Rampancy

Louis Wu at HBO noticed a new page of screenshots at Bungie.net's Truth & Reconciliation Halo site. They're full screen shots of cooperative play action. They're gorgeous, and all I can think of is... why can't we play like that? (It's a rhetorical question.)

IMG has a mention of Mac's upcoming Halo port, in an interview twixt Tuncer Deniz and Westlake's Glenda Adams. Not much, but its does clarify a few things.

Link snarfed from HBO.

News.com is carrying a story today that says that Microsoft is looking to hire an engineer for collecting, evaluating and conducting analysis of modification chips used on the Xbox game console, suce as the X-ecuter. Apparently they want to use this technical information not only to help beef up the Xbox's security, but in a legal battle against Xbox hackers:

Microsoft has said it will pursue legal action against any hacking tools that infringe on its intellectual property and may use the upcoming online service for Xbox to spot hackers. Preference is given to those with...gaming hacking knowledge.

Both Microsoft and Sony allege that mod chips violate copyright, but recent rulings in Australia have not supported that charge.

With all this news of the Halo National Tournament having splashed to a halt, it's easy to forget the little people. With that in mind, there's an upcoming tournament in New Mexico, taking place on October 12. Seems to be a pretty good deal, if you're in the area - site's here.