November 15 1999

MWNY Brent Pease Interview - [ 6:50 PM - November 15 1999 ]
The December issue of MacAddict features an interview with Brent Pease from the MacWorld New York expo. The interview doesn't have any new information, but does show some Oni gameplay and it also shows why those of us at the Bungie booth kept checking the backs of our heads:). Bungie.org has also posted this movie on their Hotline server. To get it, you will need to download the Hotline client here, then type in hl.bungie.org

- [ Update by Yorick ]

Chimera official website online - [ 12:46 PM - November 9 1999 ]

For those of you who don't play Myth (and I can't think why you wouldn't have at some stage) or have been living under a rock, you might not have heard about Chimera. Well, it's the huge expansion pack for Myth2 from Badlands in assosiation with Bungie. I've been waiting a very long time for this (yeah, I have friends in high places... they just don't tell me nuthin!) and finally the website is up. I'll finish my praise now... but go check out this incredibly well designed preview of what we'll all be downloading on November 15th!

- [ Update by Darkus ]

Clarification:: Konoko and Japanese names! - [ 12:23 PM - November 9 1999 ]
FYI: When I originally joined up with Onicore, I sent Darkus, an exact same break down of the name Konoko. Many japanese families sometimes combine words from the language, especially with daughters, to create names that they hope will describe what the child becomes in the future.

For example:: A name like Miharu. Mi = beauty, and haru means sunny days. So a parent would name their child Miharu to be a beautiful woman like a clear sky. Another example of this, just to drive this point home would be the name Miyako: Mi = beautiful, Ya = march, and ko = child. This name was given to a girl whose parents wanted her to be beautiful and because she was born in the month of march.

Not all Japanese names are like this. Most names given to girls are to bring a sort reflection in what ideals a parent believes in, or finds happiness in (like a favorite season). Case in point, a popular name for girls is Aki, which means autumn. Two others, which are my favorites are Ayumi, which means walk [become an independent woman], and Emi - which means blessed.

It is quite possible that the Bungie troops created a random name not knowing the hoopla those who can speak a little Japanese may draw from it. Then again it is a rather interesting coincidence if you think about her shaded past, and that her name does break down to kono =(this), ko = (child). What is so special about this child?

- [ Update by Miyamoto ]

Konoko Means Nothing? - [ 1:53 PM - November 7 1999 ]
This just got dropped in my mail in response to my last news post.

Uh...

in that interveiw with the bungie west guys, the guy who named Konoko said that he just made it up off the top of his head. Must be a coincidence...

Mojo Halam

Curioser and curioser, wouldn't you say?

- [ Update by LadyPain ]