Monday, October 01, 2007 at 8:50 pm by opus:interactive

Halo 3 At A Data Center - Can It Get Better Than That?

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As gearheads and techjunkies, each new day brings fun new toys into our little Portland world here at opus:interactive. Usually this new gadgetry comes via client server purchases (yes, we get excited about eco-aware BladeSystems and VMware in the same manner we look forward to the latest Apple iPhone firmware: sweeeeet) or company laptops, but sometimes we just like to kick back and relish in a new console or PC game. Unless you were hiding under a sand dune on Mars, you’re probably fully aware of the media frenzy of the Halo 3 launch last week, and we were waiting impatiently to fire this baby up.

Fire it up we did and with company equipment at our disposal - we luxuriated in three LCD projector screens luxing against the largest white wall we have in our Lounge. The carnage was nearly full-scale dwarf sized! Each screen was set to an XBOX 360 and in turn they were all SystemLinked. We had the capacity to unleash twelve teammates at each other, but we got greedy and wanted more visual real-estate, so it was six: two people to a box.

Everyone had a turn, though some didn’t last long, the memory of their triumphs and failures will live on:

Shannon McCormack:

The gloves really came off when Orlando and Lynn discovered the new Gravity Hammer weapon. Nothing was safe after that point.

Jason Nuss:

Stealing the flag was only half the battle as we waged efforts against our own o:i brethren. We sharpened our skills on the iron blades of our foes and screamed beautiful obscenities towards a sea of enemies, while demolishing their skulls with Gravity Hammers. Dare I say, the bliss was in the stench of death that rose up from the dead bodies of Tbro and Shade Malek as they rotted at my feet. Hooya Master Chief!

Brady Wilson:

I might as well have on a red and white striped shirt…

Lynn Twiss:

The transition from Halo 2 to 3 was cumbersome at first (the weapon switching and ammo reloading in particular,) but after three games I was in a solid groove - punishing equally. I rounded out the evening with two full games of solid flag capturing, saving and stealing and dominated on two Rumble Pit matches. A few of my co-workers enemies added me to their kills roster, but let’s not talk about that…

Rounding out the evening was the typical free supply of company available soda pop (via the Pepsi & Coca-Cola machines) keeping the caffeine injection flowing and four extra-large Garlic Jim’s pizzas to sate our stomaches (Nice spicy sauce and tons (tons!) of little pepperonis!)

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