You've Got Me Spinning
Xbox365 says it thinks it has received a copy of the actual Xbox 360 logo. Kotaku thinks it's got a picture of an Xbox 360 memory card. (I think I feel dizzy. Comments saved for later... --Ed.)
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Recent Videos
| Title | Date |
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| No Man's Sky: Cosmos Pt 1 | 09.19.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 4 | 09.05.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 3 | 08.29.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 2 | 08.22.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 1 | 08.15.26 |
| Planet of Lana Part 2 | 08.08.26 |
| Planet of Lana | 08.01.26 |
Sheet Music
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| 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
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| 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 |
Playing Well With Others
VersionTracker recently noted the release of version 2.2r2b of OpenPlay, a cross platform networking library originally designed for multiplayer games.
Why is that of interest to Bungie fans? Because Bungie was actually the original user and co-developer of OpenPlay with Apple, which at the time was called Uber-- the foundation of the cross-platform networking used in the award-winning Myth RTS games.
Friends Lists Not Being Reset
Both Major Nelson in his blog and Frankie in the HBO forum have confirmed that despite what you may have heard, the reset of game statistics for Halo 2 will not affect your friends list. Many of you may have been receiving-- or even sending-- voice and text messages to your friends with instructions not to delete them, in order to preserve your lists post-reset. It isn't necessary. Don't send any more of those messages, and don't worry about keeping the ones you have received. The friends lists are not being reset.
More Purported Xbox 360 Images Surface
The web is abuzz with news about more images from ourcolony.net that purport to be of the Xbox 360, as well as some that appear to come from other sources, and still others that were apparently debunked months ago but have come back to haunt us. If you haven't been following the action at ourcolony.net, here are a few links to other gaming sites that have the images:
Stubbs' Zombie Army Wants You... Or At Least Your Brains
[image:8460 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0]Stubbs The Zombie has a new website up, part of Aspyr Media's campaign to promote Wideload Games title, due out for Mac, PC and Xbox this fall. The site has new videos and screenshots, some of which we've added recently to our very own Stubbs gallery. There's also the promise of new material every two weeks for members of the Zombie Army. Or, just check in here at Rampancy.
It's All About Story
Ross Mills asks Halo Bible author Eric Trautmann about storytelling in games on Eric's blog:
Q: RPG videogames are well known for their in-depth stories. Without major spoilers, what 5 action games would you describe as having the best, most well-thought out story apart from Halo? (which is cheating, since you did that one's story)
A: Couple points: first, I did not "do" Halo's story; I added dialogue to an existing framework that I did not generate, and second, Halo might not make my top five. The beauty of Halo is not it's story, but in it's scope, and the execution of the storytelling itself.
As it turns out, Halo does not make Eric's list; but the Marathon Trilogy tops it. Read the entire set of questions, plenty of more interesting tidbits in there.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Most of the reviews and feedback about the 1.1 Update to Halo 2 has been overwhelmingly positive, aside from a few gripes about the Magnum. Joe "Dyslexia" Renaud over at Major League Gaming has done an in-depth analysis of the changes in this update, evaluated from the perspective of pro gamers.
Sketch: We Nerfed The Needler
Brian "SketchFactor" Jarrard talked to 1UP.com about the changes in the 1.1 Halo 2 Update, touching on one particular weapon tweak (or rather the lack thereof) that was close to the hearts of the author:
Jarrard: Yeah, I was hoping the needler would get a bump also, but it hasn't received any loving in this update. It's funny because I remember at one point, that was our whole pitch, right? How the needler won't just leave a nasty skin rash anymore? How it actually will do damage? But at some point in that final pipeline, I think, for a variety of reasons, the designers kind of scaled back on it a bit, because I'm positive that the needler we played with originally is not quite the needler that shipped in the final version. I think it had to do with the dual needler situation and how two of them were suddenly ridiculously powerful.
Lots of information there about the changes, be sure to read up. Thanks HBO.
Evaluating The 1.1 Update
Well, the 1.1 update is here, with its modified weapon balance, anti-cheating measures, flag bouncing reduced, sword flying removed, and lots of other little tweaks.
What do people think so far? Like it? Hate it? Why or why not?
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One More Time, With Feeling
Sistimatic has written the latest of Rampancy's series of Halo 2 Impressions. This one covers the indoor/outdoor snowdrifted Flood-fest that is Quarantine Zone.
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