The new weekly Halo update is online, this time out it's up on
Rampancy.net.
The update mentions the "bummed out" reaction to the launch and
subsequent un-launch of the Halo website yesterday (
story), and
word that they plan on making a new screenshot release available to make up for
it, though they need some time to work out the conversion of what turn out to be
50-some MB TIFF files to something more net-friendly, as "Half the fun of a
Halo screenshot is the ability to zoom in and see the ridiculous level of detail
involved." Other current activities mentioned in the update is work on
optimizing framerates, AI improvements, the multiplayer play they've been
engaged in, that the dialog; music; and sounds are basically complete, a
description of a bit of single-player play, and a promise that "there's
more where that came from" for those who had the chance to enjoy the
footage that was available for a brief time yesterday. Unbeknownst to him when
he wrote that, this page on
FilePlanet
has that video for download, and Halo.Bungie.Org has managed to post some more
of the material the MS site contained, including
the
site's informational text,
some
screenshots, and
screen
captures from the O'Donnell/Staten interview.