We were informed by Death Adder about a new Halo site that he has created, called Halothon. He's having just a little difficulty with the forum but plans to fix that as soon as possible. Swing by and take a look at the newest member of the Halo fansite community.
R@ge of Halo Center sent a message that they're holding a chat tonight until 0300 CST. The server is oxygen.mgochat.com and the room #halo. Have fun if you get a chance to drop in.
Braving the ixnay on posting the scans from the recent, rather revealing PCXL article, Battleground: Halo has posted the three page article in all it's 1.2 megs of goodness. Some terrific shots there, including some of the only hinted at human aircraft. And almost as importantly, the text is somewhat legible, so the article itself can be made out.
Let's hope PCXL doesn't take this as a kick at them while they're down--there's some valuable material in that article, and if you want the real deal, go buy a copy anyways.
The magazine that brought us the most recent dead-tree preview for Halo, PC Accelerator, is closing up shop. Here's part of their statement:
An interesting experiment in news reporting happening over at Haloplayers: a news page where readers can add and edit the posted news, becoming reporters and editors in a sense. Our World is the name of the place, and here's hoping it's not dragged down by an immature few.
After making my flyby of the usual gaming sites I discovered that GameSpot has a poll up on their front page:
Major kudos to SiliconDream and CyberBob for the formidable and apparently spontaneous article on the physics of the Halo system posted in the forum earlier today.
The article covers in great detail the (believed) orbital characteristics of the Halo system, from Lagrange points to the weather on the Halo itself. A terrific, long read (with pictures!), perhaps even comparable to a Noctavis style post. ;)
Not a major news item, but noteworthy if you're new to the Halo scene and wondering about the whole first vs. third person perspective debate. XZCion has ventured into the old forum archives and picked out some rather ancient perspective debate threads, listing a handful for people who weren't around to witness their creation.