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Halo 2 Update
The update we mentioned earlier has now been formally announced on Bungie.net - with a list of all the fixes it presents. If you've got Xbox Live, connect and you'll get the autoupdate. (If you don't... well, you won't. The writeup has suggestions on how to get this update if you DON'T have a broadband connection - though most of the enhancements are online-related, anyway.) (Louis Wu 20:18:38 UTC) (permalink)
A Grand Don't Come For Free
Interesting - Mike Scott found a suit of Halo armor on eBay - starting bid is $1000 (considerably cheaper than Nightmare Armor's offerings). There's a bunch of info about how it was made on the page, as well. Auction ends in a bit under a week... take a look! (Louis Wu 18:36:06 UTC) (permalink)
Droning On.
Stuntmutt looks at a new Halo 2 character, and speculates on its origin, in today's One One Se7en... (Louis Wu 17:28:12 UTC) (permalink)
Documentary Press Release
It's taken a week - but there's finally a news release about the Collector's Edition DVD that's bundled with the Limited Edition version of Halo 2 that focuses on the filmmaker, Film Oasis. Go read it - and learn a little bit more about the team behind this documentary. (Louis Wu 17:10:46 UTC) (permalink)
Update coming soon?
Hmm. TotalVideoGames.com is reporting that Bungie has announced an Xbox Live update for Halo 2 to be released around noon pacific time. I can't find any record of this announcement on Bungie's site... but this ROUGHLY corresponds to the timeframe given last week by Bungie, so maybe I'm just being blind. Update: looks like TVG got their info from a Major Nelson post on the Xbox.com forums. Thanks, Ethan Edwards. (Louis Wu 17:06:00 UTC) (permalink)
Halo and Goodbye
Gossip pointed out a new Halo-related webcomic over at Walking Is Still Honest - I think I've played with those guys. (Louis Wu 16:54:28 UTC) (permalink)
SpikeTV's VGA 2004
Last year, Spike TV hosted their Video Game Awards, and our forum was pretty underwhelmed, even though Halo 2 and Halo PC both won awards. Well, they're coming around again, and SpikeTV.com is currently accepting votes for various candidates - Halo 2 is up for Game of the Year, Best Soundtrack, Best First Person Action, and Best Graphics, and Jason Jones is up for Designer of the Year. The Awards will air on Spike TV on December 14. Thanks, Spike. (Louis Wu 16:51:45 UTC) (permalink)
Halogen: work continues
Dispraiser writes that Halogen, the Command and Conquer-based Halo mod, has begun to release skinned renders of some units and buildings. Take a look. (There's also a promo movie for download, if you'd like to see what some of the models look like all the way around.) (Louis Wu 16:42:31 UTC) (permalink)
What a difference a week makes...
Wow. Remember when Halo 2 was second only to The Legend of Zelda on GameRanking's all-time best list? That slot is now held by Half-Life 2... and Halo has fallen to 11th. OUCH! (Louis Wu 15:48:00 UTC) (permalink)
Around the net
Morning articles:
- Wired - unsatisfying ending
- Mechroneal.com - Midnight Madness writeup
- Melbourne (Australia) Herald Sun - Halo 2 is worth the hype
- USA Today - Halo 2 highlights gap between old and young
- Electronic Toybox - Seattle Fanfest writeup
Also, thegamecouch.com reviewed Halo 2... and liked it. (96/100.) (Louis Wu 10:54:06 UTC) (permalink)
Caaaaaaaake...
Eric 'Siva' Salzman, who's posted some pretty nice desktops in our Wallpaper section, celebrated his wife's birthday a few days ago with a Halo-themed cake (front and side views). (The X is for 'extraordinaire' - a fine epithet for a wife.) Siva says, "This is the first time I've tried to incorporate Halo into food and it was fun!" Go ahead - try this at home! (I'm only wishing I got to this on the 14th, so Mrs Siva X could have had another birthday present...) (Louis Wu 10:04:22 UTC) (permalink)
Once upon a time the end.
Confused by the Halo 2 storyline? Can't tell who's on which side? Jillybean wrote a really short (less than 400 words) summary of events, pinning down the key story points. It should go without saying that this contains pretty major spoilers, and shouldn't be read until you're done with the game. (Louis Wu 09:57:52 UTC) (permalink)
Bungie's Vehicle Guide
Bungie has also released a new Guide - this one is for Vehicles in Halo 2. It's pretty much the vehicle pages out of the manual, with an added 'Tips' paragraph for each vehicle, explaining how best to use them (or fight them). I can't even tell you who was first - my mailbox is FULL of notes about this one. (Louis Wu 03:24:04 UTC) (permalink)
HaloPC 1.06 Update (not automatic)
Bungie has released the 1.06 update for HaloPC, which fixes a rare but nasty bug; the auto-updater won't work for this, so visit the web page and follow the instructions. (There is also a download for the 1.06 Dedicated Server.) Ross Mills was first out of the gate with this. (Louis Wu 03:18:33 UTC) (permalink)
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