'Sneaky Peek' Build Of Oni For OS X
mad.max of Subnova has posted that OmniGroup has released version 1.0 of Oni for OS X. It requires Mac OS X 10.1.
Rampancy
Death by intelligence.
Recent Videos
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Marathon: Server Slam | 03.08.26 |
| No Man's Sky: Remnant Part 1 | 03.07.26 |
| Destiny: Last Patrol Pt 2 | 02.21.26 |
| Destiny: Last Patrol Part 1 | 02.14.26 |
| Bazzite Backlog Blowout Pt 2 | 01.24.26 |
| Bazzite Backlog Blowout | 01.17.26 |
| Spatial Outpouring Pt 5 | 01.10.26 |
Sheet Music
| Title | Transcriber | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Halo 5: Advent (String... | cwhiterun | 06.07.16 |
| Halo 5: Blue Team (Str... | cwhiterun | 10.22.15 |
| Halo 5: Light is Green... | cwhiterun | 10.20.15 |
| Halo 5: The Trials (St... | cwhiterun | 10.12.15 |
| Roll Call - Price Paid | pimpnmonk | 06.02.14 |
| Behold A Pale Horse Fo... | pimpnmonk | 01.24.14 |
| Farthest Outpost/Mercy... | pimpnmonk | 12.30.13 |
Rampancy Podcast
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
| Sony Acquires Bungie (mp3) | 02.02.22 |
| Let's Play Mass Effect 3 #27 Final... | 06.02.17 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 27: Craig Ha... | 05.08.13 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 25: Destiny... | 03.05.13 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 24: Halo Ann... | 04.21.12 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 23: Halo Ann... | 06.26.11 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 21: The Wint... | 04.18.11 |
Halo Most Coveted Xbox Game At TeamXbox
TeamXbox ran a poll in conjunction with their EBGames Giveaway contest, asking which Xbox title gamers would want if they could choose only one. Halo won out over DOA3, taking 68% of the vote. The contest gave away one free copy each of the two games from EBgames.com.
Halo Review Found In IGN Forum
Zypper left a message at HBO that linked to another Halo review in IGN's XBox forum. ManaByte-IGN is part of IGN DVD's staff, but he is definitely a video game lover, too. ManaByte is clearly impressed by Halo, titling his post Halo is a system seller. Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot. He writes:
Ok, I haven't slept in 48 hours thanks to Bungie's masterpiece. No first person shooter since Half-Life has been this involving and fun to play, but Bungie took the precedent that Valve started in Half-Life and brought it to the Nth degree.Halo does for First Person Shooters what Mario 64 did for the platformer genre. It takes it to a whole new level that people are going to try for years to copy, but few will be able to match what has been done here.
Jumping out of the drop ship alongside a bunch of fellow Marines and immediately going into combat against a large force of Covenant on the most incredible looking beach outside of DOA3 put together everything I've ever wanted to see in a first person shooter with utter perfection.
The music: WOW. The AI: Stunning, AMAZING. The Control: Butter.
This game controls so well it makes Goldeneye and Perfect Dark handle like Oni on the PS2. In other words, crap. Halo is simply the best controlling FPS on a console, ever. The control is so intuitive you'll forget about your mouse/keyboard fetish.
There is even more to this review, so check it out.
light_arrow1 replied with a humorous quote taken from VideoGames.com: I started the game at eight o'clock that Friday night and ended up playing straight through until six in the morning. I finally went to bed, not because I was tired, but because I thought that I should.
If this isn't praise, then I don't know what is.
Choose Life, Choose Xbox, Choose Halo
Word comes from Louis Wu at HBO that Halo has been mentioned several times in Gamespot's latest Gamespotting feature.
Among them is Joe Fielder, a fan of Marathon and Myth, who had this to say now that he's seen Halo:
I think that Microsoft's purchase of Bungie was one of the smartest moves that it's ever made in the games industry. [...] I think that this game could be the defining moment in the developer's career. [...] I didn't think that I was going to need to buy an Xbox at the system's launch next month, but after spending some serious time with Bungie's Halo, I realized that I absolutely have to get one the moment it's available.
And Fielder hasn't even tried cooperative play yet. Thanks to Mr. Temper who gave Louis the heads-up in HBO's forum.
Also worth noting is the poll on the front page of that Gamespotting feature-- which asks which was your favorite Bungie game. The choices include Marathon, Marathon 2, Marathon Infinity, Myth: TFL, Myth 2, and Oni. Looks like they left out Pathways Into Darkness, Abuse, Weekend Warrior, Minotaur, and, of course, Gnop.
Online Strategy Gaming At Slashdot
There's a story on Slashdot right now that might be an interesting read-- or a place to rant-- for Myth fans. It's basically questioning the nature of online strategy games:
Most of my enemies online seem to think 'build a lot of troops, attack early' is a good strategy for their gaming advantage. In fact, you'd be very hardpressed to find someone who uses actualy tactics in a strategy game.
The games being discussed range from Avalon Hill wargames, to Civilization and Starcraft, but so far nobody's mentioned Myth... perhaps they need some schooling?
Halo: The Fall Of Reach Hits Stores
Ape Man over at Subnova was able to find a copy of Halo: The Fall Of Reach at his local Waldenbooks. Ape Man hasn't read too much of the book, but what he has read is awesome . He also hints at something:
Most exciting thing to learn about Halo so far? I'll just give you a date: 2535. Make of that what you will.
You can stress your brain a whole lot or just wait until the book is released on October 30. Order yours for $6.99 at Amazon.
49.9 MB Halo Video At FilePlanet
Battleground: Halo noticed that FilePlanet has put up a new Halo video for download. The video includes the exciting intro movie to Halo, as well as some gameplay footage and is 49.9 MB large. I certainly don't have the willpower to resist this, but maybe you are stronger than I.
Myth III Update From Donges
Mike Donges has posted at MWA, updating us with the following information:
According to Take 2, the game should actually be in stores on the Tuesday the 30th (in the US). It may be in some stores on the 29th, so...call the store that you usually go to on the 29th. They may have it. If they don't, call other stores. Don't let them try to tell you that they have Myst III. That's not the one you want.The European version has gone off for duplication, but I have absolutely no idea what the ship and store dates are for those versions. Thus far, we have integrated localization for French, German, Italian and Spanish.
The Mac version should be out within 2 to 3 weeks of the PC version. I know that won't be a happy-making thing for you Mac users out there, but that is pretty much out of our hands. The folks at MacSoft are pounding away trying to break the game as I write, so they are on the ball.
To be honest, I didn't think Mumbo Jumbo could ever finish the game as quickly as they did, so I am satisfied as long as the game makes it out this year (which it obviously will).
EGM Reviews Halo In December Issue
Electronic Gaming Monthly has posted a mini-review of Halo in its December issue. It's another very positive one, even telling the Nintendo 64's Goldeneye to move over for Halo. Check out halo_egm_review.jpg on my iDisk.
UPDATE: We've added a local copy of the image (404k).
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