Playing Halo 2 With Red Vs Blue
guS and Burnie have written up their own compendious Halo 2 Preview based on their trip to Bungie, complete with photos of themselves and other Bungie staff and fans, and a nice rundown on maps, vehicles and weapons.
Rampancy
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Rampancy Podcast
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| Sony Acquires Bungie (mp3) | 02.02.22 |
| Let's Play Mass Effect 3 #27 Final... | 06.02.17 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 27: Craig Ha... | 05.08.13 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 25: Destiny... | 03.05.13 |
| 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 |
Fireflies Are Entering The Matrix
Anton P. Nym, author of the Enkidu Terminals fan fiction, has been following the I Love Bees ARG quite closely on the Fireflies wiki he's created. In recent developments, "trustworthy" players are apparently being drawn more deeply into the game, interacting directly with Melissa. He's posted about it in our bees forum.
UPDATE: Just a clarification; Anton P. Nym wrote to let us know he didn't create the wiki, just helped flesh out and proofread the Bungie backstory material.
Halo 2 Shows Up On Games Radar
GamesRadar has put up a two-page piece on Halo 2 from EDGE magazine, talking about how great multiplayer is, and repeating the complaints of journalists worldwide who wanted a peek at the single-player campaign and haven't been able to cajole any information out of Bungie. Editor's Note: longtime Bungiefen might recognize the "grey, hairless" beast pictured in concept art in one cubicle that's mentioned in the article. Another Marathon-Halo crossover? Or does somebody at Bungie right now just like Hulks?
The Gun Pointed At The Head Of Microsoft
Microsoft employee Andy Pennell asks in his blog whether or not the launch of Halo 2 on November 9 will affect Microsoft's overall corporate productivity. Although XBL won't work on the company's network, apparently System Link games and tunnelers do. In fact, one of the comments on Andy's blog mentions a tunneler we seem to have missed before now: Xlink Kai. In theory it will run on Windows, MacOS and LInux and can tunnel for the Xbox, GameCube or PS2. In practice, only the Windows client is available right now.
Thanks Louis Wu at HBO for the heads-up.
Seventh Column Set To Return
Bungie.net will be down for a bit on the 23rd, according to SketchFactor, so that Bungie.net can be upgraded to pave the way for the new 7th Column site. Cool new things are afoot, stay tuned!
The Bones Make Them Crunchy
Looks like bentllama has been fooling around in Fable when he isn't undergoing crunch time on Halo 2. I wonder if pancakes make you evil or good...
Microsoft Pushing Mac Games In Japan
Macs are big in Japan; Apple's svelte and stylish laptops have been doing well there since the PowerBook 140. To say that video and computer games are big in Japan is probably something of an understatement.
What isn't big in Japan are computer games on Macs. Now Microsoft is trying to change that, by localizing a series of games for the Mac, starting with Halo. An article at Wired talks about the launch of this program, held at Apple Stores in Tokyo and Osaka, where top Asian Halo player Siguma took on all comers, all the while chatting politely about the game over iChatAV.
Kudos to Louis Wu at HBO.
Vote For Cortana
Cortana has been nominated, along with other curvaceous videogame characters, to be Cyber Vixen of the Year. Editor's Note: Why now, and not in 2001 when Halo launched, is really beyond us. Maybe on PC titles qualify, not console ones, or maybe she's been nominated for her as-yet-unseen performance in Halo 2. The contest is sponsored by Maxim and Spike TV, and features a mix of imaginary characters from videogames, as well as virtual versions of real people; so Cortana and Samus Aran are up against a virtual version of Carmen Electra and even film-game crossovers like Pussy Galore. and Winners will be announced on December 14. Thanks Louis Wu at HBO.
For Truly Massive Carnage, Dial M For Megabattle
Rockslider has posted in the HBO forum about a new scenario for generating megabattles in Halo in the Fun and challenges section of his site; it details using an early stolen Banshee in Assault on the Control Room to generate a situation he calls the spiral path megabattle. The end result is a conflict between 50 or so Covenant ground troops and you, supported by Marines. Cool!
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