A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Bungie.net has seen a flurry of updates in the past few days. Here's a quick rundown:
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Halo 2 Xbox Live Update Released
The update itself doesn't seem to be quite large at all, and as of this writing, it has become available even at my undisclosed location. After successfully downloading the update, you'll see the number "1.1" in the lower right-hand corner of Halo 2's main menu screen. This disappears once you login to Live and reappears when you logout.
Bungie Makes An Impact
SketchFactor has posted the summary of the latest Humpday Challenge-- after a short hiatus following their humiliation against typical Japanese Halo players, Bungie rewrote the rules (they now pick one of the gametypes and actually practice as a team beforehand) and rebounded with a solid victory over Art Vand3lay, flechette, goatrope, Ducain, Sorahn, and Jphan7om of
Microsoft Sues One One Se7en; Stuntmutt Retires
Major Nelson Denies Xbox Retail Pull Rumor
SPOnG has a story that claims retail channels are being told that current Xbox hardware is being phased out; Major Nelson denies this in his blog, saying that shortages of Xbox hardware in the retail channel are due to the popularity of the console.
Pfhun With Physics And A Casebeer
Punishment Pending
Stuntmutt's 300th One One Se7en comic is online today, along with a frightening afterword and shocking revelations.
New Content Plans Are Uncommon Sense
The latest Narc's Retort is Bordering On Common Sense, about Bungie's downloadable content plans.
Bordering On Common Sense
It's rather difficult for me to get a handle on exactly how I feel about the recently announced plans for new Halo 2 maps. Part of that is because of my own personal situation-- having been without decent DSL since before Halo 2's release, I'm only just now getting the hang of the multiplayer maps that shipped with the game; and even then, my higher-than-average ping and utter lack of skill or practice is still getting me massacred daily on maps I barely know and already paid for, to say nothing of maps that are yet to come.
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Bungie Studios Moving Into New Digs
Over at Bungie Sightings, mnemesis points out a King County Journal story that says that Bungie Studios will be moving out of the Microsoft Millennium Campus in Redmond and into the Kirkland Hardware Store, previously home to the longest-running retail business in the area, open from 1890 to 2000. The move is apparently designed to alleviate space concerns and "maintain camaraderie".