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Friday, July 15, 2005 |  |
Mac Halo Demo - finally!
Been a long time coming... but there's finally a Halo Demo for the Macintosh. At the moment, you can grab a copy on MacGameFiles.com - thanks, Dark uk. (It's up a little before MacSoft thought it would be up - we'll have a copy online soon, as well, but for now, use the MacGameFiles link.) It weighs in at 122 mb. (If this is too big for a download, it should be available on both the MacWorld disc insert this month, and the IMG DVD edition.) Update: We've now got a local copy, as well. Update 2: It's available at Rampancy.net, too. Update 3: Thanks to Fluffy, over at HaloPlanet, there's now a FilePlanet download. (Louis Wu 20:34:56 UTC) (permalink)
Beat the little guy, win stuff
LiL Poison, the 7-year-old Halo pro who also plays as Baby OGRE 4, will be at a tournament at Giants Stadium on July 23 - a 'Beat LiL Poison' Challenge will be available for anyone who wants to go up against him. (The Halo tourney - actually a pair of them - will be managed by MLG - entrance is free, $1000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs.) You can find more info on the Scion Exposed NY page. Thanks to Vic (LiL Poison's dad) for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 19:15:22 UTC) (permalink)
Decision
Dennis Powers wrote to point out that Halo CE Chronicles 11 has been released - 'Decision' shows the Station AI in an uncomfortable situation. 7:36 long, 23-24 mb depending on flavor (QT or WMP9). You can grab the version of your choice at the Halo CE Chronicles website (or any of the other GearboxGameZone sites, for that matter). (Louis Wu 19:08:50 UTC) (permalink)
Eyes downrange - NOT down shirt!
Another large batch of very funny dialogue from Captain Spark today - as usual, grab it either in zip format from his website, or browse (or search) the indivdual snippets in our Dialogue Databank. (Louis Wu 17:45:20 UTC) (permalink)
But not a real RL, that's cruel.
Yesterday, Patriarch917 posted a really funny parody on our forum - The Barenaked Ladies would be proud. (Or, I guess, I'd HOPE they were proud. He did a great job.) Go listen! 2mb, MP3 format. (Louis Wu 17:23:50 UTC) (permalink)
Cheaty Cheaty Ban Ban.
Today's One One Se7en looks at a common cheating technique - well, not REALLY common, not in THAT form, anyway. (Louis Wu 17:21:55 UTC) (permalink)
H2RtG - QuickTime Low-res Direct Download
Nirvana has now provided a low(er)-res QuickTime version of Halo 2: Road to Glory - 313, direct download. For lower-bandwidth folks, save yourself 100 mb! (Louis Wu 17:18:44 UTC) (permalink)
Seeker Firefox Plugin
Very nice. Prometheus has posted a Firefox plugin for Seeker, 3of9's new Halo-specific search engine. If you use FIrefox, now you can Seek right from the search bar! (Louis Wu 16:35:10 UTC) (permalink)
Retox
Another vid passed the MPRRS recently - Hogmasta's Retox, a montage of Halo 1 footage cut sharply to a remix of Linkin Park's Faint. Video quality leaves a bit to be desired, but it's great to see older footage integrated so nicely with the music! It's available in WMP9 (22.9 mb) or QuickTime (23.8 mb) formats. (Louis Wu 16:28:58 UTC) (permalink)
117 Words
Do you think you've got a way with words? Do you agree with the phrase 'brevity is the soul of wit'? Are you a Halo fanatic who loves a challenge? Jillybean and Stuntmutt have teamed up to bring you a somewhat different bungie.org contest - 117 Words. Write a piece of Halo fan fiction that folks will find interesting... and do it in exactly 117 words. The three best entries (as judged by our very partial pair) will win their choice of three literary prizes (see the rules for more details). To give you a sense for what you're in for - you might be wondering what 117 words actually look like; this news post has exactly that many. (Louis Wu 15:03:46 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's Fanfic
Fourteen new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today - get reading! (Louis Wu 14:49:10 UTC) (permalink)
Tourney at Battleground Zero
A press release on Gamesindustry.biz says that Battleground Zero has launched the National Halo 2 Tournament Contest - an XBL-based multi-game tourney. The Halo 2 rules page can be found on their site. (Louis Wu 14:15:35 UTC) (permalink)
The Return of Superchief
Halo Babies has posted a new comic (surprise, surprise, it's Friday) - don't you wish you had a button like that? (Louis Wu 14:10:25 UTC) (permalink)
Chuck of July
That Weasel writes to let us know that Grunts Are People Too!!! released episode 13.1, celebrating July 4 (a little late). Divx-only right now, but QuickTime and WMP9 should be coming soon. Update: GearboxGameZone has put up QuickTime and WMP9 versions of this film. Thanks, Dennis! (Louis Wu 14:08:44 UTC) (permalink)
Zelda mod - sword work
Wave of Lag pointed out a 12 mb movie over on the Gearbox forums, showing some of the sword stuff in the upcoming Zelda mod for HaloCE. Looks pretty nice! (WMP9 format.) (Louis Wu 13:59:05 UTC) (permalink)
The new maps - a pro viewpoint
MLGPro.com has reviewed the Multiplayer Map Pack, from a Pro perspective - I found it fascinating that my two favorite maps in the new pack are the two least liked by pros (mostly because of the gametypes that they play, and the number of people they play with). Intersesting read, in any case. Thanks, 3Suns. (Louis Wu 13:40:46 UTC) (permalink)
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