulation
Download | Show Notes
This show we cover general tips and tips for map of the month: Coagulation. I gotta say, we had so many problems trying to decipher spelling and grammar mistakes along with very noobish tips, that this episode didn’t turn out too well in my opinion. But listen for yourself and draw your own conclusions. In any case, we’ve taken steps to fix all these things for future episodes. Yaaay! With guest hosts Hungry Whexican and Quality Jeverage. Pod Art this week comes from jr98664. iLike it! And as usual, thanks to Ciclonic for the awesome job on editing.
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No frickin’ guild meetings here
Wired’s Clive Thompson wrote an article glorifying the First Person Shooter, and the niche it fills in our hindbrain’s desire to be stimulated. Halo gets a nice mention on page 2. Thanks, Target4Hire.
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft