Soon(tm) Closes Its Doors
Sibrax has decided to end Soon(tm)'s long run of Myth humor with the closing of bungie.net. Man, I'm going to miss that retrad...
Death by intelligence.
Covenant Tea Set
I kid you not. Toalmaster made a tea pot modeled after a Hunter from Halo and has posted several pictures in the Marathon's Story forum. (Thanks HBO)
What Goes Up Now Mirrored
There is now a local copy of What Goes Up here on the Rampancy.net website as well as the hotline server.
Warthog Jump Movie Downloads Hit 17K
This is just to note that downloads of the now infamous Warthog Jump movie from Rampancy.net have just passed 17,000. And not to worry, we won't be pulling this mirror for any reason as long as there is demand.
Grunt Outtakes, New Rant At T&R
Skeletor noticed over inthe HBO forum that the Truth and Reconciliation site has been updated; specifically, voice outtakes for the Grunt characters by Joseph Staten as well as a new Bungie Soapbox Rant by the same, entitled, Joseph Goes to the MS Company Store (Or, How I survived 2 hours in line with the entire European 'Windows' sales team )
You know what to do.
Penny Arcade Gang Vanquishes Halo... Sort Of
Johnny Marvelpants pointed out in our very own (offtopic) forum that Halo got another mention in today's Penny Arcade cartoon. In addition, it rated a mention in their news:
The last two weeks have been a festival of visitors, not to the site but to my apartment. I still haven't gotten Game On in Wolfenstein, single or multi. My ranger languishes on Perceival/Hibernia. I haven't bitten heads in weeks. So, last Friday - while the incomparable Batjew was in town - the extended PA family defeated Metal Gear Solid 2, Rogue Leader, and Halo. You can well imagine that this was an Herculean undertaking, possible only because we were on the precipice of each victory when we began. You can be assured that each of these games will see treatment this week.
Guess they've gotten completely over that case of Xboxitis. Except for the large controllers and repetitive Halo levels, that is.
Myrgard Times Puts Spin On MJ Announcement
SpondMax has posted a slightly altered version of Mumbo Jumbo's recent update at Myrgard Times. If you're a fan of black humor, it might be worth a laugh. If you're not, it might be actionable. You decide.
Letters To The Bungie Webmaster Updated
It seems that with the new Bungie.net site also comes a new edition of Letters to the Webmaster. Go now!
MOS On The Impact Of GameSpy On Myth III
Total Codex at the Ministry Of Security has been pondering what the move to GameSpy for Myth III's online play will mean for the Myth community. He points out a number of differences in the way that system works compared to the old Bungie.net:
I have a Mac, so therefore I have no Myth 3 yet. However, what is obvious is that GameSpy does not require a CD key to register an account. Instead, you use your email address. This leaves many questions unanswered, as well as a few fears. For example: dummying/dropping - you can technically make accounts just as fast as you can reload Hotmail's web site, so what's to stop people from totally abusing the ranking system? As far as admins go, are there any? Even if there are, if a person can make an unlimited number of accounts, how would admins even make a difference? These are the types of questions that MOS is working on getting the answers for.
He also notes a few additions to their humor section.
For Everything Else, There's...
Coriolis at Ancrik pointed out a cute Bungie-themed MasterCard ad spoof in the Comics section of The Psyjnir Complex.
Don't Make Bungie Kick Your Ass
The site isn't loading for us here at R.net headquarters at the moment, but it's been mentioned both at HBO and now at TeamXbox that the Halo manual includes a reference to the following URL: http://www.seventhcolumn.org.
We haven't seen it yet, but apparently that URL was displaying a numeral 7 and Don't make us kick your ass in Latin (NON FACETE NOBIS CALCITRARE VESTRVM PERINÆVM).
Aside from the obvious 7 reference, it's unclear yet what, if any, the significance of seventhcolumn.org is; the name itself is registered to Yeoren (Max Hoberman), Bungie's webmaster.
Beaver On The Bungie Webcam
But no, it's not what you think. Although the logo on the bottle does look a bit like Ling Ling.
Myth III Spoof Movie Posted
The Refrigerator
heh?
Seven giant feet tall it looms large. Four hundred pounds, itТs unmovable. Scarred with stupid magnets, lame kidТs drawings and pointless bits of informational papers. It intimidates me. The motor inside it hums irregularly like something alive. The refrigerator has become old and mean looking from years of abuse.
I can feel the refrigerator isnТt happy. It wants to pay us back for all those times we didnТt clean up spilt milk or washing itТs rusting and dusty outsides. Every damn day it stores our food and receives no form of appreciation! We are making it hate us. But I say to myself it isnТt alive it canТt do anything to usЕright?
Yesterday we found dad crushed under the refrigerator. Oddly it was still standing. We stood in front of it, pondering how it could fall on dad yet raise back up to itТs normal position. Then the refrigerator fell on us.
SPMLOAS!
Another interesting puzzle on Marathon's Story this weekend: what does SPMLOAS stand for? If you're scratching your head, Bungie has a history of putting these acronymns in their product UPC codes, and this newest one comes from the just released Total Codex. It won't be long before someone cracks it, I'm sure... if you're versed in Bungie lore and sayings, perhaps try your head at it.