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Phantom Cockpit
Although his image file's title seemed to indicate that these Elites are inside a Wraith tank, it is much too large inside to be a Wraith, which holds only one Elite.
In fact, post-release it became apparent that this is actually the inside of a Phantom dropship.
King of the Hill on Midship
A gold Elite is King of the Hill on Midship, and guards his position with a plasma sword.
King of the Hill is a game variation where players try to accumulate time in sole possession of a specific area of the map.
Elite on Ascension
An Elite brandishes what looks like an SMG on the Ascension level in a multiplayer game.
Entertainment Weekly On Politics, Religion In Halo 2
Several sites, including current one-Wu-wonder HBO, pointed out an article on Halo 2 in Entertainment Weekly. Some of those sites also pointed out some things which, while not outright inaccuracies, certainly seem to skew their perception of the game through a film industry lens.
New Halo 2 Movies Released
A lot of new media has been released in the past day or so. Bungie.net's Halo 2 Videos page has WMP9 versions of the 30 and 60 second commercial spots, as well as TV ads in French, German, and Italian. There's also another bonus; an online version of the Multiplayer Featurette that's going to be on the Limited Edition DVD.
What's Red And Blue And Read All Over?
The latest Bungie Weekly Update by Frankie, of course, which is in the Forum at Red vs Blue. Because their forum requires registration, HBO has put up a mirror of the update as well. While you're at Bungie.net, also check out the details for their Bungie Fan Fest on November 8 in Seattle, WA.
Frankie Takes You To The Mat
Mat "shunji" Noguchi, that is, Bungie curmudgeon. Frankie has offered him up sacrificially to answer questions on the Bungie.net forum (largely as a distraction from spoilers, no doubt). So far a lot of questions, and not many answers, although the thread is so long it might be hard to find Mat's answers if they are there; or perhaps his answers will be posted in a separate thread. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: On Friday the answers will be posted.
Making Of Halo 2 On MTV
AEG sends word that a documentary entitled Making the Video Game: Halo 2 will air on MTV on Friday, November 5 at 11 PM ET/PT, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the games, and involving the bands Hoobastank and Incubus, who are contributing to the soundtrack album, also due out with the game on November 9.
So That's How Halo Works
How Stuff Works has interviewed Pete Parsons from Bungie about storytelling in computer games. He talks about how Bungie fleshed out the Halo universe. Thanks Rams at Halo Planet.
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
The next part of Bungie's Guides by Frankie is up at Bungie.net. This one covers Dual Wielding. There's a list of weapons that can be dual wielded, including the plasma pistol and rifle, the human pistol and SMG, the needler, and an as-yet-unrevealed Covenant weapon. You can wield any combination of two of these weapons in either hand.