Behold the glory of 7/7/07!
7/7/07: Love, Bungie
Posted by lukems at 7/6/2007 11:59 PM PDT
7/7/07.
Sure, there was a similarly numbered day back in the 70s. Way back then, the nation was enraptured with Star Wars, several Bungie employees weren't even single-cell beings, Frankie was running amok and surviving stab wounds in Scotland and Bungie, well there wasn't even a Bungie back then. But now there is and the importance of the seventh day of the seventh month in the seventh year is not lost on us.
First off, if you've got an Xbox 360 log in and poke around the Marketplace for new Gamer Pics and a Dashboard theme. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but the free Bungie-themed Marketplace goodies may replace some of those Gamerpics you've been using. One image features a wise Bungie-staffer with a very real and magical mullet.
Over in the Wallpapers Gallery, we've uploaded a lovely painting for you to ponder and consider decorating your desktop with. You've seen parts of it on the cover of U.S. enthusiast magazine Gamepro, but this is the full painting spread out before you. The image features a classic Red versus Blue encounter with some equally and mayhaps more interesting shenanigans unfolding in the background.
Better than Fiction
We wrestled some pages from the story bible away from its keeper, Rob McLees, in order to give a little bit more detail on the just-announced Chopper and two Spartan MJOLNIR variants, the E.V.A. and the C.Q.B. Included on each page is a 3-D movie/screenshot (aside from the Brute Chopper page, which sports a pair of the quicktime images). In order to view them, use the left and right arrows or click and drag your mouse through the image.
The Brute Chopper
DescriptionThe Type-25 RAV has become more common with the reappearance of the Brutes as frontline troops. Although it has not totally replaced the “ghost” as the primary rapid assault vehicle of the Covenant ground forces, it is usually piloted by higher ranking individuals. The vehicle is capable of momentary bursts of speed up to 120 kph (75 mph). The vehicle is armed with four (4) linked forward-firing light autocannons¹.
Weapon Statistics Weight: 1 tonnes (1.1 tons)
Length: 6.4 meters (21 feet.)
Height: 2.9 meters (9.77 feet)
Width: 2.8 meters (9.33 feet)
Power plant: unknown
Range: 272 kilometers (169 miles)
Top Speed: 74 kph
(46 mph)
Main armament: 4 x 35 mm autocannons
(linked)
Unit Replacement Cost
N/A
Observations Although this vehicle is significantly slower than many of those available to UNSC ground forces it is capable of nearly doubling its top speed momentarily through some unknown mechanism. The Type-25 RAV, while stoutly built, is very lightly armored and the driver is completely exposed except from the front where the vehicle’s prodigious engine provides more than adequate protection.
The C.Q.B. Spartan Variant
C.Q.B.: Close Quarters Battle
The Mjolnir/C variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Essen, Deutschland and Songnam, Hanguk, respectively; integrating feedback gathered from the Jericho VII Theater.
Developed at Beweglichrüstungsysteme of Essen and tested at the Special Warfare Center in Songnam, the Mjolnir/C variant focuses on improving combat survivability and mobility.
The intent with the Mark VI Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/C variant was to improve survivability in close combat; specifically by looking at alternate methods of K dispersal and improving joint mobility.
The E.V.A. Spartan Variant
E.V.A.: Extra Vehicular Activity
The MJOLNIR/V variant was developed and tested at the UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth, Ganymede; integrating feedback gathered from the Summa Deep Space Incident.
Developed at the UNSC Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility on Ganymede, the MJOLNIR/V variant focuses on increasing exoatmospheric endurance and improving mobility in zero gravity.
In developing the Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant emphasis was placed on increasing exoatmospheric endurance and improving mobility in zero gravity without the use or thrusters.
Fun Fact:
Codemaster and genius extraordinaire Adrian Perez told us a nugget of 7/7/07 trivia this afternoon while Frankie and I were embroiled in another match in our long running multiplayer rivalry. He said, "Did you know that tomorrow (7/7/07) is the most booked day in the history of Las Vegas weddings and has been so for ages." He read this somewhere on the Internetz and I believe him. Good luck, folks.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=lovebungie
Originally posted by Superboy PrimeWhat is this? A word quilt? Oh are we supposed to read this shit?
Behold the glory of 7/7/07!7/7/07: Love, Bungie
Posted by lukems at 7/6/2007 11:59 PM PDT
7/7/07.Sure, there was a similarly numbered day back in the 70s. Way back then, the nation was enraptured with Star Wars, several Bungie employees weren't even single-cell beings, Frankie was running amok and surviving stab wounds in Scotland and Bungie, well there wasn't even a Bungie back then. But now there is and the importance of the seventh day of the seventh month in the seventh year is not lost on us.
First off, if you've got an Xbox 360 log in and poke around the Marketplace for new Gamer Pics and a Dashboard theme. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but the free Bungie-themed Marketplace goodies may replace some of those Gamerpics you've been using. One image features a wise Bungie-staffer with a very real and magical mullet.
Over in the Wallpapers Gallery, we've uploaded a lovely painting for you to ponder and consider decorating your desktop with. You've seen parts of it on the cover of U.S. enthusiast magazine Gamepro, but this is the full painting spread out before you. The image features a classic Red versus Blue encounter with some equally and mayhaps more interesting shenanigans unfolding in the background.
Better than Fiction
We wrestled some pages from the story bible away from its keeper, Rob McLees, in order to give a little bit more detail on the just-announced Chopper and two Spartan MJOLNIR variants, the E.V.A. and the C.Q.B. Included on each page is a 3-D movie/screenshot (aside from the Brute Chopper page, which sports a pair of the quicktime images). In order to view them, use the left and right arrows or click and drag your mouse through the image.
The Brute Chopper
DescriptionThe Type-25 RAV has become more common with the reappearance of the Brutes as frontline troops. Although it has not totally replaced the “ghost” as the primary rapid assault vehicle of the Covenant ground forces, it is usually piloted by higher ranking individuals. The vehicle is capable of momentary bursts of speed up to 120 kph (75 mph). The vehicle is armed with four (4) linked forward-firing light autocannons¹.
Weapon Statistics Weight: 1 tonnes (1.1 tons)
Length: 6.4 meters (21 feet.)
Height: 2.9 meters (9.77 feet)
Width: 2.8 meters (9.33 feet)
Power plant: unknownRange: 272 kilometers (169 miles)
Top Speed: 74 kph
(46 mph)Main armament: 4 x 35 mm autocannons
(linked)
Unit Replacement Cost
N/AObservations Although this vehicle is significantly slower than many of those available to UNSC ground forces it is capable of nearly doubling its top speed momentarily through some unknown mechanism. The Type-25 RAV, while stoutly built, is very lightly armored and the driver is completely exposed except from the front where the vehicle’s prodigious engine provides more than adequate protection.
The C.Q.B. Spartan Variant
C.Q.B.: Close Quarters Battle
The Mjolnir/C variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Essen, Deutschland and Songnam, Hanguk, respectively; integrating feedback gathered from the Jericho VII Theater.
Developed at Beweglichrüstungsysteme of Essen and tested at the Special Warfare Center in Songnam, the Mjolnir/C variant focuses on improving combat survivability and mobility.
The intent with the Mark VI Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/C variant was to improve survivability in close combat; specifically by looking at alternate methods of K dispersal and improving joint mobility.The E.V.A. Spartan Variant
E.V.A.: Extra Vehicular Activity
The MJOLNIR/V variant was developed and tested at the UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth, Ganymede; integrating feedback gathered from the Summa Deep Space Incident.
Developed at the UNSC Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility on Ganymede, the MJOLNIR/V variant focuses on increasing exoatmospheric endurance and improving mobility in zero gravity.
In developing the Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant emphasis was placed on increasing exoatmospheric endurance and improving mobility in zero gravity without the use or thrusters.Fun Fact:
Codemaster and genius extraordinaire Adrian Perez told us a nugget of 7/7/07 trivia this afternoon while Frankie and I were embroiled in another match in our long running multiplayer rivalry. He said, "Did you know that tomorrow (7/7/07) is the most booked day in the history of Las Vegas weddings and has been so for ages." He read this somewhere on the Internetz and I believe him. Good luck, folks.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=lovebungie
Originally posted by Superboy PrimeGeez why so touchy? Can't we all just, get along?kissesAnd what I do with Ganny is non of your Goddamn business!😠
Why comment on it if you have nothing good to say? Oh wait you're riding Xeno's nutsack. How unoriginal. Be gone.People who are actually interested in the game will read it. Now please go back to massaging your Ganon plushie in your backyard.