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{{Website infobox | {{Website infobox | ||
|name=[[File:HBO logo.png|300px | |name=[[File:HBO logo.png|300px]] | ||
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|url= http://halo.bungie.org | |url= http://halo.bungie.org | ||
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|creator= [[Claude Errera]], [[Miguel Chavez]] and | |creator= [[Claude Errera]], [[Miguel Chavez]] and Brian Morden | ||
|created= 1999 | |created= c. 1999 | ||
|status= Active | |status= Active | ||
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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. | |||
'''halo.bungie.org''', abbreviated as '''HBO''', is a fansite created in | |||
== Background == | == 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 | 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. | ||
Though unaffiliated with either Bungie or [[343 Industries]], the website remains to be one of the most popular and most visited ''Halo'' | 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== | == Features== | ||
[[File:HBO - Main Page.png|thumb|250px|The homepage of halo.bungie.org.]] | [[File:HBO - Main Page.png|thumb|250px|The homepage of halo.bungie.org.]] | ||
=== Daily news === | === 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 | 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 and general content newspress content. Every news is archived, going as far as July 20, 1999. | ||
=== Halo Story Page === | === Halo Story Page === | ||
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=== Other features === | === 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 | 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 | The website also hosts other fan project, such as works done by [[Stephen Loftus]] and [[Halo: A Fistful of Arrows]] webcomic by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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**[http://halostory.bungie.org/ '''Halo Story Page'''] | **[http://halostory.bungie.org/ '''Halo Story Page'''] | ||
**[http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html '''Halo Story Timeline'''] | **[http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html '''Halo Story Timeline'''] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
