@scokar: Not just IE6 either, it'll motivate people to go all the way to IE9 (at least, assuming the sites completely switch away from Flash).

@Xeno: technically you can do that now. Almost all the tube sites have their content as unprotected FLV files. Most don't even require a referral or cookie.

@ddhboy: It took me 5 work days to write a javascript library for handling HTML5 video with a flash fallback, and that included creating a unified API for integrating it into apps.

@SupaChupacabra: That's exactly my point tho. The story isn't original.

Best visual effects? Hands down.

@yourcitylovesyou: I pretty much agree with you on all accounts, but noticed you failed to mention the audio sub-plot that plays out in your visor as you pick up intel around the city. The story surrounds the daughter of the man who created the superintendent (Virgil) and it adds a lot of personality to the super…

Having worked with a lot of high-end server rigs that run on two phase 240v, I can promise you there's nothing preventing it from being plugged and unplugged. The C19 and C20 connectors are designed explicitly for this purpose. The only reason it would need to be hard-wired is if they're pulling down more than 16…

It's really sad that so many people acted so disrespectful towards the writers. It's pretty clear in the event description that this was centered around the books and not a new video game.

@bigbang503: My guess is that it's a shield world like Onyx, assuming it isn't Onyx itself. It may also be the origin world of the Flood, or something else entirely different.

To be technically accurate, the Halo novel's are not based on a video game. They're based off the Halo story bible that Joe Staten wrote long before the game was started. He fleshed out all the characters, all the backstory, all the plot far in advance. Nylund and Dietz used the halo bible when writing all four…