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'''Blam!''' was the code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before it was completed. It was used to replace the original name "Monkey Nuts" because project lead [[Jason Jones]] couldn't bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">[[Art Of Halo]], page ix.</ref> | '''Blam!''' was the code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before it was completed. It was used to replace the original name "Monkey Nuts" because project lead [[Jason Jones]] couldn't bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">[[Art Of Halo]], page ix.</ref> | ||
"Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]''. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly. | "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, the Weekly Updates<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13382</ref>, and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]''. 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. [[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. [[Robert McLees]] would yell, "Blam!" so there was a sense of completion.<ref name="Art"/> | ||
An occasional glitch occurs with network latency. A player can name a map anything, and no matter the result, a notice of censorship will pop up. | An occasional glitch occurs with network latency. A player can name a map anything, and no matter the result, a notice of censorship will pop up. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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