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[[File:HBO - Main Page.png|thumb|right|300px|The home page of Halo.bungie.org.]]
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Often abbreviated as '''HBO''', '''[http://halo.bungie.org/ halo.bungie.org]''' is, arguably, the most popular and famous fansite for the Halo series. Its webmaster is [[Claude Errera]] (posting under the handle "Louis Wu"). It currently is under the url of nikon.bungie.org.
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'''halo.bungie.org''', abbreviated as '''HBO''', is a fansite created in 1999 by [[Claude Errera]] (posting under the handle "Louis Wu"), [[Miguel Chavez]] and Brian Morden. The website is arguably the most popular and well-known fansite for the ''Halo'' franchise.


Since its inception in 1999, HBO has reached significant recognition from [[Bungie]]. [[C. Errera|A character]], as well as a [[Club Errera|nightclub]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' have been named after Claude Errera. Halo.bungie.org and its staff also received recognition in the [[Tribute Room]] [[easter egg]].
== Background ==
The website was created in late May, 1999 as "blam.bungie.org", back when "''[[blam!]]''" was used as a codename for Bungie's [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo'' project]]. The website was originally maintained by three staff members. At one point of time, one of the staff dropped out followed by another shortly after [[Bungie]] announced their [[Bungie#End_of_partnership|end of partnership]] with [[Microsoft]] in October, 2007.


==Popular HBO features==
Though unaffiliated with either Bungie or [[343 Industries]], the website remains to be one of the most popular and most visited ''Halo'' fansite. During the release week of ''Halo 3'', the website received about 600,000 pageviews a day.
===Movies Catalog===
Halo.Bungie.Org's main maintainer, "Louis Wu", receives hundreds of requests a week to put up videos on the HBO website by Halo fans. Not all are accepted, however it is still a struggle because of limited bandwidth and the fact that [[Mythica.org]] shut down in early 2008. The actual Movies ''Catalog'' hasn't been updated at all since the movie "Hunter in AotCR Pit" (2004), but Louis says it will be updated. For now you can look for new updated movies in the News section.


===Halo Story Page===
== Features==
HBO also features a [http://halostory.bungie.org/ Halo Story Page] section dedicated to all aspects of the Halo story, from backstories, to reference articles, speculation and game transcripts. However, the most notable feature of the Halo Story Page is the [http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html Halo Story Timeline], the most detailed and complex timeline of the Halo series on the internet.
[[File:HBO - Main Page.png|thumb|250px|The homepage of halo.bungie.org.]]
=== Daily news ===
The daily news is located on the website's homepage, providing readers a daily digest of recent news on the ''Halo'' franchise, ranging from official content such as the development process of a game, fan-made content such as [[A Fistful of Arrows]] and general content newspress content. Every news is archived, going as far as July 20, 1999.


===Character Scale Chart===
=== Halo Story Page ===
[[File:CortanaHunterScale.gif|thumb|200px|Comparing the size of a [[Hunters (Lekgolo)|Hunter]] with [[Cortana]].]]
The Halo Story Page is a section dedicated to all aspects of the ''Halo'' canon, from backstories, to reference articles, speculation and game transcripts. Submissions are made by community members to HBO's staff. One of the most notable feature of the Halo Story Page is the [http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html ''Halo'' Story Timeline], a detailed timeline that covers events up to ''Halo 3''.


[[Stephen Loftus]] created a program that allowed users to compare size ratios of different characters from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''. In the program you can choose a character from each list, hit 'Compare' and characters are shown to scale. The measure in the background denotes feet. (The [[John-117|Master Chief]], for example, is exactly 7ft tall.)<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_characterscale/index.html?char1=Cortana-H1&char2=Hunter-H2 Stephen Loftus's Halo Character Scale Chart]</ref>
=== Other features ===
The HBO Forum is an important feature of the website, giving its community members the freedom to interact with one another. The forum is sometimes frequent by the staff of Bungie and 343 Industries. Another prominent features of HBO is its archive on Halo Updates by [[Matt Soell]], Bungie Updates by [[Frank O'Connor]], Bungie's Weekly Updates and 343 Industries' Halo Bulletin.


==HBO Trivia==
The website also hosts other fan project, such as works done by [[Stephen Loftus]] and [[Halo: A Fistful of Arrows|A Fistful of Arrows]] webcomic by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier.
*Claude Errera, the HBO webmaster, uses the name of the main character in [[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]], Louis Wu, when posting. ''Ringworld'' is a classic science-fiction novel by Larry Niven which inspired various elements of ''Halo'', not least the idea of setting the game on a ring-shaped superstructure.
 
== Trivia ==
*The website was mentioned in the credits of ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
*The website was mentioned in the credits of ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
*During October 2008, HBO was cracked twice by an entity calling itself "TheDefaced". Both attacks, the first on October 25th<ref name="cbo-25hack">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive30.pl?read=904139 The front page was hacked?] (''forums.bungie.org'')</ref> and the second on October 27th<ref name="cbo-27hack">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive30.pl?read=904322 Front page is hacked again] ''(forums.bungie.org)''</ref>, replaced the main page with an image of a large face which linked to "TheDefaced"'s website.
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as a special thanks by Bungie, the original staff members of HBO were mentioned in the HBO entry of the [[Tribute Room]]. In addition, the [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)|human in-game allies]] are named after them.
*During October 2008, HBO was hacked twice by an entity calling itself "TheDefaced". Both attacks, the first on October 25th<ref name="cbo-25hack">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive30.pl?read=904139 The front page was hacked?] (''forums.bungie.org'')</ref> and the second on October 27th<ref name="cbo-27hack">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive30.pl?read=904322 Front page is hacked again] ''(forums.bungie.org)''</ref>, replaced the main page with an image of a large face which linked to "TheDefaced"'s website.


==Sources==
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==External Links==
== External links ==
*[http://halo.bungie.org/ Halo.Bungie.Org]
*[http://halo.bungie.org/ ''Homepage'' of '''halo.bungie'.org''']
*[http://halostory.bungie.org/ Halo Story Page]
**[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl '''HBO Forum''']
*[http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html Halo Timeline]
**[http://halostory.bungie.org/ '''Halo Story Page''']
**[http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html '''Halo Story Timeline''']
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HBO logo.png

URL:

http://halo.bungie.org

Type of site:

Fan site

Domain host:

Private host

Created by:

Claude Errera, Miguel Chavez and Brian Morden

Launched:

c. 1999

Status:

Active

 

halo.bungie.org, abbreviated as HBO, is a fansite created in 1999 by Claude Errera (posting under the handle "Louis Wu"), Miguel Chavez and Brian Morden. The website is arguably the most popular and well-known fansite for the Halo franchise.

Background

The website was created in late May, 1999 as "blam.bungie.org", back when "blam!" was used as a codename for Bungie's Halo project. The website was originally maintained by three staff members. At one point of time, one of the staff dropped out followed by another shortly after Bungie announced their end of partnership with Microsoft in October, 2007.

Though unaffiliated with either Bungie or 343 Industries, the website remains to be one of the most popular and most visited Halo fansite. During the release week of Halo 3, the website received about 600,000 pageviews a day.

Features

The homepage of halo.bungie.org.

Daily news

The daily news is located on the website's homepage, providing readers a daily digest of recent news on the Halo franchise, ranging from official content such as the development process of a game, fan-made content such as A Fistful of Arrows and general content newspress content. Every news is archived, going as far as July 20, 1999.

Halo Story Page

The Halo Story Page is a section dedicated to all aspects of the Halo canon, from backstories, to reference articles, speculation and game transcripts. Submissions are made by community members to HBO's staff. One of the most notable feature of the Halo Story Page is the Halo Story Timeline, a detailed timeline that covers events up to Halo 3.

Other features

The HBO Forum is an important feature of the website, giving its community members the freedom to interact with one another. The forum is sometimes frequent by the staff of Bungie and 343 Industries. Another prominent features of HBO is its archive on Halo Updates by Matt Soell, Bungie Updates by Frank O'Connor, Bungie's Weekly Updates and 343 Industries' Halo Bulletin.

The website also hosts other fan project, such as works done by Stephen Loftus and A Fistful of Arrows webcomic by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier.

Trivia

  • The website was mentioned in the credits of Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 3: ODST.
  • In Halo: Reach, as a special thanks by Bungie, the original staff members of HBO were mentioned in the HBO entry of the Tribute Room. In addition, the human in-game allies are named after them.
  • During October 2008, HBO was hacked twice by an entity calling itself "TheDefaced". Both attacks, the first on October 25th[1] and the second on October 27th[2], replaced the main page with an image of a large face which linked to "TheDefaced"'s website.

Sources

  1. ^ The front page was hacked? (forums.bungie.org)
  2. ^ Front page is hacked again (forums.bungie.org)

External links

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