Choose Your Weapons
From the announcement trailer. The Master Chief opens a weapons rack that is concealed in the hallway wall and selects an assault rifle.
Death by intelligence.
Cowabunga
Having opened the airlock door, the Master Chief prepares to fling himself into the Earth's upper atmosphere. From the announcement trailer.
I'm Ready For My Closeup, Mr. DeMille
From the announcement trailer. The Master Chief steps towards the camera, looking out through the observation window to the scene of Earth being "glassed" -- devastated by Covenant energy weapons.
Fighter Bay 02
From the announcement trailer. The Master Chief emerges from the door into The Spoke's fighter bay.
Let There Be Light
Another shot from the announcement trailer, showing off the new lighting effects of the Halo 2 engine as the Master Chief emerges into a darkened hallway with strong backlighting.
Danger
Whenever you see a sign that warns of danger if you push a button, you can bet you're supposed to push it. The Vidmaster's Oath, from Bungie's Marathon days, actually required players to "push all buttons". There's rarely a button in any of Bungie's games that you're not supposed to push.
Happy belated Bungie day!
Help out Bungie.net
SketchFactor at bungie.net wants your help. The folks at Bungie are starting to outline how Bungie.net will work with Halo for Mac/PC and Halo 2, read this for the full details. If you think you don't want to help out, then I won't tell you that you can win a prize!
Submissions must be in by 7/14/03
Contribute to Halo 2!
Over at Bungie.net there is a contest to contribute to the UI in Halo 2. Read all of the details here!
T&R Gets Massive Update
SketchFactor has posted to Bungie.net that Bungie's own Halo site, Truth & Reconciliation, has gotten a a major update and a facelift:
Matt Soell To Leave Bungie
After eight years doing Damage and Spin and donning the Online Asbestos Suit for Bungie, Community Guy and Keeper of the Bungie Way Matt Soell has decided to leave Bungie. Friday, April 25, 2003, was his last day. He wrote about his decision in the HBO forum:
Live The Dream, Work For Bungie
The latest email update from Gamasutra, a site devoted to game development, lists positions for a developer and an 3d environmental artist as open.
He's A Man Of Letters
New Letters to the Webmaster. Go. Read. Return. Thanks to Louis.
A LucasArts Tribute To Bungie?
Sharp-eyed reader Phil Maurer pointed out to us a screenshot of the upcoming LucasArts game RTX Red Rock, hosted over at GameSpy. Look closely and you'll see that the bespectacled character there has what appears to be an upside-down Marathon logo on his chest. RTX Red Rock is, ironically, a third person shooter-- just as Halo was originally intended to be.
Mullet Head Speaks
Marty O'Donnell the Halo music compser will be heard on the internet radio show X-treme Gaming Raido Tonight at 9:30 Eastern Standard Time. You will need a shoutcast compatible MP3 player to listen in.