My Halo News.com – Page 2904 – The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Halo on the Discovery Science Channel

Sep 8, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Time-critical: Kevin Critchlow writes to say that
tonight on the Discovery Science ChannelÃŠÂ¨Channel 101 for those whoÃŠÂ¨ave it)ÃŠÂ¦amp;quot;Halo” will be shown onÃŠÂ·:30 P.MÃŠÂacific Time On a show calledÃŠÂ¦amp;quot; The Electric Playground”. It will also air in the morning at 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time.
That’s less than an hour from now – anyone who gets that channel who sees this… could you tape the Halo segment? (My cable provider doesn’t offer that channel at all, even as a premium.)
Microsoft HomeStation?

Sep 8, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Wonga. Harry Al-Shakarchi points out a FutureNet article on the Microsoft HomeStation, basically an Xbox on steroids – it does everything the Xbox does, plus web browsing, TV recording, etc. Check it out.
Halo the 2d sidescroller

Sep 8, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Halo: Hello, a 2d sidescroller version of Halo for MacOSX, has gotten a web presence. (You know as much about it, now, as I do.)
Halo Launch Party details delayed

Sep 8, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Hrm. Looks like details of the Halo Launch Party will have to wait until next week – ‘catastrophe’ can include, apparently, bureaucratic silliness. Ah, well.
Hi-res versions of OXBM images at IGN

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Wow. Xbox.ign.com has posted hi-res versions of the images that appeared in the OXBM magazine preview included in last month’s PC Gamer and this month’s NextGen magazine. These are clean versions – no text from the article; the only overlays are IGN’s stamps. Check ’em out! (Thanks to Charthepirate for pointing them out on our forum.)
HCC comes back online

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Griffon writes to say that Halo Command Central, offline for a bit now, has resurfaced with a new look and a new URL. Check ’em out.
Cockroaches and Camera Takeovers…

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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TeamXbox has put up high-quality .asf versions of the three Xbox movies shown last night – the first one reminded me a lot of the 1984 Apple ad, in style, but the other two… well, go watch ’em for yourself. Not sure what sort of message they’re trying to put out, with a very odd man converting a computer chip into a cockroach as he says
“Their eyes shall be blinded by the weight of my devotions, and all that has passed before shall be changed forever.”
but they’re certainly not shooting for the 7-13 crowd… Thanks, Adam Daniel, for the heads-up!
Static Marine

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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More Wallpaper from the Socket Error boys – check our Wallpaper section.
Only for Xbox… and PC

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Sikora wasn’t happy about the ‘Only for Xbox’ stamp on the top of the box art we mentioned a few days ago… so he made his own. (249K) Note for slower connections – the only change is the ‘Only for’ stamp at the top…
First Xbox TV ad details

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Well, the MTv Video Music Awards have come and gone, and as promised, there were three Xbox commercials shown in Canada. Harry Al-Shakarchi described them on our forum, here, here, and here… and TeamXbox put up some shots. (Thanks, Jeffrey Campen.) No Halo material – they were more esoteric than that – but they look interesting, nonetheless. Mhaddy suggests they’ll be up tomorrow at the Junkyard.
G.I. JOE VIETNAM FOOTLOCKER

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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M B sends in a fun logo for your perusal. On second thought, it brings to mind a frightening Stephen King ‘Night Shift’ story… ::shiver:: Check it out in our Logos section.
Halo Launch Party: Chicago?

Sep 7, 2001

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Louis Wu

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We’re not saying that they’ve decided on Chicago… just that they’ve decided, and Chicago is a good bet. Matt confirmed that his visit to Chicago was (in part) to scope out launch party sites… and he says he’ll be making an announcement tomorrow, barring catastrophe. Dang… I was really hoping for New York.
MS + NTT = online Xbox gaming in Japan

Sep 6, 2001

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Louis Wu

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DeAdLy cOoKiE notes on our forum that MSNBC has an article about a joint Microsoft/NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) venture to offer online gaming via an ADSL network in Japan. No word yet whether that’s the ONLY way you’ll be able to play online… and no word about a US network yet.
Xbox ads on Canadian MTv awards tonight

Sep 6, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Thanks to Harry Al-Shakarchi, who noted on our forum that the first Xbox ads will air tonight, possibly in Canada only, during the 2001 MTv Video Music Awards on MuchMusic. (They were made by a Canadian ad company, and the announcement was made by Microsoft Canada… so there’s no guarantee (and, indeed, no evidence) that they’ll air in the US as well. There’s a bit more info at X-Boxed.com. Any Canadian readers wanna tape this?
Railing about Ratings

Sep 6, 2001

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Louis Wu

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There’s been quite a bit of discussion recently about the Teen rating that Halo has gotten (spurred by the recent Box Art sightings). Matt explained the Teen rating about a month ago… but apparently, he wasn’t clear enough. He jumped onto our forum today to be more concise. Bottom line – Bungie did NOT ask for (or design for) a Teen rating – they built the game they wanted to build, and the ESRB gave them a Teen rating for this product. Nothing (neither blood nor swearing) was cut to get this rating.
Terrorism doesn’t pay

Sep 5, 2001

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Louis Wu

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    “What year is it?”
    This question caught the commander off his guard. “2527.”
    Bobs eyes widened. Then he sighed. “This is going to take some explaining. You’d better sit down.”
Hermes Trismegistus, never a totally staid story, continues on its slightly wacky course – check out Chapter 10, the latest offering from Tursas for our Fan Fiction section.
False NextGen alarm

Sep 5, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Thanks to Char, who clarified that the Halo article in September’s NextGen is actually the same Online Xbox Magazine preview as we saw last month in PC Gamer. No new info, then… sorry.
Better Box Art at FunXbox.com

Sep 5, 2001

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Louis Wu

in HBO

Thanks to Matt Durrant, EIC of FunXbox.com, for putting up a higher-res, clear scan of the Halo box art. It’s high enough that I’m kinda wondering about one of the warnings on the back:
IMPORTANT:! Read Instruction Manual for important safety and health information.
Addiction info… or something more sinister?
MasterCon – Priceless

Sep 5, 2001

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Louis Wu

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And the MasterCard parodies continue. Kris puts a relatively bitter one together – brought a smile to my face, even though it’s off the mark. Check it out.
4 page Halo spread in September NextGen

Sep 5, 2001

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Louis Wu

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Shades sends word that the September issue of NextGen magazine has a 4-page preview of Halo for Xbox. It’ll be a while before we can scan it for you… but it’s out there! When we know more, you’ll know more.