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Bungie Podcast talks original ending of Halo 2
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, grunts and elites, a brand new Bungie Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. The latest episode features none other than Marty O'Donnell, Halo music composer and ex-mullet-haver. Thrill as Marty, Frank, and Luke discuss the minutiae of creating an ultimate 5.1 sound setup, the Halo 3 Original Soundtrack, and oh so much more. In particular, Marty reveals that Bungie actually recorded Halo 2's original ending with the game's voice actors. Yes, somewhere, in a secret vault, lies the real ending of Halo 2 as Bungie originally planned it. So, will Marty ever release the recording so we can all enjoy it? No, so don't get your hopes up. Of course, they spend some time generally chatting about the music of Halo 3. Head over to Bungie.net to grab the episode.
Bungie podcast talks AI, no clan support
Tardy again, we've just finished listening to the latest Bungie Podcast (try to forgive us, we were busy editing our own podcast you know). For those of you who've yet to listen to it, we suggest you get right on it. In this episode, Frankie and Luke discuss Halo 3 AI with Mission Designer, Dan Miller. We don't want to spoil the fun of hearing it for yourself, but suffice it to say that enemy encounters in Halo 3 are set to be pants-wettingly epic. Listening to Frankie describe an exchange with a group of brutes that involved a bubble shield, a power drainer, a flashbang, another bubble shield, and a radar jammer definitely gets us excited for some (co-op) campaign hijinks.Also mentioned in the podcast. Halo 3 will not ship with clan support. As Frankie puts it, the clan support in Halo 2 really amounted to no more than a second friends list. The Bungie boys don't rule out the possibility that Halo 3 may support clans in the future, but don't expect to see it in the retail box next month. Oh, and don't forget that Microsoft isn't planning on implementing cross-game clan support anytime soon either.Hit the "read" link to download the podcast.
Bungie Podcast ep 4 is all about testing
It's looking like the addition of Luke Smith to the Bungie payroll has paid off five fold, because we have not only been treated to three episodes of the Bungie Podcast since his arrival, but it's releasing on timely schedule every week. It's madness we say, madness! Anyhoo, in the latest Bungie Podcast the crew sits down with special guest Jamie Evans who's in charge of Halo 3 testing and bug tracking to talk about ... well, bugs and testing. This podcast is not only grade A premium cut beef, but it's getting to be almost (and we emphasize almost) as good as our own special blend of a Fancast. Give the fourth episode a listen and be sure to stick around into overtime when they chat about the recently confirmed Halo 3 four player online co-op goodness.PS: The Bungie Podcast is subscribable via iTunes now.PSS: The opening sound clip made us laugh so hard our eyes gushed eye fluids.
Bungie Podcast episode 3 is up
It took us three days to actually listen to it, but we thought it best to let our readers know that the third installment of the Bungie podcast is now available. In this episode, you can get your fill of Frank O'Connor, Brian Jarrard, Luke Smith, and their special guest Joseph Staten. Bungie fans will know that Staten is penning the next Halo novel, Contact Harvest. He's also the man behind the grunt voice that we all hold so dear. Together, the Bungie boys take time to discuss their time at E3, answer some mail, talk up Contact Harvest, and of course, dish about Halo 3 multiplayer shenanigans. Head over to Bungie and download it. Oh, we also asked Luke Smith if Bungie is planning on setting up an RSS feed for those of us who prefer automatic podcast delivery (and, really, who doesn't?). His reply: "SOON."
