Commentators: Shikai Wang, Paul Russell, Rob McLees, Marty O'Donnell. This version recorded with a fan audience.
We've just added the recently captured QT5 version (4 Mb, 480x360) of the television commercial for Halo that's been airing in the Canadian market this spring and was captured by Bill and Bob Maguire. Thanks to Louis Wu at HBO for the notice.
In a forum thread at HBO discussing recent claims that Halo saved game files had been hacked to gain access to infinite ammo and other things, Mat MSN Noguchi had the following to say:
Barak at RealHaloPlayers has posted a note that Mhaddy's site The Junkyard has gotten a redesign, as well as a whole new backend system that features themes. The site has a Halo page but also covers other games like Tribes. Go take a look!
Randall Glass made a new version of his infamous Warthog Jump movie, called Warthog Jump Revisited. We're mirroring the large (240x320, 30fps, 17Mb) version right here at Rampancy.
Followup to Warthog Jump, featuring a variety of jump, some humor at the expense of whining Halo fans, and a very special visit from one of Bungie's other games.
Halo was so long-hyped, so widely acclaimed, and so eagerly anticipated that it was rare to see it, as well as its rectangular abode, the Xbox, as roundly made fun of as both were in the frames of Penny Arcade.
Their criticism of the Xbox has waned some in the intervening months, although their Awards cartoon still poked fun at Halo, featuring the Xbox's flagship title next to a picture of.. of... well, a toilet.
Matt Soell dropped into the HBO forum to address the recent not on the board comment from Chris DiCesar at Microsoft. In short, DiCesar was just trying to be as conservative as possible, and as a result, understated what's being done on Halo.
Matt reiterates:
Various news sites around the web have, of course, been covering E3 this week, foremost among them CNET's News.com. Here are a few items pertaining to the Xbox and/or Bungie:
Everybody loves the Xbox-- but develops for the PS2 (CNET.com):
Chris Barylick at Macgamer managed to nab an interview with Bungie's Matt Soell at E3, and covered a rather wide range of topics. Thanks again to Louis Wu at HBO.
On Bungie doing another Myth or Oni game:
A short article at computerandvideogames.com is confirming what's been said by Bungie all along, that there will be no separate Halo Online title, but the version of Halo that will first use MS' Xbox Live gaming service will be a full sequel.
In other words, Halo 2 looks officially announced at this point, even if there are no other details available.
Patroclus' homage to Mystery Science Theatre, complete with appropriate Bungie references is now here at R.net in 2Mb and 10Mb sizes. Thanks for the heads-up to Louis Wu at HBO.