Louis Wu posted in his own forum that Bungie should soon have a few demo servers running for those who are downloading the PC Halo demo. They will be identifiable by the string BNG-Demo in their names.
KILLZONE:
Vehicles: yes
Nice guns: yes
nice AI: good, but not great
Good Graphics: no
multiplayer: no
HALO:
vehicles: yes
nice guns: yes
nice AI: yes
good graphics: great
multiplayer: yes(1-16 players)
clearly this "Halo killer" sucks compared to Halo, any first person shooter that doesn't have multiplayer SHOULD NOT SAY IT IS A HALO KILLER, simply because of that, don't touch KillZone
Fresh on the heels of putting one of their journalists in the hot seat at EGM for a day spent playing Halo, CNN is carrying a piece by Gannett's Marc Saltzman on the PC port of the Xbox's award-winning shooter. It does a once-over on the history of the game's development as well as talking a bit about the new additions for the PC version. Nothing new for the hardcore fans, but a nice primer for the uninitiated.
XtraMSN, a gaming site in New Zealand, has a short article up about PC Halo and the servers they plan on running. Thanks to Michael M. in the HBO forum.
Mirrors are cropping up all over. We've added a few more, thanks to an item over at Blue's News. Other additions are courtesy of Louis Wu at HBO. The complete list is:
Exclusive or not, it seems that IGN Downloads is off the mark first with the PC Halo demo. Go get it.
Three (make that five) more Halo reviews today, courtesy of Shacknews: Boomtown, Entertainment Depot, and Adrenaline Vault.
The darn thing isn't even out yet, and already there are going to be three mirrors (UPDATED):
It seems like GameSpy will be getting the Halo Demo today as well, according to their Halo affiliate, Battleground: Halo. Thanks Rams.
As pointed out by a few disappointed HBO forumgoers, there's a minimum age of 18 for the PC Halo World Championship. Bungie Studios' SketchFactor noted that these aren't Bungie's requirements, but that many states have laws that govern the participation of minors in competitions, and that is the reason for the minimum age. FYI.
SketchFactor posted in a thread on the new Maw forum for Halo PC players about the teamkilling problem; although there are no specifics about patches, he does note that both Bungie and Gearbox are paying attention to players' concerns.
