$erial-ki!!A sends word that PC Gamer UK magazine are also advertising their next edition as follows:

‘We VISIT BUNGIE to get all the latest news and incredible SCREENSHOTS of this stunning tactical shooter!’

$erial-ki!!A goes on to note that PC Gamer UK got new previously unseen shots in their last feature on Halo. So we might be lucky. 🙂

Brian Davis sends in a second desktop image for today – same style, different colors. Check it out in our Wallpaper section. Pax.

JB sends word that they have a new Halo fan site up and running at scabiesbaby.com. Go take a look.

Griffon, of Halo Command Central, sends word that the June edition of PC Gamer UK should have the 182 MB Gamestock video on its cover DVD… if you’re on a slow connection, this might be a reasonable option (it should be out by mid-may).

LADA KING sends in a large Halo-centric banner for our Banner section… nice to see action in that quarter!

Brian Davis sends in another desktop image for our Wallpaper section – nice colors!

Why PC Gaming Will Not Die. The Adrenaline Vault has a featured article on the perceived threat of console gaming to PC gaming. Go put your fears to rest. Pax

More desktops for j00. darwin sends us a link to four desktops (wallpapers) he has done. They’re all 1024×768. Head on over and take a look.

Xbox news – thanks to Dave Bergendahl, who sent in a notice that xbox.ign.com covered the GDC 2001, during which Seamus Blackley confirmed that contrary to recent rumors, the Xbox is still on track for a Fall 2001 release, and to Kharn353, who sent word (via PlanetXbox) that the Xbox hard drive has been upgraded from 8 gigs to 10, and to schmiddtchen, who notes that Gamespot has an interview with Seamus Blackley.

Thanks to Tom Bertram, who sent in a new desktop for our Wallpaper page – nice combination of old and new Halo art.

Dink!… Dink!… The Halo SETI Marines have dropped two more spots, despite the addition of 7 new members this week – production increased only by a slight amount. DarthFlounder accounted for more than 14% of the total team units… scary, considering that there are almost 600 members on the team. See if you’re doing YOUR part on the 7 day stats page. (Stats were collected on time, yesterday morning at 7 am PST, but weren’t processed until now, due to technical difficulties.)

The rumor mill cometh… Justin Lambert sends in notice that ps2.ign.com is reporting a rumor that the Xbox will be delayed until mid-spring of 2002… could this be real, or just sour grapes from a site that covers a rival console?

As noted on the Marathon’s Story page Joe Staten of Bungie’s Cinematronics (Sin-O-MatiXXX) team dropped in on the Rampancy forums to give his two cents on the latest Unreal 2 tech demo movie. Yeah the one that looks like last year’s E3 Halo movie.

Thanks to Darwin Campa, who sent in a new desktop image for our Wallpaper page. Stay tuned – there might be new images made from the hi-res stuff found on the Xbox press site.

Evilbum sends us a black and white wallpaper with “subtle colors” and a “wussy circle”. His words not ours.

Eric drops us a note to inform us that only one job remains on Bungie’s front page, the other two must have been taken.

Our cup runneth over. Fain though I am to receive new information, I bemoan the displacement of older erudition. Okay, enough of that. While we hate to see gems like the second round of Matt’s Gamestock Q&A get bumped off the front page, we need to make room for this week’s Halo Update:

There’s a new member of the Sin-O-MatiXXX team: Adam Crockett. He’s currently modeling the exterior of the Pillar of Autumn. The team is also currently working on bringing Cortana to life.

Definitely a hearty welcome to Adam. Don’t forget that Matt suggested he do away with the weekly updates… if you want to see the Halo Update database continue to grow, let Matt know how you feel! (Don’t forget, you can read all the updates on one page… including the latest one.)

Took a few days, but Matt’s sent along the second round of answers to some of the questions you guys asked with regard to the Gamestock material. Some good news, some bad news, some just plain silly news. An interesting tidbit:

For Gamestock we put in an artificial framerate cap at 30 FPS because we didn’t want to demo with an FPS rate that varied widely from moment to moment. That artificial limit is actually well within the limits of the hardware, as you might imagine.

Go read the whole thing, and discuss!

B5RobMan@aol.com sends word that the May 2001 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly contains an article on the Xbox version of Halo. The screens all use the original marine… but apparently, there’s some additional coverage. When we know more, you’ll know more. 🙂

The official Xbox.com Halo site has added streamed versions of both the hi-res and lo-res versions of the newest Gamestock movies… the format is Windows Media, but I couldn’t get the links to work on any mac-based browser. They both work fine on a Win98 box with WMP 7, though. Links have been added to both the hi-res and lo-res mirror pages. Additionally, Massa writes that Halo Network has put up a 24 MB .asf version of the large movie – quality falls between the high and low versions (but the size is very attractive!).