Death by intelligence.
Wipe That Stupid Grin Off Your Face
[image:10203 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] It's only the second-ever Halo 3 Weekly Update, and already the bar is being set pretty high. This week we get a new screenshot, suitable for desktop wallpapery, and an introduction to Bungie's brand-new, bright-and-shiny KP.
It's A Long Way Down
Official Bungie screenshot, from the same version of the game used to make the Halo 3 trailer, but not actually from the trailer. Released with the 2nd Weekly Update after Halo 3's announcement. Suitable as a desktop wallpaper.
05192006 Halo 3 Weekly Update, Bungie Introduces KP
Busy Busy Busy.
First things first. We have a new screenshot. It's one we didn't release last week. You should check it out, and go get a bigger version, and make it your desktop pattern. It is also available in our Screenshot Gallery.
Mister Chief T-Shirt
This webcam image, spotted by serpx and posted by Louis Wu at HBO, seems to support the mention of Mister Chief t-shirts in a Bungie Weekly Update a few weeks ago.
The Cable Guy Joins Bungie
Bungie.net has an interview with Bungie's new programming intern, Jon Cable, who cut his teeth by replacing the Pfhor in Marathon with images of Barney. We love you, Jon. Do you love us?
Tuncer Blogs His Bungie Years
Tuncer Deniz at Inside Mac Games has put up Part 1 of a series on his experiences at Bungie. Above all, he talks about how Bungie was always trying to do things differently:
Mapping The Halo Network
Bronzite created a 4-page PDF document speculating on the positions of the various Halo installations and how the system might be laid out. Very slick, very professional, and certainly worth a download and a read. Bronzite says:
Halo 3 Rife With Tensions, Consequences
The London Free Press (of Canada, not Great Britain) is running a piece on Halo 3's announcement at E3 this year. They got to talk to several Bungie staffers about the trailer and the game.
CJ Cowan's quote specifically references the question about whether or not this is the last Halo game:
This is the final game in the Master Chief's story, this is the end of our trilogy.
That still doesn't quite answer the question, though.
I Am Your Shield
From the second sequence of distorted Cortana images, as she voices "I am your shield, I am your sword."
Coming Into Focus
The image of an arid African plain comes into view. Dust blows from left to right, and a public works sign with a picture of a grunt on it, very likely the "easter egg" referred to by Frankie in Bungie's FAQ, twists in the wind.
Annotated Halo 3 Announcement Trailer
Below is a detailed description of the images, dialogue, soundtrack and events of the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, shown first at E3 in May 2006.
00:00 Black screen.
00:01 White screen. A piano chord is struck that slowly fades.
00:05 From right to left, a scene "washes in" of an arid African plain. We hear wind and the sound of slowly beating bass drums.
Who's Flying This Thing?
This Banshee roars over the head of the Master Chief in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, flying towards the mysterious buried artifact in the distance. But who is flying it? The cavity the pilot would normally appear in seems to be empty.
A delibrate omission by Bungie, to avoid revealing the species of Covenant currently invading? Or just a clever strategy to minimize the amount of artistic effort needed to create the trailer, thus ensuring the least impact on real development work?
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Frankie Answers Fan Questions In First Halo 3 Weekly Update
[image:10173 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] This week's Bungie Weekly Update becomes the first Halo 3 Weekly Update as Frankie answers fan questions about the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer unveiled earlier this week at E3 2006.