This news story brought to you by the letters M, S, and the number 7. Marathon's Story has picked up an eerie banner that blends elements of tangerine iMac, unsettling Microsoft, and the Sacred Number. On the other hand, this might be for something completely different...
Kudos to kuniklo, who posted an interesting tidbit from PlanetXBox concerning id's John Carmack and the XBox. The relevant portion:
KillerMac has posted a tongue in cheek parody of Bungie's www.bungie.com site, outlining what one might say is the 'worst case scenario'. An excerpt:
4/16 - Bill Gates tells WWII: Recon mapmaking group to package Internet Explorer with their plugin or he will destroy them
If the MS-Bungie thing still sits uneasily with you, you may want to pass this one up. But if you do go, be sure to take a look at the roll-over on Bungie's logo... hee!
Bit out of our usual scope, but beggars can't be choosers. Kudos to rhino, who pointed out a news item at Firing Squad detailing another purchase of a gaming company by Microsoft. The company in question is NetGames USA--a bit of background nipped from the full news item:
Torn shamelessly from Noc's news post on RHL (yes, we actually have real news there sometimes, if you look hard enough):
Everyone wish Chris Butcher a happy birthday!(For those of you who don't know, he used to be a member of this fan community, he organized two Myth World Cup events and then became a programmer at Bungie West.)
Have a good one, Butcher! And if you stray onto RHL, we'll all have sing a round of Happy Birthday for you... ;)
Sibrax rules. Soon has been updated with the long awaited Redmond Riot chronicles, a few hundred screenshots and wry commentary taken from b.net the night (and day after) the Microsoft announcement. The hilarious, 20 page report can't be recommended highly enough--definitely worth checking out, especially if you were there that night.
We are a little late in reporting that the Marathon's Story T-shirts are now NOT available for preorder. Hamish posted a FAQ to the Marathon's Story page:
