Five More Halo 2 Maps Now Downloadable
Xbox Live users in #hbo have begun reporting that the second set of Halo 2 downloadable maps, Terminal, Backwash, Elongation, Relic, and Gemini, are now available for download for $11.99. Thanks Tex.
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| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 24: Halo Ann... | 04.21.12 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 23: Halo Ann... | 06.26.11 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 21: The Wint... | 04.18.11 |
Hello, I'm An Internet Addict
An Associated Press story from Beijing describes the country's first "officially licensed clinic for Internet addiction". The story's headline at Yahoo News misleadingly refers to "addicted video game players"; while the story mentions that much of the time the heaviest Internet users spend at their computers is playing games, the clinic itself does not appear to be specific to games but rather to Internet use in general.
Patients ranging from early teens to early 20s pay $48 per day for 10-15 days of treatment, which consists of therapy, acupuncture, and sports. Some receive unspecified intravenous drugs to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions" and each day apparently begins with sessions on "a machine that stimulates nerve impulses with 30-volt charges to pressure points".
(Anybody find this regime of treatment scarier than being unable to disconnect from the Internet for hours on end?--Ed.)
UK Man Convicted Of Selling Modded Xboxes With Pirated Games
The BBC has the story that a 22-year-old UK resident and Cambridge graduate was sentenced to 140 hours community service and ordered to pay £750 in court costs after being caught selling modified Xbox consoles, fitted with a 200GB hard drive and 80 pre-installed games.
The UK's enactment of the EU Copyright Directive in 2003 makes the modification of consoles illegal; Sony won a case prohibiting the sale of modchips in the UK in 2004.
Kikizo Interviews Robbie Bach About Xbox 360
Kikizo is offering a 26-minute video interview with Microsoft's Robbie Bach about the upcoming Xbox 360 console. The only mention of Halo is listed in their text summary as follows:
The same Halo 3 / PS3 spoiler question we asked J - as much time as needed...
"J" in this case I'm sure we can safely assume means J Allard, and is probably a reference to the "when it's done" release date Allard cited after Microsoft chairman Bill Gates had spilled the beans that the company wanted Sony's PlayStation 3 to "run right into Halo 3" when it releases; Microsoft and Bungie representatives have been artfully dodging the topic ever since.
Two New Halo Custom Edition Maps Released
Modders of Halo games on the Xbox may be holding their breath while HaloMods is closed pending an upcoming auto update. In the meantime, Gearbox's PC Halo fork, Halo: Custom Edition, is still getting new user-created content. Verdafolio at Demented Puppy Dot Com this week noted the release of two new maps: ColdRush by JackBauer and Dualing Keeps by DOMINATOR.
News Roundup For July 2, 2005
- Bungie's latest What's What Update is all about cheating and assuring players that the situation is going to improve; apparently another auto-update is on the way.
- Bungie is also looking to hire artists, animators, and programmers.
- GameSpy compiled a list of Xbox Live's top 25 games; Halo 2 was number one, and Halo 1 number six. (Who is number one? You are number six--Ed.)
- Matt Soell reminded HBO forumgoers not to forget Mike Salvatori when praising music in Bungie games like Halo and Halo 2. Salvatori is also working with Wideload Games on the soundtrack for Stubbs the Zombie.
- Every Friday, the Frag Dolls are going to take on Xbox Live subscribers, starting on July 15 with Halo 2.
Art Of War: Art Of Deception Video Strategy Guide
Hey guys i checked up on TalkXbox.com, and Eisen Feuer has posted the second installment to Halo 2: the Art of War, The Art of Deception. Includes an awsome vid showcasing all the skills that can be obtained from the editorial that are explained through and through on the written guide provided. I highly recommend that you give this a look if your into improving your halo 2 skills.
More New Map Information Released
A lot of goings-on in the Halo 2 Map world recently. Of course, the Killtacular Pack which was released as a split between two free maps and two premium maps is now available in its entirety for free from Xbox Live; Containment, Warlock, Turf and Sanctuary.
The next set of five maps is due out soon; Red vs Blue has video previews of Elongation and Backwash, and SketchFactor has returned from gallivanting long enough to put up Bungie's preview of Relic, following up on last week's preview of Terminal. And if you missed them earlier, before that Bungie.net previewed Backwash and Elongation themselves as well.
Relic is an island map set on Delta Halo, with its original design origins reaching back to Halo's ancient history as a PC/Macintosh game prior to Microsoft's buyout of Bungie Software.
Halo 2 Set To Reach Terminal Velocity
With both SketchFactor and Frankie off gallivanting (no doubt accelerating at 32 feet per second per second, naturally) Shishka was left alone at the switch this week, and submitted three QuickTime 3d screenshots of Terminal in lieu of the What's What Update for last week.
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