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'''Blam!''' was the second code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before the real title was finalized. It was used to replace the ''original'' codename, "Monkey Nuts", because project lead [[Jason Jones]] could not bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 6''</ref> | '''Blam!''' was the second code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before the real title was finalized. It was used to replace the ''original'' codename, "Monkey Nuts", because project lead [[Jason Jones]] could not bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 6''</ref> | ||
The term "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, the [[Bungie Weekly Update|Weekly Updates]]<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13382</ref>, and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]''. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly. | The term "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, the [[Bungie Weekly Update|Weekly Updates]]<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13382 '''Bungie.net''', ''Legendary Map: Avalanche'']</ref>, and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]''. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly. | ||
The word was thought of because [[Bungie]]'s Chicago office was located near a very busy street that had numerous near-collisions between cars. After hearing screeching tires outside with no audible crash, [[Robert McLees]] would yell "Blam!" so there was "a sense of completion."<ref name="Art"/> | The word was thought of because [[Bungie]]'s Chicago office was located near a very busy street that had numerous near-collisions between cars. After hearing screeching tires outside with no audible crash, [[Robert McLees]] would yell "Blam!" so there was "a sense of completion."<ref name="Art"/> | ||