VGL Asks Players To Vote On Tourney Games
VGL is letting players vote for what games they want to play in tournaments. More information on VGL's tourneys, as well as instructions on how to vote, can be found at the VGL news page. Thanks Jeff Gross.
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Porting From Xbox To Xenon In Six Weeks?
SPOnG has a story speculating that the on-again, off-again adventure game Kameo will be released finally on the Xbox 2 rather than the Xbox. More surprisingly, it claims that it was ported to the new console by Rare only six weeks after they received their first Xenon development kits, and that they could have done it even faster.
(Could this give credence to rumors of Halo 2.5 for Xbox 2 as a launch title? Only the Shadow knows --Ed.)
Combining Fun And Funny In Stubbs A Real Challenge
1Up put up a four-page feature on Stubbs the Zombie on April 1st, and this real story got lost among all the jokes; we spotted the link today on HBO courtesy of Louis Wu's linkage. The focus is on the challenge of mixing humor and fun gameplay.
Microsoft Drops More Halo 3 Hints
Eurogamer has a story quoting Shane Kim at Microsoft Game Studios that the Xbox's most popular franchises, including Halo, Fable amd Project Gotham Racing, will be making their way onto the next console:
"Without giving away all the surprises we have in store, gamers that love franchises like Halo, Fable, and Project Gotham Racing can safely assume we will continue to invest in them as we move into the next generation."
The article goes on to speculate that sequels to Halo 2 and Fable would not likely be launch titles given that those studios just completed their last games in late 2004.
Plain Of Marathon: A Sistimatic Approach
Today marks the start of a new series by a new staffer here at Rampancy. Sistimatic, a fan of Bungie games since the days of Marathon on the Macintosh, has looked back into the Marathon manual's retrospective on the battle at the Plain of Marathon to find war lessons applicable to Halo players today. Marathon Lessons is the first article in a series we're calling A Sistimatic Approach.
Other news:
- KP has put up a blog entry recapping the LANfest at Louis Wu's this past weekend. UPDATE: Also writeups by nukedude and goatrope.
- Xbox365 has a story on an ATI patent that might be a hint to a unified shader architecture in the Xbox 2's GPU.
Microsoft Sues One One Se7en; Stuntmutt Retires
It seems Microsoft is suing 117 for phishing without a license.
UPDATE: Louis Wu at HBO is reporting that Stuntmutt has retired from One One Se7en. Coincidence, now that the franchise is under legal assault from Microsoft? We don't think so! One can only hope that Wu, who has taken up the gauntlet, can persevere.
I Am Dead, I Just Haven't Stopped Moving Yet
Having finally gotten online, I've just now gotten around to discussing my favorite topic related to Internet gaming: the scourge of lag. Of course, the broadband-only Xbox Live service is designed not to have any, but under extreme circumstances there is still some lag to deal with. The first part of the High Ping Bastard's Guide to Halo 2 is on how choosing the right weapon for when you're playing on a not-so-fast connection.
Downloadable Demos On Xbox 2?
Spong, featuring a new Googlified logo, put up a story late last night (so it's not an April Fool's joke, at least not a fair one) that says the Xbox 2 will have downloadable demo content right at launch.
In other news:
- rapture at cooked gamers wonders if these are Halo 3 screenshots...
- HBO is hosting Mat "shunji" Noguchi's GDC talk on Bungie's tag system as used in Halo and Halo 2.
- Blackstar documents vehicle warping in real life.
- Team Tabula Rasa has put up its first two strategy columns: Making of a Spartan by Furiont and Sententia per Antiquus by Faewraith113.
Another big fan art update over at Halo Babies. Thanks mrsmiley.
Major Nelson Denies Xbox Retail Pull Rumor
SPOnG has a story that claims retail channels are being told that current Xbox hardware is being phased out; Major Nelson denies this in his blog, saying that shortages of Xbox hardware in the retail channel are due to the popularity of the console.
Personalize Your Xbox 2?
Eurogamer has a story that indicates it may be possible to "customize" your Xbox 2-- or at least for Microsoft to custom-tailor the console different geographical regions:
"We have ways, we have ideas. Look at cell phones," Microsoft VP J Allard told trade publication MCV. "You can have snap-on faceplates, you can change the skin and the batteries, and you can change the ringtones. I think we need to have a global foundation, and then personalise within region."
The story also claims that Microsoft is promising to ship 1 million of the next-generation console before Christmas.
In other news:
- dementedpuppy dot com notes that Halomaps.co.uk will not be reopening. The announcement came in the Gearbox Forum.
- Major League Gaming has info about their upcoming Orlando event, as well as an interview with Foulacy of Str8 Rippin.
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