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Subject: Question about Game Informer's Cover Art for Halo 2
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A forum moderato at GI's website told me Bungie was responsible for the cover art so my question to you guys (Bungie) is did the artist mess-up and draw the rocket launcher wrong (it only has one big barrel) or is that an intentional drawing hinting at a new rocket launcher...Please answer everyone has been telling me I'm an idiot and that it's just a mistake.

  • 04.21.2004 12:21 PM PDT
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I got the issue yesterday and was wondering the same thing. It sure looks cool though, some of the best cover art I've seen in a while.

  • 04.21.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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Hey, thats a good point...

i noticed the single barrel to, but i didn't know that bungie drew the sketch

  • 04.21.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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When I first got the mag I posted about it in 4 forums and i got flamed and bashed...i'm glad you guys saw it too...i think most of the people didn't even have the issue.

  • 04.21.2004 12:25 PM PDT
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When he said a Bungie employee made it, he meant the art with the Master Chief 'falling' backwards while shooting with the Battle Rifle. I think.

This one might have been created by Bungie as well though, no idea.

  • 04.21.2004 12:26 PM PDT
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You're right, most don't unless you're a subscriber such as myself.

  • 04.21.2004 12:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: XiroKe
When he said a Bungie employee made it, he meant the art with the Master Chief 'falling' backwards while shooting with the Battle Rifle. I think.

This one might have been created by Bungie as well though, no idea.


I asked GI about it not EGM...the EGM cover art didn't even have a rocket launcher

  • 04.21.2004 12:29 PM PDT
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The cover illustration was done by Bungie artist Eddie Smith. He's the same artist who drew the awesome cover for EDGE magazine last year (look in the Halo 2 print art gallery). When he's not creating cool covers, Eddie works on concept art and some environment paintings for the game.

There is a screenshot in the magazine that is similar to the cover - A yellow Spartan is standing inside a doorway with a rocket launcher. The rocket launcher has 2 barrels on it.

The cover is just a matter of artistic license, not an error or a feature change. There's actually more to the cover than just the Chief image. I wish GI would have printed the entire image. We will put it up on the site in a few weeks once the magazine has been out for a bit.

Eddie also painted the image that is being used for another upcoming cover... You should see that in a few weeks.

  • 04.21.2004 12:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: SketchFactor
The cover is just a matter of artistic license, not an error or a feature change. There's actually more to the cover than just the Chief image. I wish GI would have printed the entire image. We will put it up on the site in a few weeks once the magazine has been out for a bit.

Eddie also painted the image that is being used for another upcoming cover... You should see that in a few weeks.


That's really cool I can't wait to see it in its entirety...but I don't quite get that artistic license thing. I mean chief seemed to be drawn accuratelly why not the rocket launcher?

  • 04.21.2004 12:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: KayCeron
Posted by: XiroKe
When he said a Bungie employee made it, he meant the art with the Master Chief 'falling' backwards while shooting with the Battle Rifle. I think.

This one might have been created by Bungie as well though, no idea.


I asked GI about it not EGM...the EGM cover art didn't even have a rocket launcher


Why don't you read what I said.

I said I think he meant the art with the MC falling was drawn by a Bungie employee, and he didn't mean the GI cover (which also turns out to be drawn by Bungie).

Sorry for trying to help you out, jebus.

[Edited on 4/21/2004 12:40:35 PM]

  • 04.21.2004 12:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: KayCeron
Posted by: SketchFactor
The cover is just a matter of artistic license, not an error or a feature change. There's actually more to the cover than just the Chief image. I wish GI would have printed the entire image. We will put it up on the site in a few weeks once the magazine has been out for a bit.

Eddie also painted the image that is being used for another upcoming cover... You should see that in a few weeks.


That's really cool I can't wait to see it in its entirety...but I don't quite get that artistic license thing. I mean chief seemed to be drawn accuratelly why not the rocket launcher?


Yeah that does'nt make sense to me either. None the less, it's still the best cover art I've seen period!!

  • 04.21.2004 12:40 PM PDT
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I think the EGM cover art was the best...I have that on my desktop and my cell phone

  • 04.21.2004 12:43 PM PDT

bah

So what does this cover look like? You don't have to buy it to see the cover, so I want to see it!

  • 04.21.2004 12:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Rip Saw
So what does this cover look like? You don't have to buy it to see the cover, so I want to see it!


On the cover it's only a gold colored MC holding a rocket launcher, and peeking around a corner. I would post all of the 8 new multiplayer screens but:

A. I don't know how
&
B. It's unfair to Game Informer

[Edited on 4/21/2004 12:47:06 PM]

  • 04.21.2004 12:46 PM PDT
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I just went to their site and it showed the newest cover is jak III with a master chief WAY back in the top right corner is this the cover you guys are talking about?

  • 04.21.2004 2:00 PM PDT
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Where can we see all of the screenshots to the magazine? O couldn't fund them on the GI website.

  • 04.21.2004 2:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Blaze97
Where can we see all of the screenshots to the magazine? O couldn't fund them on the GI website.


1 word - google. Look up Game informer Halo 2. Also a hint: look on the Battleground: Halo forums if you dont find any good ones on google. I'd give you a direct link but that'd be mean to the mag that I subscribe to.

[Edited on 4/21/2004 3:04:04 PM]

  • 04.21.2004 2:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: Blaze97
Where can we see all of the screenshots to the magazine? O couldn't fund them on the GI website.


magazines will not post the picture because it would hurt the sales. most people who get those mags are just looking at the adds and pics. so if someone posted it on the innernet they would be ruining the point and profit of makeing a mag. that is why respectabe sites will not post pics untill the mag's are sold.

  • 04.21.2004 2:49 PM PDT