Brief Update

After many emails and messages, I figured I owed you guys an update with whats going on in our lives and with Season 2. Trust me when I say, Season 2 will come out. Have no fear, we aren't going to end up like some machinimas out there that left you wanting more but have never continued the series. We are working (slowly) on Season 2, but the truth of the matter is: life happens. When life happens, other things have to be put on hold for the time being.

Originally we were only taking a 6 month break from Forecast, during which time we'd write Season 2. We'll we did write Season 2 but since June my wife and I got married, we bought a house, and a whole bunch of other stuff has happened. You will see Season 2, we won't leave you all hanging. We thank you all for sticking with us through all of this. We've actually seen a rise in subscribers since Season 1 ended, which is exciting for us because more and more people are enjoying the series (which gets us itching to continue Season 2 production).

Hang in there with us, and trust us...we want Season 2 to premiere just as bad as you guys.

Droppings to Commence

The final countdown has began. In less than 85 hours (give or take a few depending on your time zone) people from all over the nation will be driving back to their homes with the biggest smile on their face and precious cargo buckled in the front seat. The same giddiness they felt on the release of its predecessors, will be revisited on this night (or early morning). We've all prepared and at Midnight on the 22nd we'll all finally be able to Drop.

Halo 3: ODST will finally hit stores allowing Halo fans across the globe to suit up as a new character in the ever increasing cannon that is the Halo Universe. There are a ton of reviews from people all over the interwebs who got a small grocery store sample of what the ODST (and Fire Fight) experience will be like. Is it any surprise that everyone that has put their hands on this game (for probably no more than 15 minutes) has loved it? I am very excited.

I, like many out there, am taking Tuesday off of work just so I can wait in line at my local Game Stop to pick up my preorder copy...and then proceed to play all day. My wife just chuckles at me with how pumped I am for this game and the fact I'm taking a day off just to play. But in the immortal words of Rhett Butler, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

So if you find your self in the wonderful world of "Live" next Tuesday, let play some Fire Fight or make our way through ODST campaign. For those of you in our Nampa area, come say hi to us at Game Stop and chat it up as we all wait for our chance to Drop. See you online.

Voice Contest Update

All of you who shared your interest in the Voice Contest will receive an email or You Tube Message from us this afternoon with the audition line. If you are interested in participating in the contest and did not get an email from us it is because either we didn't get your email or a link to your YouTube page to contact you...or you didn't tell us you'd like to participate to begin with. If you fall into one of these categories, email us with your email or YouTube page so we can message you. We'll update the community on the results of the contest once all entries have been sent in and we've listened to all of them. No one will be turned away if they wish to try out, all are welcome!

What's This? A Voice Contest?

So as production for Season 2 slowly continues (I emphasize slow), I wanted to let you all know of a chance that your very own voice could be in an episode of Season 2. That's right, you could voice a small character in Forecast! I can't tell you what episode (yet) you'd be in or any details to what the line(s) would be right now.

All we're looking for right now is to collect of list of names and contact info (either email, twitter, myspace or youtube accounts) of those interested. In the coming weeks I will then contact those interested with a line we'd like you to record and then send back to us for review. You can send back just an audio file, or make it a little more creative and post your audition on YouTube for all to judge. We will listen to (or watch) every sample sent to us and pick the best performance.

Between now and when I contact those interested, feel free to send us either samples of voice work that you have done, machinima you have been part of (and telling us who you voiced), or pretty much anything else informing us of what would make you stand out over everyone else.

So send us those emails, comments, a twitter message, or whatever to let us know you'd like to participate in the voice contest. There will be no age, gender or experience restrictions, we are just looking for the best performance to fit the character. More info will come in the coming weeks.

Forecast Question of the Day:

What's Eugene's online screen name?

Feedback

Give us some feed back on your thoughts for the theme music from Season One.

A Change of Sorts

Well I've spent the better part of the last few hours rearranging the layout of the site. As you can see we've gone from a 2 column format to a 3 column format (who know I could learn a little html code in a short period of time). We've also added a new banner for the page featuring Craig and Eugene, along with our new logo that most of you should remember from the Season 2 Teaser.

The logo was created by a friend of mine named Matt Janzen. He's a phenomenal artist who used to work out in Seattle for a video game company. Jump on over to his website and have a look at some of the characters he is currently working on.

Hope you enjoy the different layout. Now I'm off to sleep.