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|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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'''halo.bungie.org''', abbreviated as '''HBO''', is a fansite created in [[1999 (real world)|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 [[1999 (real world)|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 == | == 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 [[2007 | 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 [[2007|October, 2007]]. | ||
Though unaffiliated with either Bungie or [[343 Industries]], the website remains to be one of the most popular and most visited ''Halo'' fansites. During the release week of ''[[Halo 3]]'', the website received about 600,000 pageviews a day. | Though unaffiliated with either Bungie or [[343 Industries]], the website remains to be one of the most popular and most visited ''Halo'' fansites. During the release week of ''[[Halo 3]]'', the website received about 600,000 pageviews a day. | ||
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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]] |