Sorry everyone but I won't be on xfire as often. I think ive grown too attached to Xfire and I need to get away... also im tired of all the bullshit I get from people soo.. I guess when ever I get back on ill talk to you

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So, part of the new direction we are taking with releasing 13 part 2 is one of more liveliness. That is to say; not going awol for large periods of time and keeping more in touch with fans and letters people send me. One of the things I would like to do is post on the blog at least once per week with updates, links, or just bits of talk.

Today's will be just be a simple question since it is 6 AM here and I have work in 7 hours; you can answer in the comment section below this. What got you interested in watching machinima? Was there a specific video you watched that sucked you in or have you been a fan since the prehistoric era?

Been working a lot recently, but I've found a couple minutes here and there to put into the Finale. No real estimate yet but it should be here next couple weeks.

I've been reading the responses to the last post and it seems a lot of people were pulled into machinima around Halo 3 release, which is pretty interesting. I wonder if the Reach release will be just as big, it's certainly something to think about.

Anyways, some people ask what I am doing for work; I'm actually working 2 jobs over the course of this summer. One of them is a pretty low level desk job, which doesn't really suck up too much time. The other has me doing a lot of blue collar work, such as moving furniture and fixing up apartments for rent. In this hot summer it can be pretty brutal sometimes.

This week I was also able to catch up on a few shows, namely the newest RvB series. I really dig the animation stuff, it is pretty seamless and fits well with the series. This last weeks (I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it) hosts a pretty amazing fight scene. Taking a look at their original videos compared to the most recent ones really shows just how much they have taken strides to find the next best thing. I'm not sure if it's partly due to experience of the crew, or additional qualified individuals, but it's awesome.

So yeah, got a new question I am curious to hear answers for, what are your thoughts on the future for the machinima community? Do you think Reach will bring about a fresh interest? Or do you still think it is as strong as 2 years ago? THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS GO.

something pretty cool popped up on the web a few weeks back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjtDymL-vJc

awesome.

I've been able to play Reach a bit and toss around some ideas, and I'd like to say a few words on the second season of Phil.

Right now stuff is being prepared for it, and to be honest I'm actually pretty pleased with what I've got so far. The real content won't be tackled until later this year, but all the planning is going along nicely.

It won't be nearly as many episodes. Right now the consensus is 3-4 "parts" of approximately 10 minutes each. But to be honest I really like the direction this is going so far, I think it would be an excellent end to this fun series.

In addition, there is a possibility it will be filmed via HDMI so that would be even more exciting.

Once again, nothing is 100% but we are definitely putting something together in the hopes that it does become a guarantee. When it becomes 100% though, I will let everyone know. Trust me, I want to make it become a reality as much as you do.