Spencer "Poop Scoop" Anunsen has done another transcription of music from Halo; this one is the theme from the Truth & Reconciliation Suite. As usual, it includes versions in MIDI, PDF and .mus formats. Check it out in our Sheet Music section on the Halo page. Registration and login required for downloading as usual.
Halo nabs the #50 spot on 1UP's list of The Essential 50, a list of the most important games ever made. Thanks Joystiq.
The Master Chief has actually already made his Hollywood debut, appearing in theaters in the cinematic trailer that kicked off the I Love Bees phenomenon. But now it appears as if the long-time question, "wouldn't a Halo movie be cool" might soon end up having a real, definitive answer.
mrsmiley took the Master Chief to New York and he gets lucky. Who says people who go to HBO looking for Sex and the City are in the wrong place? Oh... and a new comic, too.
... that there aren't more items in a day than we have minutes (to say nothing of hours) to post them. So here's what happened when I wasn't looking:
At the Halo Story Page, Mnemesis interviewed Bungie's Joe Staten on the Halo storyline, setting to rest some old debates, such as who really released the Flood, where the other SPARTANs are and whether or not it's important, the relationship between the Forerunners and the Flood, and time travel. Joe also adds some information about the HSP Timeline. A must-read.
Halo 1 will be one of four "side games" available for play at the DC event at the end of this month; check MLG for details. Thanks Dolbex.
Stuntmutt notes on his blog today that his lovely lady accepted his marriage proposal this past New Year's Eve; see the community reaction in the HBO forum.
Vector40 notes the winners of the Bungie Tribute Poetry Contest over at The Junkyard; kudos to DarkTyrant, Murph MacManus and Raven3509, the #1, #2 and #3 winners, respectively.
Dolbex notes that the registration system for the DC Halo tournament that was expected on Tuesday has been delayed until Wednesday.
An Associated Press article at Yahoo News notes how U.S. Marines stationed in Iraq turn to videogames, including Halo and The Sims (there's a strange combination --Ed.) during lulls in fighting. Where's Halo 2? Quick, somebody make an emergency shipment of Halo 2 to Iraq!
mrsmiley notes:
A new strip today in our mini new season kick-off series. Cortana makes her first Halo 2 baby appearance, and there's some new sketches to boot!
Framerate posted over at HaloPlanet about FragFest 2K5, a Halo tournament in Calgary from January 28-29. Check the Maasai Clan website for details.
UPDATE: The tournament has been delayed until late March, and the organizers are hoping to involve the Canadian Gaming League.
Halo for the Mac has gotten another update, 1.51 to fix various bugs with ATI hardware. You can get it at MacUpdate or HBO.
UPDATE: This has shown up on VersionTracker now as well.