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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 7/20/07

There has to be some way to get online co-op.

  • 07.23.2007 11:13 PM PDT
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if bungie doesnt make it now eventually i think they will. just like how they made the halo 2 specal edition map pack. they could make the same for 3 and add the co-op or since its xbox live they could install it earlier. either way i am almost positive it will happen

  • 07.23.2007 11:22 PM PDT
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How can we send questions to the weta guys.... Does that hog have 4 wheeled independent suspension? If it does how did they do it? Ive been trying to figure that out for a long time and would love to know...

  • 07.24.2007 7:32 AM PDT
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Wait, so you're telling me that I finally have a chance to fulfill my fangirl-ish dreams of kidnapping Joseph Staten and taking him away to my cave, but I'm missing that because I'm not going to Comic Con? ... as Darth Vader would put it: Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Also, the fact that Portland is practically right next to Seattle but excluded from Bungie's fan contest makes me cry... on the inside.

[Edited on 07.24.2007 9:03 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 8:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: Arkolis
How can we send questions to the weta guys.... Does that hog have 4 wheeled independent suspension? If it does how did they do it? Ive been trying to figure that out for a long time and would love to know...


go to weta's web site and go to the contact us section...lol

  • 07.24.2007 9:02 AM PDT
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I can't agree more. that's a sweet wort-hizzle. i wonder if that machine gun is real? hmm.

grat job weta. It just hit that since the movie and perter jackson are togather jackson used WETA for LOTR and so they would use it for halo! i just craped my pants!


and i ate an apple. join sparta evreyone its a sweet group. JOIN NOW OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: R1gaT0ny
Holy shizzle its a warthogizzle!!!

THATS JUST AMAZING!

I want that thing in my garage. When theres too much traffic on the way to school i'll tell my gunner to clean up the road. xDD

Posted by: R1gaT0ny
Holy shizzle its a warthogizzle!!!

THATS JUST AMAZING!

I want that thing in my garage. When theres too much traffic on the way to school i'll tell my gunner to clean up the road. xDD

  • 07.24.2007 10:46 AM PDT
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nice update

[Edited on 07.24.2007 11:07 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 10:47 AM PDT
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still working out the forum posting sorry for all the post


[Edited on 07.24.2007 11:05 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 11:02 AM PDT
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oh my god your a freaking genuis!
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I like them both, I just have a weird feeling that Frankie, is Mr. Clean in disguise...

  • 07.24.2007 11:03 AM PDT
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News from WETA

WETA also made an update about the warthog.

The article is here.

"During the last six weeks, we have created this fully functioning four wheel drive Warthog, with a working gun, digital displays, airbags and, perhaps coolest of all, the ability for the Warthog to crab crawl as well as four wheel steer."


If anyone else says "OH NOOOEZ THIS IS CG", die. I doubt that Weta would lie..use that -blam!- in your head.

[Edited on 07.24.2007 12:50 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 12:50 PM PDT
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i don't recall Bungie saying it did not know if they were going to have on-line Co-op. they said they just did not know if it was shipping with the game or not. it seems like they will just put it as an update when they are done with it. i love the warthog but like Lamborghini Gallardo's better.

  • 07.24.2007 3:30 PM PDT

Kill your enemies. Kill your friend’s enemies. Kill your friends.

Posted by: MMo
News from WETA

WETA also made an update about the warthog.

The article is here.

"During the last six weeks, we have created this fully functioning four wheel drive Warthog, with a working gun, digital displays, airbags and, perhaps coolest of all, the ability for the Warthog to crab crawl as well as four wheel steer."

If anyone else says "OH NOOOEZ THIS IS CG", die. I doubt that Weta would lie..use that -blam!- in your head.


(sarcasm) Wow i never knew. I have been such a fool (sarcasm)

Please this is a pathetic attempt to prove that this is real even by the makers of it, and anyway "if" it was real it would be like the old Batman type car (fibre glass over a chassis). Wow, the same two-dimension picture is used three times and no angled side shots? No front shots? No other angle shots of the bits shown (mini-gun and head thing)? Just pictures from a perfect 2d picture which is the only picture so far released. A "working gun"! Are you telling me that if it is real, that they haven't already got the FBI, CIA or any other branch of organisation on their asses for having a fully working mini-gun on the back of a moving vehicle, which was made by a “toy” company.

Wow, I can’t believe that you people would believe the internet. Where’s Mary? You sheep need herding.

[Edited on 07.24.2007 4:09 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 4:07 PM PDT
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Where is Minneapolis on that list of extreme fans? I bet we we not even considered. Nice update anyway.

  • 07.24.2007 4:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: MMo
News from WETA

WETA also made an update about the warthog.

The article is here.

"During the last six weeks, we have created this fully functioning four wheel drive Warthog, with a working gun, digital displays, airbags and, perhaps coolest of all, the ability for the Warthog to crab crawl as well as four wheel steer."

If anyone else says "OH NOOOEZ THIS IS CG", die. I doubt that Weta would lie..use that -blam!- in your head.


(sarcasm) Wow i never knew. I have been such a fool (sarcasm)

Please this is a pathetic attempt to prove that this is real even by the makers of it, and anyway "if" it was real it would be like the old Batman type car (fibre glass over a chassis). Wow, the same two-dimension picture is used three times and no angled side shots? No front shots? No other angle shots of the bits shown (mini-gun and head thing)? Just pictures from a perfect 2d picture which is the only picture so far released. A "working gun"! Are you telling me that if it is real, that they haven't already got the FBI, CIA or any other branch of organisation on their asses for having a fully working mini-gun on the back of a moving vehicle, which was made by a “toy” company.

Wow, I can’t believe that you people would believe the internet. Where’s Mary? You sheep need herding.


LMAO.. First, let go of the hate, its obviously blinding you. Second, don't jump to conclusions. Third, visit an eye doctor or get a better monitor.

Let me break it down for you:

1. "with a working gun" or "with a working gun that can shoot bullets and can kill actors" - Only an idiot would assume the second one. This is for a movie and I don't think its good for the budget if your actors are getting shot. By "a working gun" they most likely mean a movie gun where it looks like it shoots but in reality its shooting blanks.
2. I'm not sure how strong "fibre glass over a chassis" really is. However, the car has an air bag and is supposedly off road.
3. I wouldn't mind seeing a front view shot but if this is CG then all they have to do is rotate the camera or the model. It looks real to me. Also, the angle is nowhere perfect 2D.

Last but not least... the internet is the main source of information these days. Considering the internet is made up of millions of sources... you need to be more specific in what you say. :-p

We'll see in a couple of weeks if its real or not. Hopefully it is real, I'm not skeptic about this. You are entitled to your opinion but no need to be an @ss.

  • 07.24.2007 6:58 PM PDT
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Imagine if the U.S. Military actually began to manufacture and implement the warthog! Freedom-haters would commit suicide at the very site of a dozen incoming 'hogs! OohRah!


They, like the rest of the world, would be laughing at us like crazy if we implemented the Warthog into our military
Canada will use it. We like to think people are laughing with us, not at us.

  • 07.24.2007 10:34 PM PDT
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Yeah? Gimme tertles.

"World's biggest Halo Fan".....not the best name if you're only picking people from the US haha

  • 07.25.2007 1:08 AM PDT

Perhaps Bungie needs to call Epic Games and ask them exactly how they got the online coop to work. Or perhaps the Ubisoft who did GRAW2. They all got it to work pretty nicely with lots of players. They were just lacking the halo aspect which is far superior. As for the halo edition xbox...I don't see why people should buy this if it only comes with a 20gb hard drive. If it had a bigger hdd then I might be interested. Otherwise bring on the elites.

  • 07.26.2007 10:03 AM PDT

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that hog is probably well over $1 mil, that is, if it's 4 sale :P

  • 07.26.2007 8:53 PM PDT

Remember when Weebls-stuff joked about the warthog?
They went to Bungie studios and did a review for something. They joked about there being an an actual sized warthog sitting in the carpark!!! Awesome!

Just imagine, the younger gamers of 10 years ago are now either in their late teens on their 20s.
The younger gamers of Halo 3 have 10 years before they can drive!
The Warthog is an awesome vehicle in the eyes of millions, the governments of the world want environmentally friendly cars and less pollution. You see where I'm going?
We already have technology for electric cars but the electric cars look horrible! Take the warthog, shove an electric engine in and it''l make millions and we'll be saving the planet! And now I'm warbling! Microsoft's car, but it wouldn't suck because it would be made by Bungie! Come on Bungie, spread your wings, all your research and stuff, there's no reason you wouldn't be able to design a car!

  • 07.27.2007 2:23 PM PDT

Heh, its funny because of this News update everyone is running around saying that there will be NO online-coop and refusing to read the story as a whole which clearly states that Bungie is unsure whether or not it will be shipped with the game. This means it MIGHT still be in the game.

Too bad I didn't read up on this sooner. I would have loved to submit an email to the fan contest. I would have just put that I'm the biggest Halo fan because we let Bungie win in our Humpday Challenge

(j/k guys.) :P

Seriously, though good luck to all who entered. I'm sure Bungie has something awesome in store for the winner.

  • 07.28.2007 7:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: Godzil1a
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Imagine if the U.S. Military actually began to manufacture and implement the warthog! Freedom-haters would commit suicide at the very site of a dozen incoming 'hogs! OohRah!


They, like the rest of the world, would be laughing at us like crazy if we implemented the Warthog into our military
Canada will use it. We like to think people are laughing with us, not at us.


Yeah... not to dis Bungie or anything but the Warthog is really a bad design for a military vehicle, simply because the crew is very, very exposed.

  • 07.29.2007 2:11 AM PDT
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Posted by: Dmm White
The Warthog is an awesome vehicle in the eyes of millions, the governments of the world want environmentally friendly cars and less pollution. You see where I'm going?
We already have technology for electric cars but the electric cars look horrible! Take the warthog, shove an electric engine in and it''l make millions and we'll be saving the planet! And now I'm warbling! Microsoft's car, but it wouldn't suck because it would be made by Bungie! Come on Bungie, spread your wings, all your research and stuff, there's no reason you wouldn't be able to design a car!


The Warhog is electrically powered in the game. A separate motor for each wheel. Good reliability that way.

  • 07.29.2007 2:13 AM PDT